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Originally Posted by Nightwish
I didn't say they were the kings of Christian metal, just rock. They had a sort of cheesy 80s sound, but they really opened the door for a lot of bands who came after. Without Petra there wouldn't have been a Stryper or a White Cross.
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It was the cheese factor that brought about the
. My first thought was "these guys remind me of Night Ranger, just not as good".
I know Petra had "harder" (as in 80's rock sounding) songs, and opened the door for Stryper to hit mainstream. Not questioning their talents, just laughing at the uber-cheese vid.
Stryper. Heh. I remember when Robert Sweet claimed he was a virgin and planned on remaining that way until marriage. Even in my naive teenage years, the first thing I thought when I heard that was "bull-shit"! Heh.