Rob Frazier Speaks About His Petra Days

[Preacherman777]

The following is the result of an e-mail I sent to Rob Frazier in order to ask him a few questions about his days with Petra.

PM777:
Hey Rob -
This is Mike Tifft. I am the webmaster of Classic Christian Rock and Metal, an online Christian music review site.
I'm wondering if you might be so kind as to answer a few questions I have for you.

Do you have any thoughts you'd like to share on the fact that Petra is going to retire after 33 years of ministry?

Rob:
It's about time! (just kidding...)

PM777:
What are your fondest recollections of the time you spent with the band?

Rob:
Traveling out west and making the album together in FL.

PM777:
We know that both you and Greg X Volz sang on Washes Whiter Than and that you wrote several of the songs that appeared on that album. Did you sing lead on all the songs you wrote and did Greg sing lead on any of the songs on that album, or were you the lead singer on all of them, with him doing harmonies? Sometimes it's hard to tell the differences as the two of you blended so well.

Rob:
I sang lead on all my own songs and most of Bob's; can't remember which exactly.

PM777:
Has it ever bothered you that your contribution to the bands history has not had more attention?

Rob:
No, it helped me launch my solo career and my songwriting career, both of which I am more proud, actually.

PM777:
Can you tell a bit about what you've been doing since your old Petra days?

Rob:
Go to www.robfrazier.net and you can go to a bio page which gives you some history.

PM777:
Have you kept in touch with anyone from Petra over the years?

Rob:
Not really.

Rob also had this to say:
Frankly, my Petra days were short and not very happy; not to mention the fact that we were all young and not very mature in the Lord and did not get along very well, thank God for maturity coming eventually....

[Dan]

Cool I like his voice I have a Rob Frazier cassette somewere

[Jonathan]

Rob:
Traveling out west and making the album together in FL.

Did he live in the Atlantic Ocean somewhere?

[Petra Fan Canada]

Coffee went through nose when I saw your remark.

I'm assuming those are 2 seperate thoughts. Travelling and recording.

[executioner]

You know he talked about not getting along with each other and how young they were. Needless to say that was the last recording that group of members did together.

[Mountain Man]

The bio on his site barely mentions Petra. This is the only sentence that mentions the group:

"He was also a contributing member of the group PETRA for several years appearing on the albums Washes Whiter Than, War and Remembrance' and PETRA - The Early Years."

So really, he only worked on one album, Washes Whiter Than (the other two are compilations). Interesting.

[Around The World Radio]

His vocals were great! He recorded what we call "a Petra Christmas song" that is titled "Mary's Song" on the WWTS album. Didn't get much airplay years ago, listen to the content, it's right on par with the Lowry/Green "Mary Did you Know?"

[jimmye4563]

His vocals were great! He recorded what we call "a Petra Christmas song" that is titled "Mary's Song" on the WWTS album. Didn't get much airplay years ago, listen to the content, it's right on par with the Lowry/Green "Mary Did you Know?"

I was listening to that yesterday. It's always been one of my favorite "non-traditional" Christmas songs.

[js3971]

It really is a good song. Maybe it could be one of the stumper songs in the fantasy request concert.

[Around The World Radio]

We are going through and making an un-official list of Petra Christmas tunes. Right after "Mary's Song" we would have to place "Lovely Lord" (but Rob F didn't sing on it).