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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Horrendous Disc is Daniel Amos’ third studio album, recorded in late 1977 and early 1978. It wound up being a surprising lightning rod for controversy and record label shenanigans.On their first two albums, DA had played Eagles-esque country/soft-rock, earning themselves a significant fanbase among the Jesus Music scene. Those prior albums also had some stylistic experiments that hinted at what was to come, if any fans had been paying attention. Because, for album number three, DA decided to abandon country altogether and record a bunch of rock songs. They drew influence primarily from The Beatles and The Beach Boys, and also made forays into Hard Rock, funk, and pop-prog in the vein of Electric Light Orchestra. Though musically tame by modern standards, it was a risky style for DA to play in the late ’70s, when much of their (white conservative Christian) audience still didn't quite trust any music that rocked too much.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Mismanagement by their label—Larry Norman’s Solid Rock Records—certainly didn’t help things. In spite of being completely finished in 1978, Horrendous Disc wasn’t released for three years. The album still got promotion via Christian radio and print ads (one ad stirred up controversy for looking like a horror movie poster), and DA still focused on their new material at live shows (much to the irritation of old fans who wanted to hear them play country)—but for fans who couldn’t actually buy the album, the hype was just confusing and annoying. DA got so frustrated with the delay that they eventually gave up on the album, switched to a new record label, and started working on a followup album.So when Horrendous Disc finally hit the shelves in 1981, it was largely overshadowed by DA’s next album, ¡Alarma!—which was released mere weeks later and featured an even more radical departure from the old style. Nevertheless, to those in the alternative Christian rock scene, Horrendous Disc has been Vindicated by History. It’s highly regarded by those DA fans who didn’t jump ship when the band stopped playing country, and AllMusic gave it a five-star rating.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); })Personnel:Daniel Amos is: | |
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Failed a Spot Check: In “(Near Sighted Girl with Approaching) Tidal Wave”, the girl in the title sleeps through the warning signs of the coming wave, while everyone around her flees the beach. “On the Line” points out how the listener is constantly missing messages from God. | |
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New Sound Album: Goodbye, Daniel Amos the country band. Hello, Daniel Amos the pop-rock band. And this would be just the first of many abrupt style changes. | |
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Robinsonade: The surreal “Man in the Moon” has a verse about being stranded on the moon, as a metaphor for being out-of-place in this world. | |
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Giant Wall of Watery Doom | |
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Giant Wall of Watery Doom: In “Tidal Wave”. | |
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Downer Ending: The album ends with the song “Horrendous Disc”. The lyrics are a paranoid, dream-like story about one’s hidden wrongdoings getting exposed. The music is minor-key, ending with a dirge-like coda. | |
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God-Is-Love Songs | |
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God-Is-Love Songs: “I Love You #19” is a meta version, pondering both the difficulty of convincing your romantic interest that your feelings are sincere, and the difficulty of convincing other people that Jesus loves them. | |
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Step Up to the Microphone | |
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Step Up to the Microphone: Guitarist Jerry Chamberlain sings lead on "Man in the Moon" and "Horrendous Disc". Keyboardist Mark Cook sings lead on "Never Leave You". | |
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Domestic Abuse | |
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Domestic Abuse: In “Horrendous Disc”, the husband is verbally abusive to his wife. | |
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Non-Appearing Title: “Horrendous Disc”. | |
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Ominous Chanting: The song “Horrendous Disc” ends with about a minute of wordless chanting. | |
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Covers Always Lie | |
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Covers Always Lie: The Canadian version of the album had one less song than the US version... but some pressings claimed to still have that missing song, because the printers decided to just reuse the US cover, including the tracklist. | |
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Charm Person | |
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Charm Person: Why you shouldn’t trust the “Man in the Moon”: | |
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Accidental Public Confession | |
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Accidental Public Confession: The title track, where a musician's abusive relationship with his wife keeps somehow getting projected for the entire world to see. | |
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Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life | |
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Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life: The protagonists of “Hound of Heaven”, who pursue “Hollywood flash, cash, mansions, and cars ... And for heaven’s sake, take this aching away.” | |
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Cut-and-Paste Translation | |
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Cut-and-Paste Translation: The UK version of the album, which cuts out “Tidal Wave” and “Man in the Moon”, adds “After All These Years”, and rearranges the order of the remaining songs a bit. | |
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Big Rock Ending | |
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Big Rock Ending: "I Love You #19" has a short one. | |
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Cover Version: One CD version of the album tacks Larry Norman's cover version of "Hound of Heaven" on the end. Or rather, two different cover versions, both by Larry Norman. DA fans aren't sure why Larry thought this was a good idea. | |
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Screw This, I'm Outta Here | |
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Screw This, I'm Outta Here!: In “Horrendous Disc”, after the musician’s sins are exposed, he tries to run away from the problem, but that doesn’t help. He just runs into a billboard advertising all his wrongdoings. | |
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Lyrical Dissonance | |
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Lyrical Dissonance: “(Near Sighted Girl with Approaching) Tidal Wave” is an upbeat, Beach Boys-esque pop tune—with lyrics ending in a watery grave. | |
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Fluffy Cloud Heaven | |
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Fluffy Cloud Heaven: “Sky King” invokes this with its description of God moving: | |
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Determinator | |
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Determinator: God is the “Hound of Heaven”, pursuing individuals relentlessly. | |
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In Mysterious Ways | |
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In Mysterious Ways: “On the Line” is about how God constantly communicates with mankind, as much through the physical world as through Scriptures. | |
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Love Makes You Dumb | |
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Love Makes You Dumb: In “I Love You #19”: | |
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