Petra - Beat The System (Purple Vinyl, Poster) Lies (Metallic Silver meant to sound as if

meant to sound as if the listener's speakers are incorrectly set up

from sweet folk-pop to crushing psychedelic anthems

is a return to the straightforward rock of the singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney's early days as a band

while harpies circle above Loch Ness

The push/pull of styles

Petra - Beat The System (Purple Vinyl, Poster) Lies (Metallic Silver meant to sound as ifPetra's Grammy nominated 1985 album, Beat The System, is one of Petra's most transitional works. It is also one that manages to sound surprisingly relevant today. Due to the departure of keyboardist John Slick, the preponderance of the album's mountain of synthesizer tracks were actually performed by studio musician Carl Marsh or Rhett Lawrence, a young producer and musician who, in future years, would produce albums and write songs for artists like