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Bob Rice and Backyard Galaxy
Drive Thru Jesus
Number: 50498
   
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2 Are You Amazed? Listen .99 Buy MP3
3 Photograph Listen .99 Buy MP3
4 I Try To Reach You... Listen .99 Buy MP3
5 Satellite Listen .99 Buy MP3
6 Hungry Listen .99 Buy MP3
7 My Important Life Listen .99 Buy MP3
8 In The Laughter of Children Listen .99 Buy MP3
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"Drive-Thru Jesus" is Backyard Galaxy's latest CD, their first full length release. Lead singer Bob Rice talks about the theme of the album:

"It's a tongue in cheek commentary on our 'fast-food mentality' and how we apply that to God. I think many want God to be like a fast food place: quick, easy, and cheap. Following God takes a lifetime, requires great courage and strength, and costs everything you have. But the banquet He offers is worth it."

Mike Ofca, lead guitarist, compares the new CD with their previous release, "Unfinished": "The last one was an experiment. It was the first time we wrote songs together, and tried some different styles. Based on the enormously positive feedback, we took the best sounds from the Unfinished CD and made a full length album out of them."

Gone from the band is Bob Lesnefsky, a.k.a. Righteous B, and with him went the hip-hop sound that was featured in some songs of the previous release. Says Rice, "It was a natural thing. (Lesnefsky) really got into his Righteous B sound and didn't feel like he had anything to contribute to the new CD. And we felt more comfortable getting back to our roots of lyrically driven rock and roll."

At a time when most Catholic and Christian artists are solo acts, Backyard Galaxy offers a new sound of collaborative songwriting and musicianship. Fusing pop melodies with a rock sound, "Drive-Thru Jesus" delivers thoughtful messages fueled with fun music.





The band Backyard Galaxy sees how we behave toward the wonderful Blessed Sacrament and asks the question, “Why do we treat the Bread of Life like fast food?” This and other amazing questions are posed in the band's first full length CD called Drive-Thru Jesus. It features 12 original songs that fuse pop melodies with a classic rock sound. It's sometimes a little Less Than Jake, sometimes a little Dave Matthews, but all the time spreading God’s love and the truth of the Catholic Church. The CD opens with the powerful Ska sounds of “Just Live It.” It's one song that makes you want to get up and feel the power of His love. The lyrics tell us to let the world see the love of Christ in all that we do. This idea shines again in “Satellite,” a song written by band member Joe Zelek (who released his own CD, Long Distance Sunday, last year). This is a personal prayer to make us closer to God while sharing His love with others--kinda like a satellite that reflects the TV pictures from one place to another. "My Important Life" is a look at those who are "too busy" in this fast pace life for Jesus. These poor fools think they have lots of "stuff" to keep them happy, but they are still empty inside. This is echoed in the tune “Hungry,” which has the lyrics: “… But I wonder why I am still hungry when I have had my fill of all I touch and see…but I’m never uninvited to Your feast...” The guitar solo in this one is awesome. In the rocking tune “Photograph” we see why we must always try to act like Jesus in our day to day witness. When we lose our temper and flip off person in the car that cut us off, we forget that we may encounter that same person on some other occasion, perhaps when we are trying to share our faith. Only then will we realize how we've undercut our own witness. When you see Jesus during His passion, you see someone who hardly looks like a man, with the blood and crown of thorns and all, but Backyard Galaxy see something “Beautiful,” as they tell us in song that bears the same name. Drive-Thru Jesus delivers the message that we should fast from the material things of this life so we can fill up at the eternal feast.


 


Cool Catholic Rock 9/12/2006 -
Reviewer: Peter Bruley - Duluth, MN

If you love being a Catholic and you love classic rock you need to get this album.

I love HUNGRY very cool lyrics :)

Keep up the good work

Other CDs I have enjoyed
Devine
Bob Rice his rock stuff (not the Blue Grass)
Critical Mass
Sean Forrest
Cheer Up Charlie




My favorite song 9/25/2007 -
Reviewer: Yavonn Smart - Oklahoma

This album has my favorite song plus quite a few other good ones. I love to listen to the CD on a regular basis and be reminded of what is worth giving my time, attention and my all.

Other CDs I have enjoyed
Foggy Churcg
John Angotti
Nick Alexander
Sacro Song I, II & III




 

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