Liberation Suite

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Liberation Suite The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music By Mark Allan Powell Randy Hill, drums, vocals; Howard Lyon, tromb., voc; David Bynum, bass, sax., voc (-1980); Paul Lyon, trump., flute, voc. (-1980); Barry Bynum, voc., gtr., kybrd. (-1994) // Jim Hazel, gtr. (+1980), Fred Perez, bass (+1980, -1990); James Yager, kybrd., voc. (+1980). 1975 – Liberation Suite (Myrrh UK); 1980 -- Stride For Stride (Chapel Lane); 1990 – Water And Blood (Spark). [Webmaster edit: Matt Sutherland, bass (1996). 2002 -- Fight For The Light (Suite Dreams Records).] Long before Christian ska, there was Liberation Suite, incorporating brass with hard-rocking Jesus music, first in the Texas hill country, and then in war-torn Northern Ireland and the British Isles. LibSuite, as they were usually called, was one of two important Christian groups to be part of the Texas Jesus movement. In the mid ‘70s – years before ArkAngel, much less King’s X, were on the scene – it was just Liberation Suite and Hope of Glory in the Lone Star State. LibSuite’s sound was likened to Chicago Transit Authority at the time (i.e., to the rock band that did “I’m a Man” and “Beginnings,” not to the abbreviated adult contemporary remnant that later did all those “Hard for Me to Say I’m Sorry” pop songs). Indeed, Liberation Suite regularly performed “Where Do We Go from Here?” in their concerts, along with blistering versions of the Doobie Brothers’ “Jesus Is Just Alright” and Eric Clapton’s “Presence of the Lor

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Liberation Suite: 25th Anniversary Edition

Stride For Stride

Water and Blood

Fight For The Light

Live In Europe

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The Rock Revival, Vol. 2 Remembering the Future

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The Rock Revival, Vol. 1 "Feeling The Spirit"

Liberation Suite

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The Rock Revival -- Music of the Jesus Movement

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Liberation Suite (25th Anniversary Remaster)

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Greenbelt.25 (1973-1998)

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The Rock Revival Vol. 1

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