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Did John Lawry perform backup vocals on the Unseen Power album?On the Backstage Pass video it shows him doing a little backup on some of the songs

I believe he did.

leonardo d. wrote:Did John Lawry perform backup vocals on the Unseen Power album?On the Backstage Pass video it shows him doing a little backup on some of the songs

Johnnie did backup vocals on all the albums. He has an awesome voice, you can hear him all over the place.

Yup he is so amazing oh wait, I always keep saying it... Lol I think he is the best backup vocals.

Thanks! I was just wondering because I read the liner notes for Unseen Power and in the vocals column he wasn't metioned.

I wouldn't call his voice "amazing". He's a good back-up singer, but he never really had the chops to carry the lead. Just listen to his solo project, Media Alert, to hear what I mean.

I'll have to agree with you, MM, but I really like his solo project. He has some wonderful tunes on there.

I would have to strongly disagree. I am not saying he is the best but he is pretty good... Like if someone said John Schlitt does not sing good oh boy I will step and say Yes he does. That is just my opinion though...

AlwaysJohnLawryFan wrote:he is pretty good...

Pretty good, yes, but not amazing. I don't even know if I would classify John Schlitt as amazing even though I love his voice. Now Greg Volz in the 80's was amazing.

Sebastian Bach and Larnelle Harris are amazing.

Well I stink to my opinion. Like you think he is not . I don't Greg Volts was amazing. He is good singer. I have to defend my fav lol Not trying to be mean. So don't take it as I am well i can't explain it.

AlwaysJohnLawryFan wrote:Well I stink to my opinion.

Well heck, if you woldn't keep waving around your arms like that, we wouldn't even notice that you haven't washed your pits today!

hehe

OH GOSH!!! I meant to say Stick not stink.... I am so embarrassed.... I am sorry... I do take a bath lol I didn't mean to say stink but glad you pointed it out.. Thanks.

After I get being embarrassed I will laugh about it..

Mountain Man wrote:

AlwaysJohnLawryFan wrote:he is pretty good...

Pretty good, yes, but not amazing. I don't even know if I would classify John Schlitt as amazing even though I love his voice. Now Greg Volz in the 80's was amazing.

I'm sorry but Greg's vocals are so overated. They don't even fit into the rock theme Petra was and is. I've been a Petra fan since 1981 and I and many of my firends were so glad to hear that Greg had left the band. IMO he is a good AC/pop singer. I remember my secular friends at school laughing because of the way he sounded on the Petra albums; They thought of Petra as a joke. BTW they changed their tune when John came abroad and blew everything out of the water.

executioner wrote:I'm sorry but Greg's vocals are so overated.

In his prime he had a three-octave perfect pitch voice. I'd hardly classify that as overrated.

They don't even fit into the rock theme Petra was and is.

On the contrary, during the time Volz was with the band, he had a quintessential guitar rock voice in line with other classic groups like Kansas, Chicago, Queen, and Boston.

I remember my secular friends at school laughing because of the way he sounded on the Petra albums; They thought of Petra as a joke.

Anecdotes don't mean much, especially since I had the exact opposite experience. My friends used to laugh at me when I talked about Christian rock, but after listening to Never Say Die, they realized that Petra was the real deal and the teasing stopped.