By now, REZ had perfected their recent formula of blues-based rock, as evidenced in songs like "Footprints" and "In My Room", interspersed with AC/DC-inspired heavy metal numbers like the album's opener, "Lovespeak", as well as "Comatose". Co-lead singer Wendi Kaiser is given more to do on this record, which is good or bad depending on the listener's opinion of her vocal style. Along with "Comatose" and "Death Machine," she duets with her husband Glenn Kaiser on the uptempo blues number "Hotfootin'" and closes out the album with a cover of the classic Jefferson Airplane song, "Somebody to Love". Given that her voice has often been compared to Grace Slick, it's an appropriate choice.
Civil Rites is also more forcefully evangelical than REZ' two prior releases. The band returns to issues of importance to its younger high-school-aged audience, like casual sex and its emotional aftermath (song "Players"), family turmoil ("In My Room"), and drug addiction—specifically crack cocaine ("Little Jeanie"). Prostitution and drug use ("Comatose"), the remaining cultural aftereffects of slavery ("Lincoln's Train"), and harsh criticism of the military-industrial complex ("Death Machine")—a frequent, ongoing REZ theme—are topics dealt with as well. On a brighter note, however, the upbeat "Hotfootin'" pays tribute to the tireless work of street preachers.
civil, rites, tenth, studio, album, american, christian, rock, band, resurrection, band, known, this, point, released, 1991, studio, album, rezreleased1991recorded1991studiotone, zone, studios, chicago, illinoisgenrechristian, rocklength42, 47labelgrrrproducer. Civil Rites is the tenth studio album by American Christian rock band Resurrection Band known at this point as REZ released in 1991 Civil RitesStudio album by REZReleased1991Recorded1991StudioTone Zone Studios Chicago IllinoisGenreChristian rockLength42 47LabelGrrrProducerREZ Tom CameronREZ chronologyInnocent Blood 1989 Civil Rites 1991 XX Years Live 1992 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingCornerstone 1 Contents 1 Recording history 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 ReferencesRecording history editBy now REZ had perfected their recent formula of blues based rock as evidenced in songs like Footprints and In My Room interspersed with AC DC inspired heavy metal numbers like the album s opener Lovespeak as well as Comatose Co lead singer Wendi Kaiser is given more to do on this record which is good or bad depending on the listener s opinion of her vocal style Along with Comatose and Death Machine she duets with her husband Glenn Kaiser on the uptempo blues number Hotfootin and closes out the album with a cover of the classic Jefferson Airplane song Somebody to Love Given that her voice has often been compared to Grace Slick it s an appropriate choice Civil Rites is also more forcefully evangelical than REZ two prior releases The band returns to issues of importance to its younger high school aged audience like casual sex and its emotional aftermath song Players family turmoil In My Room and drug addiction specifically crack cocaine Little Jeanie Prostitution and drug use Comatose the remaining cultural aftereffects of slavery Lincoln s Train and harsh criticism of the military industrial complex Death Machine a frequent ongoing REZ theme are topics dealt with as well On a brighter note however the upbeat Hotfootin pays tribute to the tireless work of street preachers Track listing edit Lovespeak 3 29 Mission Bells 3 36 Comatose 3 31 Death Machine 2 57 Players 4 17 Lincoln s Train 4 42 Hotfootin 2 54 Little Jeanie 4 29 Footprints 2 37 Pauper s Grave 4 30 In My Room 2 44 Somebody to Love 3 01Personnel editGlenn Kaiser vocals guitars harmonica Wendi Kaiser vocals Stu Heiss electric and acoustic guitars keyboards Roy Montroy bass guitar keyboards John Herrin drums Production REZ producer mixing Tom Cameron producer Ed Bialach engineer Roy Montroy engineer Roger Heiss engineer mixing Steve Hall masteringReferences edit Mosher Chris 1991 Reviews Civil Rites Cornerstone 20 95 29 ISSN 0275 2743 nbsp This Christian music album related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Civil Rites amp oldid 999812868, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
