Reviewed by Mike Rimmer

Back in the '80s, Petra's first praise album saw the rock crying out! In the "90s, rock fans will suspect that after the high energy No Doubt" album, "Petra Praise T sees the band wimping out! Although rock flavoured, the acoustic nature of a lot of this means that some of the songs sound (shock, horror!) decidedly similar to a mainstream worship album from someone like Maranatha! Hard to believe, eh? Cheek out "Show Your Power", "I Love You Lord" or the medley and be shocked as Pctra go soft pop! There are of course moments where they rock *n" roll like good "uns. "Be Of Good Cheer" has an absolutely huge Petra riff and vocal chant! "Lord I Lift Your Name On High" gallops along, however overall it feels more like the band have abandoned their youth ministry and recorded an album for 30 somethings! Even the presence of John Elefantc and Foreigner's Lou Gramm singing with Schlitt on the excellent rock ballad "We Need Jesus" fail to rescue this from the mire of lameness. Personnel changes mean that their 25th anniversary will see yet another new line up on the road. Let's hope John Schlitt. Louie Weaver and new colleagues can get a bit of bite back in the band and remember how to rock!