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Not of this World is the sixth studio album of the Christian rock band, Petra. It was released in 1983. It is very similar to its predecessor (More Power to Ya), and Bob Hartman has stated that he considers it to be the musical equivalent of a sequel. This album includes some of the group's most popular recordings from the 1980s.
To support Not of This World, Petra launched its biggest tour yet – 150 dates around the world with a total attendance of more than 450,000 people through the end of 1984. [38] Headlining for the first time, Petra poured resources into creating a concert experience as dynamic as any secular rock band, using numerous lights, stage effects and ...
Not of this World may refer to: Not of this World, an album released by Christian rock band Petra; Not of this World, an Italian film released in 1999; Not of this World (apparel), a Christian-based apparel company "Not of this World", a song by the American heavy metal band Danzig, from the self-titled album Danzig
Petra is a music group formed in 1972, and regarded as a pioneer of the Christian rock and contemporary Christian music genres. Though they disbanded formally in 2005, incarnations of Petra have played reunion shows in the years since and released an album in fall 2010.
Gregory Xavier Volz (born January 12, 1950) is a Christian rock singer. He is most noted for being the lead singer of Petra from 1979 to 1985. He has continued to sing, sporadically, for different iterations of Petra such as Classic Petra (2010-2012) [1] and Classic Petra Resurrection (CPR; 2016 to the present).
The album includes 11 revisions and re-imaginings of classic Petra songs and one original composition by Kevin Smith of DC Talk. Dinosaur contained an eclectic lineup of artists which, at the time, highlighted "some of the best new bands in Christian music." [2] The album title is a pun on Petra's fourth studio album, Never Say Die.
John DeGroff is a Christian musician. [1]DeGroff was one of the original members of Christian rock band Petra in 1972, along with Greg Hough, Bill Glover and Bob Hartman.He played bass guitar on the band's first two records (Petra and Come and Join Us) before leaving in 1979.
Upon meeting drummer Bill Glover there, they formed Petra. Hartman became the principal (and most of the time, the sole) songwriter of the band, writing the lyrics and music for almost all of their songs. In 1995, he felt he needed to take a break from touring but remained as the band de facto leader, songwriter, and producer.