The Petra Zone

Just saw and article in crossrythms.co.uk that attempts to put pieces together. Don't know whether it'll be of use to you. All the best. A petramentary is also another great idea.

I like God Fixation, though I disagree that St Augustine's pears is the best overall song in that album and being the only "classic Petra", why- its musically dumb compared to Matter of Time and God Fixation. On the other hand apart from being penned and played by Bob, Matter of time is on an uncomm...

We are involved in a spiritual battle (although it has been won by Jesus' death on the cross) in the sense that the enemy is going to throw everything he can at us to make us take our eyes off God and not live like we have the victory; that's what that means to me. The enemy has been defeated, yes,...

I'm of Baptist leaning but I still believe in spiritual warfare, well, not to the extent of looking for a demon behind every bush. Where does that leave me? I don't believe a blanket condemnation of that particular aspect of Christian life is fair leave alone biblical. Much as all may be well with m...

I have always believed that Petra would sound greater with two good live guitarists instead of one. I found proof with the night of joy concert at petrafiles.

Armed and Dangerous. I just don't like its rhythm. Listening to it gives me a headache.

Just courious, what is so special about St. Agustine's Pears. What is it about that song that draws you to it? The rest of the album sounds like a dirge. This particular song is one of the ew up tempo songs on the album, and it has some tinges of old school Petra. I kind of thought that the song Go...

I've been watching the discussions that have taken place here recently about trying to encourage Petra to do some kind of reunion show. Although the situation may seem fairly hopeless when it comes to getting them together for such a concert, I wonder if maybe Petheads aren't going about this the w...

People question budget- Sight Unseen, beyond belief Others oppose and stir rebellion- Seen and not heard Altar boy punches leader of rebellion on the nose-Heart of a Hero They leave- Backsliding blues Building approval is denied- This means war Denied for a second time-Beat the system Finally Accept...

Vic. You could always order the CDs online, or have someone here send them to you. Thanks. I have visa cards but for some reason all music sites I've tried to purchase from could not allow me to purchase coz of my location. All of them serve their own countries e.g. Amazon -US. Any way, there's a f...

I never got to see Petra face to face, (coz am in another continent) but I relly miss them. Whats worse is that I lost original God Fixation and Still Means War albums as well as December Radio's CD's in a car-jack attempt. Luckily I had backed the Petra albums in my computer. Getting Petra albums o...

Listen to what's on radio and what is in the stores. That is what is in demand at the moment. If a record doesn't match, it will not sell. The exception would be if the product is breaking new ground, ushering the next fad. The mass music market is now more desperately twisted as never before. Swit...

Socialism isn't the problem here. Capitalism is not what made this country what it is (was) and fighting to keep it that way isn't going to make a damn bit of difference. Governments don't save, the Gospel does. Amen. I agree 100%. The whole world is in a fallen state since Adam. Anything that man ...

Plus it sounds like most of the hard rock out there except that the only difference is that its Bob who played and that shows a quite lot like the staccato leads in 'all about who you know' and many other fast hooks in the songs. Its what sets him apart from other guitarists. Also J & H has a lot of...

Bob is from a generation of players that were more diverse than players of today. He has that older (do not read that as dated) approach that shines through all of the modern stuff that he has done. That is what I liked about his playing. To men the whole J&H album sounded restricted. Bob was in a ...