Tag: All Saved Freak Band

This is the second album from All Saved Freak Band. The recording of this album came after a very strange period in the history of the band. Lead guitarist Glenn Schwartz had actually been with both James Gang and Pacific Gas & Electric. He left the secular music scene to join an Ohio religious group called Church of the Risen Christ and ASFB was the musical arm of the church. Today most people recognize the church as a cult and there’s actually a book about it called Fortney Road: Life, Death, and Deception in a Christian Cult. In 1975 before this album, Glenn’s family had him abducted by famed cult deprogrammer Ted Patrick. I’m a little confused at how you abduct a 35 year old man without going to jail but obviously the whole thing didn’t work and this album’s cheeky name was a result of this whole event. This album is their most Rock oriented albums and is likely one of if not the best rock album of the era. That said not many people had this album as it really wasn’t well known and had very little distribution. It had some distribution because it is out there but nothing like Larry Norman was getting at the time. This album has become legendary with the resurgence of seventies music and I would say slightly tongue in cheek that it has a cult following.

Tracklist
1 – Peace, Love, And Rock And Roll – 3:37
2 – Ode To Glenn Schwartz – 4:04
3 – Seek Him – 3:02
4 – Don’t Look Back – 7:05
5 – Lonely – 2:50
6 – Frog Alley – 4:55
7 – Messed Up – 2:27
8 – See The Flesh Fly – 3:34
9 – Smilin’ Dog – 3:27
10 – Our Answer – 2:05

Credits
Acoustic Guitar – Mike Berkey
Acoustic Guitar, Violin, Cello – Kim Massmann
Arranged By, Keyboards, Artwork, Photography – Larry Hill
Artwork By, Photography By – Gary Allen, Joe Markko
Backing Vocals – All Saved Freak Band
Bass – Glenn Schwartz, Morgan King, Norris McClure
Bass, Drums, Percussion – Tim Hill
Drums, Percussion – Tom Eritano
Engineer – Ken Hamann
Keyboards – Carole King
Keyboards, Violin, Cello, Arranged By [String] – Pam Massmann
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica – Glenn Schwartz
Music By – All Saved Freak Band
Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Arranged By [String] – Rob Galbraith
Rhythm Guitar – Ed Durkos

Companies, etc.
Recorded At – Cleveland Recording Company – CRC-2197
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – All Saved Freak Band
Copyright © – All Saved Freak Band
Mastered At – Nashville Record Productions – NR5974

The story of the All Saved Freak Band is a fascinating one and I would urge you to read up about them and everything that stood in their way of getting their music out to the populace. But here we will concentrate on their second album. At some point the band discovered that J.R.R. Tolkien was a Christian. He was actually the Catholic brand of religion but a pretty devout one apparently. Anyway the band was a fan and they brought together the fantasy world of The Lord Of The Rings with Evangelism and this album was the result. This album helped the band branch out to a whole new audience and was a big hit due to this invented theme. A copy of this album has actually been added to the Tolkien Collection at Marquette University. This album is best listened to it in it’s entirety and in the original order as the album definitely has a conceptual feel and flow.

Tracklist
1 – Stephen – 2:37
2 – Our Feast Of Love (A Merry Go Round) – 3:25
3 – By The Fire – 3:03
4 – The 100th Psalm – 5:21
5 – You Haunt My Mind – 3:38
6 – Water Street – 3:03
7 – Theme Of Fellowship Of The Ring – 3:59
8 – Elfin Chimes – 2:02
9 – Big Race – 3:23
10 – Great Victory – 3:30
11 – The Lord Is My Shepherd – 2:30
12 – Old Man Daniel – 3:07
13 – Valley Of Decision – 2:02
14 – Larry’s Song – 1:25

Credits
Acoustic Guitar – Mike Berkey
Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Bells, Producer, Arranged By – Rob Galbraith
Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Violin, Cello – Kim Massmann
Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Violin, Cello, Arranged By [Special String] – Pam Massmann
Artwork, Photography By – Gary Allen, Joe Markko, John Davies, Mike Bishop
Artwork, Photography By, Engineer – Ken Hamman
Bass – Morgan King
Drums, Percussion – Tim Hill, Tom Eritano
Harp – Cindy Ratzloff
Keyboards – Carole King
Keyboards, Producer, Arranged By, Artwork, Photography By – Larry Hill
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Glenn Schwartz
Rhythm Guitar – Ed Durkos
Violin, Viola – Jane Massmann, Richard Massmann

Companies, etc.
Distributed By – Windy Distributor Company
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Rock The World Enterprises
Copyright © – Rock The World Enterprises
Recorded At – Cleveland Recording Company
Lacquer Cut At – Cleveland Recording Company
Mastered At – Nashville Record Productions

This is the final album form All Saved Freak Band. The band had actually split up before this release. The break up sounds like it was a bit of a mess as the band cited irreconcilable differences and their church had a scandal involving children. At this point the band had dwindled down a few members but the quality wasn’t effected. The album was again released on their own label which they had renamed “War Again Inc”. The album is more of their normal 70’s style but it doesn’t sound like the band was ready to evolve to an 80’s sound. The good news is that the band did come together in 2006 to regain control of their music which had been handed over to Hidden Vision Records. The band did not however release a new album but instead continued their individual ministries.

Tracklist
1 – Red Sea Rising – 5:46
2 – Inner Light – 3:16
3 – Peace Like A River – 3:27
4 – Beautiful Morning – 3:17
5 – Sower – 3:34
6 – Prince Of The International Kaleidoscope – 5:35
7 – All Across The Nation – 3:55
8 – Children Of The Day – 2:41
9 – Old Rugged Cross – 3:46

Credits
Acoustic Guitar, Strings – Kim Massmann
Artwork By – Charles Hooper, Mary Barnhard
Bass – Norris McClure
Drums, Percussion – Tim Hill, Tom Eritano
Keyboards – Carole King
Keyboards, Producer, Arranged By – Rob Galbraith
Keyboards, Producer, Arranged By, Artwork – Larry Hill
Lead Guitar – Glenn Schwartz
Producer, Arranged By – Joe Markko
Rhythm Guitar – Ed Durkos
Strings – Pam Massmann

Companies, etc.
Copyright © – War Again Inc
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – War Again Inc