A.W.O.L.
At the Will Of the Lord
1986 Jirah Records
Merritt Island, Florida, USA
Paul Peters, Jr. – Lead vocals, lead guitar
Amy Howald – Lead vocals, harmonizing vocals, synthesizer
Erich Mahnke – Lead guitar
C. J. Martin – Bass guitar
Syboy James – Percussion
Stephen Ty Keller – Percussion
Side 1:
- Tanya
- Got the Spirit
- We’re Gonna Win
- Road to Zion
- Risque
Side 2:
- Jesus
- Save Me
- Blowin’ the Amps
- El Shaddai
The front cover of this looks kind of metal, but the sound is pretty light rock overall. It’s basically an early 80s sound from a band that was in the mid-80s. The weird thing is that there is a release from this band in 1992 that is… funk metal. Well, there is an ep and a longer version, and I have only heard the ep version. But they do a cover of 24/7 Spyz version of Kool & The Gang’s “Jungle Boogie” – because that is the style they are going for in the 90s. It is almost like someone told them they were too dated at some point in the 80s, and they came back with an updated sound and a few new members. Also, the 1992 release seems to be mostly political commentary, while this tape is very Christian. It’s just a really weird transition to see, because this tape barely touches on any kind of hard rock here and there (songs like “Risque” and “Blowin’ the Amps” do rock out).
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