RAZU

The L.A. /  Sunset strip scene was bubbling over with post-Punk and pre-New Wave bands. Black Flag. X,  The Runaways, and on the east side, Los Lobos and The Plugs...

Meanwhile the San Gabriel Valley (Pasadena,San Gabriel, Alhambra) was festering with local hard rock bands waiting to make it big, and out of all that noise came this unheralded band called RAZU. Already veterans of a hundred gigs and complete with their own sound system and crew, they made a BIG noise of their own across the Southland. The L.A. / Sunset Strip, Pasadena and the 909 included.

Original Members Chris Eads and Thom Santee together with Bob Loza and Carl Elizondo played clubs and dives while writing original songs out of pure passion and desire. Small clubs with swirling blue lights and crowded floors, concert stages with stacks of Marshalls and Ampegs, playing tight and loud. Eventually sharing the stage with Stormer, Smile and Quiet Riot, this band of hard playing and hard singing rockers earned its place in the L.A. Scene. Their name is still remembered by those who know in the industry.

The Rock world is a harsh mistress, and eventually the band faded away for the usual reasons. But each one of those members went on to play in other popular bands, or as producers and session players. RAZU lives on and so do their incredible rock sound and original songs.