Chase The Kangaroo

Ping Pong Over the Abyss  ~The 77's | Then and Now Ping Pong  is The 77's debut effort, released in 1982.  The title is said to have come from  Allen Ginsberg 's poem " Howl ," section 3: " I'm with you in Rockland / where you scream in a straight jacket that you're losing the game of the actual ping pong of the abyss. " When this album was released in '82, The 77's were the new kids on the block to this thing that was being called, "Christian rock".  Not only were they new, they brought with them a new style and sound.  It wasn't a new to the kids they were writing and playing for, but it was very new to a very new "industry".  Because of that, I can't remember if it was greeted with a ton of acceptance. In fact, I'll go on a limb and say that it probably wasn't.  However, it was greeted with just enough optimism. Even if it was my own personal optimism, it was enough to keep me and others listeni...

D.M.Z.  ~Resurrection Band | Then and Now I have fond memories of listening to  D.M.Z.   In my opinion, this was Resurrection Band's best.   Colours  and  Mommy Doesn't Love Daddy Anymore  easily stand on their own, but both efforts led up the musical moment of  D.M.Z. The album opens with the blistering, "Military Man", one of the band's most popular songs, even to this day.  If you were a fan of Van Halen, then you will love this record. Though they experimented with a little more keyboard and synthesizers on D.M.Z., it in no way takes away from how much this album rocks.  At the time, it fit right in. Lyrically, Resurrection Band stay true to bringing the Gospel down to the individual level, as they have always done.  The obvious theme to D.M.Z. was war and the threat of war, with "Military Man, "White Noise", "The Prisoner" and "Babylon". Take a listen and step back into 1982 and hear some of the best rock n' ...