Seasons of Love (album)

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Seasons of Love
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Studio album by
Released1990
RecordedMATW Studios, Irvine, CA, U.S.
Genre Christian rock, hard rock
Length45:57
Label Frontline
Producer Roger Rose
Mad at the World chronology
Flowers in the Rain
(1988)
Seasons of Love
(1990)
Boomerang
(1991)
Back cover
MATWSeasons2.jpg
Top to bottom: Roger Rose, Randy Rose, Mike Pendleton, Brent Gordon
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Seasons of Love is the third album by Christian rock band Mad at the World. Released in 1990, it was their 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

Beginning with their third disc, Seasons of Love, and in order to have a sound more amiable for live performances, [2] the band's musical style shifted away from synthpop toward hard rock. Seasons of Love, released in 1990 and the first disc to feature Brent Gordon on guitar, was the band's highest charting album. The band's switch to hard rock was jarring for some people. [3] It features some very aggressive and energetic songs, including "Promised Land" and "So Insane", both of which deal with drug abuse. The album in general had the band being compared to The Cult, Danzig and The Cure. [3]

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This album was reissued by KMG Records in 1999 on a "two-for-one" disc with Mad at the World .

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.

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Track listing

All songs written by Roger Rose, except "Marshmallow Land" written by Randy Rose.

  1. "The Narrow Road" – 3:88
  2. "Seasons of Love" – 4:51
  3. "City of Anger" – 5:34
  4. "When the Wind Blows" – 5:38
  5. "Marshmallow Land" – 2:58
  6. "Summer's Gone" – 3:06
  7. "Promised Land (The Deception of Drugs)" – 5:24
  8. "So Insane" – 3:22
  9. "It's Not a Joke" – 3:27
  10. "The Love That Never Fades" – 4:05
  11. "Seasons of Love (Reprise)" – 5:04

Personnel

Chart position

This album reached #18 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Christian chart. [4]

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

Billboard is an American entertainment media brand owned by the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, a division of Eldridge Industries. It publishes pieces involving news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style, and is also known for its music charts, including the Hot 100 and Billboard 200, tracking the most popular songs and albums in different genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows.

Video

No videos were filmed for this album, although a live performance of "Marshmallow Land" from 1995 is available on the band's website. [5] This performance was filmed after Mike Pendleton and Brent Gordon left the band, and features Mike Link and Ben Jacobs.

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