Produced by Bill Szawlowski and
Gary Moffet
Tracklisting:
Games girls play
Change
Hangin' on a wire
Only a dream away
On and on
Send out a message
Chains of love
One night friend
Piece by peace
Musicstyle:
Classic 80s AOR with many keyboards, comparable to AVIATOR, FM (First two albums), PSEUDO ECHO (circa 'Race') and WINTERS REIGN.
This Canadian band released a fantastic album in 1988 that is nowadays almost impossible to get. The album was produced by former APRIL WINE guitarist Gary Moffet and MINDSTORM producer Bill Szawlowski. The album starts with "Games girls play", a fantastic classic 80s uptempo AOR rocker with some great keys, harmonyvocals and a lovely chorus. It sounds like the first PHANTOM'S OPERA, SURGIN and first two BON JOVI albums. A very catchy opener indeed!
Following track "Change" is also fantastic classic 80s uptempo AOR, this song is even more pure AOR, because of the cheerful sound that is comparable to SHY, early FM, HONEYMOON SUITE... Things slow down in the next track "Hangin' on a wire", a beautiful pure 80s Power AOR Ballad with some classy keys. This song is similar in style to those gorgeous LOVERBOY ballads from the 80s.
The album continues with "Only a dream away", another fantastic uptempo AOR rocker, this time very close to AVIATOR. Side-A of the LP closes with the first average song, namely "On and on", a simple MHR song that sounds like a weaker AUTOGRAPH.
Side-B starts with a fantastic classy 80s AOR rocker titled "Send out a message". This song is sounding like a cross between AVIATOR and the first FM. Next track "Chains of love" is also a fantastic uptempo AOR rocker like AVIATOR/FM.
"One night friend" is yet another classic 80s AOR rocker, only this one has some cool hooklines and sounds a bit like SURVIVOR. The LP closes with the second average track titled "Piece by peace", this is a faster simpler Party MHR song like BLACK'N'BLUE.
Concluded, TANZEN released a fantastic LP in 1988 that contans about 7 classic AOR songs that are a must to hear if you like bands such as AVIATOR, QWEST, PRISM, FM (first two albums), PSEUDO ECHO ('Race'), WINTERS REIGN...
There's only one place you
can maybe get a copy of the album and that is by e-mailing ROBERT
PANCUR or by checking his AOR online store TARGET
RECORDS. Maybe he can help you getting a copy of the album.
