The Petra Zone

I think if you look at who produced the records, you will get an idea of who was the man behind the sound. That would be JDB's doing. The "sound" is a very subjective topic. It's more about: - vocal tone and blend (Greg and Mark blended very well vocally) - guitar tone: acoustic and grungy electric...

Could you tell us how guys came up with the concept of the Petra sound and set up as we know it now. I think that Bob's guitar style was somewhat influenced by Kansas and the overall sound perhaps influenced vaguely by Journey. Last night, I was listening to NSD songs, and noticed that the playing ...

I have always felt like a pariah, probably not realistic, but that's how I've felt. You felt like a fish? Oh wait. You didn't say piranha. Good pun. Reminds me of Bob Hartman, who always was very quick witted. Once I mentioned that acetaminophen is the active ingredient in Tylenol. Bob replied, "A ...

I am very appreciative of the band and its members, both past and present, even if I do show favoritism towards certain members. Nothing wrong with having favorite this or that! Did you ever move from C++ to C#? I'm a computer programmer as well and started with Borland Turbo C++ 3.0 for DOS in col...

I want to very much thank everyone here for putting up with my rambling posts. I have not talked much with anyone about my Petra days, and relating little stories now seems to be therapeutic. Leaving the band was extremely painful for me, I have always felt like a pariah, probably not realistic, bu...

I thought you had a SynclavierII on the NOTW tour. If that is not what it was, what keyboard was it? The Synclavier II didn't exist yet, and I'd never have been able to afford one. $$$$ :shock: $$$$ At first, I only owned a Fender Rhodes piano. My little Korg synthesizer was a gift from my dear fri...

There are people still using Synclavier synths. DEMAS is the new company, was started after NED closed shop. More blabbering follows... After NED folded up and I was unemployed, I went to L.A. on two different extended stays to do tech support for the then-named "LA Synclavier Users Group", which h...

Two of my favorite songs off of Not Of This World were penned by you; Were those the only 2 songs you wrote or were there more and they just didn't get used? I felt you had a lot of talent in writing those songs. I only wrote those two songs. I probably could have developed more skill, had I stayed...

Also what you are doing these days? [/color][/b] DISCLAIMER: I find that I have an awful lot of stuff to write, and it gets a bit longer than I expected. I guess it's therapeutic. If you get bored just close the browser. After Petra, I bummed around Nashville for some five years, trying to get free...

Thanks very much for your kind words. I might have met John Lawry once, maybe at a festival where he probably played with Joe English. I always thought that he was the perfect one to take over after I left the group. I am honored that he retained some semblance of some of the things I recorded, alth...

Is this the: JOHN SLICK posting????? The founding father of the Petra sound we all know well and we all love???? The only founding father of Petra was Bob Hartman. Anyone else who came along later merely contributed. My modest contribution was keyboard work on Never Say Die, More Power To ya, Not o...

Hey, pretty good lyrics. You ever think of starting a band?

Slick here. I have a lot to say, all positive. Started to post it, but decided to save it to a text file and wait to see if anyone is interested.