Just Like Real Life (Legends Remastered)

The Christian Music Archive said of the band’s third album, Just Like Real Life, “This is an excellent album by one of the early new wave/rock hybrid bands of the early to mid-eighties, using equal parts keyboards and rock guitar. This was a cut above most Christian albums of the time with instantly memorable songs and lyrics so intelligently written as to be in a class of their own. If they had been a secular band, they would have been early MTV stars. Just Like Real Life was one of CCM’s most original and authentic “rock” albums. merging the qualities of extremely well produced electronic sounds with a crunching and pulsing guitar throughout was virtually unheard of at the time. Authenticity was a rarity in the industry at the time and this band had it in spades. Loneliness and longing juxtaposed against hope and mercy permeate all three projects. There is never a point when the listener feels preached at, but rather the point of view always came across as the band was “in it” with their audience. Just Like Real Life, the band’s third and last album is filled with so much great music and original concepts that any description will fail to do it justice. Ranging from hard new wave to American progressive rock and roll there are eleven fantastic tracks here. Production quality is through the roof fantastic. The 2018 Retroactive Records CD reissue has 4 exclusive bonus tracks & completely remastered. For fans of Mr. Mister, The Call, Tears For Fears and the very best of anthemic 80’s driving pop and rock!