Review | Teaze – Live In Liege

Independent Release / Discogs

Remember the formation Teaze from Canada? In the years 1975-1980 they release a bunch of albums including the live recordings ‘Tour Of Japan’ and ‘One Night Stands’, that is being seen as their best studio-effort, produced by April Wine boss Myles Goodwin (RIP). After a rather disappointing album called ‘Body Shots’ singer/bass player Brian Danter left the group to follow his religious beliefs. The other musicians did not find a suitable singer and as their label Aquarius pulled the plug on them the group ceased to exist, leaving just a bunch of good memories and several good records behind.

REUNION

But as is often the case after a hiatus the blood starts boiling again and in 2019 Danter, flamboyant lead-guitarist Mark ‘The Pawnman’ Bradac, drummer Mike Kozak and newest recruit Chuck Lambrick (he replaced original guitarist Chuck Price) started Teaze again. Mainly playing in their home country for the first years after their reunion, Belgian promoters Henri Gauthier and Marc Tombal invited Teaze to play at The Golden Age Rock Festival, so on September 30, 2023 the Canadians rocked this festival in the city of Liege and managed to film and record their performance (there is some footage on YouTube).

RELEASE

The CD is now being released in Europe just after the band released ‘Live In Liege’ themselves and selling the product during gigs. I believe that in The Benelux you can get a copy through Discogs. According to my information there was a plan to also release it on vinyl and accompany that with some new studio recordings but that might be something for somewhere in 2025. For now, it is just the live-CD that is floating about and after hearing the thirteen songs on this release it is safe to say that these Canadian veterans still know how to rock and how to create a rock and roll party.

A LOOK AT THE PAST

As Teaze has not released a new record since their restart this live-concert is a look at their past. All their four studio-releases are featured. It is a true trip through memory lane indeed. The execution is flawless, Danter has not lost any sharpness in his voice, Bradac still is a cheeky performer and Mike Kozak hits it where it hurts, not missing a beat at all. It is great to hear decent heavy rockers such as ,,On The Loose’’, ,,Back In Action’’, the evergreen ,,Gonna Have A Good Time Tonight’’, ,,Ready To Move’’ and ,,I’m Not Gonna Cry Anymore’’ once again. All played in the typical Teaze style. No nonsense heavy rock, straight from the hip and right in your face.

TEAZE – THE CONCLUSION

‘Live In Liege’ is an exciting rock and roll record. The Teaze boys have not lost much of their touch and although progressed in age still enthusiastic and very capable to create a good atmosphere. I realise that not many modern-day rockers will be familiar with the past of these Canadian lads, but if you are in the mood for some good old fashioned heavy rock ‘Live In Liege’ is yours for the taking. And if you are checking out this album it might pay to look for older stuff as well, including two compilation albums. The album is also available via Tromhell, a Canadian CD store on line.