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Petra - Never Say Die (1981)





"Never Say Die" é o quarto álbum de estúdio da banda Petra, lançado em 1981. Este álbum marca a estreia do tecladista John Slick e do baixista Mark Kelly na banda.

Never Say Die is the fourth studio album of the Christian rock band, Petra. It was released in 1981. "The Coloring Song" was a radio hit for the band and sales were higher for this album than the previous. This album set the stage for Petra's success in the 1980s and their next few albums duplicated much of the formula, as well as repeated the "guitar" theme on the album cover.



The album is the first to feature new members John Slick and Mark Kelly (keyboards and bass respectively).



&nbsp;Tracklist&nbsp;

01.The Coloring Song (Dave Eden) – 2:52

02.Chameleon – 5:47

03.Angel of Light – 4:21

04.Killing My Old Man – 3:46

05.Without Him We Can Do Nothing (Greg X. Volz) – 3:26

06.Never Say Die – 3:42

07.I Can Be Friends With You – 4:12

08.For Annie – 4:24

09.Father of Lights – 3:02

10.Praise Ye the Lord (Greg X. Volz) – 3:18









Petra - More Power To Ya (1982)





"More Power To Ya" é o quinto álbum de estúdio da banda Petra, lançado a 1 de Janeiro de 1982.

É o primeiro disco com o até então novo baterista, Louie Weaver. O disco atingiu o nº 4 do Top Contemporary Christian. Em 2011, "More Power To Ya" entrou para o rol dos "500 melhores albuns de todos os tempos da Música Cristã Contemporânea".

Em 2012, o álbum foi relançado em uma edição comemorativa de 30 anos de seu lançamento.

O disco atingiu o nº 29 do Top Contemporary Christian.



More Power To Ya is the fifth studio album of the Christian rock band, Petra. It was released in 1982. Many Petra fans have long considered this to be their best release from the 1980's.

This was the first album to feature Louie Weaver as the official drummer. It also features the vocals of bassist Mark Kelly in the song "Disciple".



&nbsp;Tracklist&nbsp;

01.Stand Up – 3:34&nbsp;

02.Second Wind – 4:35&nbsp;

03.More Power To Ya – 3:38&nbsp;

04.Judas' Kiss – 4:44&nbsp;

05.Rose Coloured Stained Glass Windows – 4:18&nbsp;

06.Run For The Prize – 4:31&nbsp;

07.All Over Me – 5:52&nbsp;

08.Let Everything That Hath Breath (Greg X. Volz) – 4:23&nbsp;

09.Road To Zion (Mike Hudson) – 3:59&nbsp;

10.Disciple – 3:29&nbsp;







Petra - Not of This World (1983)





"Not of this World" é o sexto álbum de estúdio da banda Petra, lançado em 1983 e o último álbum com o tecladista John Slick.



O disco atingiu o nº 1 do Top Contemporary Christian e foi indicado ao Grammy Awards na categoria Best Gospel Performance (Duo Or Group) em 1985.



Not of this World possui ainda o título de primeiro disco de rock cristão internacional a ser lançado no Brasil.



Not of this World is the sixth studio album of the Christian rock band, Petra. It was released in 1983. It is very similar to its predecessor (More Power to Ya), and Bob Hartman has stated that he considers it to be the musical equivalent of a sequel. This album includes some of the group's most popular recordings from the 1980's.

The use of keyboards is featured prominently in this album compared to its predecessor, but not nearly to the level as featured on Beat the System.



&nbsp;Tracklist&nbsp;

01.Visions (Doxology) – 2:04&nbsp;

02.Not of this World – 4:49&nbsp;

03.Bema Seat – 3:54&nbsp;

04.Grave Robber – 4:18&nbsp;

05.Blinded Eyes – 5:33&nbsp;

06.Not by Sight (John Slick) – 3:20&nbsp;

07.Lift Him Up – 3:26&nbsp;

08.Pied Piper – 4:00&nbsp;

09.Occupy (John Slick) – 3:28&nbsp;

10.Godpleaser – 4:35&nbsp;

11.Visions (Reprise) (Doxology) – 2:28&nbsp;







Petra - Beat the System (1984)





"Beat the System" é o sétimo álbum de estúdio da banda Petra, lançado em 1984.O disco atingiu o nº 1 do Top Contemporary Christian e foi indicado ao Grammy Awards na categoria Best Gospel Performance (Duo Or Group) em 1986.

É o primeiro disco com o novo tecladista, John Lawry e o penúltimo álbum de Greg X. Volz como vocalista. Com a entrada de Lawry, o Petra gravava então um álbum totalmente diferente do estilo que vinha tocando. Lawry utilizou pesadamente sintetizadores e baterias eletrônicas, fazendo o som da banda mudar drasticamente para o Techno rock dos anos 80.



Músicas como Beat the System, Computer Brains e Clean (a música preferida de Larry), exibem o talento do tecladista, que esbanja criatividade e virtuosismo, roubando a cena nesse disco e chamando a atenção para toda a inovação cedida à banda neste álbum. A canção de destaque, porém, seria It Is Finished, que tornou-se uma das mais famosas da banda, sendo a faixa de maior proeminência deste trabalho.



Muito antes de Bride ou Kiss executarem-na, Petra também havia feito a sua versão God Gave Rock and Roll to You, o qual ganhou neste álbum uma nova roupagem ao estilo oitentista, diferente da presente no disco Come and Join Us (1977).



Apesar da seleção apurada do repertório, o guitarrista Bob Hartman disse numa entrevista que algumas das músicas gravadas para este disco nunca chegaram a ser editadas.



Em 2011, Beat The System entrou para o rol dos "500 melhores albuns de todos os tempos da Música Cristã Contemporânea".



Not of this World is the sixth studio album of the Christian rock band, Petra. It was released in 1983. It is very similar to its predecessor (More Power to Ya), and Bob Hartman has stated that he considers it to be the musical equivalent of a sequel. This album includes some of the group's most popular recordings from the 1980's.

The use of keyboards is featured prominently in this album compared to its predecessor, but not nearly to the level as featured on Beat the System.



&nbsp;Tracklist&nbsp;

01.Beat the System – 4:22&nbsp;

02.Computer Brains – 4:01&nbsp;

03.Clean – 3:01&nbsp;

04.It Is Finished – 3:52&nbsp;

05.Voice in the Wind – 4:30&nbsp;

06.God Gave Rock and Roll to You (Russ Ballard) – 3:54&nbsp;

07.Witch Hunt – 4:34&nbsp;

08.Hollow Eyes – 4:03&nbsp;

09.Speak to the Sky – 4:16&nbsp;

10.Adonai – 4:42&nbsp;







Petra - Back To The Street (1986)



"Back to the Street" é o oitavo álbum de estúdio da banda Petra, lançado em 1986. É o primeiro disco com o novo vocalista John Schlitt, antigo vocalista da banda Head East. O disco atingiu o nº 4 do Top Contemporary Christian e foi indicado ao Grammy Awards na categoria Best Gospel Performance (Duo Or Group) em 1987.



Em 2011, "Back to the Street" entrou para o rol dos "500 melhores albuns de todos os tempos da Música Cristã Contemporânea".



Back to the Street is the eighth studio album of the Christian rock band, Petra. It was released in 1986 and is the first album to be produced by John and Dino Elefante.

The album is also the first to feature new lead singer John Schlitt, former lead singer of Head East.

While the sound of the album is rather transitional and unlike anything that would be heard by the group for another seven years, it did mark a movement toward the style that would become Petra's most identifiable sound: prominent keyboards backing up hard-edged guitar tones and raspy, near-screaming vocals.



&nbsp;Tracklist&nbsp;

01.Back to the Street – 4:14&nbsp;

02.You Are I Am – 3:08&nbsp;

03.Shakin the House (Bob Hartman e John Lawry) – 4:28&nbsp;

04.King's Ransom – 4:18&nbsp;

05.Whole World – 4:50&nbsp;

06.Another Crossroad – 3:50&nbsp;

07.Run for Cover – 3:15&nbsp;

08.Fool's Gold – 4:48&nbsp;

09.Altar Ego – 4:43&nbsp;

10.Thankful Heart (Bob Hartman e Dino Elefante) – 3:17&nbsp;







Petra - Captured and Time &amp; Space (1986)



"Captured in Time and Space" é o primeiro álbum gravado ao vivo pela banda Petra, lançado em 1985. Foi o último álbum de Greg X. Volz como vocalista principal antes da entrada de John Schlitt na banda.



O álbum foi gravado na turnê Beat The System em três concertos diferentes: No Civic Auditorium, Knoxville, Tennessee a 21 de Novembro de 1985, no Memorial Auditorium, Greenville, Carolina do Sul a 22 de Novembro de 1985 e no Township Auditorium, Columbia, Carolina do Sul a 23 de Novembro de 1985.



Em 2008, foi lançada uma versão em DVD de Captured in Time and Space com a mesma set list do VHS lançado em 1986, contendo a música bônus "The Great I Am", que não fora incluída na versão em CD.



Captured in Time and Space is the first live album of Christian rock band Petra. The concert was re-released on DVD in 2006.

The album was recorded during three separate performances of the "Beat the System Tour.



&nbsp;Tracklist&nbsp;

01.Beat The System – 4:46&nbsp;

02.Computer Brains – 4:01&nbsp;

03.Clean – 3:02&nbsp;

04.Grave Robber – 4:24&nbsp;

05.Speak To The Sky – 4:06&nbsp;

06.Hollow Eyes – 4:02&nbsp;

07.The Rock Medley – 5:38&nbsp;

Stand Up

Not By Sight

Judas' Kiss

08.The Mellow Medley – 5:02&nbsp;

The Colouring Song

Road To Zion

More Power To Ya

09.John's Solo/Jesus Loves You/The Race – 3:22&nbsp;

10.Bob's Solo – 2:36&nbsp;

11.Louie's Solo – 2:38&nbsp;

12.God Gave Rock And Roll To You – 1:19&nbsp;

13.The Praise Medley – 7:42&nbsp;

Let Everything That Hath Breath

Without Him We Can Do Nothing

Praise Ye The Lord

Hallelujah Chorus

14.Godpleaser – 4:50&nbsp;

15.It Is Finished – 4:05&nbsp;







Petra - This Means War! (1987)





"This Means War!" é o nono álbum de estúdio da banda Petra, lançado em 1987.O disco atingiu o nº 1 do Top Contemporary Christian e foi indicado ao Grammy Awards na categoria Best Gospel Performance (Duo Or Group) em 1988.

Neste álbum é de assinalar as letras alusivas à guerra espiritual, temática esta que se manteve em diversos álbuns seguintes. Em 2012, "This Means War!" foi relançado em uma edição comemorativa de 25 anos de seu lançamento.



This Means War! is the ninth studio album of the Christian rock band, Petra. It was released in 1987.

In this album, the band started to refine their movement into a more hard rock/arena rock sound, still retaining keyboard synthesizers to back the driving guitar work. This album also signaled the beginning of a military motif present in the song lyrics that the band would carry through several of their following albums.



&nbsp;Tracklist&nbsp;

01.This Means War! – 3:30&nbsp;

02.He Came, He Saw, He Conquered (Music by Hartman and John Elefante) – 4:10&nbsp;

03.Get on Your Knees and Fight Like a Man – 4:32&nbsp;

04.I Am Available – 4:27&nbsp;

05.Kenaniah (Words by Hartman, John Lawry &amp; Danny Kingen; Music by Lawry &amp; Kingen) – 3:43&nbsp;

06.You Are My Rock (Music by John &amp; Dino Elefante) – 4:21&nbsp;

07.The Water Is Alive – 3:48&nbsp;

08.Don't Let Your Heart Be Hardened – 3:41

09.Dead Reckoning – 3:23&nbsp;

10.All the King's Horses – 4:17&nbsp;







Petra - On Fire (1988)



"On Fire!" é o décimo álbum de estúdio da banda Petra, lançado em 1988.

As letras das músicas mantêm o mesmo rumo dos álbuns anteriores, desde a espiritualidade até as referências à guerra. É o primeiro álbum do novo baixista Ronny Cates, que se manteve na banda até 1995.

O disco atingiu o nº 3 do Top Contemporary Christian e foi o primeiro álbum a render um Grammy Awards para a banda.



On Fire! is the tenth studio album of the Christian rock band, Petra. It was released in 1988 by StarSong.

The songs of this album are in the Hard rock category. The lyrics continue the theme of spiritual warfare featured in their previous efforts, with metaphors making reference to military subtexts ("Mine Field", "Defector"). The band also tackles issues such as homelessness ("Homeless Few") and other personal and social issues.

This is the first album to feature Ronny Cates on bass who would remain with the band until 1995. With his addition to the line-up, the band started their more stable period in terms of line-up. Schlitt, Hartman, Cates, Lawry and Weaver would remain together for seven years and six albums.



&nbsp;Tracklist&nbsp;

01.All Fired Up – 4:30&nbsp;

02.Hit You Where You Live (Music by Billy Smiley and Dino Elefante) – 4:20&nbsp;

03.Mine Field – 4:28&nbsp;

04.First Love (Music by John Elefante) – 4:10&nbsp;

05.Defector – 4:30&nbsp;

06.Counsel Of The Holy (Words &amp; Music by John Lawry &amp; Danny Kingen) – 3:37&nbsp;

07.Somebody's Gonna Praise His Name – 4:02&nbsp;

08.Open Book – 4:28&nbsp;

09.Stand In The Gap – 4:10&nbsp;

10.Homeless Few (Music by John Lawry) – 4:33&nbsp;







Petra - Petra Praise - The Rock Cries Out (1989)





"Petra Praise: The Rock Cries Out" é o décimo primeiro álbum de estúdio da banda Petra, lançado a 3 de Outubro de 1989. Neste disco prevalece uma temática mais voltada ao louvor congregacional, o qual é mesclado ao rock característico da banda.

O disco atingiu o nº 2 do Top Contemporary Christian.

Petra Praise: The Rock Cries Out is the eleventh studio album of the Christian rock band, Petra and their first praise album. It was released on October 3, 1989 by DaySpring Records, marking the band's return to the Word family as the early version of Petra was signed to sister label Myrrh.



The music is mostly a collection of traditional praise songs with a rock style. However, there are two original songs, both written by band founder Bob Hartman.

This album also marked the end of custom artwork on Petra albums. From this album forward Petra would use photos of the band on them for album covers. Compilations by Star Song would continue to use custom artwork though.

Commercially it is the second most successful album of the band, after Beyond Belief. It was certified Gold on January 23, 1998.

In November 1992, Petra released a Spanish language version of this album called Petra en Alabanza.



&nbsp;Tracklist&nbsp;

01.I Love the Lord (Bob Hartman) – 3:35&nbsp;

02.King of Kings (Saphie Conty, Naomi Batya) – 1:47&nbsp;

03.Jesus, Jesus, Glorious One (Curtis Peifer) – 2:18&nbsp;

04.The Battle Belongs to the Lord (Jamie Owens-Collins) – 3:04&nbsp;

05.Take Me In (Dave Browning) – 4:11&nbsp;

06.Salvation Belongs to Our God (Adrian Turner, Pat Howard) – 2:56&nbsp;

07.The King of Glory Shall Come In (Hartman) – 3:10&nbsp;

08.No Weapon Formed Against Us (Autor desconhecido) – 1:44&nbsp;

09.I Will Celebrate/When the Spirit of the Lord (Linda Duvall) – 4:15&nbsp;

10.I Will Sing Praise (Jacque DeShetler) – 2:45&nbsp;

11.Hallowed Be Thy Name (Bill Ancira) – 4:12&nbsp;

12.Friends (All in the Family of God) (John Wierick) – 4:20&nbsp;

13.I Will Call Upon the Lord (Michael O'Shields) – 3:48&nbsp;

14.We Exalt Thee (Pete Sanchez) – 3:46&nbsp;