Search - Altar Boys :: Gut Level Music/Against the Gr

When I was 14 years old.

Mr. Christopher | California, USA | 12/14/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I was skating when I was younger, and the Altar Boys were the christian alternative for bands like Nine Inch Nails and Suicidal Tendancies. Their chord structure and beat truely represent the "grunge - punk" of the eighties (when you could actually tell what the singer was saying).All in all, if you like punk - this is an Excellent example of the sound punk should have stayed with. I've heard and played many different styles, but I have never heard the clean sound of the Altar Boys' (for lack of a better phrase) 'gut level music' and message replicated anywhere since then.BUY THIS ALBUM... YOU WON'T REGRET IT.
-- REBELS FOR CHRIST! --"

Good Clean Hard Music

Chuck R. | Washington, DC United States | 10/10/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Altar Boys are a truly original and talented Christian band. Classifying themselves as punk, they are far from the simple 3 chord, music school dropouts of regular world punk. The message on these albums is uplifting plain and simple. The Altar Boys are not afraid to proclaim the name of Jesus Christ. Of all the albums the Altar Boys released I like these 2 the best. The music is hard and driving and the messages are plain, simple, and truthful. Lyrically this is some of my favorite rock music.
Mike Stand (lead singer) does have a more poetic and artistically smoother side on his 2 solo albums."

Food For the Soul!

Dave | Pittsburgh, PA United States | 02/21/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I first heard these guys in a mens clothing store over the store music system in the mid-80's, "Final Hour" was the track playing. It grabbed me deep inside- they really conveyed the agony of His final hours before the cross. I was raised up in a christian home and church, and had wandered far and wide, and this music helped bring me back Home where I belonged. I definitely had a "Heart Lost in Nowhere", and they reminded me that "Life Begins at the Cross". Its punk appeal is still fashionable today, they don't cram their beliefs down your throat, but the message is still loud and clear. One of the best concerts I've ever attended was when they played at the Trenton War Memorial (go figure!) Cheez I miss 'em! Definitely buy this disc!"