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Petra in the late 90's
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 4:02 pm
by shawnpfan2010
Just watching some stuff from 97-98 and Pete Orta is/was an annoying guitar player. Maybe he has mellowed out these days, but man he was too much of a showman back in those days. Just a lot of stupid moves on songs that didn't need that kind of stuff going on.
Re: Petra in the late 90's
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 5:02 pm
by pmal
I think it was just a sign of the times. Band members in the mid to late 90s with grunge,etc. did that kind of stuff. The only beef I have with that era is that they never played the classics with the same sound as the originals and I think it hurt them. The guitar riffs were completely different on a lot of the songs. I mean, either be a different band or don't be but don't screw up the best parts. To me, that was stupid.
Re: Petra in the late 90's
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 7:34 pm
by Thief
I don't think I ever saw him live, not even on video. I'll have to look around in YouTube.
Re: Petra in the late 90's
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 7:42 pm
by Dan
I didn't mind the lineup with Pete Orta in it, he did have some moves that were slightly retarded, but he was still enjoyable to watch. John had a high energy on stage with Pete around.