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Re: CPR is now openly marketing themselves as Classic Petra
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 10:18 pm
by sue d.
I agree with you, Mountain Man.
"And actually the official Petra media outlets promote CPR too, so chill out and enjoy them."
What outlets are those? The only "official Petra media outlet" that I see is Facebook and that copies to Twitter. Other than that... what outlet?
Re: CPR is now openly marketing themselves as Classic Petra
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 8:04 am
by curt
brent wrote: ↑Thu Aug 02, 2018 3:21 pm
Before Petra, Doug was asked to be in a band w/Greg X Volz, but not Petra. I don't think Doug was asked to join Petra. He only filled in a couple of times while Mark was off, taking care of his family. By the time Mark left, Kings X was in full swing. The Kings X guys did do some touring with Phil K, Morgan Cryar, etc. When Picture This was open for Morgan, we were told by Vito (Morgan's collaborator and keyboardist) that the Kings X boys had to go. Morgan fired the whole band. Playing at church camps and churches was too much a temptation for the boys and they caved. It's a good thing Doug never joined Petra. It would have been devastating to the ministry if Doug had faked it all that time and then "came out".
"In 1979, Pinnick got an offer to move to Springfield, Missouri, and join a re-formed version of the popular Christian band Petra. That lineup, which included New Jersey émigré Jerry Gaskill, broke up a month after Pinnick arrived."
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... th-186070/
Re: CPR is now openly marketing themselves as Classic Petra
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 11:04 am
by pmal
Re: CPR is now openly marketing themselves as Classic Petra
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 11:22 pm
by executioner
I'm just not interested in this version especially without Bob; Classic Petra was alright for me, saw them twice in concert but as most around knows I'm not a GXV fan at all, some personal, some musical, and some ministry wise. He is just not my cup of tea.
Re: CPR is now openly marketing themselves as Classic Petra
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 10:52 am
by brent
curt wrote: ↑Fri Aug 03, 2018 8:04 am
brent wrote: ↑Thu Aug 02, 2018 3:21 pm
Before Petra, Doug was asked to be in a band w/Greg X Volz, but not Petra. I don't think Doug was asked to join Petra. He only filled in a couple of times while Mark was off, taking care of his family. By the time Mark left, Kings X was in full swing. The Kings X guys did do some touring with Phil K, Morgan Cryar, etc. When Picture This was open for Morgan, we were told by Vito (Morgan's collaborator and keyboardist) that the Kings X boys had to go. Morgan fired the whole band. Playing at church camps and churches was too much a temptation for the boys and they caved. It's a good thing Doug never joined Petra. It would have been devastating to the ministry if Doug had faked it all that time and then "came out".
"In 1979, Pinnick got an offer to move to Springfield, Missouri, and join a re-formed version of the popular Christian band Petra. That lineup, which included New Jersey émigré Jerry Gaskill, broke up a month after Pinnick arrived."
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... th-186070/
Yeah, it wasn't THE Petra band as we know it. The rumor was that Doug was offered the position later, after Mark Kelly left.
Re: CPR is now openly marketing themselves as Classic Petra
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 11:56 am
by Dan
Greg X is a totally underrated singer, I can't work out why he wasn't a house hold name. He probably should have taken the secular path in the 80's for a bit just to get some exposure.
Re: CPR is now openly marketing themselves as Classic Petra
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 12:01 pm
by p-freak
It links to classicpetra.com which is redirected to cprband.rocks, so could be a leftover from when Classic Petra still existed.
Re: CPR is now openly marketing themselves as Classic Petra
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 5:59 pm
by brent
Dan wrote: ↑Mon Aug 06, 2018 11:56 am
Greg X is a totally underrated singer, I can't work out why he wasn't a house hold name. He probably should have taken the secular path in the 80's for a bit just to get some exposure.
He would have been too old to break in the secular market. But, when he lived in Florida, he hooked up with a guitar player. They wrote an album together. Greg intended for it to be similar to a Sammy Hagar type sound. Greg and the guitar player got sideways and Greg shelved the album. He said he still has it.
Re: CPR is now openly marketing themselves as Classic Petra
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:07 pm
by Dan
brent wrote: ↑Mon Aug 06, 2018 5:59 pm
Dan wrote: ↑Mon Aug 06, 2018 11:56 am
Greg X is a totally underrated singer, I can't work out why he wasn't a house hold name. He probably should have taken the secular path in the 80's for a bit just to get some exposure.
He would have been too old to break in the secular market. But, when he lived in Florida, he hooked up with a guitar player. They wrote an album together. Greg intended for it to be similar to a Sammy Hagar type sound. Greg and the guitar player got sideways and Greg shelved the album. He said he still has it.
I would pay to hear that.
Re: CPR is now openly marketing themselves as Classic Petra
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 4:35 pm
by zman7720000
I do love these guys. But why does Greg insist on wearing that "lightning" shirt as every concert?
Re: CPR is now openly marketing themselves as Classic Petra
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 6:26 pm
by BriGuyPEI
Mountain Man wrote: ↑Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:58 pm
Would CPR still be considered "Classic Petra" if they played and recorded only original music?
By all of the reasoning in this thread, then why isn't GHF considered "something Petra"? All members are original members and they play a mix of Petra tunes and new originals.
Re: CPR is now openly marketing themselves as Classic Petra
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:13 am
by dihigo
zman7720000 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 07, 2018 4:35 pm
I do love these guys. But why does Greg insist on wearing that "lightning" shirt as every concert?
I was going to say the same thing, but I didn't want to sound negative. I'm glad I'm not the only one that bugs. Maybe we should start a Go Fund Greg account for a new rockin' wardrobe. He wore that same shirt when Classic Petra played here in Nashville back in 2012.
- Greg's lightning t-shirt
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Re: CPR is now openly marketing themselves as Classic Petra
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 12:38 pm
by Dan
I think Petra members find it hard to give up clothes they like. Bob Hartman was wearing the blue shirt with white cactus (from the PP1 album art) in 1993 concerts, 2005 in Australia and still probably wears it fishing. It's hard to let a good article of clothing die. John Schlitt too that green shirt with the number on it from the J&H tour, and the leather jacket from the last decade. I have a hard time giving up my t-shirts, they literally have to fall off me from wear and tare.
Re: CPR is now openly marketing themselves as Classic Petra
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 12:59 pm
by Mountain Man
BriGuyPEI wrote: ↑Tue Aug 07, 2018 6:26 pm
Mountain Man wrote: ↑Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:58 pm
Would CPR still be considered "Classic Petra" if they played and recorded only original music?
By all of the reasoning in this thread, then why isn't GHF considered "something Petra"? All members are original members and they play a mix of Petra tunes and new originals.
Who's GHF?
Whoever they are, I would suspect it's because they don't market themselves as Petra, not even obliquely like CPR did.
Re: CPR is now openly marketing themselves as Classic Petra
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2018 12:03 am
by sue d.
GHF is "God Has Forgiven." They are three of the four original Petra members: John DeGroff (bass), Bill Glover (drums), and Greg Hough (guitar).
https://www.facebook.com/ghfrocks/
Try out this version of Without You I Would Surely Die
https://youtu.be/Jj-xS9horT4
John DeGroff just came out with a new album - prog rock, heavy on the bass and awesome with John Schlitt on a few vocal tracks! Listen here:
https://johndegroff.bandcamp.com/album/salt