Instead of writing a review for each song we decided it would be more interesting to mix things up.
What follows is our countdown along with a Spotify playlist featuring each song on our list. The individual lists were compiled into one master list to come up with our final rankings. Fifty songs may seem like a lot, but with 20 studio albums to the band’s name we had a lot to choose from so narrowing it down to 50 songs was not always easy. We each ranked our top 50 songs from the band’s catalog. For all these reasons we felt it was appropriate to honor the band’s 50 th anniversary by ranking their top 50 songs of all time.įive long-time fans got together to contribute to this list. It also doesn’t hurt that they were pioneers in the CCM world and a big influence on many artists that rose to prominence later. We feel their longevity and popularity help bolster this claim. We have said it before on this site that Petra is the most important band in the history of Christian music. Since that time different incarnations of the band have reformed to tour and release several live albums It was embraced by most of their fans as a return to form. Their final studio album, Jekyll and Hyde, came in 2003.
When musical styles changed in the 90s the band struggled to adjust and stay relevant. John Schlitt took over vocal duties in 1986 and took the band to a whole new level peaking in 1990 with the release of Beyond Belief which went on to be the best-selling album of their career.
Petra went on to be the highest-selling Christian band of the ’80s and the third highest-selling Christian artist of any genre, behind only Amy Grant and Sandi Patty. While the 70s were tough for the band they really hit their stride in the early ’80s with Greg X. Bob Hartman (bandleader, lead guitarist, primary songwriter, and occasionally, reluctant lead vocalist) wanted to reach young people with the gospel and the saw music as a way to do just that. While their first album was released in 1974, 2022 marks the 50 th anniversary of the band as they formed on a college campus in 1972. We even ranked their top 10 albums and discussed where their albums fit on our Top 100 list. Whether it’s looking at how their lyrics have impacted us or examining their place in the history of Christian music.
#God gave rock and roll to you petra free#
YOU CAN LOVE THE ROCK, AND LET HIM FREE YOU SOUL, OR YOU CAN LET THE OLD MAN TAKE HIS TOLL, IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO CHANGE YOUR MIND.We have written about Petra quite a bit on this site. (REPEAT) YOU CAN LEARN TO DANCE OR YOU CAN BE A SQUARE, YOU CAN LET THE MUSIC TAKE YOU ANYWHERE BUT WHERE WILL YOU BE WHEN THE MUSIC'S GONE? YOU CAN LEARN TO SING OR YOU CAN PLAY GUITAR, YOU CAN LEARN TO ROCK, YOU CAN BE A STAR, BUT WHERE WILL YOU GO WHEN THE MUSIC'S GONE? CHORUS IF YOU LOVE THE SOUND THEN DON'T FORGET THE SOURCE, YOU CAN TURN AROUND, YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR COURSE, 'CAUSE IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO CHANGE YOUR MIND. tuning GOD GAVE ROCK AND ROLL TO YOU, GAVE ROCK AND ROLL TO YOU, PUT IT IN THE SOUL OF EVERYONE. This song, was made famous by the band KISS but most people don't know who actually the original.
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