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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Silence Screams
| name = Silence Screams
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Resurrection Band|REZ]]
| artist = [[Resurrection Band|REZ]]
| Cover = REZ-SilenceScreams.jpg
| cover = REZ-SilenceScreams.jpg
| Released = 1988
| alt =
| released = 1988
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| Recorded = Tone Zone Studios, [[Chicago, Illinois]], 1988
| Genre = [[Christian rock]]
| recorded = 1988
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| studio = Tone Zone Studios, [[Chicago, Illinois]]
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| Length = 43:32
| Label = [[Grrr Records]]
| genre = [[Christian rock]]
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| length = 43:32
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| Producer = [[Resurrection Band|REZ]], [[Tom Cameron]] and <br />"a few close friends"
| Reviews =
| label = [[Grrr Records]]
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| producer = [[Resurrection Band|REZ]], [[Tom Cameron]] and <br />"a few close friends"
* Firestream {{Rating|4.5|5}} [http://www.firestream.net/fs_rate.php?go=showitem&item_id=697&cat_id=228~T1 link]
| Last album = ''[[Between Heaven 'N Hell]]'' <br /> (1985)
| prev_title = [[Between Heaven 'n Hell]]
| prev_year = 1985
| This album = '''''Silence Screams''''' <br /> (1988)
| Next album = ''[[REZ: Compact Favorites]]'' <br /> (1988)
| next_title = [[REZ: Compact Favorites]]
| next_year = 1988
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = ''[[CCM Magazine]]''
|rev1score = <ref name="CCM_11_6"/>
| rev2 =''[[Kerrang!]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}} <ref>{{cite book | last1 = Reynolds | first1 = Dave | title = Kerrang! | chapter = Rez ?Silence Screams' | volume = 222 | publisher = Spotlight Publications ltd. | date = 21 January 1989 | location = London, UK | pages = 23 | title-link = Kerrang! }}</ref>
| noprose = yes
}}
}}


'''''Silence Screams''''' is the 10th release, and eighth studio [[album]], by [[United States|American]] [[Christian rock]] band [[Resurrection Band]] (known at this point as REZ), released in 1988.
'''''Silence Screams''''' is the eighth studio album, by American [[Christian rock]] band [[Resurrection Band]] (known at this point as REZ), released in 1988.


==Recording history==
==Recording history==
After the longest break between studio albums, REZ returned with a blues-based hard rock/metal sound that would set the pattern for all future releases, and was also indicative of the musical direction lead singer [[Glenn Kaiser]] would take in his solo career. The album is highlighted by a cover of [[Blind Faith]]'s "Presence of the Lord," which was the first in a string of cover tunes that REZ would include on almost every successive release.
After the longest break between studio albums, REZ returned with a blues-based hard rock/metal sound (closer to their 1978 release ''[[Awaiting Your Reply]]''<ref name="CCM_11_6">{{cite journal |last=Van Pelt |first=Doug |author-link=Doug Van Pelt |date=December 1988 |title=Reviews / ''Silence Screams'' |journal=[[CCM Magazine]] |issn=1524-7848 |volume=11 |issue=6 |page=30,32 }}</ref>) that would set the pattern for all future releases, and was also indicative of the musical direction lead singer [[Glenn Kaiser]] would take in his solo career. The album is highlighted by a cover of [[Blind Faith]]'s "Presence of the Lord," which was the first in a string of cover tunes that REZ would include on almost every successive release.


As indicated by the unsettling album cover art, the lyrics deal with some very dark themes by focusing on the plight of the disenfranchised, whether they be victims of war ("Someone Sleeps"), greed ("Waitin' on Sundown") or [[racial profiling]] ("Three Seconds"). "Light/Light" is another of the album's highlights, and proved a popular live track throughout the 1990s.
As indicated by the unsettling album cover art, the lyrics deal with some very dark themes by focusing on the plight of the disenfranchised, whether they be victims of war ("Someone Sleeps"), greed ("Waitin' on Sundown") or [[racial profiling]] ("Three Seconds"). "Light/Light" is another of the album's highlights, and proved a popular live track throughout the 1990s.


This is the first album the band released on their own record label, [[Grrr Records]], and the first with new bassist [[Roy Montroy]], since [[Jim Denton]] left the band in 1987 to enter [[Seminary|theological seminary]].
This is the first album the band released on their own record label, [[Grrr Records]], and the first with new bassist [[Roy Montroy]], since [[Jim Denton (musician)|Jim Denton]] left the band in 1987 to enter [[Seminary|theological seminary]].


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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# "Silence Screams" – 4:13
# "Silence Screams" – 4:13
# "You Got Me Rockin'" (Stu Heiss, Kaiser) – 3:15
# "You Got Me Rockin'" (Stu Heiss, Kaiser) – 3:15
# "Someone Sleeps" (Kaiser, Montroy, Jon Trott) – 5:21
# "Someone Sleeps" (Kaiser, Montroy, Jon Trott) – 5:21 <small>originally titled "I See Red", and more specifically concerned [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0B1xqOoAwI].</small>
# "Waitin' on Sundown" (Jim Denton, Kaiser, Trott) – 4:06
# "Waitin' on Sundown" (Jim Denton, Kaiser, Trott) – 4:06
# "Presence of the Lord" (Eric Clapton) – 4:35
# "Presence of the Lord" (Eric Clapton) – 4:35
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* [[Roy Montroy]] - Bass guitar, keyboards
* [[Roy Montroy]] - Bass guitar, keyboards
* [[John Herrin]] - Drums
* [[John Herrin]] - Drums



Additional Musicians:
Additional Musicians:
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* Percy Bady - Keyboards on "Silence Screams," "You Got Me Rockin'," "Someone Sleeps," "Presence of the Lord," and "Light/Light"

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Percy Bady - Keyboards on "Silence Screams," "You Got Me Rockin'," "Someone Sleeps," "Presence of the Lord," and "Light/Light"


==Production==
==Production==
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* Cover art - Dick Randall
* Cover art - Dick Randall


==Miscellanea==
==References==
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*The song "Someone Sleeps" was originally titled "I See Red", and more specifically concerned [[Indigenous poeples of the Americas|Native Americans]].
*Grrr Records is a word play on [[Myrrh Records]], the largest [[Contemporary Christian music]] label at the time.
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Latest revision as of 04:05, 22 January 2021

Silence Screams
Studio album by
REZ
Released1988
Recorded1988
StudioTone Zone Studios, Chicago, Illinois
GenreChristian rock
Length43:32
LabelGrrr Records
ProducerREZ, Tom Cameron and
"a few close friends"
REZ chronology
Between Heaven 'n Hell
(1985) 		Silence Screams
(1988) 		REZ: Compact Favorites
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
CCM Magazine[1]
Kerrang! [2]

Silence Screams is the eighth studio album, by American Christian rock band Resurrection Band (known at this point as REZ), released in 1988.

Recording history

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After the longest break between studio albums, REZ returned with a blues-based hard rock/metal sound (closer to their 1978 release Awaiting Your Reply[1]) that would set the pattern for all future releases, and was also indicative of the musical direction lead singer Glenn Kaiser would take in his solo career. The album is highlighted by a cover of Blind Faith's "Presence of the Lord," which was the first in a string of cover tunes that REZ would include on almost every successive release.

As indicated by the unsettling album cover art, the lyrics deal with some very dark themes by focusing on the plight of the disenfranchised, whether they be victims of war ("Someone Sleeps"), greed ("Waitin' on Sundown") or racial profiling ("Three Seconds"). "Light/Light" is another of the album's highlights, and proved a popular live track throughout the 1990s.

This is the first album the band released on their own record label, Grrr Records, and the first with new bassist Roy Montroy, since Jim Denton left the band in 1987 to enter theological seminary.

Track listing

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All songs written by Glenn Kaiser and Roy Montroy unless otherwise noted

  1. "Silence Screams" – 4:13
  2. "You Got Me Rockin'" (Stu Heiss, Kaiser) – 3:15
  3. "Someone Sleeps" (Kaiser, Montroy, Jon Trott) – 5:21 originally titled "I See Red", and more specifically concerned Native Americans [1].
  4. "Waitin' on Sundown" (Jim Denton, Kaiser, Trott) – 4:06
  5. "Presence of the Lord" (Eric Clapton) – 4:35
  6. "Light/Light" – 3:44
  7. "Rain Dance" (Montroy, Trott) – 5:06
  8. "Every Waking Hour" (Kaiser) – 4:06
  9. "Three Seconds" (Kaiser, Montroy, Trott) – 4:37
  10. "You Get What You Choose" – 4:29

Personnel

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REZ is:

Additional Musicians:

  • Percy Bady - Keyboards on "Silence Screams," "You Got Me Rockin'," "Someone Sleeps," "Presence of the Lord," and "Light/Light"

Production

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  • Producers - REZ, Tom Cameron and "a few close friends"
  • Engineers - Roy Montroy, Ed Bialach and Roger Heiss
  • Mastering - Steve Hall at Future Disc
  • Cover design and photo - Cornerstone Graphics
  • Cover art - Dick Randall

References

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  1. ^ a b Van Pelt, Doug (December 1988). "Reviews / Silence Screams". CCM Magazine. 11 (6): 30,32. ISSN 1524-7848.
  2. ^ Reynolds, Dave (21 January 1989). "Rez ?Silence Screams'". Kerrang!. Vol. 222. London, UK: Spotlight Publications ltd. p. 23.
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