Petra - No Doubt (11 tracks) +Album Reviews

Great uplifting songs

Theresa Giardino | Colonie, NY USA | 04/23/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I loved.... this album. I listen to almost all the songs on this album. These songs hold to bibical truths and the songs uplifted me when I was going thru some hard times like the song (no doubt). If you've never gone thru the desert don't buy this album you wouldn't understand it."

Bob's first album not touring with the band

Joboo | USA | 04/18/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This album has always been a heart breaker for me. First, the loss of John Lawry on keys and the biggest, the absence of Bob Hartman on the road. Though he wrote most of the music and played on the album, you can sense a certain departure with the music and lyrics. The core unit of players for Petra that brought them to the top of Christain music were splintered and Petra has not ever been the same. A good album, but one that I personally find hard to listen to because of what was lost with it."

Rock On

MT | Georgia | 01/09/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I was pretty new to Christian rock the first time I listened to this album. I'd heard some of Petra's earlier stuff on the radio and liked it, but now I'm hooked. I like all kinds of Chistian music, but there are times when you just have to turn it up REALLY loud! Check it out if you're a closet hard-rock fan...you won't be disappointed."

Go elsewhere for your first Petra album

Morgan | 06/16/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"There are far better Petra albums out there than this one. They definitely started to decline in popularity beginning with this album, and it's noticeable with the sound on the album. The first half is pretty good, but the second half turns into a more-of-the-same every-song-runs-together feel. If you're wanting Petra with John Schlitt on lead vocals, try Beyond Belief or This Means War!"

A step in the wrong direction

voyager | 09/08/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I really, really liked this album when it first came out, as I was a new Petra fan at the time and really liked their 80s sound. But critically speaking, this album is a step backwards in Petra's artistic direction, for two reasons. Reason 1: There are too many slow songs on this one, and reason 2: While the guitar playing is a little more edgy and 'alternative' in its sound, the keyboards and drums make it sound really 80s.

That said, songs like 'Right Place' and 'Think on these things' rock and are really fun to listen to. 'Think Twice' is an excellent rocker with a nice added touch of the strings. 'Heart of a Hero' just plain rocks. But why oh why are there so many ballads? The second half has three, the first half has two. That's five songs in total!

And again, the drums are really a throwback to the 80s sound, but they aren't even as strong as the drums sounded back in the 'On Fire' days. Instead, they are highly processed, they are synthesized in fact. Why they didnt' get Louie Weaver to actually drum is beyond me.

Again, these things I didn't notice at the time. There were enough catchy songs, enough rock on this album, to make me happy. But critically speaking, this album is not Petra's best, lyrically it does have its moments ('Enter In' and 'Think Twice' are highlights, as is the encouraging 'No Doubt'), but musically it's just alright. Not overly adventurous, not really looking forward to Petra's future, but rather dabbling in its past."

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