Comments on: STRYPER “The Covering” – A Commanding Celebration of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Classics http://metalodyssey.net/2011/02/04/stryper-the-covering-a-commanding-celebration-of-hard-rock-and-heavy-metal-classics/ Welcome to Metal Odyssey, it will be quite the Metal trip! Mon, 20 May 2013 16:55:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: STRYPER – Hard Rock & Heavy Metal Legends Are: Stone’s METAL Pick Of The Day! « Metal Odyssey > Heavy Metal Music Blog http://metalodyssey.net/2011/02/04/stryper-the-covering-a-commanding-celebration-of-hard-rock-and-heavy-metal-classics/#comment-35165 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:16:15 +0000 http://metalodyssey.wordpress.com/?p=17984#comment-35165 [...] STRYPER “The Covering” – A Commanding Celebration of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Classics February 4, 2011 [...]

]]> By: metalodyssey http://metalodyssey.net/2011/02/04/stryper-the-covering-a-commanding-celebration-of-hard-rock-and-heavy-metal-classics/#comment-3434 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 02:30:16 +0000 http://metalodyssey.wordpress.com/?p=17984#comment-3434 The song “God” is unreal great. I know it sounds cliche, only Stryper has “gotten better with age”. Their last studio album “Murder By Pride” was an amazing listen to me. You are so correct about Stryper “wearing their influences on their sleeve”… these are bands that made it all happen (including Stryper) and created these Metal genres you and I dig so much.

Rock Steady -

Stone

]]> By: Soldier777 http://metalodyssey.net/2011/02/04/stryper-the-covering-a-commanding-celebration-of-hard-rock-and-heavy-metal-classics/#comment-3433 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 01:29:06 +0000 http://metalodyssey.wordpress.com/?p=17984#comment-3433 I am a christian and I like rock, hard rock, melodic metal, power metal, and progressive/technical/shred metal. I have been a fan of Stryper since 1985 and they were one of the first christian metalbands I got into. I will be ordering this disc in the coming days and from what I heard so far I think the highlights will be the Trooper, Shout it Out loud, Carry On, Heaven and Hell and God. I think there are good things in store for Stryper and they are a talented group that are wearing their influences on their sleeve of groups they listened to and probably still do to this day. I am looking forward to the next original new release that is to come from these guys.

]]> By: Soldier777 http://metalodyssey.net/2011/02/04/stryper-the-covering-a-commanding-celebration-of-hard-rock-and-heavy-metal-classics/#comment-3432 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 01:22:51 +0000 http://metalodyssey.wordpress.com/?p=17984#comment-3432 I am a christian and I like rock, hard rock, melodic metal, power metal, and progressive/technical/shred metal. I have bene a fan of Stryper since 1985 and they were one of the first christian metalbands I got into. I will be ordering this disc in the coming days and from what I heard so far I rhink the highlights will be the Trooper, Shout it Out loud, Carry On, Heaven and Hell and God. I think there are good things in store for Stryper and they are a talented group that are wearing their ingluences on their sleeve of groups they listened to and probably still do to this day. I for one am looking forward to the next original new release that is to come from these guys.

]]> By: metalodyssey http://metalodyssey.net/2011/02/04/stryper-the-covering-a-commanding-celebration-of-hard-rock-and-heavy-metal-classics/#comment-3234 Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:48:18 +0000 http://metalodyssey.wordpress.com/?p=17984#comment-3234 If you don’t have their last studio album “Murder By Pride” I strongly recommend it! If you already own it, hopefully you agree it’s a keeper! Tremendous songs that are so melodic and still have that patented Stryper sound. I ranked “Murder By Pride” as #15 on my “Best Of” list for 2009. Check it out if you want:

http://metalodyssey.wordpress.com/2009/12/28/metal-odysseys-top-25-heavy-metal-albums-of-2009/

]]> By: RattRocker http://metalodyssey.net/2011/02/04/stryper-the-covering-a-commanding-celebration-of-hard-rock-and-heavy-metal-classics/#comment-3233 Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:33:03 +0000 http://metalodyssey.wordpress.com/?p=17984#comment-3233 Yeah, I found out about this from reading about Michael Sweet being involved with Boston and finding out Stryper covered my favorite Bosotn song and then I found this album out, I was totally psyched about the setlist

]]> By: metalodyssey http://metalodyssey.net/2011/02/04/stryper-the-covering-a-commanding-celebration-of-hard-rock-and-heavy-metal-classics/#comment-3227 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:22:55 +0000 http://metalodyssey.wordpress.com/?p=17984#comment-3227 I highly recommend your getting “The Covering”… based on your writing and comments, I tend to lean towards your digging it quite a bit. KISS being included on this covers album only makes me more proud of the roots of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal… what would this album be without a KISS song?

]]> By: RattRocker http://metalodyssey.net/2011/02/04/stryper-the-covering-a-commanding-celebration-of-hard-rock-and-heavy-metal-classics/#comment-3226 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:11:31 +0000 http://metalodyssey.wordpress.com/?p=17984#comment-3226 Like Tokyo5, I am not religious so I don’t relate to their lyrics that well, but never-the-less I still think Stryper is a good Glam Metal band, Christian MEtal, White Metal, whatever you want to call it, band. When I first saw this trakc listing I was surprised, most cover albums have a couple good songs, but this one is really good, I am actually excited to get this cover album. There are only a couple christian bands in my library, but it doesn’t bother me, as long as that is not everything the band sings about. The Yellow and Black attack is a good album along with their other first couple albums!

]]> By: metalodyssey http://metalodyssey.net/2011/02/04/stryper-the-covering-a-commanding-celebration-of-hard-rock-and-heavy-metal-classics/#comment-3225 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:34:39 +0000 http://metalodyssey.wordpress.com/?p=17984#comment-3225 AAAHHHH! Don’t get me started on that PMRC! Those were scary times! Plus, Stryper was never immune to what the PMRC wanted to do with Rock ‘N’ Roll! Remember… Sheena Easton was on the PMRC list of “bad apples” too! As well as the late/legendary John Denver with “Rocky Mountain High”!!! AAAAHHHHHHH!

Life is all about “choice” and music is no exception. If you choose to not like Strypers lyrics, that is a personal freedom, a liberty that you are engaging for your own personal reasons. It’s all good… I can’t listen to everything myself!

]]> By: metalodyssey http://metalodyssey.net/2011/02/04/stryper-the-covering-a-commanding-celebration-of-hard-rock-and-heavy-metal-classics/#comment-3224 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:29:06 +0000 http://metalodyssey.wordpress.com/?p=17984#comment-3224 You are so right on about your listening to Stryper right after Mercyful Fate! Metal be thy name that is the way it was, wasn’t it? Even “filing” our albums back then… a stack would be like… Venom, Saxon, Stryper and then Mercyful Fate like you so mentioned. Well, I guess music diversity never hurt anyone. :)

]]> By: tokyo5 http://metalodyssey.net/2011/02/04/stryper-the-covering-a-commanding-celebration-of-hard-rock-and-heavy-metal-classics/#comment-3223 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:24:28 +0000 http://metalodyssey.wordpress.com/?p=17984#comment-3223 Although it’s not a popular opinion…I like cover versions of great songs. It’s a fresh take on a song I’ve often listen to countless times.

That said, I’m not much of a Stryper fan. As I don’t believe in god, I can’t relate to their lyrics. And I don’t really like the singer’s falsetto voice.

Do they still wear the black and yellow spandex?

Actually though, I’m a bit surprised to see that a “religious” band is singing songs by “devil bands” like Priest, Maiden, Sabbath, KISS, etc!

I am a big fan of those bands…especially KISS, Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne…so I’d like to hear their take on those songs.

This reminds me though…do you remember in the ’80s when churches and the PMRC in America said that heavy metal had “evil subliminal” messages hidden in the songs…and they would burn albums in bonfires?

]]> By: metalodyssey http://metalodyssey.net/2011/02/04/stryper-the-covering-a-commanding-celebration-of-hard-rock-and-heavy-metal-classics/#comment-3222 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:40:34 +0000 http://metalodyssey.wordpress.com/?p=17984#comment-3222 I second your Metal opinion on Robert Sweet! ;)

]]> By: metalodyssey http://metalodyssey.net/2011/02/04/stryper-the-covering-a-commanding-celebration-of-hard-rock-and-heavy-metal-classics/#comment-3221 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:39:40 +0000 http://metalodyssey.wordpress.com/?p=17984#comment-3221 Stryper’s lyrics never bothered me at all, I always liked their inspired themes, plus I do have faith as well. I saw Stryper live back in those late 80′s too, with Hurricane and Hittman. That was an unreal great show I always reflect on. Stryper is one of those bands, where I wish I saw them several more times live! :)

]]> By: Metal Mark http://metalodyssey.net/2011/02/04/stryper-the-covering-a-commanding-celebration-of-hard-rock-and-heavy-metal-classics/#comment-3220 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:18:09 +0000 http://metalodyssey.wordpress.com/?p=17984#comment-3220 This is certainly better than most cover albums. Not great, but certainly pretty good. I also think that Robert Sweet is a fantastic drummer too.

]]> By: 80smetalman http://metalodyssey.net/2011/02/04/stryper-the-covering-a-commanding-celebration-of-hard-rock-and-heavy-metal-classics/#comment-3219 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:43:02 +0000 http://metalodyssey.wordpress.com/?p=17984#comment-3219 Many metalheads bash Stryper because of their Christian beliefs. To quote an old friend, he couldn’t stomach the Jesus lyrics. But most of their songs don’t throw Jesus in your face and they have always been a great sounding band. I still listen to Soldiers Under Command, my personal favourite of theirs. I also watched their kick ass live show in London in 1987 and I give a full account of it in my book.
Going down memory lane now, I used to play the forementioned Stryper album directly after listening to Melissa by Mercyful Fate. I used to call it a heaven and hell moment.

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