I'm a Stryper fan since Soldiers under Commande. I really loved and still love Against the Law album. I found back then it was deferent and more heavy sound. Great album
I personally love Against the Law, the sound, the attitude. It's not that bad of an album it just came out at a bad time for hair metal. Definitely some songs worth re-recording with the modern Stryper sound
According to stryper, this album sold around 480,000 copies during the 1991 interview. They were really close to going gold. But due to enigma went bankruptcy at that time, the album stopped selling because no one can put it out for them. Bad timing... i know... and also grunge had came so lots of things going on that time. It just proves that this album is great and have the chance to go gold but because of all that things happening that time
Things change from time to time and thinking about the best album to date at that time, but when you have years in music when you write and perform you have to have an logic do I really love the album or things hasn't been the right thing at the time or different reasons as well.
Kind of funny to hear Tim talk about the making of the album when he's only played on probably half of the songs they've done since the beginning. They've had to bring in studio guys to play bass.
Oz said in this video something I think is very telling: “What’s the difference on this album? I actually played!” He then says, “I played what I thought was right part for each song” (paraphrasing). I’ve been a fan since In God We Trust and I know Mike is a perfectionist. He has Billy Corrigan vibes, so n that maybe the early Stryper sound up until Law is because Mike and Robert played all of the parts on the albums. That would explain why Oz and Tim always seemed so glum until the band reformed. On a recent Instagram post, Mile sayid he enjoys playing guitar more than singing. So maybe the reason the first 4 albums had that tight, uniform Stryper sound effects a because Mike played all of the guitar and bass parts, then Oz and Tim had to learn the parts. That also would explain why Law’s guitar parts have way more variety.
I was one of the Stryper faithful that was very let down by Law when it came out. Yet here I am in 2022 revisiting Law and am hearing a great record! The last 4 songs are some of their best. Caught In The Middle?! Daaang. But I’ll say this too: I understand why I didn’t like this album in 1990. The arrangement of songs is terrible. It goes from the worst song on the entire album (Law) to the final 4 tracks being their best. If this album has been called Caught In The Middle, and opened with that track, this album would be regarded much differently.
I'd say that Michael is a control freak and primadonna. I think it was an interview with Jason Green where Oz said he was very fortunate to have written or co-written more songs on this album than any other album. I guess by that point Michael had mentally checked-out and did the bare minimum to get the album done. Oz's influence really stands out on this album, which is why I like the variety of songs. I don't believe Michael played bass at all, if you read the liner notes Tim played some but they also brought in outside guys to play bass. Going back to Oz, if you watch clips of the European tour in support of Against the Law, Michael was already gone from the band and Oz played all the guitar parts and did lead vocals.... and he did an awesome job. It seems like his talents have kind of been wasted in Stryper, he's capable of so much more than he's been given credit for.
@@renehernandez881 Yes i admit when i first bought that Cassette back in 1990 and listened to it, i was like where's Jesus@ ? Drummer Robert Sweet had said, "There's nothing Negative there it Still Positive Lyrics." As long as they were still Christians, i accepted there change in look and as they said , better Musicianship.
I'm a Stryper fan since Soldiers under Commande.
I really loved and still love Against the Law album. I found back then it was deferent and more heavy sound.
Great album
This is my second favorite Stryper album ever. Next to NMHTP.
I personally love Against the Law, the sound, the attitude. It's not that bad of an album it just came out at a bad time for hair metal. Definitely some songs worth re-recording with the modern Stryper sound
The best christian band ever!
it was there best,and that is saying something becaue their preceding albums were fantastic. NO FILLERS ALLLLLL THRILLERS
According to stryper, this album sold around 480,000 copies during the 1991 interview. They were really close to going gold. But due to enigma went bankruptcy at that time, the album stopped selling because no one can put it out for them. Bad timing... i know... and also grunge had came so lots of things going on that time. It just proves that this album is great and have the chance to go gold but because of all that things happening that time
6:39 Michaels says this about every new album......now he says he hates this album. Still my favorite though
Things change from time to time and thinking about the best album to date at that time, but when you have years in music when you write and perform you have to have an logic do I really love the album or things hasn't been the right thing at the time or different reasons as well.
I think this is the most I have ever heard Tim Gaines talk.
I heard in a recent interview with Michael that he doesn't like Against the Law.
Kind of funny to hear Tim talk about the making of the album when he's only played on probably half of the songs they've done since the beginning. They've had to bring in studio guys to play bass.
Oz said in this video something I think is very telling: “What’s the difference on this album? I actually played!”
He then says, “I played what I thought was right part for each song” (paraphrasing).
I’ve been a fan since In God We Trust and I know Mike is a perfectionist. He has Billy Corrigan vibes, so n that maybe the early Stryper sound up until Law is because Mike and Robert played all of the parts on the albums.
That would explain why Oz and Tim always seemed so glum until the band reformed.
On a recent Instagram post, Mile sayid he enjoys playing guitar more than singing. So maybe the reason the first 4 albums had that tight, uniform Stryper sound effects a because Mike played all of the guitar and bass parts, then Oz and Tim had to learn the parts.
That also would explain why Law’s guitar parts have way more variety.
I was one of the Stryper faithful that was very let down by Law when it came out.
Yet here I am in 2022 revisiting Law and am hearing a great record!
The last 4 songs are some of their best. Caught In The Middle?! Daaang.
But I’ll say this too: I understand why I didn’t like this album in 1990. The arrangement of songs is terrible. It goes from the worst song on the entire album (Law) to the final 4 tracks being their best.
If this album has been called Caught In The Middle, and opened with that track, this album would be regarded much differently.
I'd say that Michael is a control freak and primadonna. I think it was an interview with Jason Green where Oz said he was very fortunate to have written or co-written more songs on this album than any other album. I guess by that point Michael had mentally checked-out and did the bare minimum to get the album done. Oz's influence really stands out on this album, which is why I like the variety of songs. I don't believe Michael played bass at all, if you read the liner notes Tim played some but they also brought in outside guys to play bass.
Going back to Oz, if you watch clips of the European tour in support of Against the Law, Michael was already gone from the band and Oz played all the guitar parts and did lead vocals.... and he did an awesome job. It seems like his talents have kind of been wasted in Stryper, he's capable of so much more than he's been given credit for.
I hate the Against the Law album
Why do u Hate it Rene? Stryper had a Cool look And Great Musicianship on that Album.😎
@@SILVERCAMARO999 It just wasn’t the Stryper that i love
@@renehernandez881 Yes i admit when i first bought that Cassette back in 1990 and listened to it, i was like where's Jesus@ ? Drummer Robert Sweet had said, "There's nothing Negative there it Still Positive Lyrics." As long as they were still Christians, i accepted there change in look and as they said , better Musicianship.
It was the album that got me into Stryper
@@JustBrowsing777 It sounded well but i just didn’t like their change