Stryper is easily the most underrated band of 80's and early 90's. So many people missed out on what I consider to be the best band of that era. Thank God they continue to make amazing music.

I saw them in concert a couple years ago and they opened with this song and the singer (Michael Sweet) was nailing every note. The dude has pipes of gold! "The Valley" is another great song from them

Wow... Haven't heard this for years... They handed out Bibles at there concert when I saw them a million years ago

The choir it's just the lead Guitarist and lead singer dubbed over and over to achieve that choir sound. Alot of there backing vocals have been them two. For almost forty years now. In 2024 it will be 40 years minus about a 12 year break in the 90s.

Stryper is a truly class A metal band. This is an awesome song. It's from 2015, btw. I'm not a musician, so there was more going on here than I could appreciate. So I really liked hearing your take. It's interesting hearing how the music alters thematically to emphasize what is happening in the narrative of the lyrics. I've actually got tickets to see these guys this summer. Yes, they are still touring in 2023! Should be a great show.

Thanks for the clear reaction to this. Great, thoughtful breakdown of the music! Definitely one of their better tracks in their catalogue and one that really stands out for its more epic sound. Just to be clear on the lyrics, according to the Bible, Jesus actually did know his crucifixion and resurrection were forthcoming. He had told his followers many times before it happened and described what would come. The majority of Jews during that time had expected something different of him so it was hard for others to overcome their preconception. It was a surprise for everyone but him. There is a line in the song that speaks to that when it says "dragging his cross to a place where he knew." YHWH - is the sacred name for God. It actually isn't typically spoken by Jews as it is considered too holy. It is used hundreds of times in the Old Testament of the Bible and is substituted out and replaced with LORD in most English Bible. I think you did a good job thinking through and processing that on the spot! On the song, it's from 2015 but the band really has gone back in time to their 80s-90s sound, a "return to their roots." You're right that it sounds old in that way.

I either seen an interview or video where the riff was an idea of Clint Lowerly of Sevendust and he shared the riff with Michael on a plane together. Not sure how true it is. But it does sound like a Sevendust riff.

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Man, Stryper is a blast from the past! Last time I heard them was over 20 years when I was exploring 80s hair/glam metal. I don't remember a ton about them (as you probably know by now, it's easy for bands to blend together when you do these "genre dives!"), but this is probably better than anything I remember. Really solid riffing, impressive (and catchy!) vocals... this is just good, solid, classic-sounding metal. As for genre this is somewhere between glam metal and power metal but with more modern production techniques. Maybe it's because I got turned on to metal through Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, but the simplicity and repetition doesn't bother me because the riffs and melodies make up for it. As for era, I'd say this is probably more late-80s than 90s. Though there were some bands doing music like this in the 90s they tended to be the international power metal bands; but in the mainstream Grunge pushed glam/hair metal out of the mainstream, at least in the US, but before that in the 80s music similar to this was massively popular.

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Drumer is playing triplets on his bass drum in the churus

I just found you.. I subscribed. Music doesn't have to be complex to get it's emotion across I think you would agree.. I'm also a musician and have been for 45 years as a guitar player .. This was very very good! It's actually an early 80's band, but these guys were and are great.. He's like in his late 50's or early 60's at the time of this coming out.

Dang! That was intense!

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Yahweh is the Hebrew name of God, a name so sacred Orthodox Jews would never pronounce it. A generic name for God in Hebrew is El. Sometimes God is referred to as Adonai, which means Lord (evoking sovereign rule/authority).

You should see this live

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Hey, it's rather 80´s heavy metal than 90´s hard rock. This sounds very much like some of their work in 1985 and 1986 when they released their most famous records. They were considered heavy metal in 1986.

21:04 I forgot to ask yesterday, could you point me to the exact timestamp of this thing you're talking about?

early bird here haha

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Peel lot day? Lol. Dude musta had Mexican when then was recorded

I'd call this glam metal. Hard rock is usually more bluesy and slower in tempo. I'd say it also has a more "organic" sound than this kinda polished power. I can appreciate some in this but it's a bit too uninteresting to me. Great analysis. Enjoyed that more than the song 😁

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Good musicianship. I can't say the songwriting impressed me that much, it's a bit weak. Lyrics were a bit cheesy to me as well. Overall not bad heavy metal at all, though can't say it's for me.

Never liked hair bands but this song has a typical power, heavy metal sound not bad though. The xtian aspect scared me away from this band

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It's so weird to me that there are people who listen to this stuff.