ZAR – Sorted Out [Japanese Edition] out of print
As requested, here’s ZAR album ‘Sorted Out‘ in its wonderful sounding Japanese CD pressing. The band’s previous album got the terrific vocals of John Lawton which gave the music a strong melodic sense. For this second effort, ZAR enlisted shouter Tommy Bloch, a much more metal oriented singer, and as result, the material comes out heavier, punchier, with a certain BONFIRE or PRETTY MAIDS edgier side.
‘Sorted Out’ manages to rock hard, harder than the preceding outing, continuing the tradition of slow/mid pacers, and all all round great songwriting prowess. I must admit, I was a little turned of by the prospect of the album, upon hearing the band had parted with Lawton whose performance on the debut had been exemplary, but was glad to hear Bloch can handle things satisfactorily providing the band a new, fresh sonic attack…
