Neither! (Obviously. We both know that now.)

I had Beyond Belief and Unseen Power. I’m not religious, per se — but they made some good music. Back then I fell in with some Christians and they were playing Beyond Belief, and I thought it sounded awesome. I had no idea who the band were, but I bought the disc, and then the one after.

I would later (much later) come to find out that they had built an effective business of copying what was popular in secular rock to drive people to the Christian message. I felt a little cheated, but I still liked the music. I still do like the music. I don’t believe as they do and I certainly don’t appreciate that it’s a commercial enterprise and I essentially paid for an hour of advertising… but I still like the music. And I still think the opening to Beyond Belief — the title track, I mean — is one of the coolest grooves in rock music. The band were always humble about their music — they’d tell you it’s not about the craft of the music, but about praising God. But, they were all very talented musicians and they weren’t churning out garbage. They made good music. So even if their intentions weren’t pure, the music was good. Though, that’s highly subjective.