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    Petra — Beyond Belief (Video Album) cover

    Petra

    Beyond Belief (Video Album)

    (1990)

    Reviewed by Doug Van Pelt

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    Label DaySpring RecordsHeaven's Metal #28November 1990
    hard rockmelodic metal

    Here's a one-hour mini-move about a young man dealing with some of the struggles life has dealt many: a separated father; a relative with cancer; and the standard hassles of being a high school student. Interspersed throughout are six brand new Petra videos. Shot on film, much of the videos feature gorgeous outdoor footage, especially "I Am On The Rock". "Seen And Not Heard" includes lots of funny stage antics, including guitarist Bob Hartman playing a plank of wood with "Zion" spray-painted on it, and a vibrato bar attached. The moving ballad, "Love", is shot with lots of subdued and blue-tinted lighting, achieving a good mixture of visual and audio feeling. Overall, these are some of the finest videos shot for Christian rock (save Stryper and Amy Grant). The only real problem with this package is that once you've seen a movie, you tend to not want to see it again, which will unfortunately work against the videos themselves.

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