ROB FRAZIER - CUT IT AWAY (2021, CD) AOR, Petra, Twenty Twenty, D&K, Steve Camp

Name: ROB FRAZIER - CUT IT AWAY (2021, CD) AOR, Petra, Twenty Twenty, D&K, Steve Camp
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Lead Singer for Petra on Washes Whiter Than
AOR for fans of Petra, Kansas, Steve Camp, Kenny Marks
First Time on CD
Mixed by World Famous Mixed and Producer Bill Schnee (Steely Dan, Chicago, Ringo (with all the Beatles), Natalie Cole, Rod Stewart, Dire Straits, Whitney Houston, Carly Simon, The Pointer Sisters, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Barry Manilow, Michael Bolton, The Jacksons, Mark Knopfler, Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Marvin Gaye, George Benson, Bette Midler, and Amy Grant)
2021 Girder Records (GR1087)
Originally Release in 1984
CD, Jewel Case, 6 Panel Fold
Includes Limited Edition Trading Card #25
Legends of Rock™ Series
Remastered by Rob Colwell (Bombworks Sound)

ALBUM DESCRIPTION

Cut It Away was Rob Frazier's first solo album (1984). Now remastered with limited edition trading card and the first time on CD.

Bill Schnee is a world famous producer and recorded and worked with some of the biggest names in music including Steely Dan, Chicago, Ringo (with all the Beatles), Natalie Cole, Rod Stewart, Dire Straits, Whitney Houston, Carly Simon, The Pointer Sisters, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Barry Manilow, Michael Bolton, The Jacksons, Mark Knopfler, Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Marvin Gaye, George Benson, Bette Midler, and Amy Grant.

Cut It Away is AOR in the vein of Petra, Degarmo and Key, Journey, Boston delivering power chords on all but two tracks "He Is All You Need" and "Train Up A Child". This album delivers a chilling take on "666". It feels a step up from DeGarmo and Key's version they wrote. Cut it away is the culmination of a powerful spiritual and musical journey. The songs on the album speak of triumph, despair, and resignation.

Rob Frazier sang for Petra, did you know that? 5 songs on Petra's Washes Whiter Than, to be exact. He also wrote the #17 billboard Kansas hit single PLAY THE GAME TONIGHT. He Co-wrote a ton of songs with STEVE CAMP as well.

I'm sure like many of you, when I found out that Rob Frazier sang for Petra, my mind exploded, I actually did some fact checking. Like you, I thought it was just GREG X. VOLZ and JOHN SCHLITT but sure enough Rob was an official member and sang 5 songs with Petra on their album WASHES WHITER THAN. Then when I found out he co-wrote PLAY THE GAME TONIGHT for KANSAS along side of John Elefante and and it all became clear why he has over 200 recorded songs including songs recorded by Kansas, Petra, Margaret Becker, Steve Camp, Rick Cua, Kenny Marks, Geoff Moore, Ricky Skaggs and others including several gold, platinum and multi-platinum song placements and multiple Dove and Grammy award nominations.

If you are a CCM fan Rob needs no introduction. In 1979 Rob started out in CCM with Petra playing keys and guitar alongside Greg X Volz. In 1982 he co-wrote "Play the Game Tonight" the hit single on Kansas - Vinyl Confessions. Rob soon started collaborating with Steve Camp and this was a partnership which lasted nearly the entirety of both of their careers. They both wrote songs for one another's albums. He wrote and performed numerous top 10 Christian songs including "Cut it Away", "Train Up a Child", "He Is All You Need" (later recorded by co-writer Steve Camp), "(Doesn't Anybody Pray in) This Town", "Break My Heart", "Got Your Word On It", "Go Through Fire", "Love is Sacrifice".

TRACKS

Cut It Away
Come on Elaine (#5 CCM, 1985)
He is All You Need
Stolen Love
You Know What's Right
Tonight
Weight of the World
Train Up a Child
666

DISCOGRAPHY

-Cut It Away (1984)
-This Town (1986)
-Heartland (1990)
-The Long Run (1992)
-The Things I Say (1997)
-Blues Farmers - Jammin' The Blues (1999)

PETRA YEARS

Rob performed as the lead singer on the following tracks from Petra's "Washes Whiter Than"and was co-writer on 4 of those 6 songs.

02 Why Should The Father Bother? 3:51
03 Morning Star 4:52 *
05 Mary's Song 4:02 *
07 (Couldn't Find Love) Without You 4:17 *
09 Magic Words 3:25 *
10 Deep Love 3:59

Awesome

Awesome

Awesome

Cut it out 666.

Cut it Away and 666 are excellent songs to start and end the album with. The songs in between are pretty solid too. Girder's Legends of Rock releases roll. If you're a fan of 80s music this and Rob Frazier's other album from Girder are must haves.

What A Blast From The Past!

I was first introduced to Christian rock in 1983 and I've been hooked ever since. I bought this album on cassette and it has always been one of my "top 10" favourites. I'm REALLY dating myself but I used to love doing air guitar and lip synch to a lot of the songs on this album. And now I can do it again! (By the way, I'm listening to this album as I write this review. Thanks Girder Music for this one!)

Good, fun 80s pop-rock!

I taped a copy of a friend's album back in my ignorant youth, and always liked almost every song a lot. So I had to buy this CD when I saw it available.

This came out when Rick Springfield was a staple on pop/rock radio (and presumably MTV, which I never had), and the sound reflects his and other such melodic, guitar-based acts of the time. Unlike a lot of the "Christian" rock out at the time (e.g. Whiteheart, another close sound cousin, and a plethora of lower-budget releases), this was fairly contemporary, and remains rockin' and hook-filled. The songs are strong (with the exception of "Train Up...", which was obviously made-for-"Christian"-radio), although the lyrics sound a little more simplistic now -- to ears and brains with 30 years' life experience. Even "He Is All You Need" (co-written and also recorded by Steve Camp), deserved to be a hit on ballad-obsessed "Christian" radio, sounding like Rob is convinced of its truth. There was and is a lot of fun to be had with this album, singing along ("come on, Elaine!") and being reminded of youthful, spiritual innocence, as well as the truths and exhortation within. For a "minor" label, the production values (courtesy of Camp) on this were strong, and the remaster brings them forward a little more. It really sounds great all these years later. (I don't "get" the trading card, but perhaps other guys in their 50s -- who I presume are the majority of those buying these re-releases -- will get a kick out of 'em.)