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Summary: Great sound quality!
Comment: In places, this CD rocks harder than most of their popular material. The variations on some of the songs are fun to listen to. The guitars crunch better and the vocals are great. In summary... this CD captures the heavy in Strypers heavy metal.
I don't see Motley Crue or Poison around...You can't stop the TRUE rock!
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Summary: Completes your Stryper Collection
Comment: Good but not great work from material you have already heard. They were much harder and more raw when they were Roxx Regime, but this one certainly worth a good listen. You will enjoy hearing different versions of some old songs. Definitely buy if you are a Stryper fan!
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Summary: Stryper Is Still Going . . .
Comment: I really enjoyed hearing this early version of The Yellow And Black Attack. I really enjoyed hearing an almsot demo like version of Honestly and Robert Sweet's drum solo really shows how good of a drummer he is.
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Summary: Surprisingly Good
Comment: Stryper, the world's primiere Christian metal band, burns out the rebellion in this edgy demo recording. I got this CD as a joke and was pleasantly surprised at how catchy the songs were and how heavy it was. The musicianship is excellent, about what I was expecting esp. on From Wrong to Right- Jesus is the way, the devil is a fool. The vocals are cool and intense, at times sounding much like Bruce Dickenson. They sold millions. I really like how they put the rebellion back into Christianity and their metal music. Compare this straight up recording to The Electric Hellfire Club not getting the depth of their own lyrics into self parody. At least Stryper were wise enough to pull out when grunge hit big and metal lost its popularity. Right.
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Summary: Roxx Regime Rocks!
Comment: Ok, so lets get this into perspective. It's 1983, Stryper as we know it are not to so named, and Roxx Regime put together a demo which would ultimately become their (as Stryper) first album. So having explained that, let's look at it.
Much of the demo recording stands alongside "The Yellow And Black Attack" - it's crisp, edgy, and contains Stryper's trademark harmonies. You can totally see the development from the demo's to the actual album, including slighty different solos, extended intros and slighty different vocals style/melody and lyric.
The massive surprise is the rock version of "My Love I'll Always Show". In fact, this version of the song showcases a heavier, more blues orientated Stryper that we only really discovered with "Against the Law". The songs is lyrically, musically and sonically totally different from the syrypy "My Love I'll Always Shows" that exists on "The Yellow And Black Attack". In fact, for this version alone, it's worth the price of the CD for any Stryper fan. (And if you listen closely, the intro does make a comeback on the "Soldiers Under Command" album).
"Tank" is a very short (too short!) drum solo from Robert Sweet which shows his chops nicely. And who would've thought that Stryper's huge hit "Honestly" was actually written in 1983 and left to shelve until "To Hell With The Devil"? The trupet solo is also an interesting note - and shows that Stryper could well have explored a totally different musical territory if they had have further experimened in this fashion.
Recording wise, the CD is very clear and all instruments and vocals are well presented. There are the occasional drop-out (victim to the source recording I'm guessing), and a little tape hiss (see "Honestly"), but it doesn't actually detract from enjoying the demos. In fact, it gives extra creedence to the determination, musicianship and talent of these Christian rockers. My only criticism is that it would've been great to hear some bootleg live recotrdings (the song called "Roxx Regime" is one that comes to mind), just to give it more historical value, and add a few more tracks to the 8 that exist.
Is it worth shelling out your hard earned cash? For the Stryper fan, totally. For the casual listener, maybe not. But if you want to learn how bands start off and adapt, and even if you just want to hear an alternate take on these tracks, it's worth every second!
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