Mad at the World (album)

Mad at the World
Studio album by Mad at the World
Released	1987
Recorded	3-D Studio, Asyloma Studios, MATW Studios
Genre	Christian rock, synthpop
Length	49:13
Label	Frontline
Producer	Roger Rose
Mad at the World chronology
Mad at the World (1987) Flowers in the Rain (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Jesus Freak Hideout	[1]
CCM	(not rated) [2]

Mad at the World is the debut studio album by the Christian rock band Mad at the World, released in 1987 by Frontline Records. The album incorporates a synthpop style, which was common in contemporary Christian music during the late 1980s.

Background

Back cover of album. Left to right, Randy Rose, Roger Rose. Mike Pendleton is not pictured.

Founding members Roger and Randy Rose were inspired by bands such as Tears for Fears, Ultravox, and Depeche Mode. ^[3] With this release, the band aimed to "avoid church talk and cliché". ^[4]

The album was reissued in 1999 by KMG Records as part of a "two-for-one" disc alongside Seasons of Love .^{[ citation needed ]}

Depeche Mode Influence

Roger Rose commented on the band's influences, particularly Depeche Mode: "I personally know plenty of people—Christians—who listen primarily to mainstream music because Christian music does not satisfy them musically. What Mad at the World is about is music that fills that kind of void, yet I feel it is lyrically uncompromising in its Christian message and values." He continued, "Depeche Mode is probably my favorite group musically, but lyrically they are the most offensive, so dark and terribly depressing." In response, he began writing music that conveyed Christian messages, such as in the song "Dry Your Tears," which contrasts a vision of "a world where you see nothing everywhere" with the lyrics: "Close your eyes and pray/Heaven could be calling your name." ^[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Roger Rose.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Living Dead"	3:28
2.	"All the Lonely Sheep"	5:50
3.	"I Want to See Heaven"	4:25
4.	"No Room Left"	4:05
5.	"Easy Way Out"	3:50
6.	"Bad Motives"	4:20
7.	"No More Innocence"	5:50
8.	"It Can't Rain Forever"	5:00
9.	"Here We Go Again"	3:28
10.	"Dry Your Tears"	4:10
11.	"Mad at the World"	3:55
12.	"Chance of Luck"	3:42

• "No More Innocence" was rerecorded for Boomerang .
• "Mad at the World" was rerecorded for Through the Forest .

Personnel

• Roger Rose – lead vocals, keyboards, guitars, synthesizer programming, drum programming, percussion
• Randy Rose – vocals, drum programming, percussion
• Mike Pendleton – guitar, percussion

References

1. "Mad At The World, "Mad At The World" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
2. "CCM review by Brian Quincy Newcomb". Madattheworld.net. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
3. "Mad At The World, "Mad At The World" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
4. "Mad/Not Mad". Mad at the World. Retrieved February 29, 2012.