The Petra Zone

God Fixation was ok, but I think it's main problem was that it didn't rock hard enough. Wake Up call had a few good songs (Midnight Oil, Underneath the Blood, Good News, Just Reach Out), but I don't think it was as good as UP and BB. Also I think it wasn't quite as hard a rocker as UP and BB.

Which classic christian rock band was the most popular? Petra? Stryper? Some other one?

zman7720000 wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 18, 2018 2:22 pm

This is an odd grouping, perhaps you should have done 90-99. It's not fair to pit JH against Petra prime... Petra Prime, sounds like another best of album?

Then Beyond Belief wouldn't have any competition

Favourite Petra Album 1990-2003

Nice! Did they play live before they released their first album?

daffyduck7 wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 14, 2018 11:51 am

Wasn’t there a video somewhere where he was smoking a pipe? I’m sure I saw that but I can’t remember where.

I do remember a video were it looked like he was holding a pipe. I think it might have been the Back to the Street behind the scenes or something.

Pretty cool that some artists still make the music that they like, not just whatever they think will be popular. John Schlitt+ John degroff is awesome.

PiedPiper wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 02, 2018 8:09 pm

I'd put the first 3 songs of On Fire! Up against the first 3 of any Petra album.

They were all very good hard rocking songs. On Fire! also had some nice guitar solos, like in Hit You Where You Live.

I never could have imagined that there is a website where people discuss Volz's beard.

"Best" can mean different things. Here is my dilemma. I listened to Petra BEFORE they broke and at the time when Christian rock was blossoming. So, the best for me will mean game changing/we have not had this before/no album could ever make this big of an impact again. For me, it's More Power To Ya...

Merry Christmas, everyone! So now I've finally had a chance to give this a listen, and it is excellent, a perfect fusion of classical and electric guitar, and it supports my opinion that Bob Hartman is one of the most underrated guitarists and musicians in the industry. The fact that he's able to k...

Don't forget God Only Knows. And The Christmas Project. 8) I think we're all trying to forget about Greg's God Only Knows album. Hopefully that album isn't a reflection of the direction that CPR's sound will take when it comes time to head back into the studio. I found that album quite unremarkable...

Don't forget God Only Knows. And The Christmas Project.

What does everyone think?

I did like Back to the Rock the best, but TGC, was awesome too. So was The Union of Sinners and Saints. PDC had some awesome lead guitar,and riffs.