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Simply put, "TAO" is one of the greatest AOR albums from the Eighties.

Rick offers deep and rich lyrics like a warning about the devastation of the planet on "Walking On The Edge", social revolution in "Celebrate Youth" (a hit in Germany), the search for spiritual truth on "The TAO Of Heaven", and the somber perspective of "Dancing The World Away". This one has all we love from the '80s compressed drums, 'that' reverb and keyboards galore.īut there's much more than sonic bombast here. And although I love his previous records, "TAO" is my favorite too. TAO is still my favorite album" said Springfield. We covered it with a lot of guitar and bass. "There is a lot going on, you can really hear it. It was a stellar departure from anything Rick had ever tried before: elaborated hi-tech AOR melodies with a complex musical background, a heavy mix of processed guitars, synthesizers, vocal effects, sampling and drum machines.

With a production and arrangements technically & sonically far beyond its year, the album was unleashed on the world at the end of 1985. Known for his straight and immediate melodic rock tunes, RICK SPRINGFIELD changed the general approach with his middle-eighties record "TAO". SURRENDER DOROTHY - Surrender Dorothy (1992).