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The Prayer Chain was a 1990s Christian alternative rock band. The band has been called “the epitome of the Christian underground”. The Prayer Chain was known for producing moody, angst-ridden music which was, in turn, the result of creative differences within the band and with their record label.
History
The Prayer Chain formed in February 1990 when Campuzano & Prickett’s band, Laughing Boy, broke up at the same time as Taber’s band, Tapestry, broke up. Campuzano knew Taber through a Bible study group. Originally, Taber both sang and played drums, though drum machines were also used. The band auditioned Everett to play drums later that year after meeting at a Prayer Chain show in California.
Their first album, The Neverland Sessions was recorded with Steve Hindalong at Neverland Studios and was released independently.
After signing to Reunion Records they put out the Whirlpool EP and started touring, while focusing on their first album, Shawl, released in 1993. In 1993, The Prayer Chain released their first collection of all new material since 1990. In April 1994, the band released their first live recording toward the end of the tour for Shawl. It included several bonus tracks from the Shawl era.
After extensive national and international shows they started working on their album, Mercury, which was released in 1995. Originally the band wanted to do a worship-based album. Producer Steve Hindalong is credited by the band as helping bring the project together. Themes on the album include distance (“Mercury”, “Creole”, “Shiver”, “Waterdogs”) and disconnection (“Grylliade”) as well as love (“Manta Rae” and “Bendy Line”) and worship (“Humb”, “Sky High” and “Sun Stoned”).
After disbanding the band performed at a reunion show in Chicago in 1998, the Gene Eugene tribute show in 2000, some local California shows, 2003 reunion shows at Cornerstone Festival, and the Flevo Festival in the Netherlands. They also released some of their work and rarities through Bandcamp website.
In April 2015, the band announced they would be releasing Mercury on double vinyl through Kickstarter to mark the 20th anniversary of the album. Funding for the album was achieved within three hours of the announcement. In early 2018, the band announced two reunion shows to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of Shawl.
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Discography
Albums
The Neverland Sessions
Shawl
Mercury
EPs
4 Song Demo
Whirlpool
Live
Live
Live at CBGB’s
Other releases
Shine
Crawl/Like I Was
Mercury & Mercurios Tin: Limited Edition Collector’s Set
So Close…Yet So Far
Mercury
Also Appears On
Antarctica
Live at the Strand
A Live Tribute Recording for Gene Eugene
Here Comes the Rust
Band Bloodlines
Follow the musicians who connect The Prayer Chain to other bands and projects. Confirmed release appearances are included when reliable source evidence is available.
Andy Prickett
Michael Knott
Also connected to: Michael Knott, Lifesavers Underground
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External links
References
- ^ Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. pp. 724–726. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
- ^ Roth, J. Peter (September–October 1995). “The Last Prayer Chain Story”. 7ball (2). Archived from the original on December 27, 1996.
- ^ HM Magazine issue No. 96 (July/August 2002), p. 58
- ^ Liner notes for “So Close…Yet So Far”
- ^ “The Lost Tim Taber Interview”. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- ^ a b HM Magazine issue No. 53 (May/June 1995), p. 11
- ^ HM Magazine issue No. 53 (May/June 1995), p. 8
- ^ Postma, Mike (January–February 2007). “The Prayer Chain”. HM Magazine (123): 50–53.
- ^ “Humb | The Prayer Chain”. Theprayerchain.bandcamp.com. August 31, 1994. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
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