Description

1986 US pressed music cassette. White cassette with black text.

While The Yellow And Black Attack earned Stryper a fair amount of publicity, it was Soldiers Under Command that put the band on the map commercially. The album went gold, and Stryper became a major hit on MTV without abandoning its Christian message. Glossy yet intense pop-metal like The Rock That Makes Me Roll and Surrender definitely promotes Christianity, but does so without condemning non-Christians or pointing the finger at other religions. Ironically, one of lead singer Michael Sweet’s influences is Rob Halford of Judas Priest — although Stryper and the Priest have little in common lyrically. Like The Yellow And Black Attack, Soldiers Under Command is decent when it comes to up-tempo songs, but weak when it comes to ballads. First Love and Together As One demonstrate that all too often, Stryper’s ballads were much too sugary for their own good.

Track list:
1. Soldiers Under Command
2. Makes Me Wanna Sing
3. Together Forever
4. First Love
5. The Rock That Makes Me Roll
6. Reach Out
7. (Waiting For) A Love Thats Real
8. Together As One
9. Surrender
10. Battle Hymn Of The Republic (Glory, Glory Hallelujah)