Year : 1977 (Girder Music Records Edition 2024)
Style : Melodic Christian Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 84 mb
Bio:
Petra is a music group regarded as a pioneer of the Christian rock and contemporary Christian music genres. Formed in 1972, the band took its name from the Greek word for "rock". Though they disbanded formally in 2006, incarnations of Petra have played reunion shows in the years since and released an album in November 2010. In 2013, the band returned from retirement with a new drummer Cristian Borneo and recorded a new song titled "Holy is Your Name", as well as going back on tour.With a style initially similar to The Eagles and Lynyrd Skynyrd, Petra's sound evolved into a more energetic, driving rock sound in the early 1980s akin to Foreigner, Styx and Journey. Throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s, Petra was one of the world's most popular Christian rock bands, with each of its albums during that period selling hundreds of thousands of copies while the band sold out arenas and regularly placed songs at the top of Christian radio charts. With its lyrics, music and style, Petra influenced numerous other artists at a time when Christian rock experienced strong opposition from many conservative pastors and churches.In more than three decades, the band experienced numerous lineup changes yet released 20 studio albums, as well as three Spanish-language and two live albums, selling nearly 10 million copies while being nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, winning four, and winning 10 Dove Awards. Its biggest hit, "The Coloring Song," reached the top position on three Christian radio charts simultaneously, and at its peak, the band's tours rivaled Amy Grant's in popularity among Christian audiences. Petra was the first rock band inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame and the first Christian band whose memorabilia was included in the Hard Rock Cafe restaurant chain.The band announced its retirement in 2005, launching a farewell tour that was recorded for release on CD and DVD. Petra's 33-year career ended with a performance in the early hours of January 1, 2006, in Murphy, North Carolina. However, the band has continued to perform sporadically since then. In November 2010, an incarnation of the band's mid-1980s lineup surfaced under the name Classic Petra. They released a CD titled Back to the Rock featuring two new songs as well as re-recordings of hits from that era. The band released a companion live CD and DVD in 2011.
Album:
Girder Music and Word/Curb Records presents this collaboration to release for the first time remastered CD’s of PETRA early albums. Meticulously remastered by esteemed audio engineer Rob Colwell, the sound quality obtained on “Come and Join Us“, the band’s sophomore 1977’s LP is really good, with a crisp sonic output.It’s pretty cool to revisit Petra origins, as it was a completely different band. Previous reissue (non-remastered) altered the album’s track list – this one respect the original LP sequence, as intended by the band.Still with classic rock & southern / Americana influences as on the debut album, “Come and Join Us” is more rock oriented. Founding Petra guitarist Bob Hartman wanted to title the album “God Gave Rock and Roll to You”, after one of the songs. This song was written by Russ Ballard for his band Argent, and later became a hard rock anthem, covered by other bands like KISS (1991) and Bride (1993). Petra’s version is very good.Also – like their previous album – there is no lead singer per se. Instead, the lead vocals are handled by guitarists Hartman and Greg Hough, and some guests. One of the guest singers is Greg X. Volz who later became the band’s full-time vocalist.
Line-Up:
Bob Hartman – guitar, vocals
Greg Hough – guitar, vocals
John DeGroff – bass
+ guests:
Greg X. Volz – lead vocals on 1, 3, 9
Steve Camp – percussion, guest vocals
Karen Morrison – guest vocals
Austin Roberts – guest vocals
Bill Glover – drums, percussion
Steve McElyea – keyboards
Steve Mergen, Allen C. Hornung – percussion
Production:
Remastered At – Bombworks Sound
Published By – Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
Published By – Marquis Songs USA
Published By – Petsong Publishing
Manufactured By – The ADS Group – 25260-CD-0374
Arranged By – Petra
Artwork – Dennis Bellile
Copyist – John Delaurentis
Engineer – Terry Jamison
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Allen C. Hornung, Bill Olszewski
Executive-Producer – Greg Hays
Layout – Scott Waters
Logo – Craig Yoe
Mastered By – Lanky Linstrot
Musician [Additional], Drums – Bill Glover
Musician [Additional], Keyboards – Steve McElyea
Musician [Additional], Percussion – Allen C. Hornung, Bill Glover, Cowbell Bob*, Houghie I*, Steve Camp, Steve Mergen, Steve Pfeiffer
Producer, Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Austin Roberts
Remastered By – Rob Colwell
Tracklist:
01. God Gave Rock And Roll To You
02. Holy Ghost Power
03. Woman Don’t You Know
04. Sally
05. Come And Join Us
06. Where Can I Go
07. Without You I Would Surely Die
08. Ask Him In
09. God Gave Rock And Roll To You (Reprise)
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