Against the Law

by Stryper

Overview

A definite improvement over In God We Trust, the grittier Against the Law is not only a more consistently rockin' album, it's also much more focused and inspired. The CD's standout track is an imaginative cover of Earth, Wind & Fire's "Shining Star," which works surprisingly well in a metal/hard rock setting. But originals like "Rock the People," "Caught In the Middle," and "Ordinary Man" aren't anything to be ashamed of, either. Because many of the songs don't have overtly Christian lyrics, there was some speculation that Stryper, like Amy Grant, was going secular. But Stryper's members insisted that they were still very much a Christian band. And it's hard to imagine Moetley Cruee, Ratt, or Warrant recording a song like "Not That Kind of Guy," which finds Michael Sweet turning down the chance to have casual sex with an attractive woman because he doesn't consider it the moral thing to do. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	12/18/2020
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031403969
Rank:	25567

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Stryper   Primary Artist
Randy Jackson   Bass
Tim Gaines   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Brent Jeffers   Drums,Keyboards
Robert Sweet   Drums
Oz Fox   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Tom Werman   Percussion
Michael Sweet   Vocals (Background),Vocals,Guitar
John Purcell   Keyboards
John Purdell   Keyboards
Jeff Scott Soto   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Stryper   Composer
Eddie DeLena   Mixing,Engineer
Neil Zlozower   Photography
Jeannine Pinkerton   Typesetting
Kyle Tucy Sweet   Make-Up
Lorenzo Dunn   Composer
Lawrence Ethan   Assistant Engineer
Michael Bosley   Assistant Engineer
Buzz Morrows   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Rudy Tuesday   Design,Art Direction
Ed Colver   Photography
Fleur Thiemeyer   Clothing/Wardrobe
Tim Gaines   Composer
Patrick Pending   Art Direction
David Perry   Photography,Photo Printing
Robert Sweet   Composer
Tom Werman   Producer
Michael Sweet   Composer
Philip Bailey   Composer
Maurice White   Composer
Oz Fox   Composer
Larry Dunn   Composer