Jerusalem is a Swedish Christian rock band, founded in 1975 by Ulf Christiansson. It was one of the first bands to combine Christian lyrics with a hard rock and heavy metal sound.
Jerusalem's message was primarily aimed at youth, with their lyrics describing the band's relationship to God in an ordinary, but radical way. The band's purpose was expressly evangelistic. Their concerts have been described as a series of revival meetings which often included altar calls and occasionally exorcisms.[1]
Over time, Jerusalem gained broader acceptance, and after three years of touring record companies began making offers to record the band. The Christian record company Prim signed Jerusalem, without much expectation of success. However, the band's self-titled debut album, Jerusalem, became an instant hit among Christian listeners, and within the first six months the record sold 20,000 copies, unheard of within the genre of Christian rock in Europe.[1]
From the Christian Greenbelt festival in England, where Jerusalem participated during the summer, Americans brought the record to the United States and Glen Kaiser, leader of Resurrection Band, one of the most prominent Christian rock bands in the US. Kaiser gave the record to Pat Boone, who owned Lamb & Lion Records. Lamb & Lion subsequently released Jerusalem's records in the United States and Canada.[1]
With the fourth album, Vi Kan Inte Stoppas (Can't Stop Us Now), Jerusalem changed their style to a more melodic rock sound[1] with lyrics that were not as overtly God-centered.
Eventually, however, this all became too much, and the members of the band tired out. In 1985, Jerusalem quit touring and enrolled in the Word of Life Bible School.[1]
In 1987, Jerusalem released Dancing on the Head of the Serpent. Reidar I. Paulsen played the keyboards. The record sleeve depicted jeans and boots-clad person jumping on a person's head who appears to be half human/half lizard. This radical image proved too shocking for Swedish Christians. Some record stores banned the album,[1] while others still stocked the album, but sold the record under the counter. After this album, the band took a six-year hiatus.
Membersedit
Current
Jerusalem currently has two line-ups
Ulf Christiansson - vocals, guitar (1975–present)
Anders Mossberg - bass (1978? - 1981?, 1996–present)
^ abcdefPowell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. pp. 448–449. ISBN1-56563-679-1.
Hale, Mark (1993). "1482". Headbangers (First edition, second printing ed.). Ann Arbor, Michigan: Popular Culture, Ink. p. 171. ISBN1-56075-029-4.
Van Pelt, Doug (March–April 1999). . HM Magazine (76). ISSN 1066-6923. Archived from the original on July 14, 2001. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
External linksedit
Official website
April 09, 2024
jerusalem, swedish, band, neutrality, this, article, disputed, relevant, discussion, found, talk, page, please, remove, this, message, until, conditions, march, 2018, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, jerusalem, swedish, christian, rock, band, foun. The neutrality of this article is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met March 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Jerusalem is a Swedish Christian rock band founded in 1975 by Ulf Christiansson It was one of the first bands to combine Christian lyrics with a hard rock and heavy metal sound JerusalemOriginGothenburg SwedenGenresChristian rock Christian metalYears active1975 presentMembersUlf ChristianssonAnders MossbergDan TibellKlas AnderhellPeter CarlsohnReidar I PaulsenMichael UlvsgardPast membersBertil SorenssonDanne GansmoeWebsitewww wbr jerusalem wbr se Contents 1 History 2 Members 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 Live albums 3 3 Compilation albums 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Official Jerusalem logoJerusalem s message was primarily aimed at youth with their lyrics describing the band s relationship to God in an ordinary but radical way The band s purpose was expressly evangelistic Their concerts have been described as a series of revival meetings which often included altar calls and occasionally exorcisms 1 Over time Jerusalem gained broader acceptance and after three years of touring record companies began making offers to record the band The Christian record company Prim signed Jerusalem without much expectation of success However the band s self titled debut album Jerusalem became an instant hit among Christian listeners and within the first six months the record sold 20 000 copies unheard of within the genre of Christian rock in Europe 1 From the Christian Greenbelt festival in England where Jerusalem participated during the summer Americans brought the record to the United States and Glen Kaiser leader of Resurrection Band one of the most prominent Christian rock bands in the US Kaiser gave the record to Pat Boone who owned Lamb amp Lion Records Lamb amp Lion subsequently released Jerusalem s records in the United States and Canada 1 With the fourth album Vi Kan Inte Stoppas Can t Stop Us Now Jerusalem changed their style to a more melodic rock sound 1 with lyrics that were not as overtly God centered Eventually however this all became too much and the members of the band tired out In 1985 Jerusalem quit touring and enrolled in the Word of Life Bible School 1 In 1987 Jerusalem released Dancing on the Head of the Serpent Reidar I Paulsen played the keyboards The record sleeve depicted jeans and boots clad person jumping on a person s head who appears to be half human half lizard This radical image proved too shocking for Swedish Christians Some record stores banned the album 1 while others still stocked the album but sold the record under the counter After this album the band took a six year hiatus Members editCurrentJerusalem currently has two line ups Ulf Christiansson vocals guitar 1975 present Anders Mossberg bass 1978 1981 1996 present Dan Tibell keyboards 1975 1985 1996 present Klas Anderhell drums 1979 1981 1996 present Peter Carlsohn bass 1981 1995 2003 present Reidar I Paulsen keyboards 1986 1995 2006 present Michael Ulvsgard drums 1981 1995 2003 present PastBertil Sorensson bass 1978 Danne Gansmoe drums 1978 A lot of different musicians were at one time or another part of Jerusalem These are just the ones who recorded with Jerusalem Reidar Ingvald Paulsen changed name in 2007 for Reidar Ingvald PaascheDiscography editFor albums released in both Swedish and English versions the English titles are in parentheses Studio albums edit Jerusalem Volume 1 1978 1980 Volym 2 Volume 2 1980 1981 Krigsman Warrior 1981 1982 Vi Kan Inte Stoppas Can t Stop Us Now 1983 1984 Dancing on the Head of the Serpent 1987 Prophet 1994 Volym 3 Those Were the Days 1996 1997 Volum Fyra R A D 1997 1998 She 2010 Stygn 2023 Live albums edit In His Majesty s Service Live in USA 1985 Live Pa Ren Svenska 1998 Compilation albums edit 10 Years After 1988 Klassiker 1 Classics 1 1993 1996 Klassiker 2 Classics 2 1993 1996 Classics 3 1995 Tretti 2006 Greatest Hits 2006 References edit a b c d e f Powell Mark Allan 2002 Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music First printing ed Peabody Massachusetts Hendrickson Publishers pp 448 449 ISBN 1 56563 679 1 Hale Mark 1993 1482 Headbangers First edition second printing ed Ann Arbor Michigan Popular Culture Ink p 171 ISBN 1 56075 029 4 Van Pelt Doug March April 1999 Indie Album Reviews JERUSALEM HM Magazine 76 ISSN 1066 6923 Archived from the original on July 14 2001 Retrieved April 24 2007 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jerusalem Swedish band amp oldid 1192500896, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
