{"id":619,"date":"2006-10-23T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2006-10-23T14:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2006\/10\/no-flash-in-pancreas.html"},"modified":"2006-10-23T14:18:00","modified_gmt":"2006-10-23T14:18:00","slug":"no-flash-in-pancreas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2006\/10\/no-flash-in-pancreas.html","title":{"rendered":"No Flash in the Pancreas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Full disclosure: I’ve never been much of an Audio Adrenaline<\/a> fan. First of all the name. Adrenaline<\/a> is a hormone, a glandular fluid that enters the bloodstream for a short-term or circumscribed effect. It didn’t promise much in the way of introspection, which I am a fan of, even in rock music; nor did it guarantee visceral fortitude.<\/p>\n

But after 15 years in the business, 18 radio hits, countless Dove Award<\/a> nominations (okay 22), Audio Adrenaline has more than lived down the name. Now that they’ve decided to call it quits<\/a>–years of belting it out has left lead singer Mark Stuart’s vocal chords in a threateningly tattered condition–the band’s contribution to the Christian rock looms even larger.<\/p>\n

Entering the Christian rock scene at a time when most Christian bands were pale imitations of mainstream names, Audio A certainly hit some familiar notes–they are most often compared to U2 and the Red Hot Chili Peppers–but had a bright melodic sense that was all their own, catchy hooks that sold their songs, and tons of energy. They first came to attention as an opening band for DC Talk<\/a>, a band that took Christian rock to a new level; Audio A’s success, especially their debut hit “Big House,” gave that level some depth. The band and the song also made the genre more fun than it had a reputation for.<\/p>\n

There’s still time to catch the supergroup on their 35-city farewell tour with Mercy Me<\/a>. The band will shut down after a final concert in Georgia in April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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