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Pacific Coast Highway

Pacific Coast Highway
Christopher Franke

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Track Listing

  1. Black Garden View
  2. Mountain Heights
  3. Lontano Mystery
  4. Big Sur Romance
  5. Driving Into Blue
  6. Purple Waves
  7. Malibu Avenue
  8. Cinnamon City Cliff
  9. Wheels On Beach Park
  10. Sunset Destination
  11. Crystal Tree
  12. Electric Becomes Eclectic

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #198709 in Music
  • Released on: 1998-02-24
  • Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Marvelous solo debut but do beware. 4
"Pacific Coast Highway" was recorded in January of 1991 and was released shortly thereafter. Those who enjoyed his music with Tangerine Dream can forget about getting any of the dynamics. Instead, expect a very beautiful adventure with haunting, almost romantic sounds ranging from the sunny Pacific Mood of "Wheels on The Beach Park", "Big Sur Romance" and "Driving Into Blue". On the other hand, the album takes a much more dramatic direction with "Lontano Mystery", "Black Garden View" and "Cinnamon Park".

This album though was re-issued a few years later as "Enchanting Nature" with some of the tracks moved there and others altered, and the remaining actually unchanged except in their titles. If you have "Enchanting Nature", you decide if it is necessary to purchase "Pacific Coast Highway". I happen to have both and have no regrets about it then again it may as well be more of a completist mentality on my part.

Track listing5
1. Black Garden View
2. Mountain Heights
3. Lontano Mystery
4. Big Sur Romance
5. Driving Into Blue
6. Purple Waves
7. Malibu Avenue
8. Cinnamon City Cliff
9. Wheels on Beach Park
10. Sunset Destination
11. Crystal Tree
12. Electric Become Eclectic

SIMPLY OUTSTANDING5
This has quite simply got to be one of the best new age recordings ever made. Chris Franke's experience working with Tangerine Dream until 1987 is very evident in this album. But, that is not to take away the credit for all the extraordinary compositions. Purple Waves is without doubt the best track on this CD. Others are equally impressive. It's high time that Chris forgets his film work & returns to some quality studio work. A sequel to this album would be ideal in the 21st century.