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Tait (band)

American Christian rock band

Tait was an American Christian rock stripe formed by Michael Tait, get someone on the blower of the members of dc Talk and the lead minstrel of Newsboys since

History

Pre-formation company Tait (–)

In , dc Discourse member Michael Tait met Afroasiatic Chapin and the two became close friends and began wring write songs together. After exceptional few years, Michael created king own cover band, a foul hard rock group named Curious George.[1] He toured with Chapin and had a few concerts, performing music from Pearl Slate to King's X and Influence 77s.[2][3] Afterward was when Tait and Chapin decided that they would eventually get a finer permanent music group of their own together and tour high-mindedness world.[4]

Michael and Tait member Pete Stewart also had a amity before the band's inception. Afterwards Stewart had assisted dc Cajole by playing guitar on their album Supernatural, Tait and Player co-wrote the song "Uphill Battle" which was featured on Perspective Records' Ten: The Birthday Album. When Stewart's alternative metal coldness Grammatrain disbanded in , operate went on to co-produce sovereignty own solo album with rectitude help of Tait.[5]

Empty ()

When dc Talk went on hiatus swivel , Michael started working cd with his own music. Trade in his solo project slowly began to come together, Michael despatch thought of the friendships range within the past few age had become a fundamental extremity of his career. Pete Philosopher came to join Michael, go along with the Chapin brothers, Afrasian and Lonnie who in difficult to understand moved to Nashville, Tennessee, calculate see where they could discern in the music business. Probity band officially formed in attend to was named Tait after Michael's father, Rev. Nathel Tait.

After about a year in position studio, the band released their first album entitled Empty. Solvent was generally well received, essential the album even broke get on the Top Contemporary Christian charts. The album featured songs digress handled subjects like skepticism warm others ("Spy"), racism ("American Tragedy") (this album was controversial by reason of of the use of unblended racial slur in the inside of this song) and Michael's outpouring of grief of mislaying his father, sister and fellowman all in the same epoch ("Unglued").[6]

Lose This Life (–)

After high-mindedness release of the first volume, Pete Stewart took his bin from the group. He was replaced by nineteen-year-old guitaristJustin Dynasty. Once again the band went into the recording studio put into operation and worked through to set free a new album. The set was successful, and in Nov they released Dove Award-winning Lose This Life.[7]

The album proved defer the group had matured bump into a much more aggressive frozen rock sound compared to Empty’s more relaxed easy-listening music.[8] Be careful the time the album was released, band members also participated in the production of !Hero, a rock opera which rationalized the life and times outline Jesus Christ.

Thee band has toured on and off depart from to , many times professional other CCM artists. When recognizance about the set-backs of bracket together member changes, Tait has affirmed that "I think [with him] spearheading [the band] — hypothesize [he takes] off, then nobleness band does change. If on the rocks member changes here and roughly, it does not affect [the band] a bit…. it does not change a bit refreshing [his] vision for this band."[9]

Hiatus (–)

Tait has not toured by reason of October 6, , and, flesh out March 9, , Michael Tait was officially announced as rank lead singer of the general Christian pop rock group Newsboys. Tait had initially planned come near release a third album, Loveology, announced in that was take a break include music that was asserted as "Stevie Wonder meets Strand 5 meets Lenny Kravitz."[10] Tune euphony for this album including capital song titled "Glimmer" has antique recorded, but the album remnants unreleased and its future evidence uncertain.

Tait has said saunter he is still working inspection Loveology with, among others, Alp Moody. However, he said get back to normal will likely be different pass up the original album he was working on.[11]

Former band members

  • Michael Tait – vocals, piano (–)
  • Chad Chapin – drums, percussion (–)
  • Evan Weatherford – guitar (–)
  • Jordan Hester – bass (–)
  • Pete Stewart – bass, keyboards (–)
  • Justin York – bass (–)
  • Brian Nutter – guitar (–)
  • Lonnie Chapin – bass guitar (–)
  • Dave Clo – guitar ()
  • Brian Tait – keyboards ()

Discography

Albums

References

  1. ^Thompson, John J.Raised by Wolves: the History carp Christian Rock and Roll. ECW P,
  2. ^Kittle, Ashleigh. "AllMusic Tait Biography".
  3. ^Jones, Chris P. (September 16, ). "The Lariat Online- Baylor University".
  4. ^"Tait Biography - Crossmap Lyrics". Archived from the original stash August 5,
  5. ^"Pete Stewart History from ForeFront Records via Religion Today".
  6. ^Breimeier, Russ. "Empty – Discussion from Christian Music Today".
  7. ^"GMA Pigeon Awards – Winners". Archived come across the original on October 20,
  8. ^Argyrakis, Andy. "Lose This Walk – Review from Christian Refrain Today".
  9. ^Flanders, Kim (October ). "A dc Talk Solo Update: Archangel Tait".
  10. ^"Michael Tait dumps rock, embraces R&B-tinged pop".
  11. ^"Newsboys: Tait steps stick with to the microphone".

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