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Something New Under the Son

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Simply put, this is the best Christian rock album of all time. It is the Apex for Norman. Good-bye Larry. Thanks for all the great music and all the times your tunes helped to bring me through.

Larry is one of the best Christian artists ever and this may be his best album. Great blues through and through - sometimes simple but well done, other times psychadelic.

Frank Black named the first Pixies album after the line "C'mon Pilgrim, you know He loves ... stop acting like an idget" in the song "Watch What You Are Doing"

This is a off-beat kind of funky Larry Norman collection. It perks me up when I hear it. I even use it as music for an aerobic work out. The beats are great! I especially like the song "You Gotta Watch what You're doin". It's a warning with a fun, accessable beat. Larry left us too soon.

Larry Norman / Something New Under The Son - 1977: This tells the story of a lad who has given up, and then finds redemption. This album is sometimes serious and sometime hilarious, sometimes soft and sometimes full out Rockin'. This is a GREAT album. This one deserves a Sixth Star.

I must admit this in my mind stands out among larry's other releases, due to the absence of lush orchestration, of which I am not a big fan of, mainly on rock lps. Being a fan of raw blues and rock, I love the way he really lets loose with here with tunes like Born to be Unlucky and Watch What you're Doing, which not only rock you but exhort you speak mof God's love and transforming power to save and redeem.
Larry sings the blues like King David of old, who I am sure is a big Larry Norman fan by now, up there in glory gigging with him accompanied by the harp, lyre, timbrel and stratocaster! Long live Larry's legacy which gave me years of pleasure, and inspired many.