European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Righteous entertainer Greg x. Volt wants to get what i Call clean music to our culture Ana to our is rank by Rosemary Sawyer Small writer Heg x Volz would just As soon you not Call sure Jesus is All in jail by him Hul he d pc scr you Label Greg x vol and pieces of Eihl a band thai plays righteous Rock n roll1l Tho former Petia Lead Singer gone Solo is seeking to reach a broader Section of the culture Towie Are so Many people out there doing the Slraight evangelism Ihms Volz said in an interview last week in Wiesbaden a o Wsul loge Good pos iliac what i Call clean music to our Cul Tuio and la our youth because i just Don i think Iacre s a lol of Good Doon music thai does 1 cram Iho gospel Down your in november 1985 Volz Tell Polar. A band that garnered Uvo grammy nominations and Hal religiously makes Biljo Jed Magazine s annual lop ten inspirational Charl after nine years with the group Volz needed a change he said he Lound the band s musical direction Loo limiting and ils 300-Concorl a year hours Loo grueling most of the songs wore Wolten by founding member Bob Hartman and his slate was pretty much one kind of Volz said thai Slraight ahead Rock thing is Good but 1 wanted to explore Mare re and azz influence lust Branch out a Volz has Dovold 18 of his 38 years to to Christian music yield and is Cloie that were spent in the secular wings. In 1969 to and our others formed the group Midian s Bible whose Zeleam Lovo is tote answer Rose to number 14 Ori the charts and landed he band on stage with groups such As Chicago Tho flock jams Joplin a id b b. King Dos pole the band s name. Midian s Biblo was no More religious than irs members and. Besides it did l keep the name for i Fig in 1970, 26 lawyers Tom the Bible distributing Oiga Malion Gideons International strongly Sugga sied a Namo change Wilton five weeks of becoming the a band the rockers decided to follow Christ the a assumed a now meaning Emmanuel at Hal Point everything changed Volz said we always vent whole hog 01 Nono. And tins was no exception we began sharing Lailah through Rock n to Volz s spiritual turn around occurred smack on the Brink of Iho Jesus nov cont in the 1970s and made Volz one of Christian Rock s Daniel Boones Tho a band along with bands such As second Chapler of acts. Petra and Iho As fior of others pioneered the contemporary Christian music Industry Lor such relative youngsters As . Surprisingly the a band dissolved Ivi Ghoul aver recording an album to chronicle its of Isleno Volz remembers when a word record company representative Sal in his Irving room asking Iho ban members to Cut an album we said. No. We can t do Tutlis god does t want us to record records he wants us to Tell people about Jesus,1" to said by the time Volz had linked up with Petra in 1976. To had mellowed Inlo the recording Mold but Why now alter in years of Balling critics of Christian Rock and giving Posl concert altar Calls with Petra. Has the Nashville Jesus break cooled the message because anybody con Anlo Lor Christian listeners or reap the Harvest of youth Ripe for conversion he said. Volz said he wants to Jacklo Tho harder task of cultivating the soil of Young people s hardened hoards and Plant the gospel seed Witti Oul Luming it. Amidst the Church i hero Are Al these catch phrases and clients thai they have to have in i hair music to say that in s of Volz explained if you Dan l say josus1 so Many limes in a song in s just not gospel "1 disagree with Hal musicians can have a relationship Wilh god and Kwo god and not have to preach every Limo they open their Mouths. We have his that arc growing up Wilh real foods real hurts real pains and icy need Roal answers Hal Many times those catch phrases and cliches such As Jesus will make in All boiler just won t Volz Calls his Brand of music message music " in s Wislen in types and shadows like the old test among. Conri Lrons con und Eisland it Yel in s going to Moon Dif Leren things to dil Lerent one example comos of his album come out fighting. Lobo released on am and myrrh labels in May Volz sings Lei the mountains All ii they tall on a. They la never cover up the Way 1 Loel Aboul when a non Chr Slian hears in. They say yeah. 1 fool like Hal " he said they could be thinking of a relationship " one opponent of Volz s message Rock and even the Choc Muli Oil cuss variety is Jimmy so a Gail Volz expressed no Salish action Over the evangel Tel s Lall and said if Swaggart is called to preach to ought to return Loil. I think they Ough to take his plans and car away irom him. Though to added. Volz claims he s not out to slake it Rich. He s turned Down offers with bands including red spec dragon in 1976, i would Tike to make a Good living. I would Ito my kids to be Able to have music lessons i Don t have any ambitions to Lel evangelize 1ho world and create a $ 150 million Vatz and pieces Obi til will perform through Mare i 12 Al Iho world of music night club in Istanbul. Turton wednesday March 9, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 17
