NAZARETH - Snaz, 2-CD

With additional guitarist Billy Rankin and keyboard maestro John Locke on board, Nazareth produced this potent live document during their 1981 North American tour. This version is augmented by bonus tracks drawn from the Seattle leg of the tour, plus two further studio cuts by this new incarnation of the group.

REVIEWS:

"...’Snaz features the first recorded appearance of powerful guitarist Billy Rankin, whose aggressive style suited the band perfectly. In fact, the whole band performs superbly in front of an enthusiastic Canadian audience, the only downside being the usually infallible Dan McCafferty, whose voice, though strong and tuneful, sounds downright harsh even by his usual gravelly standards (though this actually becomes a plus on the extremely vital and ragged bonus tracks culled from the Seattle date of the tour, particularly the rabid version of ZZ Top’s immortal Tush)."

William Pinfold

RECORD COLLECTOR