Brave Saint Saturn
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| Brave Saint Saturn | |
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| Origin | Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | CCM, Christian rock |
| Years active | 1995-Present |
| Label(s) | Five Minute Walk Tooth & Nail Records |
| Associated acts | Five Iron Frenzy Roper |
| Members | |
| Reese Roper Keith Hoerig Dennis Culp Andrew Verdecchio |
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Brave Saint Saturn is a Christian rock band formed in Denver, Colorado in 1995. The band is a side-project of former members of Five Iron Frenzy (FIF) started by Reese Roper. The band calls their music style "astro-rock".The band also coined and encourages the use of "BS2" as a short nickname for the band.[1][2]
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[edit] Background
Before the band was signed, they were called Astronaut. As a result "Astronaut Versions" of several early BS2 songs exist. The "Astronaut Version" of "Two-Twenty-Nine" is available on the compilation Manna 2 Go (fifty280 records). An otherwise unreleased Astronaut song, "Albatross," is also available on Green Manna (fifty280 records)[citation needed].
Some reviewers consider Brave Saint Saturn generally more serious than the light-hearted FIF. As the former leader of FIF, Roper found FIF too straightforward fun for expressing feelings of loneliness and abandonment. BS2 is the platform for the more depressed and sad lyrics which Roper has written. "I've tried to show the redemption and peace of God through tragic things, I think overall the lyrics (of So Far From Home) are about … hope."[1][2]
Reese Roper has confirmed on his myspace page that there will be a third BS2 album entitled "Anti-Meridian".
"We are hoping to have the last installment of the Brave Saint Saturn trilogy out this June. It will be called ANTI-MERIDIAN, and we hope it will be the best of the three. It will be available on itunes and various other download sites, and you will be able to order the actual album, made of real plastic from our website. The BS2 website http://www.bravesaintsaturn.com will hopefully be up ASAP, and have some early samples of songs from the new album.[3]
BS2 often uses the vastness of space as a metaphor for loneliness. With this in mind, the band uses NASA recordings and electronic samples on their first two albums.[2]
[edit] Members
- Reese Roper: vocals, guitar
- Keith Hoerig: bass
- Andrew Verdecchio: drums
- Dennis Culp: background vocals, bass, guitar
Originally Verdecchio was not part of brave Saint Saturn, however he joined them just before they made their second album.
[edit] Discography
- So Far from Home (June 20, 2000)
- The Light of Things Hoped For... (March 25, 2003)
- Anti-Meridian (June, 2008)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music, First printing, Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 107. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
- ^ a b c http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/artists/bravesaintsaturn.html| Review So Far From Hope Christianity Today, retrieved 2007-11-21
- ^ http://www.myspace.com/fiveironsucks retrieved 2008-4-7
