In Another Land (The Trilogy, Part 3) [Extra tracks, Original recording reissued]

Larry Norman (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Original Release Date: 1975
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued
• Label: Solid Rock
• ASIN: B000J02PV8
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #347,440 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

1993 CD Reissue Of This Sought After 1975 Release With 4 Additonal Rare Bonus Tracks. TRACKS: 1. The Rock That Doesn't Roll; 2. I Love You; 3. U.F.O.; 4. I've Searched All Around; 5. Righteous Rocker #3; 6. Deja Vu: (If God Is -- Look Into Jesus); 7. I Am A Servant; 8. The Sun Began To Rain; 9. Shot Down; 10. Six Sixty Six; 11. Diamonds; 12. One Way; 13. Song For A Small Circle Of Friends; 14. Hymn To The Last Generation; 15. Looking For The Footprints; 16. Strong Love, Strange Peace; 17. Dreams On A Grey Afternoon; & 18. Let That Tape Keep Rolling (Live From Greenbelt).

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Honest, Raw, Humble Songs About Jesus - Folk Rock At Its Spiritual Best, January 23, 2007

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A.Trendl HungarianBookstore.com "What should ... (Glen Ellyn, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In Another Land (The Trilogy, Part 3) (Audio CD)

"In Another Land" is honest, raw and humble. Larry Norman, with this album, showed he was a force to be reckoned with in Christian music.

1972's "Only Visiting the Planet" had already taken root and shook the hallowed doors of CCM. "In Another Land" took it farther, producing the seminal inspiration of musicians who happened to be Christian for over 30 years. Now, as his songs are remade by everyone from DC Talk to Grammatrain to Steve Camp, it is worth looking at the originals. They survive well as rock-folk songs.

The difference was that these were not songs meant to be played at evangelical colleges, but to be heard outside the church. Many Christians in the early 1970s found Norman to be a welcome voice to syrupy lyrics, while others dismissed Norman as a rebel chasing fame, but doing so in the name of God.

He responds here with "Shot Down."

"They say I'm sinful, backslidden,
That I have left to follow fame.
But here I am, talkin' 'bout Jesus just the same."

Songs like "I Am A Servant" belie the commercialism of today's CCM music scene. Norman himself was not glossy, and, in fact, often appeared as if he lived closer to a homeless shelter than Hollywood or Nashville.

A signature song of Norman's, "U.F.O." ("He's an unidentified flying object") talks about Jesus Christ coming soon, surprising people who were spending more time looking for men from Mars.

As rock music replaced the easier sounds of Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby on the airwaves, Norman sang "The Rock That Doesn't Roll," a blues-inspired song about focusing on a more spiritual rock.

The complete songlist:
* Tuning (a brief mix of Larry and the band tuning their instruments)
* The Rock That Doesn't Roll
* Top 40 Survey / Radio Airplay (blending into UFO, Larry works through the AM radio, hearing clips of news and music of the era)
* U.F.O.
* I've Searched All Around The World
* Shot Down
* Song For A Small Circle Of Friends (he appeals to friends Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton and others to consider Christ)
* The Sun Began To Rain
* Looking For The Footprints
* Six Sixty Six
* Righteous Rocker #3
* If God Is My Father
* Why Don't You Look Into Jesus
* Diamond
* One Way
* I Am A Servant
* Hymn To The Last Generation
* Strong Love, Strange Peace (bonus, not on original LP release)
* I Love You (bonus, not on original LP release)

I fully recommend Larry Norman's masterpiece, "In Another Land."

Anthony Trendl
editor, HungarianBookstore.com

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Important Recording, November 24, 2007

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thisisgibbie (Indianapolis) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Another Land (The Trilogy, Part 3) (Audio CD)

My brother-in-law introduced me to Larry Norman and this recording.

While Upon This Rock was his defining masterpiece, In Another Land was the influential LP for me as a teen and was very influential in my Christian pilgrimage.

I've Searched All Around and The Rock That Doesn't Roll are my favorites. And, I really like The Sun Began to Rain with the late-Dudley Moore. I like every song still.

While it is very 70s, it is timeless in its manner.

Larry could really swim in those days. God Bless Larry Norman!

He passed away on February 24, 2008.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TRACKS:, September 22, 2006

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themusiccollector "themusiccollector" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Another Land (The Trilogy, Part 3) (Audio CD)

TRACKS:
# 1. The Rock That Doesn't Roll
# 2. I Love You
# 3. U.F.O.
# 4. I've Searched All Around
# 5. Righteous Rocker #3
# 6. Deja Vu: (If God Is -- Look Into Jesus)
# 7. I Am A Servant
# 8. The Sun Began To Rain
# 9. Shot Down
# 10. Six Sixty Six
# 11. Diamonds
# 12. One Way
# 13. Song For A Small Circle Of Friends
# 14. Hymn To The Last Generation
# 15. Looking For The Footprints
# 16. Strong Love, Strange Peace
# 17. Dreams On A Grey Afternoon
# 18. Let That Tape Keep Rolling (Live From Greenbelt)