PETRA – Come and Join Us [Girder / Curb Records remaster] (2024) *HQ*

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Girder Music and Word/Curb Records presents this collaboration to release for the first time remastered CD’s of PETRA early albums. Meticulously remastered by esteemed audio engineer Rob Colwell, the sound quality obtained on “Come and Join Us“, the band’s sophomore 1977’s LP is really good, with a crisp sonic output.
It’s pretty cool to revisit Petra origins, as it was a completely different band. Previous reissue (non-remastered) altered the album’s track list – this one respect the original LP sequence, as intended by the band.
Still with classic rock & southern / Americana influences as on the debut album, “Come and Join Us” is more rock oriented. Founding Petra guitarist Bob Hartman wanted to title the album “God Gave Rock and Roll to You”, after one of the songs. This song was written by Russ Ballard for his band Argent, and later became a hard rock anthem, covered by other bands like KISS (1991) and Bride (1993). Petra’s version is very good.
Also – like their previous album – there is no lead singer per se. Instead, the lead vocals are handled by guitarists Hartman and Greg Hough, and some guests. One of the guest singers is Greg X. Volz who later became the band’s full-time vocalist.

1 – God Gave Rock And Roll To You
2 – Holy Ghost Power
3 – Woman Don’t You Know
4 – Sally
5 – Come And Join Us
6 – Where Can I Go
7 – Without You I Would Surely Die
8 – Ask Him In
9 – God Gave Rock And Roll To You (Reprise)

Bob Hartman – guitar, vocals
Greg Hough – guitar, vocals
John DeGroff – bass

Guest musicians:
Greg X. Volz – lead vocals on 1, 3, 9
Steve Camp – percussion, guest vocals
Karen Morrison – guest vocals
Austin Roberts – guest vocals
Bill Glover – drums, percussion
Steve McElyea – keyboards
Steve Mergen, Allen C. Hornung – percussion

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