Stryper - The Covering
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Artist: StryperEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Published: 2011-02-01
CD Release Date: 2011-02-15
Music Label: Big 3 Records
Soundtracks:
- Set Me Free
- Blackout
- Heaven and Hell
- Lights Out
- Carry On My Wayward Son
- Highway Star
- Shout It Out Loud
- Over The Mountain
- The Trooper
- Breaking The Law
- On Fire
- Immigrant Song
- God
Music reviews of The Covering
Music Review: Heaviest Album Since to Hell With the Devil
Rating: 5 Stars
Holy smoke!!! From the get-go, this album is full of non-stop guitar shredding, explosive drum-playing, and "rock the hell out of you" vocals by Michael Sweet. Oh yeah, Tim Gaines is also back on bass & sounds phenomenal. In fact, the band sounds tighter than ever musically. What sets The Covering apart from the last two Stryper albums is the sheer all-out energy and intensity of the music. "Set Me Free" (by the band, Sweet) starts out with a kick-in-your-face drum intro by Robert Sweet and jumps into a high-velocity, guitar driven tempo that sets the pace for the rest of the album. Blackout (from The Scorpions) slows the pace down by about a milli-second and finds Michael belting out the lyrics at the top of his lungs (or close to it). As a side note, is it possible that Michael's voice is even better now than it was 26 years ago? How in the world does this guy do it?!! For anyone who may have thought Michael couldn't hit the high notes he did back in the 80s, THE COVERING will put that debate to rest (if MURDER BY PRIDE didn't do that already). Getting back to the music though, Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath) is maybe the best song on the album. This song has it all: a huge rock-chorus anthem, serious bone-crunching guitars and guitar riffs (thanks to Oz Fox), and Michael's voice sounds commanding, edgy and dark. I could listen to this song over and over. Without going into the rest of the album song-by-song, I'll mention a few highlights. Highway Star (Deep Purple) is maybe just as good as Heaven and Hell. Michael continues to amaze, from the high (I mean REALLY high) piercing vocals at the beginning of the song to the literal screams of the chorus: "I love it! I need it! I bleed it!" The song also features some retro keyboard sounds and a keyboard "solo" that rocks just as hard as the guitars do. Over the Mountain (Ozzy Osbourne), God (the lone Stryper original) and the just over 2-minute long "Immigrant Song" (Led Zeppelin) are also among the best songs on The Covering - with continued shredding & fret-work by Oz & Michael, etc. The only song that doesn't really do it for me is "Breaking the Law" (Judas Priest) and while "Carry on My Wayward Son" is OK, Stryper didn't really change things up much on this classic by Kansas (it's still a good song - it's just hard to top the original). FYI, Robert sounds absolutely amazing throughout this whole album! For some reason he didn't record with the guys on MURDER BY PRIDE, but his playing on The Covering is as energetic and as electric as ever. Doesn't seem like he's lost much of a beat. One last thing & this will not be a surprise to any Stryper fan, but the songs on this album have some GREAT vocal harmonizing and background vocals (especially "Set me Free," "Shout It Out Loud," and "Heaven and Hell"). This is just a great album, period. I generally stay away from comparisons (because so much is up to debate when it comes to music and art) but I would daresay this is Stryper's second best album after To Hell With the Devil. Or, at least the heaviest.
Description of The Covering
Stryper, the world s most celebrated multi-platinum Christian metal band, is back with an evocative take on classic rock songs. After 25 years, The Covering marks Stryper s journey throughout rock history by paying homage to their favorite rock songs with the brilliant style that only Stryper could accomplish.Stryper's 'The Covering' album features their distinct brand of Christian rock with a twist that never goes out of style. The extraordinary vocals from front man Michael Sweet are not only unsurpassed, but aid in the energy and vibrant flow of the melodical dueling guitars and hard-hitting drums. 'The Covering' features songs that have inspired the sound and band, Stryper, as the four original members united to record this cover album. Stand out tracks include the heart-felt tribute to Ronnie James Dio, Black Sabbath's 'Heaven and Hell', and Iron Maiden's popular 'The Trooper'. Also included is the guitar driven new original song from Stryper, 'God'.
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