It seems the English still get into the anthemic thing, raise your fist & chant. Lighters out. It's a bit "80's" & taboo in America. However I did find myself singing in my head "Hallelujah" way after the song "Soldier" finished up the disc. If you're looking for the 70's & 80's Jerusalem, well in the 6 years since their last album music has changed, & so has Jerusalem. Their strong points, Ulf Christiansson's emotionally charged voice & their building anthemic style are driven with a "new" sound reminiscent of U2 & The Alarm. Somehow Ulf has figured out how to pull some of the same emotion & tones out of the guitar as The Edge & ditto, Bono. It does help energize some of the weaker songs. Then "Berlin 38" is a mellow 9 minute Prince/Edge mix which could take some getting used to. It's a sad but necessary holocaust story. The highlight "Face In The Crowd" took me back to Ulf's '82 solo album & the song "My Heart's Desire". As they say, "Listen again, for the first time".
Other coverage for this album
The Lighthouse October 1994Reviewed by Roger AppelinskiWhen I first caught a listen of the European import of Prophet this summer, my ears quickly perked up. I had no idea what it was I was hearing. I quickly found out that it was Jerusalem, a band I know nearly nothing about. The only things that I've learned about them is that they were the first Christian group to have a video aired on M-TV and that I love this album. I was impressed by the liner…Heaven's Metal #48Reviewed by Chris CallawayWhen pacing the floors of the Stouffer Hotel in downtown Nashville during the illustrious and fast-paced Gospel Music Association week in April, I was pleased to make the acquaintance of Lars Petersson of Viva Records, who handed me a copy of Jerusalem's latest release. My body was shaking as I anticipated what the disk would sound like. Words could not describe my feelings of anticipation.…Similar sounding releases
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