PETRA: More Power To Ya LP/Blue vinyl

• FIRST TIME ON RADIANT BLUE VINYL
• 2021 Girder Records 
• Included Full Color 2 Sided Sleeve with Printed Lyrics, Band Photo
• Includes 12x18" Poster with Vinyl
• Remastered by Rob Colwell (Bombworks Sound)
• Originally Release in 1982

More Power to Ya was Petra's fifth album and the album that changed everything.  Previously sounding similar to Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Eagles, with some laid back Southern Rock vibes, Petra had been working out the bugs to perfect a polished progressive-rock sound. Petra finally crafted a style that could easily lock horns with anything on the industry charts and stand toe to toe with bands like Styx, Boston, and Journey. Their new progressive(ish) rock sound began receiving attention from the mainstream music industry.  In case you wondered if this was a significant change, BILLBOARD dubbed More Power to Ya a "Top Album Pick" and praised the band's "surging music, tough lyrics and effective vocals."

Hot on the heels of the success of Never Say Die, Petra's return featured an even more polished production, intentional and disciplined composition, and a sweeping scale. More Power to Ya rivaled mainstream albums by groups like Journey, Boston, or Styx in style and sound, but brought an unabashed message of encouragement to Christian listeners. Christian radio had a field day with the title track, while rock fans thrilled to the stripped-down riff (and creepy backwards message) of “Judas’ Kiss.” “Rose Colored Stained Glass Windows” dared to challenge complacency within the church, while “The Road To Zion” struck an epic, almost Zeppelinesque tone both lyrically and musically. More Power to Ya checked all the boxes, rose to even higher sales levels, and saw Petra become one of the biggest touring spectacles in Christian music.  

ABOUT THE REISSUE

Although this album was released nine years ago as a 25th Anniversary Edition in 2012, it lacked the punch, low-end, and definition that remastering now affords, leaving fans wanting more. But now in the hands of Rob Colwell, it is truly a masterpiece and sounds new, fresh and somehow relevant, again.

Bob Hartman – Guitar
Greg X. Volz – Lead vocals
John Slick – Keyboards
Mark Kelly – Bass
Louie Weaver – Drums

TRACKS

1. "Stand Up"  3:34
2. "Second Wind"  4:35
3. "More Power to Ya"  3:38
4. "Judas' Kiss"  4:44
5. "Rose Coloured Stained Glass Windows"  4:18
    
6. "Run for the Prize"  4:31
7. "All Over Me"  5:52
8. "Let Everything that Hath Breath"  4:23
9. "Road to Zion" (words & music by Mike Hudson)  3:59
10. "Disciple"  3:29