This is great news, that Petra is back, after all this time! I’ve always liked Petra, they were, and are a tremendous group of guys! But, ya know, they are not the only Christian group that has gotten back together and touring again.
How many of you remember “The Jesus Movement” in the very early ‘70’s? Do you remember that there was a lot of “Jesus Music” as well?
One of the most remembered, and important groups of the Jesus Music era was “LoveSong”. Thier first album, “LoveSong” was released in 1972. That album is a classic now; it was truly the BEST Christian album to come out of that era. Imagine the harmonies of the BeachBoys; Beatles influenced melodies, with solid Christian lyrics - this is LoveSong.
These guys were the real thing. They just wanted to sing about The Lord. But they also played great Rock n’Roll as well. Phil Keaggy loved them, he often played with them on tour. (I saw them in Dallas in 1975, with Phil Keaggy..truly outstanding!)
Well, after almost 40 years, Chuck Girard and the rest of the original members of the group are back together, and currently on tour again.
If ya’ll want to hear what they sounded like, here’s a recording from their first album. Remember, this was recorded almost 40 years ago, and still stands up well! =
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plhY8Kx-s60
And here is their official Webpage=
http://thelovesongband.com/
I was 22 years old when I first heard LoveSong. This band and others in that era, including Petra, were very important to all of us who came out of the Jesus Movement.
While I may not agree with all of the theology of Petra, or LoveSong..both bands were influential, and important to a lot of us, when we were kids in those halycon days of the early Jesus Movement.
I, for one, shall never forget those days, or the bands that we listened to.
If they made ONE person pick up a Bible to see where those lyrics and that message came from then they did what they were meant to do.