Petra - Live at Calvary Chapel in California, Sept. 16, 1978

[@patrickkile737]

I was 10, didn't find Petra till 83, still listening today, Praise God for Petra and their ministry!

[@rodhster1]

Wow, after 45 years, I listen today morning, 29 septrmber 2023, in Brazil, Petra forever.

[@ingridaraujo614]

também tou escutando do Brasil kkkk

[@ericclaeyborn3600]

I have Rob Frazier's Retrospect CD... a lot of great songs! Bob is always great on that guitar! The drummer, Mike Martin, is a very good singer. This is an excellent version of the Petra band.

[@Durwood71]

No AutoTune, no studio tricks, just raw talent and musical excellence.

[@Malkmusianful]

this is a live show in 1978. why do you think they'd have studio trickery or pitch-correction software that hadn't been invented yet on stage at a Californian megachurch full of hippies?

[@renegadeoftruth2891]

Lyrical excellence as well. Pure Gospel rather than banal lyrics of hedonism and lust falsely labeled as love.

[@McTaco]

@@Malkmusianful…I think his point is, this was an era before all of that.

[@HighwayLand]

And here we are 44 years later and I will see Petra tonight out here in Enid Oklahoma. No way did any of these guys think that this band would still exist 44 years later!

[@lynnmalcom1869]

Thank you for living God & loving US with your AWESOME 🎶 music 🎶

[@petegregory517]

These guys helped get me through my divorce (after 16 years) back in ‘86. Drove miles listening to them Whiteheart, DeGarmo and Key, many others of that era but these were the main boys.

[@Rocksoup77]

Yeah, this is some good, raw playing. Very good performance! I like those old tunes. That soul man drummer is killing it on vocals. Bob and Rob are the only 2 I know out of this lineup.

[@HorologicRannygazoo]

What a rare piece of Petra history! Never heard of Mike Martin before, but he kills it on Taste and See. Wish we had more of this show.

[@distantradiowaves]

Drummer is killin it on vocals and drumming!!

[@adrianaflores8314]

Tracklist Timestamps: 0:12 Come And Join Us 4:49 Bob Hartman Speaks 5:41 Taste And See 9:10 Why Should The Father Bother?

[@slybocat]

The first 2 albums were great! I just recently started listening to early Petra and it totally rocks!

[@jaredhayslip8014]

loui Weaver came after the first 2 Albums. ..1981. When Star Song was introduced to the band that made Petra big

[@MyGrowthRings]

That was fun! This was just before we saw Petra live for the first time when Greg X was new and I believe he wasn’t even an official member yet. Wow, and it’s good to see Bob without his “hair hat”.

[@Hambone3773]

Refreshing to see Bob unleashed to jam a little.

[@yz250two-stroke7]

Wow! This is great. I have all of the Petra CDs and cassettes, even several albums on vinyl. Love all eras of Petra.

[@John-rw2zf]

To whoever posted this video. THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing this historical performance by the greatest Rock Band of all time. God Bless PETRA.

[@lukasjacobi1147]

THIS IS SO WONDERFUL. 40 years later, what stays ... Jesus is the same, yesterday, today and forever. So much history between but the same good god than in those super early days. Very good living and touching music. Wow. THANK YOU, BOB and PETRA !!

[@pamelah6431]

What a funky "Taste & See"! Love it!

[@MyGrowthRings]

It sure was. Pretty cool.

[@EdwardHutchinson]

I would pay to see more of these old concerts!!

[@Thesyndicate11111]

I have 3 on my channel I shot, resurrection band, Phil keaggy and sweet comfort band. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6eZeHSVeKeHga8

[@GaveMeGrace1]

First time for me remembering hearing Petra, and thank you; joined in with dining ABBA-Father at the end.

[@kvernon1]

...and they had concerts like this every Saturday night at that church? Do these people have *any idea* how fortunate they were? In 1978, I never even heard of Petra, Phil Keaggy, DeGarmo & Key, Larry Norman, Randy Stonehill ... All I heard to that point was "O Happy Day" by the Edwin Hawkins singers, and "Amazing Grace" by Judy Collins!

[@HorologicRannygazoo]

And a ton of other bands formed there directly and indirectly, including my old favorite -- Barnabas.

[@hellosunshine1090]

I know right. All we had was Amy Grant 'Never Alone' from 1980 & an old Imperials LP. Then Michael W Smith came out with a couple a great albums - then we discovered Petra - 'Never Say Die' & 'More Power to Ya' and so so many more great Spirit filled bands. Not to forget the So Cal original 'Sweet Comfort Band' - which lacked Petra's legs - only an 11 year run 73-84, not 33 years, but those 11 years = 7 or 8 stellar Albums ! I still have a collection of 500+. Gospel Rock Jazz Pop Albums.... God used this music mightily in our lives...my 5 kids are fans of much of my 'old music' - Petra is their Favorite... PS the "Classic Petra - Back to the Rock - Album & LIVE Concert VIDEO from 2011 is GOLDEN. Greg X Volz & Bob H & band hadn't lost ANY of their ability.

[@JustAThought155]

Wow! What happen to that “Taste and See” and “Why Should the Father Bother” sound? That is just a great raw solid sound without a bunch of lights and wind blown hair theatrics.

[@alexgonzalez8002]

Que bárbaros! Creo que tendré que escuchar la discografía de Petra de los 80s hacia atrás.

[@gilbertopinheiro9709]

Mui buenos!

[@bassistguy]

I like this version of "Taste and See" better than the album version. I'm assuming this show was before they started recording for "Washes Whiter Than" (and of course Mike Martin and Tommy Bolles weren't on Washes Whiter Than).

[@TheDejael]

I was saved at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa in January 1970, and as part of the Jesus Movement, we were rocking out for Jesus all thru the 1970s! That's my buddy Jimmy Kempner who introduces the band at the beginning.

[@lmoore5264]

Where is Calvary Chapel? Did they have mainly contemporary christian bands or did they also have southern gospel groups?

[@michaeladamonis2620]

what do you mean, "saved"?

[@michaeladamonis2620]

saved from what?

[@maxx7743]

@@lmoore5264 Costa Mesa,California the Pastor was Chuck Smith.

[@maxx7743]

@@michaeladamonis2620 Hell and damnation

[@DavidKfilmmaker]

I met rob Frazier. Nice guy. And had a chance to be on stage with classic Petra earlier. Wish my 15yr old self could have seen me.

[@theresestauder3200]

Reading the Bible is a privilege granted to us from the past centuries. Leastening to Petra music... from those recent decades ! Bénis soient-ils. Bless them.

[@woody5476]

Wow. Even before Greg X Volz. Bob was the only one who stuck it out for the long haul.

[@MeTuLHeD]

Although he would later leave Petra, Rob Frazier had a VERY long run in Christian music as a solo artist as well as a songwriter.

[@pamelah6431]

Bob IS Petra. :)

[@thomastipton4666]

John Degroff is still playing bass in band. He also writes for a publication.

[@aderbalmatias739]

Obrigado, meu Deus, por me permitir crescer ouvindo Petra: toda vez que vou tocar bateria eu lembro deles ❤🙏

[@hawkrider88]

This is great and loving it! And props to the drummer who play and sings this well. It ain't easy and whatever happened to Mike Martin?

[@gchance]

WOW, I always thought these songs were sung by Greg! Amazing video, thanks for uploading.

[@natelogos7662]

I saw Rob Frazier play a solo set with a backing track in one of the small tent stages at Spirit West Coast in '97 or '98. I remember the entire audience groaning when he told the story of him deciding to go solo when it was obvious Petra wasn't going anywhere. That's a choice to regret. Anyway, Rob has a good voice.

[@eugenecook491]

come on I wanted to hear Bob sing this I grew up in fort Wayne Indiana where the original petra members started Bob tried to witness to me but I was already saved.

[@RunTwoWin]

I have always loved Bob's way of wording things when introing songs! Hi CITAS intro to Speak to the Sky is classic!

[@marionkidwell3030]

Saw Rob Frazier and Oklahoma Baptist University in 1986 opening for Rick Cua and Steve Camp. Saw Petra on their Farewell Tour in Spokane at a local church....

[@wnfernand]

Wonderful!!! So nice to see this old album!!! Thank you for posting

[@lydiapawlak8564]

There has to be more music than this.... wish there was more

[@mlbolts72]

This is fun to watch Praise the Lord ..👏🎸🎙

[@Asmuk]

This is the best thing I have heard for a long time

[@eugenecook491]

Laugh out loud this was pretty much the heavy metal of our time..

[@MeTuLHeD]

LOL! I remember going to see these guys back in the day. In the early '80's. The opening band was local from South Carolina...a group called Sons of Thunder. Afterward, I remember LOTS of people complaining about how loud the music was. I had just seen Deep Purple a few weeks before and remember thinking "you think this was loud?" :D

[@bevgal]

This is AWESOME!!! Thank you for posting it

[@garciaj2755]

This is amazing, thanks guys.

[@ritchievernon8099]

Petra praise 2 is my favorite album of Petra

[@friguy4444]

The people at this are stunned to be hearing real all out rock n roll in the church!! I don't think they know how to react to it or if it's even ok to listening to it. lol. Back in 78 it was a big deal to have electric guitars or electric anything let alone drums. But God is bigger than the boxes people so often try to put Him in. I'm so glad he is too because we people so often get our flesh in the way. Even today many are wanting to put music in categories of what is Gods kind of music or not.

[@smoothestones1]

Actually, this church had Christian rock concerts for years every week. I used to go.

[@monosam]

que hermoso registro! gracias.

[@bthellam]

Petra's first two albums were musically amazing and very well-produced.

[@spauldaddio]

This is before I ever heared Petra, before CCM on the am radio in Portland, and I would have been in 6th or 7th grade. I first heard of Petra when I was in high school, and went to see them play. This line up is unfamiliar to me, although I do associalte Rob with the early tunes.

[@gilbertopinheiro9709]

Muito bom! Descobri esses dias! Todos são top* e o batera arrebenta!!!!

[@Rodrigoloy2024]

Gloria a Dios por estos amados hermanos! Petra.

[@Gruuvin1]

Second song reminds a bit of Rare Earth. These guys were doing a FINE job!

[@danstune]

Great message and music!

[@heavymetal1804]

Rob Frazier bom vocalista.. A vOz tem um timbre que soa muito próximo a de Greg X Volz

[@ezequiasmata9101]

Verdade!!

[@Hambone3773]

Agreed

[@moisesrodriguespinheiro5522]

❤👏😍 (E o batera 👀)

[@billiepoor3911]

Drummer is Michael Martin my brother, no question about it.

[@samuelherman4859]

Is not Bill Glover?

[@bassistguy]

@@samuelherman4859 Bill left the band before Come and Join Us was Recorded. He was hired as a studio musician for that album.

[@Gruuvin1]

Rare Earth, eat your heart out!

[@johnnyb3245]

@@bassistguy wow so what happened with Martin?

[@bassistguy]

@@johnnyb3245 I'm not sure. I think he sounded great as a backup and lead singer with these songs.

[@lalsiamthararalte662]

Blessings to this band.

[@ironduck2000]

I was so excited to hear this way back when!

[@genilsonfilho3541]

Great! This video is awesome!

[@marcelocastanon2019]

Wauu exelente rock simple muy bueno y el batero la rompe exelente músico, saludos desde Argentina.

[@mikediano]

My goodness, on my birthday!!!!

[@lysdudesert5724]

Praise the Lord ! 🏵️🌸🌼🙌🏼🏵️🌸🌼🙌🏼❤️‍🔥🙌🏼🌼🌸🏵️🙌🏼🌼🌸🏵️ Taste and see ! If all you got is a fancy car And a precious diamond ring When you stand before the Lord Will it really mean a thing? You've got to see how good your life can be You've got to feel what's really, really real How can you know until you taste and see How good it is to be set free? Taste and see that the Lord is good He's got milk and honey for you Come and dine at the Master's table, He'll serve bread and wine to you Well you tasted this and you tasted that But you still ain't satisfied You'll never find any peace of mind In those empty things you tried Don't be afraid of tasting something new Your soul is hungry, nothing else will do The bread of life will keep you satisfied You won't go hungry or ever be denied You've got to make up your mind And leave your old life behind you You know He'll take it away 🙌🏼🙌🏼🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🌸🕊️🌸🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🙌🏼🙌🏼 Teste et vois ! Si tout ce que tu as est une voiture de luxe Et une précieuse bague en diamant Quand tu te tiens devant le Seigneur Cela signifiera-t-il vraiment quelque chose ? Tu dois voir à quel point ta vie peut être belle Tu dois ressentir ce qui est vraiment, vraiment réel Comment pouvez-vous savoir jusqu'à ce que vous goûtiez et voyiez Qu'est-ce que c'est bon d'être libéré ? Goûtez et voyez que le Seigneur est bon Il a du lait et du miel pour toi Venez dîner à la table du Maître, Il te servira du pain et du vin Eh bien, tu as goûté ceci et tu as goûté cela Mais tu n'es toujours pas satisfait Vous ne trouverez jamais la tranquillité d'esprit Dans ces choses vides que tu as essayées N'ayez pas peur de goûter quelque chose de nouveau Votre âme a faim, rien d'autre ne fera l'affaire Le pain de vie te satisfera Vous n'aurez pas faim ou ne serez jamais refusé Tu dois te décider Et laisse ton ancienne vie derrière toi Tu sais qu'il l'enlèvera 🙌🏼🌸🌸🕊️🌸🌸🌸🏵️🏵️🏵️🩵🏵️🏵️🏵️🌸🌸🌸🙌🏼 Why Should the Father Bother? Why should the Father bother to call us His children? Why should the Spirit hear it when we pray? Why should the Father bother to be concerned with all our needs? It's all because of what the Son has done Once we were lost out on the ocean with no direction or devotion Tossed about by every wind and wave Now we are in the world not of it and we can surely rise above it Because the Lord has risen from the grave Why should the Father bother to call us His children? Why should the Spirit hear it when we pray? Why should the Father bother to be concerned with all our needs? It's all because of what the Son has done And we cry "Abba Father, Abba Father Abba Father, Abba Father" We cry "Abba Father, Abba Father Abba Father, Abba Father" Once we were strangers from the promise We were doubters worse than Thomas till the Spirit opened up our eyes Now he has offered us Adoption And we have taken up the option to be His family eternally Why should the Father bother to call us His children? Why should the Spirit hear it when we pray? Why should the Father bother to be concerned with all our needs? It's all because of what the Son has done It's all because of what the Son has done 🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🩵🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️ Pourquoi le père devrait-il s'en soucier ? Pourquoi le Père devrait-il prendre la peine de nous appeler Ses enfants ? Pourquoi l'Esprit devrait-il l'entendre quand nous prions ? Pourquoi le Père devrait-il se préoccuper de tous nos besoins ? C'est à cause de ce que le Fils a fait Une fois, nous étions perdus sur l'océan sans direction ni dévotion Secoué par chaque vent et vague Maintenant, nous ne sommes pas dans le monde et nous pouvons sûrement nous élever au-dessus Parce que le Seigneur est ressuscité du tombeau Pourquoi le Père devrait-il prendre la peine de nous appeler Ses enfants ? Pourquoi l'Esprit devrait-il l'entendre quand nous prions ? Pourquoi le Père devrait-il se préoccuper de tous nos besoins ? C'est à cause de ce que le Fils a fait Et nous crions "Abba Père, Abba Père Abba Père, Abba Père" Nous crions "Abba Père, Abba Père Abba Père, Abba Père" Une fois que nous étions étrangers à la promesse Nous étions des sceptiques pires que Thomas jusqu'à ce que l'Esprit nous ouvre les yeux Maintenant, il nous a proposé l'adoption Et nous avons pris l'option d'être sa famille éternellement Pourquoi le Père devrait-il prendre la peine de nous appeler Ses enfants ? Pourquoi l'Esprit devrait-il l'entendre quand nous prions ? Pourquoi le Père devrait-il se préoccuper de tous nos besoins ? C'est à cause de ce que le Fils a fait C'est à cause de ce que le Fils a fait

[@friguy4444]

Incredible that you have a video even this far back!! Petra was a serious rock group right from the start. I know this line up isn't the absolute original as you have stated but the fantastic song writing and off the charts guitar playing of Bob was a big chuck of the foundation right from the start and just kept going through all the years. I don't know how you came to have this but thank you so very much for the blessing. Is there any footage that you know of that might exist of more? Great!!

[@ОЧёмбе]

Здорово. Ранняя PETRA бесподобна, замечательна.

[@shereebarrett3714]

I've known PETRA since 1977,78!

[@carlosmanaia1970]

sensacional!!!! I would to hear YAHWEH LOVE live

[@Dansanto80]

That´s great brother thank´s for this video.

[@renatabernardes1094]

Petra sound,marvelous , God bless you...

[@johnsantiago7337]

AMAZING ROCK progressive OF THE PETRA BAND

[@yehmiyah]

YAHweh Love - is my favorite PETRA song :)

[@naturetrails8357]

my favorite Christian rock group, there songs rock and its like listening to a bible study, there like a fine wine get better with age. I met john schlitt once really nice guy.

[@pamelah6431]

Yes, what a sweetheart!

[@patparadiserockstation]

Pat Paradise Internet Radio Station loves this!

[@mortyroed5919]

Two Words .... LOVE It :D

[@INDIEscreto]

Amazing!

[@lydiapawlak8564]

Love these guys

[@sarinasirena]

I am going to a conceert of Petra the 17 juin in Mexico City 🎉

[@elpenot]

wow Praise God for Petra!

[@gilbertopinheiro9709]

Top, glory of God!

[@petracisneros7422]

Fabulous ❤

[@LbrtyNJustus]

Just watched The Jesus Revolution with Kelsey Grammer. I was asking, “Where’s Petra”?

[@JoshuaBarnettPhotography]

Mike Martin was a great drummer.

[@beckyyeagersmith7252]

+Joshua Barnette I think that should be present tense. . .IS A GREAT DRUMMER & singer TOO!

[@scwaty180]

Now I need to go dig out their first album out of storage

[@escolhirefutar]

Great!!!!

[@RandallD-68]

Awesome!

[@chrismorals]

Una reliquia!!!!! Petra forever

[@larryhenry631]

BTW I like Petra and have met John Schlit and I do not question his spiritual integrity. I also have 2 Petra CDs...

[@DPR-ze6xt]

Seulement deux ?!?! LOL

[@eugenecook491]

Yeah in fort Wayne we had Calvary Temple and the Adam's apple and the fort Wayne Bible college Bob.

[@eugenecook491]

We also had Nancy honeytree and Phil keaggy and Peter York would come through.

[@NabichtStudios]

Love Petra, but this kinda reminds me of the very early Chicago.

[@hellosunshine1090]

Then you should look up Sweet Comfort Band very Chicago like, but more. I have all of their Albums & all Petras too

[@АртемДанканіч]

These guys are familiar with groove!

[@ebookpioneers]

This was their best lineup I thought.

[@DisconnectedMinistry]

Have always loved Petra. I couldn’t believe dudes were playing Christian music like that. Then I saw a pic and thought, “HE’S the guitar player? Even in 78 Bob Hartman looked out of place.

[@linamonsou957]

I wish I was born that day!

[@beckyyeagersmith7252]

I have his this from my feed yet it keeps appearing wtf?

[@starligthstarligth9203]

Sweet Jesús 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@danstune]

Why Should the Father Bother is a wonderful song.

[@stanleybroniszewsky8538]

This is total history, with Greg not in the band yet.

[@deusfilius7]

Aba Father, Apa, Papa, Papi, Deri, Dada, Daddy, Tata, Pa, etc. Right-on man ✊🏼

[@jimchumley6568]

Sounds like dinosaur rock. Love the latter Petra after Bob Hartmans hair transplant.

[@dr.know-it-all5148]

He wears a wig

[@RLJmusic4life]

Petra rocks. Back then you were Christian if you wore khaki. Later they switched to jeans. Crazy. I love how most folks in the seats can only move their head to the beat, smile, and maybe clap. Anything more than that, which resembles fans at a Woodstock festival is a sin. Crazy times.

[@josemarnascimentodosantos4211]

Muito bom

[@BemaBiz]

Great vintage Petra

[@stevengoranson664]

I always liked the first 2 albums they did and when Washes Whiter Than I gave it away because I thought foolishly that it was going to rock like the first ones. I suspected someone in the business back then told Volz and Hartman that they weren't going anywhere if they kept rocking out for Jesus.

[@gregrumpff5392]

Washes Whiter Than is definitely disappointing musically but I see it as a necessary evil. That first radio hit ("Why Should the Father Bother?") kept the band financially solvent enabling them to continue on to record more artistically rewarding albums down the road.

[@charleshamby493]

I know, but the way that I actually see it is that so many managers in music do not realize that for to be a truly successful band you need to know that really Jesus really does rock, that's because in life at all Jesus is the Rock.