Month: February 2026

The Brave – Trust – 1994

I absolutely loved the first Brave album so I was really looking forward to this one and I was not disappointed. This album has a little less of the blues style Rock and is more arena rock style and the Elefante brothers nailed the production on this one. I can not help but to think these guys were just about 8 years too late from being a huge deal. Let’s face the world had moved to grunge and this style just wasn’t “in”. That said these guys were good, really really good. Unfortunately this album would be the shut down of the band but they resurrected in 2014 and I’m looking forward to listening to their newer albums from this century unfortunately with a new vocalist as Randy Roberts apparently passed in 2007. Only have time for one track? “The River” is the one for you.

Tracklist
1 – The River – 4:22
2 – Rage Of The Age – 4:46
3 – Following You – 4:15
4 – Dirty Water – 4:53
5 – Tomorrow – 5:03
6 – Don’t – 5:13
7 – Long Way To Heaven – 4:14
8 – Can’t Let The Devil Win – 4:31
9 – When You’re Alone – 5:29
10 – Trust – 3:16

Credits
Artwork – David Bach
Backing Vocals [Additional Musician] – Jeff Gunn, Larry Worley, The Brave
Bass [Additional Musician] – J.R. McNeely
Bass, Vocals – Steve Irwin
Drums [Additional Musician] – Jamie Wollam
Engineer – J.R. McNeely
Guitar, Vocals – Freddie Tierra, Stayce Roberts
Keyboards [Additional Musician], Producer – John Elefante
Lead Vocals, Guitar – Randy Roberts
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Dino Elefante

Companies, etc.
Mastered At – Georgetown Masters
Recorded At – Pakaderm Studios
Manufactured By – Word Records & Music
Distributed By – Word Records & Music
Distributed By – Nelson/Word, Vancouver BC
Distributed By – Nelson/Word, UK
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Pakaderm Records
Copyright © – Word Entertainment

Starflyer 59 – Starflyer 59 (Gold) – 1995

Starflyer 59 is one of the most prolific Christian artists you have probably never heard of. As of this writing they have 20 full length albums with the most recent coming in 2025. Now when I say they that’s a bit of a stretch. “They” are essentially Jason Martin who you may know from DanceHouse Children. He has a rotating roster of musicians helping him out including his son. Anyway this is their third album and second self titled album. Because they have 2 self titled albums they are generally referred to as either “Gold” or “Silver” as those are the colours of their album covers. The album has a bit of an experimental feel and while not my cup of tea it’s actually really well done. The album opens with a pretty strong grunge track but if that isn’t your thig not to worry is drifts away from that style as you go on. If you’d like to learn more about Starflyer 59 check out this podcast from The Album Anniversary Podcast. Lot’s of great info

Tracklist
1 – A Housewife Love Song – 4:23
2 – Duel Overhead Cam – 4:39
3 – When You Feel Miserable – 5:07
4 – You’re Mean – 2:05
5 – Stop Wasting Your Whole Life / Messed Up And Down – 5:03
6 – Messed Up Over You – 6:44
7 – When You Feel The Mess – 6:17
8 – Somewhere When Your Heart Glowed The Hope – 4:44
9 – Indiana – 4:26
10 – Do You Ever Feel That Way – 2:15
11 – One Shot Juanita – 4:37

Credits
Artwork [Visualizing and Imaging] – Jason Pickersgill
Bass – Andrew Larson
Guitar, Vocals, Written-By – Jason Martin
Drums – Ed Giles Benrock, Jason Martin
Engineer – Bob Moon
Executive-Producer – Brandon Ebel
Management [Road Managing] – Jeff Cloud
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Mixed By – Bob Moon, Gene Eugene, Jason Martin
Photography By [Band] – Karen Mason
Producer – Jason Martin

Companies, etc.
Copyright © – Spinning Audio Vortex Music
Record Company – Tooth & Nail Records
Distributed By – Diamante
Produced At – Blue Collar Production