I’ll start this review by letting you know that this is lesser known Oregon version of Zion. Today we have their first album/demo from 1983. This demo was recorded on a Tascam 4 track and this copy of the album is from a cassette copy. I have done my best to improve the quality but it is still pretty shaky. Given the rarity of this album however we’re proud to offer it anyway. I got this copy from the bands Bass player Cory Graper and I really appreciate it. I really really like this album. The song writing is excellent and quite frankly if they had a studio available to them this album was easily good enough to go on the shelves of your local book store. While it opens rather synth oriented it then slipped into more of a Rock & Roll sound. The highlight of the album for me was the live track “Comin’ Back” which is a fantastic fun Rock track. Another stand out for me is the last track which is a cover of Darrell Mansfield’s song “That’s Alright”. I’m pretty sure Darrell would have loved this cover and I hope he got a chance to hear it back in the day. Anyway this is a rare one you most likely haven’t heard and it deserves a listen.
Tracklist
1 – Eternal Horizons – I Have Decided – 1:52
2 – Vanity – 4:48
3 – Prayer Away – 3:58
4 – No Wave – 4:07
5 – Over And Over – 5:28
6 – Arise – 8:35
7 – Comin’ Back – 4:47
8 – Forever With You – 2:48
9 – Turn Or Burn – 3:37
10 – Cold Heart – 7:28
11 – That’s Alright – 5:28
Credits
Jeff Bates – Keyboards, Guitar, Lead Vocal, Producer
Dave Day – Guitar,Lead Vocals
Cory Graper – Bass, Vocals
Don Blenkush – Drums
Ricky T. Terando – Live sound
