For Petra fans—when did Petra lose you? (And did they get you back?)

Petra: good for what it is, but not a frequent player
Come and Join Us: an improvement, mainly for the two Greg songs
Washes Whiter Than: too mellow CCMy, but some good tracks
Never Say Die: here’s where they get cooking
More Power to Ya: masterpiece
Not of This World: masterpiece
Beat the System: great songs, only hampered by the techno sound
Back to the Street: great
This Means War!: masterpiece
On Fire!: masterpiece
Praise 1: good
Beyond Belief: masterpiece
Unseen Power: great
Wake Up Call: great
No Doubt: good, underrated
Praise 2: good, underrated
God Fixation: good, underrated
Double Take: heck no
Revival: pass
Jekyll and Hyde: really good

Petra: Good lyrics but overall boring
Come and Join Us: Slightly better
Washes Whiter Than: Too soft and boring
Never Say Die: Start getting good, three really good tracks here
More Power to Ya: Overrated but a step up
Not of this World: One of their better albums
Beat the System: Some top-tier Petra songs here
Back to the Street: Good
This Means War!: Several of their best tracks here
On Fire!: Great, second heaviest album
Praise 1: Worst album outside of the first three, but not bad
Beyond Belief: Overrated, but still good
Unseen Power: One of their best, even got some good riffs here
Wake Up Call: Underrated, but too many ballads
No Doubt: Underrated, one of their best
Praise 2: Decent
God Fixation: Underrated, consistent quality
Double Take: I only know the 2 new songs, but I like them a lot
Revival: Good but sometimes boring
Jekyll and Hyde: Really good, heavy and full of good riffs, their best imo

Pro-Zak wrote:

Superjuice wrote:Without a doubt it was No Doubt.  I don't think they could figure out the industry at the time and just put out this blase' pastiche flub of an album.

Pft, it's a fine album.

I was just stirring up the pot.  It's still Petra being skilled songwriters and excellent musicians, but nothing on here really rocks outside of Right Place.

Petra: good place to start, but not a favourite
Come and Join Us: better than the first.
Washes Whiter Than: Okay, but not quite there yet
Never Say Die: Masterpiece!  Angel of Light is top drawer stuff.
More Power to Ya: Masterpiece!
Not of This World: Masterpiece!
Beat the System: Masterpiece!
Back to the Street: Masterpiece!
This Means War!: Masterpiece!
On Fire!: Masterpiece!
Praise 1: Solid album, and brilliant on the days I want worship songs.
Beyond Belief: Masterpiece!
Unseen Power: Not quite as good as Beyond Belief, but still really great.
Wake Up Call: Slight down on Unseen Power, but again, still a great album.
No Doubt: Solid album, top lyrics, but music not so catchy.
Praise 2: Another great album, not quite as good as Praise 1
God Fixation: Terrible to my ears.  Lyrics are good, but just can't listen to the music.
Double Take: Take some great songs and make them sound worse.
Revival: Good, but not great
Jekyll and Hyde: Almost a masterpiece.  Lacking a bit of depth (and solos and maybe an extra track, and better artwork!)

Fundy wrote:Petra: good place to start, but not a favourite
Come and Join Us: better than the first.
Washes Whiter Than: Okay, but not quite there yet
Never Say Die: Masterpiece!  Angel of Light is top drawer stuff.
More Power to Ya: Masterpiece!
Not of This World: Masterpiece!
Beat the System: Masterpiece!
Back to the Street: Masterpiece!
This Means War!: Masterpiece!
On Fire!: Masterpiece!
Praise 1: Solid album, and brilliant on the days I want worship songs.
Beyond Belief: Masterpiece!
Unseen Power: Not quite as good as Beyond Belief, but still really great.
Wake Up Call: Slight down on Unseen Power, but again, still a great album.
No Doubt: Solid album, top lyrics, but music not so catchy.
Praise 2: Another great album, not quite as good as Praise 1
God Fixation: Terrible to my ears.  Lyrics are good, but just can't listen to the music.
Double Take: Take some great songs and make them sound worse.
Revival: Good, but not great
Jekyll and Hyde: Almost a masterpiece.  Lacking a bit of depth (and solos and maybe an extra track, and better artwork!)

I do agree with what you said about Jekyll & Hyde. I don't think it needs an extra track though, the songs are just too short. The artwork isn't bad, sometimes minimal artwork is best(Metallica(S/T) for example) and Jekyll & Hyde does it well. Their worst cover art is when it's just a picture of the band. Beyond Belief and Wake Up Call are cool though because it's not JUST the band, Beyond Belief has the cool color and plane and Wake Up Call has them preforming on top of the world, not just standing around.

Yeah, band pictures are great for back covers, not so much front covers

StevenCressler wrote:Yeah, band pictures are great for back covers, not so much front covers

Facts. On the back cover of ...AJFA Jason looks like he just heard the mastering with lack of bass.