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| Song Title | Time | Price | |||
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| Play | 1. Midnight Oil (LP Version) | 3:16 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 2. Good News (LP Version) | 4:28 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 3. Strong Convictions (LP Version) | 3:53 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 4. He's Been In My Shoes (LP Version) | 4:22 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 5. Praying Man (LP Version) | 4:26 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 6. Underneath The Blood (LP Version) | 3:31 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 7. Sleeping Giant (LP Version) | 5:30 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 8. Believer In Deed (LP Version) | 4:06 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 9. Marks Of The Cross (LP Version) | 4:35 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 10. Just Reach Out (LP Version) | 4:28 | £0.69 |
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There is an excellent mix and arrangement of good, hard rockers and profound, moving ballads. The album starts with "Midnight Oil" , a fast-paced rocker introducing driving electric guitars and intense drumwork. Other good rocking songs are "Good News", "Strong Convictions", and "Underneath The Blood". The latter song is an AWESOME combination of all the band's talents: drums, guitar, vocals, bass, and keyboards. "Praying Man" is an intense creation...the band keeps true to its roots in this song with heavy keyboards and guitar. The song is reminiscent of their earlier works! The best song on this album is "Sleeping Giant". This song rocks with ease, has phenomenal build and energy, and Louie Weaver's drumming is fantastic! Even with all those pluses with the song, there is one flaw: no guitar solo. The song loses a little intensity there, but the vocals and drums make up for that mistake.
The ballads are not as powerful as their earlier works, but they are good, and the lyrics speak volumes. "He's Been In My Shoes" and "Marks Of The Cross" are both remarkable reflections of Jesus' life and sacrifice. "Believer In Deed" starts out slow, but eventually builds as a melodic rock song. What makes this song even better is Bob Hartman's guitar solo. It has a beautiful melody in this song and exquisite flow! Lastly, "Just Reach Out" ends the album, and this is one of John Schlitt's (lead vocals) first songs written for Petra. Actually an acoustic compilation, it is a mellow, but moving ballad that tells someone who to turn to in times of trouble and despair.
My only problem with this album is its production. John and Dino Elefante produced most of Petra's albums, but since Petra wanted to work and stay in Nashville, TN instead of California, they chose Brown Bannister to work on "Wake-Up Call". Prior to this album, he also produced some of Amy Grant's albums. This was a mistake...NEVER get a pop music producer to work on a hard rock band's album. The ending result was an album that lacked the distinctive "arena rock" Petra sound. The production took away some of the edge and intensity from Bob's guitar. Also, Louie's drums were not as hard; they were crisper and lighter, which doesn't blend as well with arena rock keyboards.
Despite the blemishes, get this album as soon as you can, especially if you've heard songs from the "Double Take" album. It demonstrates what Petra used to be and what they still could be!
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