The Petra Zone

Aside of the praise and live albums, what is your favorite John Schlitt era album?

I myself might be torn between On Fire! and Beyond Belief. Would probably go with one of those.

On Fire! with TMW a close second.

Wake Up Call is not only the best Schlitt-era album, it's one of Petra's best albums, period. It and More Power To Ya are my two top favorites.

I will even put them in order for you:

#1 - Beyond Belief
#2 - On Fire
#3 - Back to the Street
#4 - Wake-Up Call
#5 - This Means War
#6 - Jekyll & Hyde
#7 - No Doubt
#8 - God Fixation
#9 - Unseen Power

God Fixation, with On Fire! a close second.

Boray wrote:I will even put them in order for you:

#1 - Beyond Belief
#2 - On Fire
#3 - Back to the Street
#4 - Wake-Up Call
#5 - This Means War
#6 - Jekyll & Hyde
#7 - No Doubt
#8 - God Fixation
#9 - Unseen Power

I like the idea...

#1 - Beyond Belief
#2 - On Fire!
#3 - Wake-Up Call
#4 - This Means War!
#5 - Jekyll & Hyde
#6 - No Doubt
#7 - Unseen Power
#8 - God Fixation
#9 - Back to the Street

I think this is more or less accurate, but a lot of those are really a toss-up.

1. This Means war!
2. Beyond Belief
3. No Doubt
4. Wake up call
5. On Fire!
6. God Fixation
7. Unseen Power
8. Back to the Street
9. Jekyll and Hyde

1. Unseen Power
2. Wake up Call
3. Jekyll and Hyde
4. On Fire!
5. Beyond Belief
6. This Means war!
7. No Doubt
8. God Fixation
9. Back to the Street

This obviously subjective, and tough to do. I could make arguments for some of those albums being higher. No Doubt for example, I really like the title cut, Right Place, Heart of a Hero, Sincerely Yours. There's good stuff there.
On the other hand, Beyond Belief should perhaps be lower in my list. There are great songs on there. However, if I had the first 7 albums in front of me to listen to, I would probably
choose any of the other 6 before I would choose BB. If I were making a compilation of all those albums based on the songs that have touched me and that I really like, which is a great idea, tghe title cut from BB would likely be the only song included from that album.

gman wrote: This obviously subjective, and tough to do. I could make arguments for some of those albums being higher. No Doubt for example, I really like the title cut, Right Place, Heart of a Hero, Sincerely Yours. There's good stuff there.

On the other hand, Beyond Belief should perhaps be lower in my list. There are great songs on there. However, if I had the first 7 albums in front of me to listen to, I would probably
choose any of the other 6 before I would choose BB. If I were making a compilation of all those albums based on the songs that have touched me and that I really like, which is a great idea, tghe title cut from BB would likely be the only song included from that album.

I agree on how subjective it is. If I were to do the same exercise, I would probably end with 4 or 5 songs from BB on my compilation ("Creed", "Love", "Beyond Belief", "Prayer", and maybe "I Am on the Rock").

Here is my list and this was not easy because all my favorite Petra albums are in this except More Power To Ya.


#1. Wake Up Call
#2. Jekyll And Hyde
#3. On Fire!
#4. Beyond Belief
#5. This Means War!
#6. Unseen Power
#7. Back To The Street
#8. God Fixation
#9. No Doubt

For me (from least favorite to most favorite):

9- Back to the Street
8- On Fire
7- No Doubt
6- This Means War!
5- Unseen Power
4- God Fixation
3- Jekyll and Hyde
2- Beyond Belief
1- Wake-Up Call

Ok, seriously asking, I keep seeing people rate "Wake Up Call" as their highest rated album, which is their prerogative as it's a good album. Is it the music or personal perspective that makes it #1 for you? If it's music, once again, no argument intended, which song out of the entire of "Wake Up Call" is better than any of these songs on "On Fire": All Fired Up, Hit You Where You Live, Mine Field, Defector, Counsel of the Holy, Stand in the Gap? Those are six outstanding songs. I just want to know what six songs on "Wake Up Call" are better in your opinion that would lead "Wake Up Call" to be rated higher. Please share your stories/opinions.

pmal wrote:Ok, seriously asking, I keep seeing people rate "Wake Up Call" as their highest rated album, which is their prerogative as it's a good album. Is it the music or personal perspective that makes it #1 for you? If it's music, once again, no argument intended, which song out of the entire of "Wake Up Call" is better than any of these songs on "On Fire": All Fired Up, Hit You Where You Live, Mine Field, Defector, Counsel of the Holy, Stand in the Gap? Those are six outstanding songs. I just want to know what six songs on "Wake Up Call" are better in your opinion that would lead "Wake Up Call" to be rated higher. Please share your stories/opinions.

It only takes one song to defeat all that you listed. In my mind Underneath The Blood blows all the songs you listed out of the water.

I list it as my number one because it has a great sound compared to the Elefante produced albums. It sounds like real instruments played by real people without the overly processed tone of previous albums. Plus every song on it is great. I can't think of a single song that I don't enjoy listening to. It's also an ensemble album with multiple band members (Hartman, Lawry, Cates, and Schlitt) sharing song writing credits which sets it apart from any other Petra album.