Boomerang (Mad at the World album)
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Boomerang is the fourth studio album by Christian rock
band Mad at the World
. Released in 1991, it was their most controversial album.
and "Don't Give Up" "generates a sort of race car feel similar to songs by Stone Temple Pilots
." Lyrically it focuses on sin, redemption, and God's love for people.
The liner notes of this disc contain the only photo in any of their discs or on their web site which shows the band smiling.
The CD sleeve contains the following text explaining the band's inspiration for the album title: "And remember, everything we do, right or wrong, kind or cruel, faithful or foolish, always comes back to you. - Galatians 6:7-8".
This album was reissued by KMG
records in 1999 on a "two-for-one" disc with Flowers in the Rain
.
"No More Innocence" is a re-recording of the song that appeared originally on the Mad at the World album. Each version was in keeping with their respective albums, the original featuring synthesizers and a techno sound, the reprise being more hard rock.
but, said Roger Rose, "(t)he record company thought it was too controversial, they thought the only thing anyone would remember is the hook line which says 'isn't sex a wonderful thing?' People might assume I was promoting promiscuity, and not get the point." The song, which deals with incest in one stanza, "is a statement," according to Rose, "but it's actually more of a question. I have known a Christian who had been sexually molested when she was younger and I had heard how this created all these emotional scars in her." He went on to say, "In the song I talk about the bad side of sex as it's been misused in our world, and in the last verse I go back to the idea that it's given by God...sex is a wonderful thing if it follows God's rules -- which is purity before marriage, fidelity after marriage -- where sex gets God's blessing." Nonetheless, because of that song, some of the band's albums were not sold at some Christian bookstores. This includes one in the town where the Rose Brothers' parents were living.
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...
band Mad at the World
Mad at the World
Mad at the World was a Christian rock band active from 1987 to 1998 in Southern California. It originally consisted of brothers Roger and Randy Rose with Mike Pendleton, later joined by Brent Gordon. Pendleton and Gordon left the band in 1992 and were replaced by Mike Link and Ben Jacobs...
. Released in 1991, it was their most controversial album.
History
In 1991 the band released Boomerang which included what has been called "the most controversial MATW song of all time," "Isn't Sex a Wonderful Thing?" The disc continued the trend of a heavier sound, with "If You Listen" rendering an atmosphere that can "make one envision a mysterious haunted mansion complete with a graveyard." The song "Sunday" drew comparisons to Alice In ChainsAlice in Chains
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and "Don't Give Up" "generates a sort of race car feel similar to songs by Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots
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." Lyrically it focuses on sin, redemption, and God's love for people.
The liner notes of this disc contain the only photo in any of their discs or on their web site which shows the band smiling.
The CD sleeve contains the following text explaining the band's inspiration for the album title: "And remember, everything we do, right or wrong, kind or cruel, faithful or foolish, always comes back to you. - Galatians 6:7-8".
This album was reissued by KMG
KMG
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records in 1999 on a "two-for-one" disc with Flowers in the Rain
Flowers In The Rain (album)
Flowers in the Rain is the second album by Christian rock band Mad at the World. Released in 1988, it was their first album to chart and their second-highest charting album.-History:...
.
Track listing
All songs written by Roger Rose, except "Don't Give Up" and "Sunday" written by Randy Rose, and "Dragging the Chains" written by Roger Rose and Brent Gordon- "House of Sin" – 2:34
- "If You Listen" – 3:19
- "Back to You" – 3:22
- "Don't Give Up" – 3:08
- "Ballad of Adam and Eve" – 3:34
- "Sunday" – 3:08
- "Draggin' the Chains" – 4:12
- "All These Questions" – 4:32
- "Isn't Sex a Wonderful Thing?" – 4:43
- "No More Innocence (Reprise)" – 4:03
"No More Innocence" is a re-recording of the song that appeared originally on the Mad at the World album. Each version was in keeping with their respective albums, the original featuring synthesizers and a techno sound, the reprise being more hard rock.
Personnel
- Roger Rose – vocals, guitars, keyboards, drums, tambourine
- Mike Pendleton – bass
- Brent Gordon – lead, rhythm guitar
- Randy Rose – vocals, drums
Controversy over "Isn't Sex a Wonderful Thing?"
Boomerang included what has been called "the most controversial MATW song of all time," and one with which they "courted their share of controversy," "Isn't Sex a Wonderful Thing?" The band debuted the song at Cornerstone '89 and had planned to include the song on Seasons of LoveSeasons Of Love (album)
Seasons of Love is the third album by Christian rock band Mad at the World. Released in 1990, it was their highest charting album.-History:...
but, said Roger Rose, "(t)he record company thought it was too controversial, they thought the only thing anyone would remember is the hook line which says 'isn't sex a wonderful thing?' People might assume I was promoting promiscuity, and not get the point." The song, which deals with incest in one stanza, "is a statement," according to Rose, "but it's actually more of a question. I have known a Christian who had been sexually molested when she was younger and I had heard how this created all these emotional scars in her." He went on to say, "In the song I talk about the bad side of sex as it's been misused in our world, and in the last verse I go back to the idea that it's given by God...sex is a wonderful thing if it follows God's rules -- which is purity before marriage, fidelity after marriage -- where sex gets God's blessing." Nonetheless, because of that song, some of the band's albums were not sold at some Christian bookstores. This includes one in the town where the Rose Brothers' parents were living.