The Petra Zone

This will almost certainly be the last Petra album, so here's hoping they go out on a high note.

Hmm...I only hope it's not self-produced like Back to the Rock II was. I never bothered with Back to the Rock II , so I don't know what its production values are like, but since I doubt anybody gave Bob and the gang a big pile of money to make an album, then it will very likely be self-produced, al...

This whole situation keeps reminding me of a quote by Bill Gaither on a documentary about Russ Taff. Paraphrasing, he basically said that if you want perfect people to make Christian music, there won't be any. I understand that we're all sinners, but I don't have a problem holding Christian musicia...

That's awesome.

Don't blame the Devil. We Christians are more then capable of getting into a mess all by ourselves.

dihigo wrote: ↑

Tue May 20, 2025 12:19 pm

Mountain Man wrote: ↑

Tue May 20, 2025 11:52 am

Are these new recordings? Or is it just the record label dipping back into the same old well?

One could only wish these were new recordings, but they are indeed "dipping back into the same old well."

With any luck, we'll eventually get Best For Last: Live Edition.

Are these new recordings? Or is it just the record label dipping back into the same old well?

I still listen to Shout and Tramplin's solo albums occasionally because it's reasonably good music, but I'm no longer awed by the vocals like I used to be.

Honestly, there aren't any of Petra's CDs that need "remastering". The original releases all sound great.

Jewel cases for me, stashed away in a cabinet that I never touch. All my music these days is in CD quality flac files that I listen to on a digital audio player. It has been probably 15 years since I've actually listened to a CD itself, and several CDs in my collection have only been out of the case...

Yeah, I know there's a lot of studio magic that goes into making an album, but the guys are still somewhere in the mix doing their thing.

Classic Petra was a short-lived and only moderately successful project, and I don't think there were many copies of either the CDs or DVD made, so they're likely pretty rare. You can actually find the entire show on YouTube, so I suppose you could always download it with your favorite YouTube downlo...

Dan wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 28, 2025 10:33 pm

Maybe Kevin Max could step in...

He's not the pretty boy he used to be, is he?

Newsboys are an odd one. According to Wikipedia, they didn't have a stable lineup from 1985 when they started until 2008 when Michael Tait joined, but by then, every original member had left and the music style completely changed, so they were basically Newboys in name only at that point.

A while ago, one fellow who maintained a Petra fan site got permission from the producer to post a digital copy of the album to his website. I think it was guidetopetra.com, but the site is currently down with an undated notice saying it will be back soon. I got permission back in the day from the ...