The Worse One of the Bunch

Staybrite wrote:

unworthy wrote:

Stryper - Against the Law

See, now I would have said "In God We Trust"

I would have said "In God We Trust" too.

rockerVu2 wrote:

Staybrite wrote:

unworthy wrote:

Stryper - Against the Law

See, now I would have said "In God We Trust"

I would have said "In God We Trust" too.

  

Worse one of the bunch? How about none of them..they all are good enough not to be considered "worse" of the bunch.

Against The Law is actually one of my favorites, and it is without a doubt the one that is closest to the quality that the secular market was putting out at that time.

Some people would say Stryper is the worst of the bunch when you mention the heavy hitters of the first wave of Christian metal (you know, Barren Cross, Bloodgood, Sacred Warrior, Saint, Messiah Prophet, etc...)

bought4life wrote:

rockerVu2 wrote:

Staybrite wrote:

unworthy wrote:

Stryper - Against the Law

See, now I would have said "In God We Trust"

I would have said "In God We Trust" too.

  

Worse one of the bunch? How about none of them..they all are good enough not to be considered "worse" of the bunch.

Against The Law is actually one of my favorites, and it is without a doubt the one that is closest to the quality that the secular market was putting out at that time.

Let me tell you that there are no worse Stryper CDs.
"In God We Trust" is the Stryper CD I seldom listen to.
Of course I know others love this CD.
Music is very personal, one loves this while an other doesn't like it.
There's nothing wrong with that.

And Jim saw that every entry in the thread he created caused division and disagreement;
And Jim was sorry that he had created this thread, so he sent a strong delusion over those who typed on the thread that they would simply love all albums equally and never post herein again. And it was so....





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Ok maybe it wasn't so... Howabout White Heart  ? I know their career spanned many different styles and singers, but which album of them all since the beginning would you consider the worse of the bunch ?

rockerVu2 wrote:

bought4life wrote:

rockerVu2 wrote:

Staybrite wrote:

unworthy wrote:

Stryper - Against the Law

See, now I would have said "In God We Trust"

I would have said "In God We Trust" too.

  

Worse one of the bunch? How about none of them..they all are good enough not to be considered "worse" of the bunch.

Against The Law is actually one of my favorites, and it is without a doubt the one that is closest to the quality that the secular market was putting out at that time.

Let me tell you that there are no worse Stryper CDs.
"In God We Trust" is the Stryper CD I seldom listen to.
Of course I know others love this CD.
Music is very personal, one loves this while an other doesn't like it.
There's nothing wrong with that.

Of course everyone's musical taste is personal....

my point, which I was trying to be tongue in cheek about, was that a lot of the cds mentioned here as the worst were ones that also failed all the way around. Critical reviews, fan support, and sales numbers. Torn and Colours are both examples of that. In God We Trust was very successful. That's all.

Guilty/Forgiven wrote:

And Jim saw that every entry in the thread he created caused division and disagreement;
And Jim was sorry that he had created this thread, so he sent a strong delusion over those who typed on the thread that they would simply love all albums equally and never post herein again. 

 

bought4life wrote:

Guilty/Forgiven wrote:

And Jim saw that every entry in the thread he created caused division and disagreement;
And Jim was sorry that he had created this thread, so he sent a strong delusion over those who typed on the thread that they would simply love all albums equally and never post herein again. 

 

ditto  

I think someone already mentioned White Heart's "Freedom Album". I wasn't a big fan of it, but it has been ages since I've heard it. I also wasn't too keen on their first album either.

bought4life wrote:

Jerusalem ..anything after Can't Stop Us Now

I love the Prophet album. It was probably the first Jerusalem album i ever heard.

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Against The Law is actually one of my favorites, and it is without a doubt the one that is closest to the quality that the secular market was putting out at that time.

actually, it's "closeness" to the "secular market" in music and lyric is part of what makes it their worst imo. If I wanted to hear "close to the secular market" I would listen to the "secular market" ..   ..

Living Sacrifice - Nonexistent
Deliverance - Assimilation
Mortification - Triumph of Mercy
Petra - Godfixation
Michael W Smith - ALL of them
Tourniquet - Intense Live

unworthy wrote:

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Against The Law is actually one of my favorites, and it is without a doubt the one that is closest to the quality that the secular market was putting out at that time.

actually, it's "closeness" to the "secular market" in music and lyric is part of what makes it their worst imo. If I wanted to hear "close to the secular market" I would listen to the "secular market" ..   ..

I was talking about the quality of musicianship unworthy...my comment had nothing to do with lyrical content of it.

I have always stated that the best Christian metal bands in the 80s and early 90s usually paled in comparison to the musicianship of secular bands that were above average. Hence why so many below average secular bands tried to go under the disguise of white metal bands, because there just wasn't a lot of great competition and they had a better chance of making it in the Christian market.

While I love bands like Barren Cross, Bloodgood, Stryper, etc..and they are the bands I choose to listen to....I fully believe that there were TONS of secular bands that were more skilled.

Against The Law, to me, is THE album that came closest to the talent of the secular market.

Just my opinion.

oteis wrote:

bought4life wrote:

Jerusalem ..anything after Can't Stop Us Now

I love the Prophet album. It was probably the first Jerusalem album i ever heard.

I find that a little surprising given where you live.

Staybrite wrote:

oteis wrote:

bought4life wrote:

Jerusalem ..anything after Can't Stop Us Now

I love the Prophet album. It was probably the first Jerusalem album i ever heard.

I find that a little surprising given where you live.

It might be In His Majesty's Service as well. My brother had that one on vinyl.

Now that I would believe.

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