If you've never heard Stryper, here is an excellent place to start! Twelve tracks of some of the best Stryper tunes that give you a nice taste of their music and how they slightly changed over the years. The best features of this collection are a excellent, yet brief, biography on the band and two previously unreleased songs: "Believe" and "Can't Stop The Rock." "Believe" sounds completely different than what we were used to hearing from Stryper, yet still a great tune. "Can't Stop The Rock" is a rockin' tune that sounds similar to their "Soldiers Under Command" days with a little more aggression and they even repeat a few of their song titles in the tune that most Stryper fans pick up on right away. The song selection is very well put together, but should have included a few of their other popular tunes like: "Shining Star" and "Battle Hymn of The Republic" to name a few. Still, none-the-less this is a good collection that is worth getting, if anything, for the 2 previously unrelased songs. Best Songs: "Believe," "Can't Stop The Rock," "Soldiers Under Command," "Lady," and "You Know What To Do." (Review by Gary)
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