Innocent Blood (album)

Innocent Blood
Innocent Blood
Studio album by REZ
Released	1989
Recorded	1989
Studio	Tone Zone Studios, Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Christian rock
Length	46:46
Label	Grrr
Producer	Rez, Tom Cameron
REZ chronology

Innocent Blood is the ninth studio album, by American Christian rock band Resurrection Band (known at this point as "Rez"), released in 1989.

Background

The hard rock on Innocent Blood is even more blues-based than Rez' previous outing, as evidenced by "Child of the Blues", "Great God in Heaven", and the brief opening track, "Rooster Crow", an acoustic blues number which would be fleshed out into a complete song many years later for the Glenn Kaiser Band's 2001 album, Carolina Moon. The remainder of the album edges closer to heavy metal, as evidenced by "Altar of Pain" and "80,000 Underground". The band also covers the song "Bargain", originally recorded by The Who, which became a No. 1 hit on Christian rock radio. In addition, "Where Roses Grow" became a concert favorite among long-time Rez fans.

Given the blues-oriented musical direction of Innocent Blood, the lyrics concern themselves primarily with issues of poverty ("Child of the Blues"), slavery ("80,000 Underground") the Devil ("Fiend or Foul") and the hope of Heaven ("Where Roses Grow"). However, in a contemporary twist, REZ also turns a critical eye toward American culture's obsession with youth in "Altar of Pain."

Track listing

"Rooster Crow" – 0:48
"Altar of Pain" – 3:15
"The House Is On Fire" – 3:25
"80,000 Underground" – 3:14
"Fiend or Foul" – 4:41
"Where Roses Grow" – 7:20
"Right On Time" – 5:46
"Child of the Blues" – 3:40
"Laughing Man" – 3:31
"Bargain" – 5:31
"Great God in Heaven" – 2:56

Personnel

Glenn Kaiser – vocals, guitars
Wendi Kaiser – vocals
Stu Heiss – lead guitar, keyboards
Roy Montroy – bass guitar, keyboards
John Herrin – drums

Production

Rez – producer
Tom Cameron – producer
Ed Bialach – engineer
Roy Montroy – engineer
Roger Heiss – engineer
Steve Hall – mastering

Innocent Blood's cover photograph is of an eight-year-old girl named Tricia who lived close to the Jesus People USA community in urban Chicago. She was tragically abducted by an unknown person(s) around the Chase Park area. Most disturbingly, Tricia was never seen again. In her memory, the band addressed this subject on the album as well.