website associated_acts years_active alias label article_title background genre origin
www.allsavedfreakband.com larry norman , agape 1968 - 1978 '' asfb '' hidden vision records all saved freak band
 group_or_band christian geneva , ohio
all saved freak band

the all saved freak band was one of the earliest influences in what has since become a distinct sub-category of rock and roll , contemporary christian music .
broadcasting their first recorded songs on wreo radio in ashtabula county , ohio in the fall of 1968 , asfb joined larry norman and the california group , agape , as one of the original `` pioneers '' of jesus music , birthed in that same year .
unique in many ways , asfb was a large , ensemble group of 12 musicians .
predating birmingham 's electric light orchestra ' by two years , asfb was one of the first `` rock '' bands a beautiful day , with violinist david laflamme , preceded asfb in 1967 to use violin and cello as an integral part of rhythmic music .
their song , `` seek him '' , exemplifies the layering of blues and classical strings that characterized much of their sound .
`` garnering acclaim for superior songwriting and instrumentation , '' asfb recorded four albums now recognized as classic examples of the earliest `` jesus music . ''
though courted by rca and columbia , asfb never signed a contract in an effort to maintain control of the band 's music and direction - that choice also assuring their esoteric status .
