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Posted by Dr Rich on 04-02-2008 at22:24:

Shotgun Angel "mostly Christian lyrics"

Here is a great album from 1977. Shotgun Angel was the second album by Daniel Amos (the band, not the person). The style ranges from country rock to light rock with mostly Christian lyrics. This is a fun album as is their first, "'Aint Gonna Fight It" which is available again in a special 30th Anniversary Edition.
High Sounding Cymbal

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Posted by ladrtrk55 on 04-02-2008 at22:28:

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hmmm, what's with the Shotgun Angel download?

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Posted by Dr Rich on 04-02-2008 at22:38:

  RE: Shotgun Angel "mostly Christian lyrics"

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Originally posted by ladrtrk55 hmmm, what's with the Shotgun Angel download?

I wondered that too!

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Posted by audiori on 04-02-2008 at22:42:

 

Probably just doesn't realize that its illegal.

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Posted by Strange Animal on 04-02-2008 at22:53:

RE: Shotgun Angel "mostly Christian lyrics"

quote:

Originally posted by Dr Rich Here is a great album from 1977. Shotgun Angel was the second album by Daniel Amos (the band, not the person). The style ranges from country rock to light rock with mostly Christian lyrics. This is a fun album as is their first, "'Aint Gonna Fight It" which is available again in a special 30th Anniversary Edition. High Sounding Cymbal

Well, my eyes are gettin' heavy
And I ran out of vitamins......

the 77's version:


Well, my eyes are gettin' heavy
And I ran out of speed....

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Posted by wakachiwaka on 04-02-2008 at22:56:

 

quote:

Originally posted by audiori Probably just doesn't realize that its illegal.

"If he wasn't such a likable old soul, I'd have to re-educate the tar out of him."

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Posted by Dr Rich on 04-02-2008 at22:59:

  RE: Shotgun Angel "mostly Christian lyrics"

quote:

Originally posted by Strange Animal quote: Originally posted by Dr Rich Here is a great album from 1977. Shotgun Angel was the second album by Daniel Amos (the band, not the person). The style ranges from country rock to light rock with mostly Christian lyrics. This is a fun album as is their first, "'Aint Gonna Fight It" which is available again in a special 30th Anniversary Edition. High Sounding Cymbal Well, my eyes are gettin' heavy And I ran out of vitamins...... the 77's version: Well, my eyes are gettin' heavy And I ran out of speed....

Great version of that song and it make me laugh out loud every single time I listen to it!

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Posted by Strange Animal on 04-02-2008 at23:20:

RE: Shotgun Angel "mostly Christian lyrics"

quote:

Originally posted by Dr Rich quote: Originally posted by Strange Animal quote: Originally posted by Dr Rich Here is a great album from 1977. Shotgun Angel was the second album by Daniel Amos (the band, not the person). The style ranges from country rock to light rock with mostly Christian lyrics. This is a fun album as is their first, "'Aint Gonna Fight It" which is available again in a special 30th Anniversary Edition. High Sounding Cymbal Well, my eyes are gettin' heavy And I ran out of vitamins...... the 77's version: Well, my eyes are gettin' heavy And I ran out of speed.... Great version of that song and it make me laugh out loud every single time I listen to it!

is that the "real" version?
did the stupid "Christian" record label make them change it?

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Posted by Dr Rich on 04-02-2008 at23:26:

  RE: Shotgun Angel "mostly Christian lyrics"

quote:

Originally posted by Strange Animal quote: Originally posted by Dr Rich quote: Originally posted by Strange Animal quote: Originally posted by Dr Rich Here is a great album from 1977. Shotgun Angel was the second album by Daniel Amos (the band, not the person). The style ranges from country rock to light rock with mostly Christian lyrics. This is a fun album as is their first, "'Aint Gonna Fight It" which is available again in a special 30th Anniversary Edition. High Sounding Cymbal Well, my eyes are gettin' heavy And I ran out of vitamins...... the 77's version: Well, my eyes are gettin' heavy And I ran out of speed.... Great version of that song and it make me laugh out loud every single time I listen to it! is that the "real" version? did the stupid "Christian" record label make them change it?

I don't know.

I guessed Mike Roe figured out what "vitamins" really were!

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Posted by Ron E on 04-02-2008 at23:55:

 

did they have "speed" in the late 70's? by that name I mean, I guess likely they did...??? I seem to remember it in the mid 80's.

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Posted by Strange Animal on 04-02-2008 at23:56:



60's..................

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Posted by Jimmy Brown on 04-03-2008 at13:35:

  RE: Shotgun Angel "mostly Christian lyrics"

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Originally posted by Strange Animal is that the "real" version? did the stupid "Christian" record label make them change it?

It wouldn't have been the first time they had to change lyrics for the record.

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Posted by Ron E on 04-03-2008 at13:45:

  RE: Shotgun Angel "mostly Christian lyrics"

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Originally posted by Jimmy Brown quote: Originally posted by Strange Animal is that the "real" version? did the stupid "Christian" record label make them change it? It wouldn't have been the first time they had to change lyrics for the record.

Any personal stories???

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Posted by Dr Rich on 04-03-2008 at16:34:

  RE: Shotgun Angel "mostly Christian lyrics"

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Originally posted by Ron E quote: Originally posted by Jimmy Brown quote: Originally posted by Strange Animal is that the "real" version? did the stupid "Christian" record label make them change it? It wouldn't have been the first time they had to change lyrics for the record. Any personal stories???

On the first DA record they changed a couple lyrics.
It seems from the interview Terry gives on the 2nd disc,
they were changed on the advice of Al Perkins the producer.
So I don't really know if the "had" too change those lyrics.

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Posted by Audiori J on 04-03-2008 at19:02:

 

It probably just wouldn't of sold at the time had they not. They originally wrote a lot of the songs with street people in mind, but when the album was made they had to sell it in Bible Book Stores to a pretty tame audience. I mean think of it this way, had they not changed the lyrics, and those stores hadn't carried the album and it tanked.. the band might of fell apart like some of the other bands of the time. There were quite a few with one or two albums for their entire career.

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Posted by Dr Rich on 04-03-2008 at19:27:

 

I'm sure it would have not been carried in the stores.
I am sure a lot of bookstores would not want to carry it now.

Steve Taylor had problems with "I Predict 1990" as did Scaterd Few with their "Sin Disease" record, so this is nothing new.

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Posted by DwDunphy on 04-03-2008 at19:36:

 

I really don't know what is worse, the hyper-vigilance of the past or the bland shallowness of the present. Either way, it cannot be fun travails for an "artist" in this "product" medium.

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Posted by Dr Rich on 04-03-2008 at20:25:

 

No. It's pretty rough, and always has been for a real "artist."

Since I have been kind of getting into Jason Martin's stuff again...
I wonder how many records a band like Starflyer 59 sells?

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Posted by DwDunphy on 04-03-2008 at20:53:

 

Well, I tend to get them eventually (although I still don't have Singing Voice vs. Talking Voice), but SF59 is so vague at times and moody at other times that I imagine they tag their fans at least...

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Posted by Dr Rich on 04-03-2008 at21:03:

 

Yeah I pretty much get everything too.

Of course I get pretty much everything of a lot of bands that don't sell many records!