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Teaze was originally formed in Windsor, Ontario in the mid 70's and started
out as a cover band playing Detroit styled hard rock at local bars in the
vein as bands such as Bob Segar System, Grand Funk, MC5 and Alice Cooper.
Consisting of band members Brian Danter (lead vocals,bass),Mike Kozak
(drums) , Mark Bradac (guitar) and Chuck Price (guitar), Teaze eventually
moved to Toronto and established a large local following and quickly became
one of the hottest bar bands in the Toronto area.
In 1976, Teaze recorded
a number of demo songs in hopes of securing a recording contract but the
demos were so good they ended up being released as the debut self-titled
Teaze album on a small local label. The record attracted the attention of
Aquarius Records and the band were signed to a national recording contract.
Teaze relocated to Montreal where the debut album for the label, "On The
Loose" was recorded and released in 1977 with producer George Lagios. The
album featured ten songs mostly written by the band members that were
mainly hard rock numbers except for one. The song "Sweet Misery" was a
country and western styled ballad that became a hit for the band.
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While the
song attracted radio attention and made Teaze stars, it was not the kind of
publicity the band wanted. Teaze was a hard rock band and worked very hard
on stage to live up to that reputation but the song "Sweet Misery" gave the
public the wrong impression of the band's sound. Another single "Gonna Have
A Good Time Tonite", an Easybeats cover, was released but failed to match
the success of "Sweet Misery". The album would establish Teaze as one of
Canada's top bands and would lead to a successful world tour and a
recording contract in the U.S.A. .
This reissue of the original album by
Unidisc Records contains two bonus tracks along with original artwork and
digitally remastered sound.
By Keith Pettipas, CanEHdian.com. Copyright 2000.
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