Best Stryper album for starters?

ultmetal wrote:

thejokeriv wrote:

Sutekh wrote:

Soldiers Under Command or To Hell... have that combination of metal attitude and riffing with an increasingly commercial sensibility perfect as a starting point.

Yep, this! If you have to start with one, start with THWTD

Winner.

In God We Trust is very glossy compared to THWTH and SUC. I also recommend Against the Law.

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I'm surprised how much attention IGWT is getting. This was the album that ended my interest in Stryper....and I was a HUGE fanboy at that time.

I agree, "To Hell with the Devil" and "Soldiers..." are the best place to start. Against the Law is good too.

I may have to revisit IGWT since so many people seem to like it.

Soldiers under command and against the law is where I would start.

Wurthless wrote:

muckie wrote:

Wurthless wrote:

I checked out some Stryper, and I liked a grand total of 5 songs I heard. Believe me, it has nothing to do with me not being christian. I just couldn't stand how cheesy their songwriting is. "Christ is the lover of your soul..."; I'll stick to Theocracy when I want to hear christian metal.

Notwithstanding, Soldiers Under Command is a kick-ass metal song.

I'm a christian myself and after listening to songs like "To Hell with the Devil", I must say, the music isn't too bad but the lyrics are hilarious! It's mostly how it's all presented. Though that makes Stryper kind of fun in their own way just like Winger would be, IMHO.

Actually, that sums up pretty well how I feel about them. Some of the music is really good, and the vocals are phenomenal, but the lyrics are just too cheesy/cringe worthy for me to enjoy.

Just like most hair bands. They just had less to sing about since their lyrics were so focused on God. Can't sing abouit humping, fighting and fast care when you are singing about God.

T-Roy wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

thejokeriv wrote:

Sutekh wrote:

Soldiers Under Command or To Hell... have that combination of metal attitude and riffing with an increasingly commercial sensibility perfect as a starting point.

Yep, this! If you have to start with one, start with THWTD

Winner.

In God We Trust is very glossy compared to THWTH and SUC. I also recommend Against the Law.

THIS

I'm surprised how much attention IGWT is getting. This was the album that ended my interest in Stryper....and I was a HUGE fanboy at that time.

Too bad, they've made some pretty good music since then. Even their newer stuff is pretty good.

IGWT has 7 really good songs, and 3 really bad ones. At least they put the really bad ones the last 3 on the record.

JBall_Z wrote:

I agree, "To Hell with the Devil" and "Soldiers..." are the best place to start. Against the Law is good too.

I may have to revisit IGWT since so many people seem to like it.

I like IGWT a lot (loved it back in the day). Whilst it was commercially successful, I don't think it's completely representative of the band's sound for a starter album. I think its super slick production would put people off digging deeper into their catalogue.

To Hell With the Devil is the best Stryper's album for me !

Big Rich wrote:

T-Roy wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

thejokeriv wrote:

Sutekh wrote:

Soldiers Under Command or To Hell... have that combination of metal attitude and riffing with an increasingly commercial sensibility perfect as a starting point.

Yep, this! If you have to start with one, start with THWTD

Winner.

In God We Trust is very glossy compared to THWTH and SUC. I also recommend Against the Law.

THIS

I'm surprised how much attention IGWT is getting. This was the album that ended my interest in Stryper....and I was a HUGE fanboy at that time.

Too bad, they've made some pretty good music since then. Even their newer stuff is pretty good.

IGWT has 7 really good songs, and 3 really bad ones. At least they put the really bad ones the last 3 on the record.

Well maybe I should check out some post IGWT Stryper. I've never heard/bought anything after that.

BTW, I made my own S.U.C. cover graphic for my iPod album...feel free to steal it from me. Don't get me wrong...the A-TEAM/Stryper van with mounted M62 is totally metal!

T- Roy, check out Murder ByP ride. Most old schools fans thought it was good.

Just threw soldiers on the turntable and absolutely cranking it!

I don't think a guy can go wrong with either soldiers or to hell with the devil. There cheesy but just so much friggin fun.

Against the Law for the best sound.

Soldiers Under Command and To Hell with the Devil overall.

I think all of the original Stryper albums are good. IGWT, aside from the super slick production, has some killer Metal tunes on it. "The Reign", "Writings On The Wall"...and "Lonely" is one of the best ballads they ever did.

EmoElmo wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

EmoElmo wrote:

"Reborn"?  

fanboy's take please? Can your favorite band do no wrong?

Reborn was (if you'll excuse the pun) God-awful.

Indeed.

I disagree. I love that album and When Did I See You Cry is one of my fave Stryper songs.

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Since we are bringing up an old thread it would now be worth mentioning No More Hell To Pay.

mikeinfla wrote:

Since we are bringing up an old thread it would now be worth mentioning No More Hell To Pay.

Oh yea, NMHTP is faaaaaanfriggintastic. Their best in a very long time.

Fat Freddy wrote:

mikeinfla wrote:

Since we are bringing up an old thread it would now be worth mentioning No More Hell To Pay.

Oh yea, NMHTP is faaaaaanfriggintastic. Their best in a very long time.

Yep fantastic album!!!!!

thejokeriv wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

mikeinfla wrote:

Since we are bringing up an old thread it would now be worth mentioning No More Hell To Pay.

Oh yea, NMHTP is faaaaaanfriggintastic. Their best in a very long time.

Yep fantastic album!!!!!

It might be my favorite Stryper album. It's definitely their most consistent since the one ballad is actually good.

Painkiller wrote:

I recently got rid of my vinyl copy of Soldiers Under Command for Oz's III Warning.

Wouldn't "traded it" be more honest than saying "got rid of" ?  Seems both sides got something just as good or better without hiding implications of getting over or some subjective leanings of having better musical tastes.

I think Stryper and Savatage (pre-death) are the two bands who I like all their albums.

No More Hell To Pay is amazing, but I may be one of 3 people who like Reborn.

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Are you guys really going to argue about that?

Wurthless wrote:

I checked out some Stryper, and I liked a grand total of 5 songs I heard. Believe me, it has nothing to do with me not being christian. I just couldn't stand how cheesy their songwriting is. "Christ is the lover of your soul..."; I'll stick to Theocracy when I want to hear christian metal.

Notwithstanding, Soldiers Under Command is a kick-ass metal song.

Then get Against The Law. They were actually criticized for the lack of "Praise Jesus" lyrics on that album. Also for the song Lady because the music video portrayed a sexy woman (though the actual song was about Michael's wife).

I´m not a hughe fan os Stryper , but I can say I like To Hell With The Devil and The Yellow and Black Attack a lot.