Geoff Moore & The Distance

    Geoff Moore & The Distance

    Nashville, Tennessee6 reviews across 5 releases

    acousticccmpop rockrock
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    Geoff Moore & The Distance was a Nashville Christian rock band formed around singer Geoff Moore in 1987. Its records joined bright pop-rock writing to direct Christian themes, with Moore's voice carrying songs that could move from celebratory hooks to quiet ballads. The group initially leaned toward pop, but Evolution (1993) pulled earlier rock back into the sound and added blues-colored production, heavy bass, organ, and guitar. Home Run (1995) reduced the pop gloss further, using acoustic guitars while keeping the upbeat attack. By Threads (1997), the familiar pattern of softer verses opening into louder choruses remained, but the record divided its space between driving rock and ballads, giving it an uneven start-and-stop flow. In concert, Larry Norman's "Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?" became a recurring signature, with crowd participation built into the performance.

    In 1998, after the tour for Threads, Moore parted company with The Distance and ended the band's full-time run. The group had worked as his touring band for more than a decade, while its personnel changed across the period. Geof Barkley remained with the band from 1988 until the end. Moore returned to the studio in 1999 for his first solo album in eleven years.The breakup closed Moore's work with the band, not his solo career.

    5 releases reviewed