THIS ALBUM CONTAIN(10-TRACKS)
1-MANNIQUIN VIRTUE
2-SUBSTITUTE
3-RUNNING FROM THE LIGHT
4-LOST WITHOUT LOVE
5-THE SHORE
6-THE HUNGER AND THE THIRST
7-DESPERATELY
8-ALL AROUND THE WORLD
9-INLY TO FAIL AGAIN
10-I LOVE THEM ALL
VECTOR-PLEASE STAND BY-1985
THIS SECOND ALBUM CONTAIN(9-TRACKS)
1-HEAR WHAT I SAY
2-AMERICA
3-SURRENDER
4-RUNNING TO THE MEMORY
5-FALLEN STAR
6-I CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
7-DANCE
8-HOW MANY TIMES
9-SCOTTISH COAST
VECTOR-SIMPLE EXPERIENCE-1989
THIS THIRD ALBUM CONTAIN(9-TRACKS)
1-I WANT TO KNOW
2-FINE LINE
3-BE UNDONE
4-WHRE ARE YOU KNOW
5-I BURN MYSELF AWAY
6-I WAIT FOR YOU
7-HAVE MERCY
8-SOMETIMES
9-SIMPLE EXPERIENCE
VECTOR-TEMPTATION-1995
THIS FOURTH AND LAST ALBUM CONTAIN(14-TRACKS)
1-THE POWER OF LOVE
2-IT COMES DOWN TO YOU
3-ALL I NEED
4-WHEN IT STOPS
5-WATCH OVER ME
6-CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOU
7-LET IT SLIDE
8-MR.COLOR WHEEL
9-RHYTHM OF LIFE
10-TEMPTATION
11-WHY DO WE WAIT SO LONG
12-10.000 WISHES
13-MY OWN EYES
14-SHE WON'T SAY GOODBYE
CREDITS:
Steve Griffith-Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar
Jimmy “A” Abegg – Guitar. Mandolin,Vocals
Phil Maderia-Hammond B3 Organ
Steve Brewster-Drums
Davia Valleillo-Female Vocal
Dave Frank, Keyboards.
There are many Christian performers capable of making great music, but relatively few capable of making great art. Near the top of that list would have to be Vector, the California-bread band which was launched by Steve Griffith, Jimmy Abegg and Charlie Peacock nearly 15 years ago, and now features just Steve and Jimmy. Fans as well as peers are continually drawn to the soaring vocals of Steve Griffith and the musical inventions and guitar experimentations of Jimmy A. Now, one could argue that if you only release an album every five years (their last disc, Simple Experience, came out in 1989), you had better make it good! Griffith and Abegg rise to the challenge; this massive album (14 songs) contains no clinkers and several moments of brilliance. Temptation is driven by world beat-influenced rhythms and arrangements and fleshed out with solid pop melodies. Its subtle complexities draw you in with dense instrumental textures and capture you with poetic lyrics.The lead-off track,"The Power of Love," sets the tone for the disc, opening with insistent percussion parts and a melodic bass line, a Griffith trademark. Steve's vocal lines are punctuated by Jim's graceful, distorted guitar fills. This cut features the core musicians on Temptation - drummer Steve Brewster, organist Phil Madeira and keyboardist/backing vocalist Dave Frank. But the ad hoc third member of Vector is guest vocalist Davia Vallesillo of Dakoda Motor Co. -you've never heard her wail like she does on this album!Davia contributes a variety of challenging parts, from singing simple harmonies to what amounts to a duet or second lead vocal parts. For instance, her voice both echoes and underpins Griffith's in "It Comes Down to You," spurring Steve to some of the best singing he's ever accomplished and establishing her as a premiere vocalist in her own right.....
Steve Griffith and Jimmy Abegg grew up listening to progressive rock, and it shows. Although Vector is generally considered modern alternative rock, the Rush like rhythm section and Peter Gabriel like vocal style make them a candidate for this list. (Mannequin Virtue) stood apart from the new wave pack in the early 80’s with its solid, odd-time rhythms and interesting lyrics. (Please Stand By),while overproduced and slick, nearly broke out with a hit song in the early 80’s. It’s the most listenable, while being probably the least progressive of their albums.(Simple Experience)really sounds like Peter Gabriel in places,and (A FLOCKS OF SEAGULLS)is a worthy purchase as well. [ The last one, (Temptation), is a good place to start, a fairly frenetic sonically with lots of interesting guitar textures and strong lyrics about Christ. Progressive elements are readily apparent, at least in the experimental nature of the music. Also look for Jimmy A's solo albums, Entertaining Angels and Secrets, which are both very creative guitar based Christian album.There are many Christian performers capable of making great music, but relatively few capable of making great art. Near the top of that list would have to be Vector, the California-bread band which was launched by Steve Griffith, Jimmy Abegg and Charlie Peacock nearly 15 years ago, and now features just Steve and Jimmy. Fans as well as peers are continually drawn to the soaring vocals of Steve Griffith and the musical inventions and guitar experimentations of Jimmy A. Now, one could argue that if you only release an album every five years (their last disc, Simple Experience, came out in 1989), you had better make it good! Griffith and Abegg rise to the challenge; this massive album (14 songs) contains no clinkers and several moments of brilliance. Temptation is driven by world beat-influenced rhythms and arrangements and fleshed out with solid pop melodies.Its subtle complexities draw you in with dense instrumental textures and capture you with poetic lyrics.The lead-off track,"The Power of Love," sets the tone for the disc, opening with insistent percussion parts and a melodic bass line, a Griffith trademark. Steve's vocal lines are punctuated by Jim's graceful, distorted guitar fills. This cut features the core musicians on Temptation - drummer Steve Brewster, organist Phil Madeira and keyboardist/backing vocalist Dave Frank. But the ad hoc third member of Vector is guest vocalist Davia Vallesillo of Dakoda Motor Co. - you've never heard her wail like she does on this album! Davia contributes a variety of challenging parts, from singing simple harmonies to what amounts to a duet or second lead vocal parts. For instance, her voice both echoes and underpins Griffith's in "It Comes Down to You," spurring Steve to some of the best singing he's ever accomplished and establishing her as a premiere vocalist in her own right.Other highlights among the remaining dozen tracks include "Let It Slide," an encouragement to forgive one another ("Bring your brokenness / Bind up all the wounds with a kiss"), which is built on a driving percussion and bass pattern, Jimmy's scratchy guitar riffs and Madeira's bluesy organ; "My Own Eyes," a song about a glimpse into heaven that's both majestic and a bit scary and "She Won't Say Goodbye," a melancholy, acoustic-oriented look at a loved one's passing from this life to the next. The evocative cover art by Griffith, Abegg and photographer Ben Pearson only enhances the feeling that this is Vector at its best.Vector is a new wave rock band formed in Sacramento, California in the early 1980s by Jimmy Abegg, Steve Griffith and Charlie Peacock. The band had several drummers over the years, including Aaron Smith and Bruce Spencer, both also played drums for The 77s.Although the lyrics of Vector's music did not always contain the overt lyrics ofChristian Contemporary Music with which the band was sometimes associated, Vector's albums were released under Christian labels, and were an example of Christian.http://christianrockzone.listen2myradio.com/ ...
My Favo Tracks From Temptation.ARE "All I Need " And "Why Do We Wait So Long?" ,But I Want To Include To My List Of Favos Songs("Surrender" And All Around The Wolrd" Almost all their release are Amazing,from Beginnings To Ends,All of them are Exellent on Lirycs As On Skill MUSIC!!!!
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