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wow! i am quite surprised. hopefully there aren't too many covers or too much praise and worship style music CPR's cover of Greg's cover of Aerosmith's "Dream On" was a major let down. Greg should have simply stuck with his 1988 cover and left it at that. The Union of Sinners & Saints' cover of Pet...

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.

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...

Hmm...I only hope it's not self-produced like Back to the Rock II was.

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."

On Petra's new compilation album, Best For Last, a handwritten set list of 13 songs is provided from their Best For Last tour. One of the songs is scratched out. Any guesses as to what the song is and why it didn't make it on the album?

Krich wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 30, 2024 9:57 pm

Boray wrote: ↑

Mon May 28, 2012 4:55 am

So, I bought the FLAC download. The FLAC download should in theory be equal to the CD.

So you are getting a lot of FLAC over this?

I see what you did there.

I stumbled upon this radio interview today where Greg (with facial hair!) discusses a variety of topics including how much Petra members were paid during his tenure with the band and also how his post-Petra solo album, The River Is Rising, cost over 6 figures to make!

After revisiting this old thread, am I the only one that read this guy's broken English with Borat's accent in my head? Speaking of "God is Too Big," I was just thinking about this today. Why is it that no one 'mis-hears' "God is TOO BIG to fail?" ya know? Sue, I've always misheard the lyrics to "To...

In the song, "Don't Look Back," Greg sings, "Keep on goin'. Keep on goin'." After hearing this, I was reminded of Greg's live TBN performance in 2010 with the newly unveiled Classic Petra. As he was trying to stir up the crowd in between "More Power To Ya" and "Let Everything That Hath Breath (Prais...

Thanks for reviving this post! It's a reminder of this unique album, a true gem for hard core Petra fans and a pleasure to listen to and enjoy.

I think whoever owns the production masters at this point will be looking to remix and modernize all of their assets. The technology isn't there quite yet, but it is coming soon. Maybe I will get my dream album, GXV singing Back To The Street. Ha. Have any of you guys watched the videos about how t...

Too bad we didn't have ChatGPT back in 1990. I can see these lyrics being handled by either Carman or TobyMac.

I wish there were more to talk about, but it seems all Petra related topics have already been thoroughly covered. I do check the site much more frequently than I post these days.

Hmm...interesting. I've never considered this. I had to listen to the original off Beyond Belief and then the live version from Farewell , and indeed, the bridge is missing! Perhaps they were looking to tighten up some of the songs for their live set as they do for their rock medley. Either that or ...