website years_active label article_title background genre origin name
http://www.glad-pro.com/ 1972 & ndash ; present indie glad -lrb- band -rrb-
 group_or_band contemporary christian pennsylvania , usa glad
glad -lrb- band -rrb-

glad is one of the pioneers of christian pop/rock and a cappella music , having formed as a progressive rock group in 1972 and discovered a large audience for their a cappella music in 1988 .
today , with over 1.5 million albums sold , they continue to perform concerts and release occasional recordings .
as contemporary christian music -lrb- `` ccm magazine '' -rrb- described it , `` glad 's elegant vocals helped set them apart from other pioneers of contemporary christian music .
that vocal sound has since evolved into a complex , self-sustaining life form of its own ... ''
