The Roxx Regime Demos

The Roxx Regime Demos
Compilation album by Stryper
Released July 10, 2007
Recorded 1983
Genre Christian metal, glam metal
Length 28:39
Label Fifty Three Five Records
Stryper chronology

Extended Versions
(2006)
The Roxx Regime Demos
(2007)
Murder by Pride
(2009)

The Roxx Regime Demos is the eleventh release and third compilation album[1][2] by Stryper consisting of songs originally released under the band's previous name, Roxx Regime,[3][1][4] except for the track "Honestly", which is taken from a later demo. While the album's general release was on July 10, 2007, pre-sale purchases at Stryper.com shipped on July 7, 2007, a reference to 777,[5] a holy number in Christianity and one that used to appear onstage at Stryper concerts.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [6]
PiercingMetal [7]

Greg Prato of Allmusic said, "you hear a band that had pretty much found their sound early on".[1] He compared the band favorably to other pop-metal bands of the time, but said the album was "aimed at die-hard die-hard Stryper fans".[1] Ken Pierce of Piercing Metal said the songs "rock quite well and are a fun listen", but also stated that the release was for die-hard fans.[8]

Track listing

All songs were written by Michael Sweet, except where noted.

  1. "From Wrong to Right" (Oz Fox, Robert Sweet, M. Sweet) – 4:00
  2. "My Love I'll Always Show" (original rock version) – 3:28
  3. "Loud N Clear" – 3:42
  4. "You Know What to Do" (Fox, M. Sweet, R. Sweet, Tim Gaines) – 5:04
  5. "You Won’t Be Lonely" – 3:55
  6. "Co’mon Rock" – 3:42
  7. "Tank" (Sweet, R.) (drum solo) – 0:43
  8. "Honestly" (original demo version) – 4:05

Personnel

Musicians

Production

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Prato, Greg. "The Roxx Regime Demos Review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  2. "Stryper: List of Albums". MSN.com. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  3. "Stryper Discography on Official Website". Stryper. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  4. "Stryper Discography at RollingStone.com". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  5. "Stryper – The Roxx Regime Demos To Be Released". Brave Worlds. April 21, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  6. Allmusic review
  7. PiercingMetal review
  8. Pierce, Ken. "Reviews:Roxx Regime Demos 1983". Retrieved May 1, 2010.

External links