Cheap Trick, Joe English Band, DeGarmo & Key, Petra, The Cars, Duran Duran, The Pretenders, early 77’s

1. TWO MASTERS
2. NEW REVOLUTION
3. LONG HARD FIGHT
4. JUNGLE MUSIC
5. WALL OF LOVE
6. CHEAP TALK
7. SUDDEN DEATH
8. COME JESUS COME
   BONUS TRACKS "
9. COG IN THE WHEEL
10. TREEPLANTER STOMP
    

First time ever CD reissue of the 1982 Classic Rock masterpiece. A must purchase for fans of Cheap Trick, Petra, and Resurrection Band.

2006 digitally remastered Limited Edition CD release with the two bonus tracks from the 7 inch album. Out of print for over 20 years. First time ever this ground breaking album has ever been available on CD! Years of touring made them one of the most popular Christian rock bands ever.

Building on the experience and success of their first two classic rock–n-roll albums, the band’s third release hit the streets in 1982. WORLD OF SAND truly hit a nerve with the public, selling 20,000 albums in just the first two months alone! World of Sand combined Servant's muscular rock with a serious recording budget and major-league production. Offering up 10 polished rock tunes that sometimes hinted at the new wave direction the band would embrace on future albums.

The Christian rock, apologetic 'Jungle Music' appeared on that album, complete with references to nearly all of the other Christian rock bands on the scene. The song poked fun at the critique still being lobbed by anti-rock preachers. The chorus chanted, 'Jungle music, can God really use it?' Their answer was a resounding yes. When the band toured the nation for this release, Christian rock icons, Petra were their opening act.

‘Jungle Music’might be described as an eerie, haunting hard rock tune, with a message that hit as hard as the music. The quasi-metal sounding ‘Cog In the Wheel’ proves to be every bit as heavy as Resurrection Band, Aerosmith, and Led Zeppelin. The rest of the album features classic after classic of hook-filled rock and roll that fought the good fight against lukewarm Christianity. Ahead of it’s time, WORLD OF SAND is a must purchase for fans of Cheap Trick, DeGarmo & Key, Joe English Band, Resurrection Band, and Petra.

The Servant story began in late 1975 in Victoria, British Columbia where the initial members of Servant met. The venue was one of those proverbial “Upper Rooms” located on the third floor of an old building with plenty of character, and served as a drop in center and coffeehouse for transients and misfits. It was during the early months of 1976 that the band began to take shape, consisting initially of Bruce Wright (lead guitarist and songwriter), David Holmes (drums), Rob Martens (bass), and ourselves, Owen and Sandie Brock (rhythm guitarist and song writer, and vocalist respectively). Within a year of its inception Bob Hardy joined the fledgling community that Servant was a part of, and eventually became a vocalist with the band. Matt Spransy whose skillful keyboards would round out the band’s sound, joined in the summer of 1981.

Apart from Bruce, who was a versatile and seasoned musician, the band that emerged was young and inexperienced. Several years of coffeehouses, parks and playing in bars four or five hours each night, helped change all that. And while the band members were growing in their skills, an intentional community was also growing as well. The band’s manager, Jim Palosaari and his wife, Susan, had worked together with Sandie and I in Europe and we shared a vision for a common life similar to what we had experienced while overseas. As the story would unfold, the community’s role would become foundational as our lifestyle and music reflected our shared beliefs about the world, the church, God’s kingdom and the importance of Christian community, simple living, compassion and justice for the poor.

Life for the band and community was nomadic those first few years, and after a brief sojourn in San Francisco in 1978, the group finally settled in Grants Pass, Oregon in April of 1979, where we bought property and began to crystallize our vision of a missional community base.