Pulse Performance

Michael · Post by **Michael** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 1:25 pm

I can't believe nobody has posted anything yet about the performance on World Pulse Festival yesterday. We weren't there (Indiana is a long way from Oklahoma) but we saw the two tiny songs they showed on TV... "Beyond Belief" and I think "Lord I Lift Your Name On High." They were SMOKIN!!! They also showed a brief interview segment with Bob, John, and Greg B. It was some good publicity for Petra. They outplayed a lot of the other bands on the show! I couldn't believe it... they gave Third Day like 20 minutes' worth of airtime. We just turned it way down and prayed for more Petra! It did give me a chance to realize what Third Day sounds like, though... I realized that most third day songs sound like a guy mumbling under his breath, half asleep, that he doesn't want to get up, with his alarm clock going off in the background.

johnathan · Post by **johnathan** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 3:04 pm

Meagan and I were there and will psot a review of the concert later i can just say for now that the young people were really into it and it really rocked

JekyllandHyde · Post by **JekyllandHyde** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 3:19 pm

I live in Ann Arbor, MI. I really wanted to go bad. Petra is my favorite band. But I couldn't make it. I am having surgery on my leg in Sept. 13. I can't stand on it a long time. But I seen it on satellite. Petra by far was the best. I like Third Day but sometimes you can't understand them. They mumble sometimes when they sing.

Mexican Spud · Post by **Mexican Spud** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 4:26 pm

Petra played at World Pulse and now you can see it. goto
http://www.worldpulsefestival.com/index.cfm/fa/media
the click on the 2004 archives at the bottom. Its the whole day but Petra plays an hour into the festival. Go check it out and enjoy

Petrapraise · Post by **Petrapraise** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 8:56 pm

Thanks for the link!

johnathan · Post by **johnathan** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:25 pm

guess we don't need to say anything about it now you all can see it! We are up front if you look real close then you all can see. Can anyone burn that and Tait performing?

BigD · Post by **BigD** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:32 pm

"Noise we make" is my favorite so far. Gonna take me a while to find Tait, though-I wanna get a listen to them.

Peter_B · Post by **Peter_B** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:54 pm

To save some of you time, about an hour is correct (59:20). The sound is awesome, but the picture is less than 100% though certainly do-able. Perhaps a better copy is out there somewhere? "It is Finished!" Are you kidding me!?!? I've always wondered how it would sound with John, now I know. I like it.

LexingtonPethead · Post by **LexingtonPethead** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 10:50 pm

I just played Petra's part of the video, and all I can say is that it is so awesome to see these guys out there playing and having a ball. John's voice was as good as ever... pure rock and roll rasp. Yes, John can still wail like he did in the '80s!

It was especially good to see Bob out there with the band again. Although I've been a Petra fan for years, my interest faded during the 90's when Bob was on haitus. I have always felt that Bob's presence in the band is the heart of what makes Petra tick.

What impressed me the most were 2 things:

1. When they played the medley and got to "It Is Finished", a song from the Greg Volz era, it demonstrated to me that John can sing those old GXV songs and these guys can play them in their new modern rock context, and they sound GREAT!! It left me demanding more, more, more of those old songs from WWT through BTS. Honestly, if they don't record those old songs again with their new lineup, Petra will miss an awesome opportunity to bless fans who have followed them for years and love the new sound.

2. If you want to hear guitar solos again, you have to go to a concert. Seriously, it was great to hear the solos. Since solos are making a comeback, I hope there are more of them in the next CD.

3. Though I thought Petra's segment was great overall, the opening with "Test of Time" was good during the intro, but as the song opened up it seemed out of place, perhaps a bit weak for an opening song. It just didn't have that *knock me down punch* they've had in previous years. They really needed something else to set the expectation for what was to come throughout the set. "It's All About Who You Know" would have been a much better song to start with, in my opinion, since it flows a lot smoother, has a fuller sound, and is less choppy than "Test of Time".

executioner · Post by **executioner** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:59 am

Boy it ws great to hear Bob's sound again on the guitar. That solo on Amzing Grace was awesome.

Michael · Post by **Michael** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 12:46 pm

Here's an article in the South Bend Tribune about the festival!

pethead · Post by **pethead** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 4:32 pm

does anyone have this video available in windows media? real does not work well for me here for some reason. i am dying to see this video! Thanks!

Toby
http://www.circleofone.net

reoracer · Post by **reoracer** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 7:17 pm

I was there and one of the lucky down-front Petheads. (I'm the one with the '86 tour jacket, who also ended up with a drumstick from Paul!)

Petra has certainly shown that they can still rock, even at 11 in the morning LOL! We had a great time. Plus, seeing Lonnie with Tait was a little added bonus... We observed him enjoying the Petra set as well

Unfortunately, I am on WebTV, so I cannot see the archive of the festival online. If anyone can burn me the Petra and Tait portions of the program, I will gladly reimburse you...

I do have my own write up and the setlists for Petra and Tait on my livejournal (look for Saturday and Sunday's entries).

It was fun seeing some of you other Petheads again, too.

Jen

executioner · Post by **executioner** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 9:28 am

Me being a computer/internet dummy how can i download this performance on my hard drive to keep? Is there anyway?

executioner · Post by **executioner** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 8:24 am

just keeping it at the top

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