Resurrection Band
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Resurrection Band, also known at times as Charity, Rez Band and Rez or REZ, started out in Milwaukee in the early 1970s. A product of the Jesus Movement, they were part of the Jesus People USA Travelling Team founded by an evangelist known as Jim Palosaari. The group eventually established a permanent base in Chicago where they live to this day. Their early sound had a lot of similarities to groups like Led Zeppelin and Jefferson Airplane. In the 1980s, they went to more of a new wave/techno/rock sound, with some of their material being compared to Van Halen. They were also one of the first Christian rock groups to have a music video featured on MTV. In the 1990s they progressed to more of a modern blues-rock based style. The Chicago Tribune once described them as being able to mix "metal madness with a social conscience", as many of their songs were written about homelessness, racism, AIDS, "social engineering", and other topics not normally addressed by "religious" musicians. During the 1980s they had a very sizeable following in Europe, especially in Germany. In the late 1980s, their bassist Jim Denton left to attend theological seminary and was replaced by longtime Rez roadie, songwriter and engineer Roy Montroy.
Members
image: early 1980s promo shot
from left:
- Stu Heiss- guitar, keyboards
- Wendi Kaiser- vocals
- Glenn Kaiser- vocals, guitar, dulcimer, harmonica
- Jim Denton- bass guitar, replaced by Roy Montroy
- John Herrin- drums
Selected discography
- All Your Life, 1974 cassette
- Music To Raise The Dead, 1974 cassette
- Awaiting Your Reply, 1978 album
- Rainbow's End, 1979 album
- Colours, 1980 album
- Mommy Don't Love Daddy Anymore, 1981 album
- D.M.Z., 1982 album
- Best Of Rez, 1984 compilation
- Live Bootleg, 1984 live album
- Hostage, 1984 album
- Between Heaven 'N Hell, 1985 album
- Compact Favorites, 1988 compilation
- Silence Screams, 1988 album
- Innocent Blood, 1989 album
- Civil Rites, 1991 album
- XX Years Live, 1992 live album
- Reach Of Love, 1993 album
- The Light Years, 1995 compilation
- Lament, 1995 album produced by Ty Tabor of King's X
- Ampendectomy, 1997 unplugged-style "best of" album
External links
- ResurrectionBand.com (http://www.resurrectionband.com)
- Glenn Kaiser (http://www.glennkaiser.com)
- Glenn's blog site (http://gkaiser.blogspot.com)
- Wendi Kaiser's advice column (http://www.askwendi.com)
- Stu Heiss (http://www.stuheiss.com)
- former bass player Jim Denton (http://www.jimandjeanne.us)
- Cornerstone, a Christian rock festival run by Herrin (http://www.cornerstonefestival.com)
- Cornerstone Magazine (http://www.cornerstonemag.com)
- Grrr Records (own label) (http://www.grrrrecords.com)
- Jesus People USA (http://www.jpusa.org)
- Jim Palosaari's son, Jedidiah (http://www.geocities.com/abdulmuhib)
- Remembering the Jesus Movement (http://www.one-way.org/jesusmovement/index.html)