Customer Reviews

Shake

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3 star:		(1)
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There is a very narrow scope of music that I like - Christian Album Rock/Arena Rock. Petra in the John Schlitt era and David and the Giants are about the only dependable bands to put out songs that guarantee I will be able to listen to them. The singer from David and the Giants put out a solo CD which I did not like - gave away. John Schlitt did a solo Cd and then another - SHAKE. I must say these 2 CD's are as good AND BETTER (if that were possible) as any of the Petra CD's. And from what I previously said about my narrow taste and love of Petra this is quite a recommendation for SHAKE and the other, Unfit for Swine. Shake is an awesome CD that will get years of play in my house. Killer CD's! Next best is possbly Petra-Revival

I have to admit I was hesitant to pick up any PETRA cd with their new (at that time) lead singer. But I did and I loved his sound. So when I saw this solo album I decided to take a chance on it as well. And all I can say is THIS CD ROCKS!! My 2 favorite songs are WAKE THE DEAD and ONE ON ONE. Their messages are powerful and the guitar rifts are excellent. As a matter of fact, all the lyrics and music on this cd are powerful. Now I have to find Mr.Schlitt's 2nd solo effort. Another gem I'm sure.

If you close your eyes, you would believe that you are listening to a Petra album, with a little twist. If you enjoy uplifting lyrics with a good guitar rift thrown in, you will no doubt enjoy this. Hopefully there are more from him on the way.

Yes John does have very distinctive vocals. I love his vocals. The weird thing is all I hear is people talking about Petra. John was the lead vocalist for the 70's band Head East also. I love every album that he sang vocals on for that band. Let us not forget the past. It is what brought us to the future.

This CD was awesome, if you want to use that word. John Schlitt is much better on his own than with Petra. I like every song on this CD,

this albam was great. i love every song on the albam but most of all show me the way

Although one or two of the songs are dated as far as style, the CD is still a great one to listen to. Inspirational, encouraging! And just plain cool.

If I could sum up what this album is in one word, it would be WOW! Amazingly, I just recently bought this album for the first time but I've always wanted it. I was a little leary, as I own "Unfit for Swine", and I was disappointed with that album. In my opinion, *that* album only had 2 or 3 good songs on it. I don't listen to it much.

But "Shake" is soooooo much better! It's actually weird to think that "Shake" came before "Unfit for Swine", since the two are so different musically.

Every single song on this album is "turn it up" quality. The ballads are beautiful, and the rock songs ROCK! My favorites are "Wake the Dead", "Don't Look Back", "Carry the Burden", "Inside of You", and "The Hard Way". Even though this album is almost ten years old, it is hardly outdated, and I strongly recommend it if you happen to find a copy of it.

Petra is my favorite Christian band, and John Schlitt is awesome. This is definately an album to keep in the CD player. You might want to buy two: one for the house and one for your car!

This CD is a GREAT EFFORT by John Schlitt! Every song is pure musical enjoymnet and you won't be able to get enough of it's great lyric's and sound. I would rate this as a TOP 5 in my vast collection of Christian Music CD's. If you liked John when he was in the band, Petra, you will love him even more in this solo venture! Don't hesitate on this one- you will love it for many years to come.

Being a Petra`s Fan, it was easy to put my attention to this cd. The song that caught me was "Show me the way", since it`s video was aired by ZMusic Television. The video itself was very interesting and creative, which made me even more interested on getting the album. Definitly a beautiful album. My favorites are: Wake the dead, Show me the way, Carry the burden, The Hard Way, The road to calvary. High quality album. Unfortunately, "Unfit for Swine" is a VERY different style. I consider "Shake" like a very sweet album, and "Unfit" is a bitter one, very weird style.