Favorite song from Petra-Beat the System (1984)

This would be the last studio album to feature Volz until 2010 when Petra would rerecord several songs for Back to the Rock, but that one's for another day.

This album has a newer version of God Gave Rock and Roll to You, which if you only have Petra Means Rock, this is the version that you are hearing.

My vote for favorite goes to Clean. That song fits me on so many levels and the music is just amazing. Also worthy of noting is the crucifixion song "It Is Finished" which always gets played every Easter in Christian rock and metal chatrooms and radio alongside Bloodgood's Crucify/The Messiah.

Beat the System is the first Petra album that I heard in its entirety. I never purchased this one as I preferred harder music at the time. Great album. Lots of good music. It Is Finished always stuck out for me. I still love it!

It Is Finished. This one feels a little sterile though, not one of the ones I really got into by Petra.

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I love this whole disc. My top list would include Clean, Beat The System, It is Finished and yes even Computer Brains. Yet the one song that will pop into my head time and time again would be Hollow Eyes. I love the melody of that one.

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I love the whole disc as well, but hands down my favorite tune is Clean. It Is Finished is a really good one too.

Close between Clean and It is Finished. Chose Clean.

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I'll go with CLEAN

too many good choices on this album.... Hated it at first.... the John Lawry sequencer extravaganza!! not real drums or bass.... at least bob played and Greg sang.... saw that tour also...

Adonai, no question. Computer Brains is quirky but cool. Clean, It Is Finished and God Gave Rock And Roll To You are also up there.

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"It is Finished" by a mile. It is my favorite Petra song ever. I am undone every time I hear it. The use of the keys in this song is really good, couple with the persistent drumbeat, especially when it mimics the driving of the nails into Jesus' hands and feet. I get chills thinking about this song. Just an amazing work.

"Clean" would be my #2 on this one. Really great song!

"Adonai" would be a close #3.

While I like the rest of the album, there's a drop-off after those three I listed above.

How about a little fire, Scarecrow?

Going on a Witch Hunt Twisted Evil

Witch Hunt sounds a lot happier than the Rush song of the same name. Razz

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Follower of Jesus wrote:: "It is Finished" by a mile. It is my favorite Petra song ever. I am undone every time I hear it. The use of the keys in this song is really good, couple with the persistent drumbeat, especially when it mimics the driving of the nails into Jesus' hands and feet. I get chills thinking about this song. Just an amazing work.

"Adonai" would be a close #3.

Great choices!!

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I also love the message of "It Is Finished". It's one of the best songs by Petra. It is cool to find this nugget on this album. I hardly play it as the album as a whole is just too quirky. It's a rock band trying to be more new wave as some bands tried during that time. Rez also did it, and both projects sound very forced to me. Petra means ROCK! not new wave.

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alldatndensum wrote:: I also love the message of "It Is Finished". It's one of the best songs by Petra. It is cool to find this nugget on this album. I hardly play it as the album as a whole is just too quirky. It's a rock band trying to be more new wave as some bands tried during that time. Rez also did it, and both projects sound very forced to me. Petra means ROCK! not new wave.

when Beat the System came out it was really pushed as a 'modern' updated rock sound.... very John Lawry..... I had a hard time with it because I felt the guitar got really lost....

Hostage had the same quirkiness.... S.O.S. anyone????

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Probably my least favorite Petra album but I went with It Is Finished

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