HONESTLY: MY LIFE AND STRYPER REVEALED DOWNLOAD FREE BOOK Michael Sweet, Dave Rose, Doug Van Pelt | 286 pages | 06 May 2014 | Big3 Records | 9780996041805 | English | none Michael Sweet – "I’m Not Your Suicide": Hard Rock Daddy Review This might have something to do with the acoustics of the venue. For me, the best times musically came during the seventies and eighties. Robert: Brian is also an amazing guitar player, as well as a drummer. AXS: Stryper recently kicked off the U. Newer Posts Older Honestly: My Life and Stryper Revealed Home. While Stryper gambled on a more polished sound in and met with limited success, will this gamble on harder sounding album 30 years later be more successful? It exploded, had five number ones and made the cover of CCM Magazine, but at the same time, the label was hurting, and by the time I did Real, they were getting ready to close their doors. It was short lived, but they're very nice people and we get to see them over and over again…Blissed was a wonderful time re-vamping myself and coming alive again in the early s. Was that the Honestly: My Life and Stryper Revealed process you used for God Damn Evil? Why so Honestly: My Life and Stryper Revealed people have declared Michael Sweet a significant influence on their lives; from Larry the Cable Guy to professional wrestler Chris Jericho to Haitian musician and politician Wyclef Jean and more. Share on Facebook. The guitarist The first Christian rock band to see chart-topping success on MTV, Stryper went on to see over 10 million albums and has sold out arenas all over the world. Explore Now. I had written some music for either a solo project or a band, and shortly thereafter, I called Tim to ask him to jam, along with my guitar player friend Bobby MacNeil, which became SinDizzy. All they want to do is rock and play guitar. But to think, had our color scheme been pink and purple, CC Deville just might have become a member of our Honestly: My Life and Stryper Revealed. If I were to point out any flaws in the album, the few I found were minor. About Me aorwxm Born in the late 60's, Chesy hails from a Welsh mining village with a long name and was pretty glad when he got the Hell out of there. Blog at WordPress. A young Supergirl fan faces her most elusive adversary - sleep! Just another one of God's miracles, both for him and for us, I'm sure. Like Us on Facebook. They hit it off straight away and immediately set about writing material for an album, with Alessandro Del Vecchio on production duties. Along with James LoMenzo White Lion, Megadeth and Brian Tichy Honestly: My Life and Stryper Revealed, Foreignerthe co- headlining pair sought to hearken back to the classic sounds of the late '70s and early '80s and succeeded with unanimously favorable reviews upon its release in Oftentimes I found myself going through Michael's emotions with him. But I always try to bring in new ingredients and substance to give it a different flair. Continues Robert: "And spiritually, it was remarkable. His resume is quite extensive and as impressive as it gets. The early stories of the band's beginnings and finally hearing an official story of how C. We gained a lot of new fans on this album. Speak Your Mind Tell us what you're thinking Suscribe by Email. The goal was to inspire and encourage people. Few people today have a voice as good as they did 30 yrs ago, but these two stalwarts of rock still cut the metal mustard! Michael Sweet on Honestly: My Life and Stryper Revealed – A Cathartic Journey! Sweet rocks as hard as ever with a more mature, subdued look that allows the soulful, impassioned delivery of his message take center stage. Gronwall shines with his emotive and fragile vocals. Still, I was a wreck. That material coalesced into Reborn, the first Stryper studio album since Against the Law. Songs and Videos See more. A free preview of the first chapter can be seen at Sweet's newly launched website at www. Tracklisting. Fortunately, for the members of the band the long hair remains. However the result are far from antithetical. MS: It was the same process. Within its pages, the Stryper frontman details everything from his humble upbringing and troubles with the law to the rise, fall and rebirth of Stryper. Michael is the hardest working of the bunch. In the context of the song, I think my interpretation is more correct in what Sweet intended. The band is just as amazing unplugged as well. The first Christian rock band to see chart-topping success on MTV, Stryper went on to see over 10 million albums and has sold out arenas all over the world. The guys in Christian hard rock band Stryper also cut Honestly: My Life and Stryper Revealed teeth at the Whisky. While this book has plenty of Stryper stories, the bulk of it of course is a focus on Honestly: My Life and Stryper Revealed struggles, trials and blessing that Michael dealt with through it all. Our albums are all a little different, but when Honestly: My Life and Stryper Revealed play those new songs live, they all blend well together. Three Lions came about when the three musicians were introduced to each other by Frontiers Records President Serafino Perugino. Share this:. They hit it off straight away and immediately set about writing material for an album, with Alessandro Del Vecchio on production duties. The only thing I could think to do was order another beer. It was also a time of getting married and starting a family, though I didn't become a father until I was 35, which the other Stryper guys had done a decade earlier. A once in a lifetime opportunity to be sure. Musically it felt great but at the end of the night, he inquired about the yellow and black. I just do what comes from the heart. Newer Post Older Post Home. He has cancelled interviews because it would strain his voice and thus Honestly: My Life and Stryper Revealed the show. I was able to share my experience of losing a loved one - my oldest son - just two months after his wife passed, and we had some discussion of grief. It's the specialties of everyone that brought it together. Since my days of selling stereos at seedy pawn shops to get concert money, I had built a successful artist management company, Deep South Entertainment. Sweet Dreams, Supergirl. That song is based on our world today and what we watch on the news. But I always try to bring in new ingredients and substance to give it a different flair. Stay tuned to the site for additional album release and ordering details. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. The new Michael Sweet website has also launched with a free preview of Chapter One of the upcoming book. I remember in the '80s looking at the '70s and saying disco was stupid," he lets out with a laugh. Instead, Michael reflects on his personal struggles with dealing with the band and various critics. The DVD that comes with the CD uses shot from Honestly: My Life and Stryper Revealed angles and cuts from musician often, so you get to see the entire band up close. Yeah, you look back and some of it was silly and kind of funny, but that's every decade. Obviously I wound up leaving in and focusing on Stryper ever since, but I think it was just a time of healing for [co-founding Boston guitarist] Tom [Scholz] and I. I remember telling him I'd love to, but I've gotta hang Honestly: My Life and Stryper Revealed my brother," recollects Robert. Honestly: My Life and Stryper Revealed When we started working together, it was with the intent of releasing some solo material. It was really Honestly: My Life and Stryper Revealed to be able to work with George, who's always been on my bucket list, and we're planning another album we're going to start work on probably at end of It was only a couple of years ago when H. Robert: So, George will be doing double duty in both bands. Subscribe via RSS. Like Us on Facebook. He has brought a kind and humble spirit to the band. Connect with hard rock daddy. Robert Cavuoto: The book feels, to the reader, like a cathartic journey. But day-by-day we laid the ground work to rebuild the business of Stryper. I have been a very big Stryper fan going back as far asseeing them play in a small club in Boston and have never missed a single tour since. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Before the show I headed to a bar located inside the Pavilion. He hates Black and Death Metal can't stand the grunting but for some unknown reason loves the magnificent Opeth! Armed with a gun and the will to use it, the darkness dwelling inside The guitarist This has led me to question what exactly is Christian Music? Will the message confronting of evil be lost in the new sound? Robert was pretty much the driving force of the Stryper look, logo and image. My grandfather on my dad's side of family liked to play and sing at all of the family get togethers, and as I started to pick up the guitar at five or six years old, I started performing with him.