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Razor's Edge (The Demos '88​/​'89)

by TAZ

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    • Both 1988 & 1989 EPs
    • 11 sleazy 80s glam metal tracks
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1.
Dream Like This 03:37
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Dream Like This When I first laid eyes on you You turned away and ran Disappearing with the wind Like castles in the sand I don’t understand now, baby This feeling in my heart Like the fine razor’s edge Tearing me apart Don’t know who you are now honey Where you can be found Chase you outside Into the streets But, I got lost in a crowd Dreaming Dreaming about you Lying awake at night Tossing I’m tossing and turning It’s a feeling I just can’t fight Baby, I tried to find you I walked the streets at night If only you’d come out and play Tell me want you to hide Was it just a dream I had Was it in my mind You’re such perfection She was one of a kind Will I ever find her Does she even exist Don’t ever want to wake up From a dream like this Someday Someday I’ll know Was it a dream Was it a lie I’m on a mission To find that girl Until the day I die And when we meet With my head up in the sky I’m gonna give her all I say And never say goodbye Was it just a dream I had Was it in my mind The girl’s such perfection Is right here by my side Now that I found her I’ll never let her go All the love I have for her I’m gonna let it show
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All My Fault 03:05
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All My Fault Looking back I can’t see How you and me were meant to be How can you say It was all my fault Things go fast And I remember Good times We had together Those times Are colored by the bad I loved you But you never loved me Cared about you Yet you went out on me I loved you You telling stories about me Cared about you Now you can’t live without me Looking back I can’t see How you and me were meant to be How can you say It was all my fault In love or so we thought There’s nothing We could be taught We played the game And now we have to part I loved you But you never loved me Cared about you Yet you went out on me I loved you You telling stories about me Cared about you Now you can’t live without me Looking back I can’t see How you and me were meant to be How can you say It was all my fault You tried to accuse me Instead you just abused me Baby, I’d do better on my own I loved you But, you never loved me Cared about you You telling stories about me I loved you Now you can’t live without me
3.
Hell without You 03:19
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Hell Without You (1989) Well I’ve heard the stories And I’ve heard the lies Just one thing that I feel inside Well I’ve been told That I haven’t seen Baby, your love Took a turn on me ‘Cause I’ve been hurt before But, it’s all the same Oh, I loved you so much Baby, it’s such a shame Wish it were different You were just playing games Now I’m crying I’m crying It’s been hell without you Just a shell without you It’s been hell without you Hard as hell without you Well, I felt the pain And I know it shows You put me through hell And for what I don’t know Well, I’ve been used before You tore a hole in me Left me standing there Watching you leave ‘Cause I’ve been hurt before But it’s all the same ‘Cause I loved you so much Baby, it’s such a shame Wish it were different You were just playing games Now I’m crying I’m crying It’s been hell without you Just a shell without you It’s been hell without you Hard as hell without you ‘Cause I’ve been hurt before But, it’s all the same Oh, I loved you so much baby It’s such a shame Wish it were different You were just playing games Now I’m crying I’m crying It’s been hell without you Just a shell without you It’s been hell without you Hard as hell without you
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When I Look in Your Eyes 03:47
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When I Look In Your Eyes Flames burning Like a fire in my heart Yeah, when you’re near Sparks from the backseat of the car Just you and me The way you move You stalk me Like a cat in the dark Oh, I gotta have you And Baby, that night We spent in the park Yeah, you said You’d never leave Oh, I love how you tease me Yeah, only you can please me ‘Cause when I look in your eyes I know I love you And I know I can Never be without you When our bodies touch in the heat of the night You know I never wanna be without you When you touch my hand And say you love me Baby, don’t you know You drive me crazy Come here next to me And touch me slowly Don’t you know You put me in ecstasy Blood rushing through My veins to my heart When you dance My feelings I know I just can’t deny It’s the way you make me feel You’re lovin’ The warmth I’m feeling inside It’s a burning fire It’s something Something, I just can’t hide Yeah, I gotta let it show Oh, I love how you tease me Yeah, only you can please me ‘Cause when I look in your eyes I know I love you And I know I can never be without you When our bodies touch in the heat of the night You know I never wanna be without you When you touch my hand And say you love me Baby, don’t you know You drive me crazy Come here next to me And touch me slowly Don’t you know You put me in ecstasy ‘Cause when I look in your eyes I know I love you And I know I can never be without you When our bodies touch in the heat of the night You know I never wanna be without you When you touch my hand And say you love me Baby, don’t you know You drive me crazy Come here next to me And touch me slowly Don’t you know You put me in ecstasy
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Cross My Heart 03:47
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6.
Hell without You '89 03:18
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Hell Without You (1988) I’ve heard the stories And I’ve heard the lies There’s just one thing That I feel inside Well I’ve been told That I haven’t seen Baby, your love Took a turn on me ‘Cause I’ve been hurt before But it’s all the same I loved you so much But, you’re not to blame I thought you were different You were just playing games Now I’m dying I’m crying It’s been hell without you Just a shell without you It’s been without you It’s been hell without you Hard as hell without you I felt the pain And I know it shows You put me through hell and for what I don’t know I’ve been used before You tore a hole in me Left me standing there watching you leave ‘Cause I’ve been hurt before but it’s all the same I loved you so much Baby, it’s such a shame Wish it were different You were just playing games Now I’m crying, I’m crying It’s been hell without you Just a shell without you It’s been hell without you Hard as hell without you ‘Cause I’ve been hurt before but it’s all the same I loved you so much Baby, it’s such a shame Wish it were different You were just playing games Now I’m crying, I’m crying It’s been hell without you Just a shell without you It’s been hell without you Hard as hell without you
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Razor's Edge 03:13
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Razor’s Edge Since you were born You had it all A silver spoon Embedded in your jaw A red Porsche for your 16th birthday Yeah, everybody knows What daddy’s little girl And I’m afraid You’re headed for the fall Walking a tightrope Up above us all If you look down And not straight ahead You might get cut By the razor’s edge Can’t you see You’re on the edge You’re walking On the razor’s edge On the edge Pushing the needle Into the red Well I love you And you know it too But I can't give you The things you're used to The fur coats And the diamond rings Can't you see They're just material things You’re living in a fantasy world Surrounded by Your emeralds and pearls I’ll make a pact with you And watch if it blows What you are missing Is a thing called love Can’t you see You’re on the edge You’re walking On the razor’s edge On the edge Pushing the needle into the red You’re lost in a fantasy world So caught up in being daddy’s girl Don’t know the difference Between love and hate You better break out Before it’s too late You’re on the edge You’re walking On the razor’s edge On the edge Pushing the needle into the red Won’t you accept me for what I am You know I’ll give you All the things I can You want me to take you out to dine If I have the money Baby, that would be just fine I’ll give you love Instead of diamond rings You’ll have to give up Your material things I’ll give you loving You’ve never had But if you'll come with me Just grab my hand Can’t you see You’re on the edge You’re walking on the razor’s edge On the edge Pushing the needle into the red On the edge You’re walking On the razor’s edge On the edge
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Streets of Fire 03:34
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Streets of Fire You’re out walking the streets tonight You don’t know where you’re going You’re out all alone in the night But you know you better keep moving Rain hits your face and it burns You can’t fight the hunger inside you The want, the drive, the desire It rages like a fire inside you Dreams are all you’ve got Alone in the night Gonna set the streets on fire Take your chances Life’s a roll of the dice Trust no one Streets of fire Day in, day out You fight to survive When you live On the streets of fire Don’t be blind to light ‘Cause it cuts like a knife Out on the streets of fire You’re busting your ass Five days a week ‘Cause you know You’ve got to bring home the money You’ve got bills to pay And life’s mortgage to weigh You’re living on borrowed time There’s a family Living right down the street Their home’s made of cardboard boxes Daddy’s got a degree But no guarantee In the land of milk and honey Dreams are all you’ve got Alone in the night Gonna set the streets on fire Take your chances Life’s a roll of the dice Trust no one Streets of fire Day in, day out You fight to survive When you live On the streets of fire Don’t be blind to light ‘Cause it cuts like a knife Out on the streets of fire Hey, you pushing the cart down the street The economic ways of the city Got no shoes on your feet Yeah, nothing to eat Twentieth century, what a pity Hey, buddy Can you spare a dime? What’s wrong Scared I’ll take your wallet? Black is black White is white But, we got one Un-united nation under God Dreams are all you’ve got Alone in the night Gonna set the streets on fire Take your chances Life’s a roll of the dice Trust no one Streets of fire Day in, day out You fight to survive When you live On the streets of fire Don’t be blind to light ‘Cause it cuts like a knife Out on the streets of fire
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The Way You Look 02:54
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The Way You Look It’s just the way you look The way I feel inside The day you left Oh, baby tell me why The way you look The way I feel inside The day you left Oh, baby tell me why You looked excited And so inviting I had to taste you sugar When you were near You looked attractive Made me your captive Yeah, you trapped me with your feminine wiles It’s just the way you look The way I feel inside The day you left Oh, baby tell me why The way you look The way I feel inside The day you left Oh, baby tell me why You left me hurting My heart was burning You know your love is like fire and ice One day you make me Next day you break me Yeah, loving you is like suicide It’s just the way you look The way I feel inside The day you left Oh, baby tell me why It’s just the way you look The way I feel inside The day you left Oh, baby tell me why The day was sunny It’s kind of funny Yeah, that morning You said you’d never leave But, when I got home Yeah, you were gone You’d taken everything But the kitchen sink It’s just the way you look The way I feel inside The day you left Oh, baby tell me why The way you look The way I feel inside The day you left Oh, baby tell me why
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Don't Always Get what You Want 03:15
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Don’t Always Get What You Want You wanna go out Yeah, out to the club And see the boys in the band Well, don’t you know Don’t always get what you want Oh, no, no Daddy says get that shit off your face Put some clothes on your body You look like a tramp Don’t always get what you want Oh, no, no Don’t always get what you need Not from me You sneak out the back And go out for a snack You never listen to authority anyway Don’t always get what you want Oh, no, no When the house is black You see the boys in the band And you start to attack Don’t always get what you want Oh, no, no Don’t always get what you need Not from me Don’t always get what you want Oh, no, no Don’t always get what you need Not from me Don’t always get what you want Spoiled brat Don’t always get what you want Don’t always get what you need Stop! Don’t always get what you want Oh, no, no Don’t always get what you need Not from me You come up to me Oh, baby please You’re not for me Don’t always get what you want Oh, no, no You’re looking good Like a woman should But that attitude Don’t always get what you want Oh, no, no Don’t always get what you need Not from me Don’t always get what you want Oh, no, no Don’t always get what you need Not from me Don’t always get what you want Oh, no, no Don’t always Don’t always Don’t always get Get what you want

about

TAZ began to form when Karl Peck and George Dimitri felt their current band SNOW WHITE was stagnating. Mutual management acquaintances brought them together with drummer Mike DelBorello and guitarists Karen Kreutzer and Lori Price. The group practiced at Mike’s house in Clinton, MD, writing original songs while learning several covers of several current metal bands to help fill their live set.

In April of 1988, the band headed into LSP Studios in Edgemere, MD, to record a five-song EP, engineered, mixed and mastered by Les Lentz. Four original songs and a cover of the band HAWAII’s version of Jefferson Airplane’s “Somebody To Love”. Kreutzer was good friends with Marty Friedman (HAWAII, CACOPHONY, MEGADETH), so he would give TAZ his blessing to record HAWAII’s version of the 1967 rock classic.
Late 1988 saw Kreutzer, Price and DelBorello move on from TAZ. Kreutzer would join a local band called WICKED LESTER and played for a short while in the all-female LA-based band PHANTOM BLUE. Price and DelBorello would go on to other endeavours.

Left with no band, the duo of Dimitri and Peck once again started from scratch. Their management would introduce them to a guitarist whose time with the group would be brief. Guitarist Ed Avella would answer an ad posted in the local Maryland Musician Monthly and join the band.
Within this time, Dimitri would meet drummer John Sennett and guitarist JR Kelly through an ad they placed looking for players for their project. Sennett would end up joining TAZ as the band’s new drummer. Not long after, Kelly would step in to fill the rhythm guitar vacancy, having only one week to learn the entire setlist and be ready for a show at the Paragon in College Park, MD.

The newly solidified TAZ line-up got to work writing more original music. In November of 1989, the group entered Basement Floor Productions in Sparrows Point, MD and recorded six more original songs with engineer Tim Miskimon.

TAZ continued to play clubs like The Rage, Paragon and Network around the Baltimore/DC area. The band disbanded in 1990.

credits

released April 19, 2024

TAZ is:
1988 Line-up:
Karl Taz Von Holm Peck – Lead vocals
Karen Keutzer – Guitars
Lori Price – Guitars
George Dimitri – Bass
Mike DelBorello – Drums

1989 Line-up:
Karl Taz Von Holm Peck – Lead vocals
JR Kelly – Guitars
Ed Avella – Guitars
George Dimitri – Bass
John Sennett – Drums

Tracks 1,2,4,5
Music by K. Keutzer
Lyrics written by K. Peck
Track 3 “Somebody to Love”
written by Dabney"Darby" Slick
LSP Studios in Edgemere, MD
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Les Lentz

Tracks 6-11
Music by JR Kelly & E. Avella
Lyrics written by K. Peck
Basement Floor Productions in Sparrows Point, MD
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Tim Miskimon

2024 executive producers J. Golden & G. Shafer
Tape digitizing by David Ollard at The Brown Line in Long Beach, CA
Remastered by Jamie King Audio in Winston Salem, NC
Cover photo by Kiselev Andrey Valerevich
Cover model
Layout design by Vigo Von Doom

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