TRANS EXPRESS

The "Trans Express" was formed in 1987 in Cluj, Romania. Today, the members living in Austria(Borza Peter, the actual vocalist ), Sweden (Robert Rottenstein, lead vocal: 1988-1992, guitar, vocal:2008-today), Hungary (Gondosch"Guzu" Janos, Soós Norbert and Erik Julek), and Romania(Totu Rares). Last concert was in Budapest, Hungary, at "Petöfi Hall",open for "Uriah Heep", at 27 of March, 2008.
The story: “Trans Express” had success from the first day ,as they opened tours for many of the known Romanian Rock bands ,and won ALL the band contests from year 1987,.all over the country. Rares Totu won ALL the guitar player prizes at these contests, which led him to the title of “Best Guitarist Overall” for 1987,devansating more famous or seasoned players . “Trans Express” were not allowed to participate to contests anymore, so they started to tour the country, and everywhere they returned, the crowd was 2-3 times bigger. As their bass player, Guzu went on to do his compulsory military service, the band took a break in the second part of 1988,helping two of their friends and icons to put back together the legendary band “Compact” ,a band that sold more than 2 million records. Rares Totu played keyboards for this band, but "Trans Express" recorded a demo of his song “The Heat of the Night” that was sent to "Metal Hammer" and was featured in the august 1989 issue ,the writer naming it “The best band and song that emerged from behind the Iron Curtain”. After the Romanian Revolution in December ‘89, Rares quickly reformed Trans Express, leading the band to tremendous success, culminating with headlining the Bucharest Sports Arena, with 10 000 people attending . In 1990 Guzu has come back in the band and they went to play a couple of shows in Hungary, and as the response was great ,they all moved to Budapest, only returning to Romania for important festivals, like Rock’91 (Special guest was "Bonfire") or to open for "Uriah Heep" and "Ian Gillan Band" in 1992.1992 brought Rares’s second “Guitar Player of the Year” award, this time in the band’s adoptive country, Hungary. Between ’90-’94 the band ascended a lot of big concerts in Hungary in places like “Olympic hall”, “Petöfi hall”.... In '91 they had a memorable open air concert on “Heroes square”, in heart of Budapest, in front of thousands of fans! See the video record on this site. (Old Trans Express:Live concert in Budapest, Hungary, 1991) After an accident (30 of Dec.’94) that killed Romanian Rock Legend Bela Raduly, who at that time was playing drums with "Trans Express", Rares Totu decided it’s time to move back to his native country, Romania, but the move was done only a couple of years later, in the meantime "Trans Express" completing their second LP and putting together a ‘Best Of” album.In 2003 Rares formed his actual band, “Midnight Express” beside “Trans Express”. Peter Borza and Guzu are still live in Austria and Hungary. Trans Express will have a 23 years reunion at 13 of June 2009 in Budapest, at "Crazy Mama" club with two friendly bands like "Griff" (HUN) and the "Uriah Heep tribute band" (AT-HUN).
Here are some "Trans Express" videos, recorded on 'Uriah Heep' & "Trans Express show", last year, at 27.03:
Trans Express: Try to find my way, live. 2008
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Trans Express: A tüzeken át (Across the fire), live. 2008
Trans Express: Million miles away, live. 2008
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Trans Express: Dracula, A magasba vágysz, live. 2008
Trans Express: Voodoo chile (adaptation), live. 2008
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Million miles away

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Trans Express,Try to find my way
"Trans Express Old, with Robert Rottenstein, vocal."
Old Trans Express:Live concert in Budapest, Hungary,1991

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"Trans Express Old, at Live concert in Budapest"