Revolution ASU (album)
Encyclopedia
Revolution is the third studio album
from Christian rock
band All Star United
. It was released in 2002 after the band signed up with Furious Records. The album features an almost entirely new band, with Ian Eskelin still heading them. The number 27018036090 is featured on the cover and throughout the album's packaging. No explanation is given for the reason for this number. One possibility is that it is geographic coordinates. The coordinates 27.0180 36.090 maps to a spot along Highway 5 in Saudi Arabia
east of the Red Sea
and 100 miles south east of the Sinai Peninsula
but the significance of this location as it relates to the band or the album is unknown.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
from Christian rock
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 All Star United
All Star United
All Star United is a Christian rock band that was formed by solo artist Ian Eskelin in 1996. The band is known for clever and sometimes sarcastic lyrics, as they frequently use their songs as vehicles to lampoon perceived excesses in Western culture...
. It was released in 2002 after the band signed up with Furious Records. The album features an almost entirely new band, with Ian Eskelin still heading them. The number 27018036090 is featured on the cover and throughout the album's packaging. No explanation is given for the reason for this number. One possibility is that it is geographic coordinates. The coordinates 27.0180 36.090 maps to a spot along Highway 5 in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
east of the Red Sea
Red Sea
The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. In the north, there is the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez...
and 100 miles south east of the Sinai Peninsula
Sinai Peninsula
The Sinai Peninsula or Sinai is a triangular peninsula in Egypt about in area. It is situated between the Mediterranean Sea to the north, and the Red Sea to the south, and is the only part of Egyptian territory located in Asia as opposed to Africa, effectively serving as a land bridge between two...
but the significance of this location as it relates to the band or the album is unknown.
Track listing
- "We Are the Future" (3:28)
- "Let It Rain" (I'm Gonna Shine) (3:20)
- "Revolution" (3:03)
- "Sweet Jesus" (3:54)
- "Making It Beautiful" (2:04)
- "Kings and Queens" (3:22)
- "Made In Heaven" (2:49)
- "You Can Count On Me" (3:11)
- "Global Breakdown" (2:53)
- "Weirdo" (2:39)
Personnel
- Ian Eskelin - Vocals, Keyboards
- Richard Evenlind - Guitar, Bass Guitar
- Matt Payne - Drums, Guitar
- Steve Hindalong - Percussion
- Jeremy Hunter - Bass
- Chris Dauphin - Piano
- Tommy Rodgers - Violin & Viola
- Adrian Walther - Bass
- Brain Whitman - Backing Vocals
- Frank Lenz - Drums