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Rating: It's August 1990. Stryper releases their fifth album: "Against The Law".
Here it seems that Stryper wants to explore other paths by changing their image. In fact, they set aside their yellow and black suits that had made them famous in past years and wear boots and jeans like classic rockers, even appearing as prisoners in the album photos. They also remove "ISAIAH 53:5" (a Bible verse that inspired the band's name) from their logo, but they themselves specified that they simply wanted to achieve success without being labeled as the usual Christian band.
This album is about Heavy metal and not Christian metal, although the religious roots of the band are still noticeable, albeit in the background, in tracks like "Rock The Hell Out Of You" and "All For One", but this time the focus is solely on the music (and what music…!).
Even though the change was initially not well received by the public, the album achieved a respectable success (though less than other albums) mainly thanks to strong tracks like the gritty "Against The Law", "Two Time Woman", "Caught In The Middle", "Rock The People", and the fast-paced "Not That Kind Of Guy", but the crowning jewel is the wonderful, romantic ballad: "Lady", a beautiful love song about a girl.
The 4 guys are at the top of their game and offer us 11 excellent songs that you like from the first listen. From a non-global but technical point of view, this could be considered the band's best CD, but it remains nonetheless a great album rich in many facets and very varied, which can be recommended without hesitation.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Against the Law (03:49)
Verse 1
Day after day
I feel like giving up (yes I do)
I lived your way Was that good enough (not for you)
Chorus
You've got to point your finger
You think you know it all
I want you to remember
I don't live for you
'Cause I'm against your laws
Verse 2
Can you hear me
I've just got to say (one thing more)
I'll say it clearly
Stay out of my way (that's for sure)
Repeat Chorus
We've still got the fire
Burning in our souls
But we're just rockin' harder
To make our music roll
Repeat Chorus
06 Shining Star (04:22)
Shining Star for you to see, what your life can truly be.
Yeah, hey
When you wish upon a star
Your dreams will take you very far
When you wish upon a dream, yeah
Life ain't always what it seems, oh yeah
Once you see your light so dear, hey
In the sky so very clear
You're a shining star,
No matter who you are
Shining bright to see
What you can truly be
What you can truly be
Shining star comes into view
Shine it's watchful light on you, yeah
Give you strength to carry on, yeah
Yeah, make your body big and strong, Yeah
So if you find yourself in need
Why don't you listen to his words of heed
Be a giant grain of sand
Words of wisdom, yes I can
You're a shining star,
No matter who you are
Shining bright to see
What you can truly be
You're a shining star,
No matter who you are
Shining bright to see
What you can truly be
You're a shining star,
No matter who you are
Shining bright to see
What you can truly be
Shining star for you to see, what your life can truly be
Shining star for you to see, what your life can truly be
Shining star for you to see, what your life can truly be
08 Lady (04:53)
Verse 1
I see you standin' there, oh so fine
I can't believe my eyes Girl, I just can't seem to make you mine
No matter how hard I try
Bridge 1
I've never wanted any one more than you
Girl, I'm hopin' that you're wantin' me too
Chorus
Lady, I wanna be your man
Lady...
Verse 2
Won't you tell me what I've gotta do
To win over your heart
This feeling inside is something new
It's tearin' me apart
Bridge 2
I never dreamed I would meet someone like you
Won't you tell me that you're feelin' it too
Repeat Chorus
Baby, I'll love you all I can
Lady...
09 Caught in the Middle (03:48)
[Verse 1]
You've been workin' hard
Tryin' to make your life appealing
You've got no regard
You don't know what the hell you're feeling
[Bridge 1]
You've got everything, live like a kink
But how will you live tomorrow?
[Chorus]
You're caught in the middle
And you don't know where to go
Turn it around, come back to the ground
Before you break and lose control
[Verse 2]
Are you here at all
Or are you at the point of no return
You've got to make a call
You've got to make a choice before you get burned
[Bridge 2]
You've got what it takes, make no mistakes
Don't live your life in sorrow
[Repeat Chorus]
[Bridge 1]
[Repeat Chorus]
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