GUITAR ALLEY

The RECORD  

SANTERS - Guitar Alley 

This scrappy Toronto guitar-based metal trio turns in a much stronger effort on this fourth outing. The advance single, a cover of Free's All Right Now was the top AOR add last issue, and the rest of the record is every bit as hot. Can't Shake You is nothing short of an AM smash, and it can also work in the United States as well. Dreaming is a powerful ballad, and Loa is a Judas Priest-like scorcher. No small part of the credit for this tour de force (and we underline force) goes to Triumph's Rik Emmett, who produced. The inner sleeve advertises Ready's total catalogue, including the band's three previous records, and there's a foldout poster of Santers, with lyrics. It all adds up to a more-than-promising release from a rapidly improving band. **** 

From my own ears dep't. can't say enough about the surprise on the Santers album. 

A major progression for the band and light years ahead of the last release. 

David Farrell

THE ALBUM NETWORK 

Exerpts from issues 305, 306 and 309 

SANTERS. GUITAR ALLEY. Santers is playin' on WLLZ, KISS, WIQB and 8 more. Dave Priest describes them as, "...poppy, with a heavier edge without being metal, yet still not corporate sounding." Steve Driscoll/KUFO, "This record is hot. I've known about Santers for over a year, and played their first single." "Can't Shake You" is the place to get rollin' down Guitar Alley. 

LEE ARNOLD WLLZ. Check out Santers, a three piece band from CANADA produced by Rik Emmett. We've been playing "Can't Shake You" for five weeks on a test press, and it's the first record ever to pull a 100% positive reaction on "Rate at 8:00." 

SANTERS. GUITAR ALLEY. Detroit's Santers nabs WHJY, WXKE, WOWD, and three more. Hal Brandt/WXKE, "The band is great. They remind these ears of Foreigner. The vocals and guitars are just the sound we like." "Can't Shake You" is the one to check out. 

TOM MARSHALL. KFMG. If you haven't lent a couple of listens to Santers' "Can't Shake You", then you're doing yourself and the audience a disservice. The song jumps out of the radio and demands your attention. We'll give the medium rotation it deserves. 

The Best New Songs 

SANTERS. "CAN'T SHAKE YOU". Brothers Mark and Rick Santers, along with Rick Lazaroff, have their street chops down and dirty on their debut LP. Triumph's Rik Emmett produced the session, and as you would expect, the emphasis is on GUITAR! Lee Arnold at WLLZ is excited about "Can't Shake You," and that's the track that's shakin' us. The band is from Toronto, where they've enjoyed considerable success as a live act. 

BILL MCGATHY. SOLID GOLD/INDEPENDENT. ...Next the debut LP from Santers, produced by our friend Rik Emmett of Triumph. Santers are two brothers, Rick And Mark, and bass player Rick Lazaroff. This power trio from Toronto packs quite a wallop. Check the energy on "Can't Shake You." This LP has the goods.