Lament (album)

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Lament

Studio album by Resurrection Band

Released

1995

Recorded

Tone Zone Studios, Chicago, Illinois, 1995

Genre

Christian rock

Length

48:31

Label

Grrr Records

Producer

Ty Tabor

Professional reviews

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Resurrection Band chronology

The Light Years
(1995)

Lament
(1995)

Ampendectomy
(1997)

For the Ultravox album, see Lament (Ultravox album).

Lament is the 17th release, and the 12th and last studio album of original material, from American Christian rock band Resurrection Band, released in 1995. The band also reverted to their original moniker with this album.

1 Recording history
2 Track listing
3 Personnel
4 Production

[edit] Recording history

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Concerned that they had fallen into a rut musically, Resurrection Band decided to reach outside the band for inspiration, finding it in producer Ty Tabor, guitarist and co-lead vocalist for the band King's X. However, the most radical departure from prior releases was not so much the style of music--the blues-based hard rock of latter-period REZ is still here in evidence--but the approach to the material. Lament is the band's first concept album, a song cycle about one man's disillusionment with the harshness and cruelty of life and his eventual realization that things will not change without his own spiritual redemption. As the band's final album of original material, it is a fitting swan song, given that Resurrection Band's entire reason for existence was to inspire listeners to seriously consider their own spiritual condition and their need for a Savior.

Recognizing the importance of how the songs are ordered, Resurrection Band played the entire album from beginning to end on the tour which supported this album, which was rare enough in rock music--save for The Who and Styx--and unheard of in Christian rock. As a result, the creative rebirth of Lament was highly praised among long-time fans of Resurrection Band as well as prominent Christian music critics, with some calling the album the finest the band ever recorded.

[edit] Track listing

"Parting Glance" – 1:12
"Across These Fields" – 4:21
"On the Move" – 2:10
"Summerthrow" – 4:14
"At Land's End" – 4:04
"Song and Dance" – 4:52
"In Change" – 3:18
"Road" – 3:51
"Dark Carnival" – 2:37
"Mirror" – 4:03
"Another Look" – 0:27
"Surprised" – 5:28
"Richest One" – 4:12
"Across These Fields (Reprise)" – 3:42

[edit] Personnel

Glenn Kaiser - Acoustic and electric guitars, dulcimer, harmonica, lead and background vocals
Wendi Kaiser - Lead and background vocals
Stu Heiss - Electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards
Roy Montroy - Bass guitar, background vocals
John Herrin - Drums
Roger Heiss - Percussion
Ed Bialach - Percussion
Ty Tabor - Lead guitar, acoustic guitar
Chris Cameron - Organ
Hilde Bialach - Cello
Julie Andrews - Background vocals
Diane Borden - Background vocals
Eric Clayton - Pan Pipes
Colleen Davick - Background vocals
Shelli Friede - Background vocals
Chris Garno - Background vocals
Micky Griffin - Background vocals
Bonnie Groth - Background vocals
Laurel Heiss - Background vocals
Lottie Jones - Background vocals
Caryl Montroy - Background vocals
Andrea Spicer - Background vocals