The Prayer Chain was one of the pioneer groups of Christian rock. In the days before Tooth and Nail and punk rock, the band played an original form of grunge straight out of Southern California.
The Prayer Chain's greatest hits CD Here Comes The Rust is an independently released disc featuring seventeen songs from The Whirlpool EP, Shawl, Mercury, Antarctica, and the rare So Close Yet So Far.
With most greatest hits albums, there will always be a debate as to what should be included and what should be excluded. Here Comes The Rust should have included "Follow Me," "Pure," "Bendy Line," and "Loverboy." The project could have done without "Shine," "Some Love," "Like I Was," "Never Enough," "Mercury," and "Waterdogs." The two rare tracks, "Lose Yourself" and "The Other Side Of Heaven," are a disappointment and could also have been omitted.
For the most part the album does its job of giving a solid overview of The Prayer Chain. The only new songs are the two rare tracks and the live version of "Dig Dug," which nicely captures the concert feel of the song. Still, it would have been nice to hear something from The Neverland Sessions or some new songs from The Prayer Chain.
Other coverage for this album
The Phantom Tollbooth 2003Reviewed by Trae CadenheadThe Prayer Chain's performance at Cornerstone Festival 2003 was its first after six years of retirement. The show was enough to remind old fans that The Prayer Chain was one of the best bands to ever grace Christian alternative music. For those who hadn't heard The Prayer Chain back in its heyday, it was a chance to latch onto a band that was truly a groundbreaker in its time. Here Comes the Rust…The Phantom Tollbooth 2003Reviewed by Dave KerschbaumThe Prayer Chain is one of the best-known acts to come out of Christian Rock's "Third Wave." The melding of Eric Campuzano's accomplished bass work, Wayne Everett's complex precision thrashing on drums, Andrew Prickett's swirling guitar and Tim Taber's urgent angst-filled vocals created a memorable driving, atmospheric sound that is still influencing bands seven years after the Prayer Chain's…The Phantom Tollbooth 2003Reviewed by Kevin MathewsThis retrospective (the second, after 1998's So Close Yet So Far) captures the highlights of the Prayer Chain's output during the first half of the last decade. "Shine" is probably its best-known moment, although to these ears, comparisons with Big Rock-era Simple Minds cannot be avoided. However, upon closer inspection, songs like "I Believe," "Whirlpool," and "Crawl" reveal a closer affinity…Similar sounding releases
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