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Rock (Casting Pearls EP)
''Rock'' is the second recorded work by the band Casting Pearls.9 Track 3, "Wastin' Time" was re-used on their next release, '' Casting Pearls''. Track listing #Stuck #Love But Dread #Wastin' Time #Off The Hook #Close Your Eyes #Need You Here #All About Love #August #2 a.m. External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20071001001201/http://www.purevolume.com/albums/castingpearls/rock {{DEFAULTSORT:Rock (Casting Pearls Ep) 2002 EPs VOTA albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VOTA
VOTA (formerly known as Casting Pearls) is a Christian rock band from Lincoln, Nebraska, featuring Bryan Olesen, a former guitarist with Christian rock band Newsboys. Several of the band's songs have been featured on rotation with national radio networks such as K-Love, and are part of the international 180 Tour. Their song "Hard to Believe" was listed at No. 17 on '' R&R'' magazine's May 2, 2009, weekly chart for the United States. History Casting Pearls was formed by Bryan Olesen and bass guitarist Case Maranville in 1997 when they joined drummer Shane Coop. After a few line-up changes, the band solidified in 2003 to include Olesen, Maranville and drummer Scott Rutz. In July 2003, the band met Peter Furler of Newsboys which led to Olesen's tenure as lead guitarist for Newsboys from 2003 to early 2006 and the self-titled release on Furler's Inpop Records of '' Casting Pearls'' in 2005. In 2008, the band changed its name to VOTA due to confusion with similarly named Christia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music that features lyrics focusing on matters of Christian faith, often with an emphasis on Jesus in Christianity, Jesus, typically performed by self-proclaimed Christians, Christian individuals. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands. Many bands who perform Christian rock have ties to the contemporary Christian music labels, media outlets, and festivals, while other bands are independent. History Christian response to early rock music (1950s–1960s) Most traditional and Christian fundamentalism, fundamentalist Christians did not view rock music favorably when it became popular with young people from the 1950s, even though country music, country and gospel music often influenced early rock music. In 1952 Archibald Davison, a Harvard professor, summed up the sound of traditional Christian music and why its supporters might not like rock music when he wrote of "... a rhythm that avoids strong pulses; a melo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casting Pearls (album)
''Casting Pearls'' is the self-titled and label-debut album by the Christian rock band Casting Pearls (now known as VOTA). The album was initially released independently in December 2004 by Big Box Records. It was later re-released nationally as a CD-DVD combo from Inpop Records on August 16, 2005, with a slightly rearranged track listing. The DVD side includes a live concert recording of the band playing with fellow Lincoln, Nebraska, band Remedy Drive and special guest Phil Joel at the Rococo Theatre in Lincoln. Additional musicians *Phil Joel Philip Joel Urry (born 5 January 1973), known by his stage name Phil Joel, is a New Zealand musician and former bassist for the Christian rock group Newsboys. Background Philip Joel Urry was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He was lead singer a ... - additional background vocals *Jason Burkum - additional guitar, choir *Maria Schatz, Tracey Colling, Tonja Rose, Marcy Berkum, Rob Harris, Ken Harrell - "Whole World in His Hands" cho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
