The Petra Zone

Ever since the news broke around Michael Tait, ironically, I've been listening to a lot of Newsboys (Tait era). I find the message uplifting despite the messenger. As the Apostle Paul wrote: "Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. The latter do it out of love, k...

I decided to add to my Whitecross album collection. Bought the remaining Rex Carrol albums that I didn't own -- Hammer and Nail, Triumphant Return, and High Gear -- so I've been on a Whitecross binge the last few days. I might buy the non-Rex Carrol albums later, but I always considered him the star...

If the updates on the Newsboys Wikipedia article are accurate, then I don't think a simple confession and "I'm seeking counseling" is going to do it. If Tait is serious about repenting, then restitution needs to happen, and he should forget about being a celebrity or trying to turn his redemption st...

There's no coming back from this. The band and everybody involved with it is finished. I wonder how far this will go? Because there was also Newsboys United where Peter Furler and Phil Joel toured with the new band members from 2017 to 2021. Did they all know? Furler is a prominent figure in the Chr...

Personnel? You mean the band itself? I'm assuming it's John, Bob, John Lawry, Greg Bailey, and Christian Bonero. Content is very hard to predict. I don't think it's going to be a straight up rocker like Jekyll and Hyde . I'm expecting more along the lines of Wakeup Call or the Union of Sinners and S...

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...