Resurrection Band
Resurrection Band, also known as Rez Band or REZ, was a Christian rock band formed in 1972. They were part of the Jesus People USA Christian community in Chicago and most of its members have continued in that community to this day. Known for their blend of blues-rock and hard rock, Resurrection Band is credited as one of the forerunners of the Christian metal genre. Christianity Today called them "the most influential band in Christian music history." Following their debut in 1978, the band's greatest popularity was during the early 1980s, but later in the decade they received some crossover success when they had two music videos featured on MTV.
Led by the husband-and-wife team of Glenn and Wendi Kaiser, the band sought to evangelize using Christian rock, and addressed a variety of social ills in the lyrics of their music. While the group is officially disbanded, they played several one-off dates at the now defunct Cornerstone Festival, which members of the band helped establish. Currently Glenn Kaiser has an established solo career as a blues musician and is also a speaker on various spiritual issues to youth and adults.
Resurrection Band
ALBUMS
- Music To Raise The Dead 1972 - 1998 released: 2008
- Ampendectomy released: 1997
- Lament released: 1995
- Reach of Love released: 1993
- Twenty Years Live released: 1992
- Civil Rites released: 1991
- Innocent Blood released: 1989
- Compact Favorites released: 1988
- Silence Screams released: 1988
- Between Heaven 'n Hell released: 1985
- Hostage released: 1984
- Live Bootleg released: 1984
- D.M.Z. released: 1982
- Mommy Don't Love Daddy Anymore released: 1981
- Colours released: 1980
- Rainbow's End released: 1979
- Awaiting Your Reply released: 1978
- Music to Raise the Dead released: 1974
- The Best of Resurrection Band released:
Colours
The complexity of life is a label we must wear
Snarled the vision of the dreamer
Condemned by his own dare
As a child I asked the questions
But only for their sakes
Believing there were answers
Become my one mistake
The holy morning paper
Slaps the stpes of dawn
America's doors open
Let's see what's going on
Confusion with our coffee
Fear and frosted flakes
A Shuttle offstage - a change of scene
The expose of the american dream
Watergate burglars comedy relief
Laugh at ideals survivng our griefs
It's fool's gold for gilded fools
Playing gaily with twisted rules
Hail to the families in thier tv rooms
Suicide, genocide, abortion, cartoons
Terrorism, violence, starving refugees
Conscience, crucified, reality recedes
Nuclear tyrants, computerized plan,
Holding hostage everyman
It' won' happen 1950
It may happen 1965
It will happen
JUST DON'T THINK ABOUT IT !!!
Form dust to dust
Our lives fades away
We are the winds empty sighing
Vanity, all vanity
All but the cross, all but his dying