Artist: Agape Album: The Problem Is Sin: Live And Unreleased Label: Hidden Vision Records – AC-023 Country: Canada Released: 1996 Genre: Blazing acid jam Audio codec: FLAC | lossless
Collection of rare material, much of it only previously available on an extremely rare promo-only 8-track tape (!) from one of the first hard rock Jesus music bands, formed around the talent of Fred Caban during the early stages of what became known as the Jesus People movement.
Tracklist:
- The Problem Is Sin (Live) 6:46
- Die Before You Die 4:17
- Wouldn't It Be A Drag (Live) 13:10
- Love Creates Pain 4:24
- Change Of Heart (Live) 4:26
- Still Standing 16:56
- The Servant Song 4:23
- Babylon 3:14
- Rejoice (Live) 14:58
1996 release. "Official reissue plus five bonus tracks... Agape should be remembered as the first Christian hard rockers. A band well ahead of their time. This release captures the intensity of Agape's live performances as well as providing some unreleased studio tracks. The live cuts are taken from an 8-track release which was produced as a promotional item passed around to local radio stations. Only a handful of copies of this ultra-rare 8-track were ever circulated. One copy recently changed hands for $200. Since resurrecting this find we cleaned it up and digitized it as best as the technology allowed." "This 8-track only live recording from a California college gig in 1973 captures the band in just the right jammy guitar-psych mood you hoped for. Extended excursions on tracks from their studio LPs, plus a title track unique to this release; all of it certain to please any fan of westcoast Jesus psych-rock with a dose of Hendrix and keyboard prog/jazzrock. Raw recording with in-yer-face sound and an enthusiastic crowd."