Quotes from reviewers about various songs on the new album:

"Brilliant" "Euphoric" "Mesmerizing"
“Classy” “A lot of drama” “Hard rocking” “On fire” “Great hooks and power” “Great hooks and a lot of style” “Unusual” “Killer number”
“Crazed and so cool” “Bluesy rocking sound” “Really works well”
“Particularly effective and potent” “Hard-edged”
“Dramatic” “Inventive” “Tasty” “Melodic”

"Electric Mellifluous Spirituality"
“Killer guitar work” “Particularly intricate guitar work” “Excellent guitar solos”

“Heaven-sent guitar... that just makes any attentive cerebral cortex tingle”

“Brimstone breathed guitar”
“Flows like sweet rock n’ roll lava”
“Deeply satisfying” “A strong piece of music”
“Start Where You Stand simply burns with classic rock fever”


"Zan has a way of crafting wonderful songs and arrangements which really do cut across a myriad of styles, yet they always contain wonderful hooks which make them so easy to listen to, and the more the album is played the more there is to discover."

"It is hard to understand why they are not more well-known as this is a delightful collection of music, real music, which has real soul and presence."

“As said, Start Where You Stand breathes with ’70s musical sentiment. It rocks, and it rolls. And it just gets things right, with those really nice loose elbows, urgent vocals, paused pathos, a cornucopia of Americana carnival side show barker’s guitar solos, and an always “forever young” big-screen fiery rock ‘n’ roll “bless me father” forever and a day confessional groove.”

"This is the embrace we’re all in need (of), and “Start Where You Stand” provides the encouragement that many of us require, making it the perfect album for here and now – and, actually, forever."

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