Flowers in the Rain (album)

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Flowers in the Rain
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Studio album by
Mad at the World
Released1988
StudioMATW Studios, Irvine, California
Genre Christian rock, synthpop, goth rock
Length47:27
Label Frontline
Producer Roger Rose
Mad at the World chronology
Mad at the World
(1987)		Flowers in the Rain
(1988)		 Seasons of Love
(1990)
Back cover
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Left to right, Roger Rose, Randy Rose, Mike Pendleton
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Flowers in the Rain is the second album by Christian rock band Mad at the World. Released in 1988, it was their first album to chart and their second-highest charting album.

Christian rock is a form of rock music that features lyrics focusing on matters of Christian faith, often with an emphasis on Jesus, typically performed by self-proclaimed Christian individuals. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands. Many bands who perform Christian rock have ties to the contemporary Christian music labels, media outlets, and festivals, while other bands are independent.

Mad at the World American rock band

Mad at the World is a Christian rock band from Southern California. The band originally consisted of brothers Roger Rose and Randy Rose and their friend Mike Pendleton, later joined by Brent Gordon. Pendleton and Gordon left the band in 1992 and were replaced by Mike Link and Ben Jacobs. The band produced seven studio albums, one compilation package and two double reissues of previous albums.

Contents

History

Released in 1988, Flowers in the Rain, their second disc, was still "techno-rock" but "the guitars are much more aggressive and the songs provide more variation". [2] It was their first to chart and the second-highest charting album they produced. [3] The songs dealt with issues like self-image ("Fearfully and Wonderfully"), putting trust in God instead of other people or Satan ("Holding the Puppet Strings"), and people's use of excuses to hold on to bad habits ("This Lie"). [2]

One of the things that stood out for many people about the first two albums was Roger's faux British accent. [4]

British people citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, British Overseas Territories, Crown Dependencies, and their descendants

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This album was reissued in 1999 by KMG Records on a "two-for-one" disc with Boomerang .

KMG Records

KMGRecords was a Christian record label. The label was established in 1997 by Buddy Killen as a subunit of the Killen Music Group / Buddy Killen Enterprises and sold in late 1998 to Cal Turner III, who is related to the Cal Turner of Dollar General stores. Following the sale Buddy Killen continued to consult for the firm.

<i>Boomerang</i> (Mad at the World album) 1991 studio album by Mad at the World

Boomerang is the fourth studio album by Christian rock band Mad at the World. Released in 1991, it was their most controversial album.

Track listing

All songs written by Roger Rose.

  1. "Fearfully And Wonderfully" – 3:51
  2. "Flowers In The Rain" – 4:16
  3. "Why" – 4:40
  4. "Puppet Strings" – 4:18
  5. "No Mistakes" – 3:20
  6. "Wait" – 3:34
  7. "I Don't Wanna Go There" – 3:11
  8. "Faith Is A Perfect Road" – 3:40
  9. "In My Dream" – 3:56
  10. "Lovelight In The Midnight" – 5:12
  11. "This Lie" – 3:32
  12. "Dancing On Your Grave" – 5:57

Personnel

Ray Rose, Roger and Randy's older brother, was not an actual member of the band but did play on one song.

Charts

This album reached number 38 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Christian Chart. [3]

<i>Billboard</i> (magazine) American music magazine

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References

  1. ↑ Jesus Freak Hideout review
  2. 1 2 "Mad At The World, "Flowers In The Rain" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
  3. 1 2 "Mad at the World". Allmusic . Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  4. ↑ "Roger Rose & Mad At The World | Down the Line Magazine Archives". Downthelinezine.com. 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
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