''So Far from Home'' is the first installment in a space-themed trilogy released by Christian rock band

Brave Saint Saturn Brave Saint Saturn (stylized as braveSaintSaturn, brave saint saturn or BS2) is a Christian rock band formed in Denver, Colorado in 1999. The band is a side-project of members of Five Iron Frenzy started by Reese Roper. The band calls their mus ...

. This release contains fewer elements of the trilogy's plot that was developed in the two subsequent albums, opting for a more general feeling of darkness and loneliness. It was released in 2000. Lyricist Reese Roper shows his typical awareness of social issues, albeit with an unusual melancholy. "Under Bridges" samples clips from the

Apollo 8 Genesis reading On Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 read from the Book of Genesis as they orbited the Moon. Astronauts Bill Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman, the first humans to travel to the Moon, recited verses 1 through 10 of ...

and tackles homelessness, through a contemporary interpretation of the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats. "Two-Twenty-Nine" keeps with the space theme, beginning with a clip from the countdown sequence of the

Space Shuttle Challenger disaster On January 28, 1986, the broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard. The spacecraft disintegrated above the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:39a.m. EST (16:39 UTC). It was ...

, and relays the personal loss of his grandmother. The album cover includes NASA imag
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Track listing

# "Prologue" # "Space Robot Five" # "Independence Day" # "Shadow Of Def" # "Resistor" # "Fireworks" # "Under Bridges" # "Data Stream One" # "Rocketown" # "Moon Burns Bright" # "Two-Twenty-Nine" # "Gloria"

Personnel

Reese Roper Michael Reese Roper (born June 30, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter, best known as lead singer for the Denver, Colorado-based Christian ska punk band Five Iron Frenzy, as well as fronting the rock bands Brave Saint Saturn and Roper. Pe ...

- Lead Vocals *Mike Busbee - Keyboard *Jeff Campitrelli - Drums and percussion *Scott Kerr - Electric Guitar *Tony Lacido - Bass * Masaki Liu - Strings & guitar *Big Lou The Accordion Princess - Accordion *

Micah Ortega Five Iron Frenzy is an American band formed in Denver, Colorado, in 1995. Best known for playing ska punk music characterized by an offbeat sense of humor and prominent Christian themes, Five Iron was one of the pioneering figures of the Christi ...

- Turntables *Monica Smith - Background Vocals *Frank Tate - "Mad Rap Skills" *Andrew Verdechhio - Drums *Eric Wood - Drums

References

{{Authority control Brave Saint Saturn albums 2000 debut albums Concept albums