Stryper Real Videos TBN 1991 Rob & MIke Interview

[@lauralee8042]

I remember this! Real videos used to come on at 3 am EST. I actually stayed up to watch this cause I was such a big fan. 😂

[@daewalker3892]

Add me, too.

[@CinemaPhyle]

OMG! I had this on VHS back in the early 90's from the broadcast, and the tape got recorded over (I think Dad used it for a movie) - I have literally looked for this for YEARS! Thanks so much for posting, such a great ride back down this particular memory. I wasn't a Stryper fan prior, but discovered 'Against The Law' because of this episode and became obsessed. First Stryper album I ever bought. Thanks for the time and effort putting this up. Brilliant. Cheers!

[@Ragrocks]

Your welcome. This is a classic interview. Against the Law is one of my favorites by Stryper. Never understood how some “fans” turned against them.

[@rogerhuggettjr.7675]

@@Ragrocks I saw them in '88 and at a Christian music festival about 10 years back and didn't realize they continued making new music after Against The Law. I bought the line that they went mainstream and I heard what I considered a poor version of their Shining Star cover and tuned them out. I recently purchased THWTD and In God We Trust (couldn't find older) and head a recent concert on KZbin. I had never heard "All For One" and thought it was great. When I saw it was from Against The Law I decided to check into their newer stuff. Once I digest "The Final Battle" I will probably get "Against the Law" and give it a fair hearing.

[@Ragrocks]

@@rogerhuggettjr.7675 that’s super cool. Stryper is still releasing great albums. With the exeption of the “Reborn” I pretty much enjoy all their albums. 👍🏻

[@markboller4313]

​​@@RagrocksAgainst the law is one of the best hard rock albums ever....as good as Judas priest or Van Halen. ❤❤❤

[@Ragrocks]

@@markboller4313 Totally 👍🏻

[@lorettasearcy1471]

I would never dessert these guy's, I've always been a major fan. I love the message in their songs.

[@Gen-x-press]

You should check out the video for He Is by ghost.....youll love it

[@DougVanPelt]

Great archive footage. So glad this is available here on KZbin. Appreciate Matt Crouch and all he's done for Christ and for Christian music.

[@Ragrocks]

Thanks for the comment Doug. I also appreciate all that you have done for Christian Music. #respect. I Was a subscriber for many, many years to Heaven’s Metal Magazine. I have more Stryper stuff that’s not on YT. I plan to eventually upload it here when I get the chance. ✌🏻

[@MikesTek]

Thank you so much for uploading this! I had recorded this back when it aired and loaned it out to a friend and never got it back. I have always wanted to re-watch this.

[@Ragrocks]

Your welcome. 👍🏻

[@rickycazares5262]

Amazing band,musicians but most importantly humans. I have loved Stryper since they first released, even though I was into many other bands they stood out, great music ,talent and were kool but "pointed up to our Creator!!!" They show as humans our struggles our honest human nature but they weren't ashamed to share to people faith in a Creator and that He is good!!!! Stryper impacted me positively🙏🙏🙏. Glad they are still jamming and wow Michael Sweets vocals!!!!🤙🤙🤙

[@thecrowpit24]

I remember this and didn't think it ever see the light of the day on KZbin.

[@gustavojsierra6321]

Haha I had this on VHS.....and after a few years without using VHS I lost it. I'll watch it and remember those days....be a kid again for one hour. Thank you.

[@afdisneyfreak7]

Hi! I have this on my old VHS videotape and still watch it sometimes! I'm still a huge fan since 1985!! Thanks for uploading this!

[@Ragrocks]

Awesome, thanks for watching, also a fan since 85 , SUC. Stryper was my first concert THWTD tour 87 with Loudness opening. They are the band I have seen the most, I think the count is at 18…give or take.

[@christianp.a.ferraro9272]

Wow it still works

[@timbrown6629]

"Against The Law" is one if my favorite records. I had a hard time with all the sappy songs like "Honestly". I wanted a heavier Stryper, and they delivered on ATL.

[@SweetsAngel777]

Thanks for sharing this interview ❤️

[@Ragrocks]

Your welcome. Glad you enjoyed it. ✌🏻

[@BobDuda]

Such a great interview.

[@Ragrocks]

Indeed ✌🏻

[@SchillakaWatkins-bv3ol]

Stryper is the child of God, the sweet brothers are gorgeous and beautiful people in the world. 🙏✝️🇺🇸

[@invasionofyourprivacyl.a5445]

Stryper against the law could have gone gold and platinum. But unfortunately it stops at 480,000 copies due to enigma bankrupt. So by the time, they sign a new label to hollywood records in mid 1991, things has changed in the industry. Nirvana by this time in 91 have came out with never mind. So that album just disappeared

[@thegoodfight426]

God bless these men 100-fold!!!! They sat in the hot seat for Jesus!!! Mad respect!!!!!!

[@theseousthomas6547]

Wow! I remember recording this back in 1991.. I was 14 years old.. I stayed up late i believe on a friday night .. Caught about half way through .. And was disappointed.. So i stayed up all night the next night to see if it would come on again so i could record the whole thing .. And to my surprise!! It came on and i recorded it from the beginning.. That is the way it was back then.. I watched it everyday before school .. Until one day a friend asked if i wanted to trade the vhs for a Savatage cassette and like a dodo i did so.. But here i am still a Stryper fan a age 46 and have all of the albums with the exception of " reborn" that album is so not stryper at all .. And have takin my two young daughters with my to see the band.. You old schoolers know whats up .. Have a good day guys

[@Ragrocks]

Thanks for the story! ✌🏻

[@jamesdosch8754]

ATL is my favorite Stryper record. So good

[@Ragrocks]

Also my favorite along with SUC. It’s a tie 🐝🐝🐝🐝

[@RockU2Death5150]

Stryper went into the trenches and the majority of fans immediately turned on them. It made me so sick. I'll never understand it. Stryper saved my life. 💜

[@markboller4313]

I couldn't believe a band like Stryper was singing about Jesus. One reason I'm a Christian today is because of their music and message. These guys are talented and the real deal. ❤❤❤

[@TobyQuan]

I recorded this on VHS as well! REAL VIDEOS! They kept teasing the "Shining Star" video, but they never played it!!!

[@patrickokc]

Awesome, thank you for posting this! For us long time fans, I remember the struggle of catching and recording these on VHS LOL. Amazingly, Stryper is getting better with age, the last 10 years they have created some phenomenal music! God Bless😎

[@Ragrocks]

Glad you enjoyed it! ✌🏻

[@aleksimiikael]

This is an awesome video dude! Thanks!

[@Ragrocks]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. More Stryper & other great bands videos & interviews will be uploaded to this channel, when I get the time from the day job.

[@aleksimiikael]

@@Ragrocks that's great, I'll subscribe!

[@RedBlaze02]

Great interview, thank you for posting! It looks like part of this was on a rare promo cassette for “Can’t Stop The Rock” so it was nice to hear it. Very soft spoken gentlemen considering how hard they rock! Been a fan since 1985 and ATL did not lose me one bit as it conveyed many positive messages. The underrated title track from “Can’t Stop The Rock”, with the nearly identical production/sound of the instruments and vocals, along with the fact that a promotional letter sent out prior to ATL that 12 tracks were recorded for the album, yet only 11 appeared on the album, leads me to believe that this track was recorded during those sessions. If that’s the case, it’s possible that since it shares a similar lyrical theme to ATL’s title track, only one of the songs would make it on ATL. Anyone know the details? Love the references to other Stryper songs in that song. “Believe” was also very underrated and overlooked. 2022’s The Final Battle I think is the best Stryper album since ATL.

[@Ragrocks]

Thanks for watching and your comments. I saw a video from Stryper collector guru Bret talking about that extra track that was left off ATL. In his video that is on FB Stryper collector page, the track was “Invitation Only” from ETDB album. It wasn’t on ATL because they didn’t have enough time to finish it. It was finished in 2020. Also saw a MS interview saying it was a leftover track from the ATL sessions. I love ATL album, definitely in my top 3 Stryper albums. More Stryper videos will be uploaded when I get the chance. Thanks ✌🏻

[@RedBlaze02]

@@Ragrocks thanks so much for the info!

[@joneslisa7886]

You guys are Awesome and never ever stop singing and playing for God. Satan will do his best to destroy something that God wants from you guys. God gave you talent an assignment and that is reaching out to people through your music so that they to would come to know Christ. I would love to come to one of your concerts. I never had to money to do so but I love your music and it speaks God and that the only thing that counts.

[@castle3863]

I used to call it the "Desert Storm" jacket. It represents what we were all feeling at the time -- patriotism and unity.

[@associatealpha1166]

My how the times have changed. Close to 50% of Americans absolutely hate America. Their usually called dem ocr ats, le ft is ts, fe min is ts.

[@musicguy5974]

I have always been a fan since the beginning. When Against The Law dropped I was not surprised because of they were going through as far as them being Christian band. Against The Law in my opinion is one of their best albums to this day.

[@Ragrocks]

ATL is my second favorite Stryper Album. Soldiers is my favorite.

[@dadssmokehouse]

I love Stryper, I love glam metal. Everything we do as followers of Christ should point others to God. Im not saying that I always do this, yet I should strive to always to this, this was the life of Christ and the diciples. Whatever stage God gives us it is there for us to proclaim Him and bring His creation to Him and to share His love and truth with His creation. :)

[@KISStributeNYC97]

Awesome! Very cool interview. Thank you for posting this. “You Know What To Do” is still a killer song to this day.

[@castle3863]

I dig the Desert Shield / Desert Storm part of the interview.

[@TheBrettWilson]

It's embarrassing to think back to the narrow-minded Christians at this time. Their idea of "God" was tiny. Thankfully we've come a long way (I hope). It would be laughable to come across a "Christian" today who took issue with any of the following topics (inspired by the songs on Against the Law): 1) Christians standing up against unbiblical doctrine coming from the Church itself 2) A message to a two-timing woman to "don't come back this way" 3) Celebrating what one was born to do: rock the people 4) Loyalty to one another 5) Refusing a one-night stand 6) Encouragement to reach towards your dreams 7) The unrealistic expectations given to an ordinary man 8) The universal desire to court someone 9) Dealing with doubt while at a crossroads in life 10) A call for unity in a world that's falling apart 11) Fighting a spiritual battle through music What a peculiar time in Christendom. God forbid that Christians turn their backs on other Christians going through "valleys" as described in this video. SMH.

[@Ragrocks]

Well said. 👍🏻

[@peternetworker9118]

ATL de lo mejor que ha producido Stryper, unico e irrepetible. En su mejor forma, por eso es mi favorito!

[@Ragrocks]

ATL esta salvaje. Obra maestra.

[@peternetworker9118]

@@Ragrocks ni mas ni menos!

[@ShadowWolf3030]

Still a fan and their still making great music

[@matthewmatt5285]

This was a tough period in music, and the Devil was definitely punishing us by bringing in Grunge~

[@windwarattack2300]

Thankyou...Never saw this one

[@shanemartin8904]

i believe in you fabulous video, lighting....really well done

[@albertlopez2237]

I remember hearing about this when it happened was hoping for a replay back in the day on TBN. Better late then never

[@Ragrocks]

I hear you. I think this probably aired twice. I went thru the work to upload this because it’s an important moment of Stryper history IMO & also I couldn’t believe it wasn’t on YT yet. I doubt Im the only person with this interview, but for some reason it wasn’t on the web till now.

[@gstar7686]

Good quality video for 1991.

[@Ragrocks]

Thanks, it passed thru a little bit of software restoration. And it helped. ✌🏻

[@JazzSoulMetal]

Wow! I remember this!!!

[@lorettasearcy1471]

It's good to see stuff like this, especially when I'm stuck at home with Covid. I got vaccinated, and still got it.

[@Ragrocks]

Glad you enjoyed it. Get well soon.

[@MrJcapker]

Against the Law was a AWESOME album! Stryper led me to Jesus plain and simple! They were able to reach people other bands couldn’t, think of how many people have found Jesus that otherwise wouldn’t have if they hadn’t listen to Stryper.

[@WhyTheHorseface]

I’ll never forget the time I saw a picture in Circus magazine or Rip of Robert drinking beers with King Diamond. That’s when knew it was all show business, baby!

[@timbrown6629]

What makes it show business? I don't see any issues with them drinking a beer or two. As far as King Diamond, I've known a few people who have met him, and they all claimed he was extremely nice to them. I have a friend who auditioned for KD when Mikkey Dee left, and he said King Diamond told him that his schtick was all an act for show biz.

[@davidtaylor328]

STRYPER RULES !!! 👍🏻✝️👍🏻

[@alane4992]

I can't listen to their new stuff but LOVE all the old albums

[@lizwatkins1995]

Hope you give their more recent stuff another chance, cuz (and this may be subjective) it really does kick ass..! 🙏

[@Alexander131191]

@@lizwatkins1995 Yeah; I find their latest records very massive.

[@fmbighair]

Dude, with exception of a few singles from other albims this Against The Law album is not only the best strypwe album but rhe only strypeer album i like in its ent entirely. HUGE thanks to the legendary producer Tom Werman. Unlike all the other albums, this one is NOT cheese and stands on its OWN as a kick ass rock album, with amazing hooks and an edge and pop sensibility. People are stupid, close your eyes and listen.

[@darthslater6077]

Oz and Michael are truly under rated guitar players.....I love their guitar work...and Michaels voice ....still awesome today..he may be still a little miffed at me for saying "All artist say their most recent albums are their best" but hey..it's true I mean you aren't going to say..."Well, its just ok, we have better ones" right? Its the business and a not so good one its tough some guys like me...never made it and I have played some damn fine clubs...this band as a whole has no weak links...zip, zero, nadda...I would give a nut to have a singer as good as Michael...God if only he sang on my new record.....which we are making for us, not for anybody else, if people like it cool if not cool also.

[@catw6998]

I believe in Stryper🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

[@aneomusik]

Hey Brother, you've got the highest music video quality on the internet

[@Ragrocks]

Thanks. It means a lot. I had held off from uploading this for some time because of quality issues. This video went through some computer restauration video techniques under the hood. It was work, it’s not perfect, but an improvement from the original video tape. Glad you enjoyed it. ✌🏻

[@Gen-x-press]

People should check out Ghost after watching this.....a new band that pays much respect to Stryper with their guitar work.

[@pinkieandtherev]

Good stuff. I wish they would have shown the Shining Star video in its entirety. "Lady" had a video as well.

[@TAHLLIS18]

Hi, do you have the original file of this video on dvd? I'm a collector of STRYPER videos from Brazil, and in this one of yours there are 2 video clips that I've been looking for in good quality for a while. Is it possible to share the file with me? I have several shows I can share with you in return...

[@Ragrocks]

Hello. Glad you enjoyed it. No, I don’t have a DVD file. I just recently digitized this from my VHS. I recorded this from TV in 1991. The VHS had a little bit of mold, damage and I cleaned it the best I could. It was digitized, cleaned and edited with Premiere Pro & Remastered using Video Labz AI Enhance to eliminate video “noise”. Some of the music videos were remastered from a better source in my collection. I have a 67GB master QT file with Apple Pro Res 422HQ Codec. It looks better than this YT version. YT compressed it 😠 I would be interested in trading. I have a lot more Stryper that Im digitizing and remastering little by little. But I would interested in trading. What do you have? Want to email?

[@TAHLLIS18]

@@Ragrocks I can't put the email here, youtube doesn't allow it... but, well, I have several things, probably not that many, because apparently you've been collecting for a longer time... lol... I have, for example, all these new lives from Spirit House Studios, Michael Sweet's Live Christmas Special and a fairly large list of bootlegs. Maybe if you tell me any that I might be looking for, maybe I'll have them.

[@murrismiller2312]

they suffered...and came through it 👍

[@Celticsaint777]

Beat metal band ever.

[@briantarkington4785]

As a christian i related to against the law, i never heard anything on that album that was negative towards christ in anyway. It was all positive. I dont get the fans at all that turned on them.

[@Ragrocks]

Well said. ATL is a great album. Don’t understand all the fuss when it was released.

[@careywestbrook9102]

Somewhere I have the follow up video where Michael announced the end of stryper.

[@PlastykLunatykKreations]

Against the law is a great album!

[@lorettasearcy1471]

I hope The Last Battle isn't their last album

[@atticusfinch3931]

Cool story I was over mikes house to pick up my son who is friends with mike jr , and this guy comes out and says hey what’s going on ,he extends his hand for a shake and I said hey Vince what’s up ,oh you know me ? are you kidding I’ve been a fan of the crue for ever . What are the chances ?

[@associatealpha1166]

🤘🏻

[@chrisdkramer76]

What a great time capsule. Not just the interview but all the annoying early 90s jump cuts and fast zooms with the camera. ATL would have done better I think if they had released it under a different band name.

[@gustavotomita8811]

I Believe In You Is The Best Song.

[@themechaniacal1558]

I knew that Stryper wasn't failing by making Against The Law, my deal was that it was not the style of music I liked. I didn't really like the bluesy side of Rock and Metal in any band. I still went and saw them perform on that tour. Bride opened and Michael was having a tough night. At one time Oz looked over at Michael and said "You okay, mam?" He looked like he had the flu. Michael finished the evening but he struggled. That wasn't in a memorial hall or arena, it was in a bar in Springfield, Missouri. I know they were fighting a war at that time, it wasn't a war against the enemy but parts of the Church Body were warring against them.

[@Ragrocks]

Thanks for the story. I saw them on the ATL Tour in October of 1990 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Great show. I remember at the end of the set Robert Sweet thrashed the drum set.

[@soulkiss1001]

@@Ragrocks do youmean robert played hard or robert harmed his drum set?

[@Ragrocks]

@@soulkiss1001 he kicked it and pushed it around, i remember the snare drum falling from the riser. And he took the blue and black striped cymbal stand started smashing it against the stage floor leaving the cymbal all bent out of shape and then they exited the stage. This was an arena show on the ATL tour. Only in Puerto Rico, in the USA they had moved back to large clubs to my understanding on this tour. I have the bootleg audio only of this show, its already been digitized, but Im debating if I should upload it to this channel or not. The quality isn’t that great but I think the die hard fans will enjoy it, especially because of the set list, very heavy on ATL songs that I think they never played agin. Example: “Not that kinda guy” among others. Check back regularly to my channel, when I get chances Im always uploading stuff. Got tons of stuff and a lot Stryper that hasn’t been uploaded to the web.

[@brentj.peterson6070]

The 💄 makeup🎸😆🔥⚡

[@ArRkDr]

ATL is the best album...

[@blainetufte7852]

Hit me in the face with a bible!❤

[@rodfriesen4370]

I never turned on Stryper. Against the Law was an amazing album. CCM should be slammed for demanding cheesy references to Jesus. True art isn't contained

[@OrangeMonkey2112]

I wasn’t as happy with that album, but it was clean and overall good.

[@castle3863]

In the video believe, you see the chief of police of Saigon execute a Communist lieutenant who had just murdered an entire family during the Tet Offensive. Great photo but too often misinterpreted.

[@associatealpha1166]

Facts that the le ft never wants people to know.

[@shanemartin8904]

when I saw how christians treated these guys I left the church...i didnt want to be anywheres near these types of christians

[@kevincarpenter3428]

The bassist looks like David Bowie.

[@fmbighair]

Ha ha like in that 80s movie he was in , good call

[@calypojr]

I could never get into, "Against the Law" it just wasn't Stryper to me

[@Zakariah1971]

Holy standards is not effeminate makeup in men and Jesus when there are no letters u,j,o,v,I,e in paleo-Hebrew. 😳

[@Smileatlife37]

Christian means " christ like") your not Christian like stryper

[@LarryGoldenTalksLikeBuckwheat]

Unfortunately they showed the world that Christian versions of things do not stack up against secular.

[@donmcc6573]

And forty years, millions of albums sold, and many world tours later, they proved that it does.

[@LarryGoldenTalksLikeBuckwheat]

@@donmcc6573 if they would get a different singer they would probably have real success. Those guys are broke

[@ScreamingEagleFTW]

why did they have to make themselves look like women though?

[@donmcc6573]

They didn't.

[@ScreamingEagleFTW]

@@donmcc6573 They did. Photographic evidence right here.

[@donmcc6573]

@@ScreamingEagleFTW They didn't look like women. They looked like a 1980s hair metal band, which is what they were. That was the style of the day. Forty years from now, people are going to look back and think the way we dressed was pretty weird.

[@gulanhem9495]

These clowns made such fools out of themselves. 😂 Proof that Christianity in the modern world just doesn't work.

[@_n_a-ez5pc]

Is being a hater of Christians really something you want to do when God will punish all mockers? These guys work hard for the sake of Christ. Repent.

[@gulanhem9495]

@@_n_a-ez5pc I meant with the Against the Law era. They made fools out of themselves so that the world laughed and the Christians abandoned them. It's all so typical of Western Christians to be this weak, not having any spine, no principles. To be influenced by the world, pulled by the wind in all directions. Christianity is just too weak, there's no spirit, no supernatural force to help and guide the believer. The power of the flesh, sex and pleasure is too strong on humanity. Sincere Christians are hard to find among all the 40,000 Christian sects. Christianity in the West is about to become eradicated.

[@SouthernSkeptic]

These guys are one of the few bands from that era still making new good music their fans like. Your opinion on the their beliefs doesn't change that.

[@gulanhem9495]

@@SouthernSkeptic Yes, they made decent albums in the modern era, especially Fallen and God Damn Evil, and the song "god" from their cover album.

[@SouthernSkeptic]

@@gulanhem9495 They just released a new album and it crushes too.

[@stormcorrosion176]

Michael Sweet is too sweet.