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As part of the YesterRock Records remastered reissue batch of TOKYO ’80s albums, “San” is the band’s third effort originally appeared in 1983. This is the first time the record is released on CD, including 5 bonus tracks. Featuring the great AOR-styled vocals of talented Klaus Luley and with mastermind Robby Musenbichler conducting the music (also handling some lead vocals...
Not so long ago we reviewed CRAAFT‘s 2nd album reissue, now it’s time for their self-titled debut, remastered and with no less than 8 bonus tracks.
Founded by ex- Tokio Klaus Luley and keyboard player Franz Keil around 1983, thier aim was recreate ’80s American Melodic Rock / AOR with German touch. That’s it: commercial melodic tunes plenty of hooky choruses, chugging guitars and lots of keyboards / synths.
“Craaft” was at Bob Dylan’s studio in New York, produced by Peter Hauke (White Lion), with session drummer Sandy Gennaro (Blackjack, Y&T) behind the skins.
The sound is typically mid-eighties, composed & recorded between 1984-85, but the album was released in ’86.
Opener “I Wanna Look In Your Eyes” is the definition of ’80s rockin’ AOR: bombastic drums, synths galore and soaring vocals.
* “Second Honeymoon” (or just ‘Craaft’ in the US) was the second album from German rockers CRAAFT, released originally in the endearing period of classic Melodic Rock / AOR back in the ’80s. 2012 sees the band reanimated thanks to the Yesterrock label with “Second Honeymoon” re-released with a remastered sound and an additional trio of demo bonus tracks. “Second...
* Maybe the name KLAUS LULEY didn’t ring a bell in you, but this vocalist / guitarist was the frontman in two of the best eighties German Melodic Hard Rock bands; Tokio and Craaft.After recording three albums with Tokio, Luley formed the Craaft together with Reinhold Besser and Franz Keil and was very successful across the borders of Europe. Albums...
