Anberlin
Biography
Orlando, FL's Anberlin formed out of various other area projects, including the Christian punk outfit SaGoh (Servants After God's Own Heart). Led by the soaring vocals of Stephen Christian, the positive-thinking Anberlin also included Joseph Milligan (guitar), Nathan Young (drums), Joey Bruce (guitar), and Deon Rexroat (bass), and presented an alternative pop/rock sound that, while inflected with the earnestness of emo, was closer to the mature stylings of Third Eye Blind. A five-song demo landed them the attention of Seattle indie Tooth & Nail; signed in 2002, the band's debut, Blueprints for the Black Market, appeared in May 2003, and Anberlin supported it on shows with bands like Fall Out Boy and Story of the Year. Second guitarist Nathan Strayer later joined up, and the guys followed up in February 2005 with Never Take Friendship Personal. Their third record, Cities, appeared two years later, debuting at #19 on the Billboard charts. Soon after its release, Strayer made his exit and was replaced by former Acceptance guitarist Christian McAlhaney. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide
Selected Discography
i like how this band is christian but they don't nessecarily sing songs about God like worship stuff. because there are some really great christian bands out there that sing nothing but worship so it's nice to hear that they are christian but not just worship. it's gonna get to more people that way, christians and non-christia n s alike.
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I like this band and I live like 4 hours from Orlando how freaking awesome!!!! This band is cooooooooool ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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I am a DIVER BY PROFESSION I WORK OFFSHORE DEEPSEA, OIL AND GAS COMPANY AFRICA,I LIKE ROCK; I love this band call onberlin they play music which i like and i play everyday when i feel listening anything call music. nice Keep it up Boy onberlin Band.
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Up there with Thursday with original emotion without using the generic emo sound (ahem, fall out boy and all followers
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nothing else to say but, "AAAAAMMMMMA A A A A Z Z Z Z Z I I I I I N N N N N G G G G G ! ! ! ! ! "
gotta love em! l.n. |
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One of the most influential Christian rock bands to date. They've got a wide range of good music to satisfy a lot of differant people, even if they don't like christian music. simply awesome!
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"Godspeed" just started on my radio. I must say.. this is one of the coolest sounds I've ever heard from a Christian Rock Band
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mmmm yeas one of the best Christian rock bands Ever. love the song paperthin hymn. once AGAIN, F**kin A you are annoying and need to get a life instead of wasting all your time bashing good bands and good people on internet radio sites.
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I love these guys!
I shall describe them using a chef's point of view: Oakey nuttiness with a hint of sugar cinnammon. Sharp, spicy taste. What did Emile say in Ratatouille? "Lightning-y ! " |
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Wow Davidpmcclel l a n you are a pretty f**ked up b**tard
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AHHHHHHHHHHH H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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TELL YU TH TRUTH IM JUS TAKING UP SPACE SO YU DONT HAFTA READ ALL TH OTHER IDIOTS COMMENTS
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i agree with u F**king A
these guys suck i mean how much worse can it get What the hell how can people say that them being christian is good come on if you're so christian then you should go back to listening to your stupid gospel music |
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I like them, definitely. His voice has a the same sort range as the lead singer of Motion City Soundtrack, doesn't it? I need to buy their album...
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their 'a day late' song brings me up when i am down. They lift me up, i love them, and i love them more since they're a christian groups.
u kno what... the person's account reading'f**k i n A' u suck.. u r terrible, the band is better |
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christian at it's best... to bring something like this to the mainstream is a feat unto itself, and to do it so well... anberlin is great.
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I heard a few of their songs on Pandora and bought "Cities" shortly thereafter, and the entire CD is awesome. If you like anything you've heard so far you wont be disappointed .
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Not usually into christian bands, but these guys are pretty fantabulous :)
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I think that they are a very legit band they have a great sound and they don't have very many bad songs. SO in my opinion they are a great band for their genre.
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these guys are a really good christian band i think its amazing that they can actually say hey we are a christian band that takes gut thats awesome i like them but i dont love them anberlin is a good band i like the lead singer voice its so amazing and like the drummer must be really good because i am trying to learn and the drums gets really really hard!
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i think they're really really good. one person said something about giving them credit about openly admitting thir religion, me too. you dont really hear people sing songs that are actually good and religious.
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