Petra - Beat the System

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  • Опубликовано: 30 ноя 2024

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  • @markraney5150
    @markraney5150 Месяц назад +1

    OH MY GOSH. So jamming to this one today. When it goes to the crowd shots LIVE. That was my life. I was 10 when I saw Petra in 83 on Not Of This World tour with my dad and brother. WOW. Changed my life. Became a drummer because of it. Then Beat The System I’m in the crowd at Six Flags Over Texas. Petra is my NUMBER ONE musical and life influence of ANY BAND. Even more than The Mighty Van Halen was. Every single song is MULTIPLE scriptural truths straight from The Bible.

  • @davidjohn438
    @davidjohn438 Год назад +12

    GOD bless you all, PETRA.some of my favorite songs ever, way back to college days in the Early 80's.Npw I am turning 60 in July of 2023.GOD BLESS PETRA!!!!

    • @markraney5150
      @markraney5150 Месяц назад

      OH MY GOSH. So jamming to this one today. When it goes to the crowd shots LIVE. That was my life. I was 10 when I saw Petra in 83 on Not Of This World tour with my dad and brother. WOW. Changed my life. Became a drummer because of it. Then Beat The System I’m in the crowd at Six Flags Over Texas. Petra is my NUMBER ONE musical and life influence of ANY BAND. Even more than The Mighty Van Halen was. Every single song is MULTIPLE scriptural truths straight from The Bible.

  • @scottmcphee2076
    @scottmcphee2076 7 лет назад +31

    This is very nostalgic for some of us. Beat The System was the first Christian rock song I ever heard. I loved it right away.

  • @davidjohn438
    @davidjohn438 Год назад +8

    very nostalgic.great memories of being 21 years old and in college at the University of Wyoming in Laramie and belonging to a great Pentecostal Church group!!! Now I am turning 60 this coming Summer and I'm still all about "beating the System" as a follower of Jesus Christ with a heart for Ministry

  • @jerrykinnin7941
    @jerrykinnin7941 4 года назад +19

    A few years ago it was a work day at the church spring cleaning stuff. The youth pastors kids were looking for christian music to play. I told them about Petra.
    They started playing this song.
    All the pastors came running. Petra helped me survive high school.

    • @USCG.Brennan
      @USCG.Brennan 2 года назад +6

      As a Bible Camp Director back in the 80s, I played a few Petra songs with lyrics posted but for some reason I was NOT asked back the following year. It took another year for them to "allow" me back again. Funny now, but not then.

  • @LastDays2024
    @LastDays2024 2 года назад +6

    Time to Rise up! No time for Lukewarm Christians! The lost will be swept into the undertow! Take up your cross and Daily walk with the lord! We don't have another 10 years to get right!

  • @petesgurl101
    @petesgurl101 16 лет назад +19

    Petra is one of the best Christian rock bands ever! I love this song and was happy when my sis sent me this video. Thanks for posting this!

  • @DRIvINRAIN
    @DRIvINRAIN 8 лет назад +41

    A good old video from 1984. Greg X Volz was (and still is) a very powerful singer. I remember being surprised by his vocal ability and overall stage presence. I had never seen this line up live, but I had a vhs concert and several cassettes (that I still have) and did enjoy playing them. My Aunt Bonita and Uncle Wayne gave me a cassette tape of Petra's "More Power To Ya". I'm sure to help counter balance the education I was currently receiving from Motley Crue and OzzY Osbourne. I have to admit some of it did take seed, even if I was unaware of its planings at the time. I came to really enjoy the band's music and messages. Their songs some how lead me to research reference and lyrics. "What is a Judas Kiss?" and who is "The Graverobber"? My always inquisitive mind needed to know the reason behind, and the source of, the lyrics therein. Now I have to point out, this did not stop me from listening to Motley or Ozzy. But it did instill some alternate viewpoints and information that I would later understand more deeply. I was happy to have recently stumbled across some reunion videos on youtube. Was fun to watch the band play those songs again after all these years. And pleased that I still knew every word and melody. This was one of their videos, that I think was aired on MTv a time or two. Face the heat and dare to beat the system.

    • @belleulferts3942
      @belleulferts3942 5 лет назад +2

      DRIvIN RAIN Petra is my favorite band!! And although I listen to 80s regular rock, the Christian stuff is still my favorite and I have much more of it than the regulars. I'd never take their lyrics to heart though. Only the Christian bands do I do that with 😏

    • @alantully9482
      @alantully9482 10 месяцев назад

      Can u tell me who's the girl in the video?

  • @scottmcphee2076
    @scottmcphee2076 5 лет назад +8

    Thirty three years ago an excerpt from this video was used in an advertisement produced by the Christian Television Association. I was twelve. I was starting to listen to rock and pop music. From the advertisement I learned that there was a genre of music called Christian rock.
    Two years later I heard the full Beat The System album, and I loved it.

  • @goyogannon1970
    @goyogannon1970 9 лет назад +34

    the concert footage was filmed in San Antonio... about a billion years ago.. i was front row that night.. wearing my Petra shirt.. i had no idea that i'd for ever be in a Petra video.

  • @temetnosce369
    @temetnosce369 Год назад

    The Greatest Rock Song of ALL TIME!!!! Petra were definitely WAY Beyond their time too!!! Thank you for this gift.... 😇😎

  • @davidjohnbeld8995
    @davidjohnbeld8995 2 года назад +2

    Oh, the memories this song brings back to my mind!!!!1983& my first semester at the University of Wyoming in Laramie Wyoming

  • @mickleeds9335
    @mickleeds9335 4 года назад +4

    You Beat the world's system..by living a prosperous heavenly system and life..down here on Earth.. nothing can stop you..

  • @fastfretting
    @fastfretting 12 лет назад +5

    This is a classic from the best gospel/rock singer to date!!!!!!!!

  • @firebirdhome
    @firebirdhome 15 лет назад +2

    I made copies of it for the same reason! This was the last Petra cassette I bought as my teen years ended. Petra was a big part of my teens and still have their music today.

  • @firestarterri
    @firestarterri 13 лет назад +7

    Brings back so many great memories growing up. I LOVED this album. My first ever concert was Petra. Good times :D

    • @Nomadistar
      @Nomadistar 3 года назад

      Best concert ever for me was Petra!

  • @phatgeezer1955
    @phatgeezer1955 17 лет назад +2

    Petra was the very first band I listened to when I became a fully committed Christian in 1985, saw them live several times. The message of Beat The System was so important to me, since I'd just come out of a long period where it felt like the system had beaten me.
    Looking back, the music is still awesome, but I'm so glad they ditched the parachute pants and Ziggy Stardust shirts!

  • @Crashking14
    @Crashking14 7 лет назад +37

    the first ever Christian rock song I heard

    • @drumdust
      @drumdust 4 года назад

      Same here mate.

    • @rivotrich7
      @rivotrich7 4 года назад +1

      The Beat The System tour was the first rock concert of any kind that I ever attended. I was 15. Beat The System album was the second rock music album that I ever owned, following Petra’s Not Of This World album. My mom bought it for me on cassette, as a surprise 🙂

    • @timbenware1389
      @timbenware1389 2 года назад +1

      Me too, And I believe that the song was way ahead of its time

  • @krazycowgirl28
    @krazycowgirl28 14 лет назад +3

    I love Petra!! God Bless them! They are for God and were and is still one of the best christian rock bands ever!

  • @Dallas7
    @Dallas7 15 лет назад +4

    I lovehow the drummer is so into that beat!!! I love it!!!

  • @Smartguy561
    @Smartguy561 16 лет назад +3

    Petra was the greatest christian rock band ever, and they were professionally given this name as well at the dove awards. They were the best!

  • @Farus2007
    @Farus2007 8 лет назад +18

    Greg X. Volz... nossa! Que voz! Ele cantando "Adonai" é de arrepiar! Glória a Deus!

  • @TRUCKSTAR74
    @TRUCKSTAR74 14 лет назад +1

    @Wyocaveman
    I am glad you found a good christian path, this group was a strong influence for me, in the 80's as well!
    God Bless! Steven

  • @jameslaughlin6688
    @jameslaughlin6688 3 года назад

    When these guys would come to milwaukee wisconsin I was there. Our church youth group made it a point to see them. Loved them.

  • @kirk1968
    @kirk1968 13 лет назад +3

    My first-ever concert was the 1985 Beat the System tour, it was amazing. Michael W. Smith opened, hahaha. What an unforgettable experience that was.

    • @deadmansgulf911
      @deadmansgulf911 2 года назад +1

      Wow what a combo back when Smitty made great music that just wasn’t praise music. Still listen to the Big Picture and I2Eye to this day

    • @kirk1968
      @kirk1968 2 года назад

      @@deadmansgulf911 Totally agree, those are both still great albums! Very different styles as well, I always liked his instrumental tracks too.

  • @andrealesueur4869
    @andrealesueur4869 2 года назад

    Greg X Volz, came to my Christian school, in the 7th or 8th grade. It was awesome. I used to listen to this song as loud as my Walkman volume would allow, with bass boost of course. Lol. I have this CD still today

  • @ButOneThingIsNeedful
    @ButOneThingIsNeedful 15 лет назад +2

    Very good words & music in this song (& others of Petra's, like "Graverobber" & "In The Likeness of You"). A real blessing!

  • @matysjov
    @matysjov 13 лет назад +3

    Best band in the 80:)many good memories!

  • @ferrelr
    @ferrelr 16 лет назад +1

    My double cassette player used to chew these tapes up, lol, I listened to them all of the time, great stuff

  • @anitaramsey
    @anitaramsey 7 лет назад

    Love, love, love this song and this group!! Each singer was so awesone for Petra!! Especially john Sclitt! He rules the universe!! Through his music and through his messages of god!! So does this one!! Always loved the group Petra!! I listen to their music a lot, religiously I do!!!

    • @AllenPendleton
      @AllenPendleton 5 лет назад +1

      john Sclitt can't hold a candle to Greg X Volz. I hated hearing John try and sing Greg songs.

  • @brownstownmike
    @brownstownmike 17 лет назад +2

    Wow...I haven't seen this in over 20 years! Thank you for posting!

  • @debbiehawkes1
    @debbiehawkes1 12 лет назад

    Ahhhh good times. Petra in the 80s!!!! The 80s rocked and this Christain Rock band was a favourite along with U2 at the time.

  • @DAVIDCANDEL
    @DAVIDCANDEL 8 лет назад +13

    "In the world you will have Trib, but be of good cheer, "I have overcome the world."" In the last book of the Word of God, Rev. There is promises to those who overcome. They overcame by the Blood of the Lamb, the word of their testimony, having not loved their lives to the death. Rom. 6:11-13

  • @rivotrich7
    @rivotrich7 14 лет назад +2

    Its hard to believe this was 25+ years ago now. It still seems like just yesterday. Not Of This World and Beat The System were the first 2 albums that I owned (on tape) and the Beat The System tour was the first rock concert that I went to.

  • @91Bear
    @91Bear 17 лет назад +1

    The live crowd shots near the end of this video were filmed in San Antonio on March 21, 1985. It was my 17th birthday and I was in the second row.

  • @SYXWRESI
    @SYXWRESI 10 лет назад +28

    PRAISE THE NAME OF THE LIVING GOD..! THANK YOU PETRA..!

  • @rubenpage4806
    @rubenpage4806 Год назад +4

    Simplesmente, a banda mais marcante, inesquecível e bíblica de todos os tempos!!!

    • @arletemartins6603
      @arletemartins6603 Год назад

      Com toda certeza, a melhor e inesquecível! Minha banda de rock cristão preferida.

    • @davidjohn438
      @davidjohn438 Год назад +2

      ABSOLUTELY, RUBEN PAGE, Petra was the greatest band in Christian Rock.I'm less than4 months from turning 60 YeaRS OLD& they are still my favorite Band, on par with the Newsboys, also my favorite Christian Band!!! I survived college in large part thanks to Petra& a great Pentecostal Youth Group I was an active member of!!!!

  • @SiththeSmith
    @SiththeSmith 16 лет назад +3

    one of my favorite petra songs!

  • @TheKingskid2010
    @TheKingskid2010 13 лет назад +1

    Yes they are back!!!!!!! Classic Petra!!!!! Awesome.
    PRAISE GOD!!!!

  • @danielxavierdearaujo6093
    @danielxavierdearaujo6093 3 года назад +3

    Vim pelo Flávio Augusto!

  • @scottastadstad9021
    @scottastadstad9021 6 лет назад +5

    I love the song and the message

  • @vanessawang82
    @vanessawang82 15 лет назад

    wow, i used to watch this video when i was a kid over and over again

  • @emersontesch158
    @emersontesch158 4 года назад +4

    Maravilhoso, lembrei da minha adolescência, eu era considerado rebelde por ouvir Petra 😂😂😂♥️♥️

  • @intertunetv
    @intertunetv 16 лет назад +1

    I remember when I used to wear this cassette OUT! hehe... great music, great message... I remember when we heard this song on the houston rock radio KLOL back in '86 it was such big news in our church we had a party at the house =) I was 11

  • @MoodMan35
    @MoodMan35 13 лет назад

    On my computer I have Petra cd albums from 1974 to 2005 and Petra The Ultimate Collection :) And I have few cd ablums with Greg X Volz one of the former vocalist in Petra :) And yeah I do spend some of my free time listening to Petra, but other music too I like to listen to :)

  • @user-mz6tz
    @user-mz6tz 6 лет назад +4

    So much relevance to today 2018.. Beat the beast system

  • @intertunetv
    @intertunetv 16 лет назад +2

    amazing. whats so striking is that thier live production was just as good.

  • @xXElementistXx
    @xXElementistXx 12 лет назад +9

    I wish that there were some new bands that had this style of singing.

  • @RockitD
    @RockitD 7 лет назад

    My first time ever seeing Petra was on this tour! It still holds a great place in my heart. My first ever purchase was Petra's "Not of this World". My favorite band of all time!

  • @angelyoungheart3851
    @angelyoungheart3851 5 лет назад +10

    35 people wont beat the system. LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!

    • @Nomadistar
      @Nomadistar 3 года назад

      43 has been beaten by the system now.

  • @ktdt122
    @ktdt122 4 года назад +3

    The Live Shot is from the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium - MTV was there - it was the 1st Christian Rock Video filmed for MTV 😎

  • @richardknack968
    @richardknack968 4 года назад +2

    Greatest Christian band EVER!

  • @GZUS96
    @GZUS96 13 лет назад

    Petra. Arguably the best Christian Band of all time. And they are in my opinion.

  • @Spider_7_7
    @Spider_7_7 16 лет назад +3

    Very underappreciated band.

  • @TRUCKSTAR74
    @TRUCKSTAR74 14 лет назад +2

    wow what memories love it!!

  • @helencollen1
    @helencollen1 13 лет назад +2

    Loved hearing Petra LIVE at Easterfest 2011!!! They can show some younger bands a thing or two about rocking out!!!!

  • @1pessorock1
    @1pessorock1 14 лет назад +1

    On tour 2010/2011 "Back to the Rock" with this line-up. YES!!!!

  • @joeldfs
    @joeldfs 13 лет назад

    Wow, I didn´t know about this video! A jewel for fans, hehe!

  • @BryonLape
    @BryonLape 13 лет назад

    The last album of the Greg X. Volz techno-rock era. Now they are called Classic Petra. I attended the same church as Mark Kelly when he left to get an MBA.

  • @Durwood71
    @Durwood71 16 лет назад +1

    So 80s, but still awesome.

  • @CatzEyes93
    @CatzEyes93 17 лет назад +2

    AWESOME STUFF!@!!!!!!!

  • @36Seagullz
    @36Seagullz 17 лет назад +1

    Wise up. Rise up. Will Ferrell will play Greg X in the Biopic of Petra. Awesome vid.

  • @Jonahstrials
    @Jonahstrials 15 лет назад +1

    they did a concert at my college and they were great!

  • @iyquc
    @iyquc 10 лет назад +3

    Greg X. Volz: IMHO, their best lead singer. LOVED it when Classic Petra put out an album in 2010 (I attended the concert taping in Nashville too!). Sure hope they put out another album; getting nervous now, it's been 4 years....

    • @Durwood71
      @Durwood71 9 лет назад +2

      Another Classic Petra album is not going to happen. The two albums we got (one studio, one live) were pretty much one-offs brought into existence almost entirely through the efforts of Greg Volz, and he wasn't able to sustain the momentum to keep the project going. Classic Petra is officially dead.

    • @iyquc
      @iyquc 9 лет назад

      Darren Z It seems you have some _actual intel_ on the matter. If so, sad day. Thanks for sharing, though :(

    • @Durwood71
      @Durwood71 7 лет назад +1

      There is some debate about whether or not Volz was actually offered a position with REO Speedwagon. You ask members of the band and they're like "Greg who? Sorry, name doesn't ring a bell." I think he might have been asked to audition, perhaps through an agent or other third-party, but I don't get the impression that he was ever formally offered the lead singer job, and certainly not by the band itself.

  • @KeikoMushi
    @KeikoMushi Год назад

    The title song of what in my opinion is Petra's best album. The album featured songs that actively called out issues within the Christian community. Whilst I am not a Christian, it takes courage to call out popular trends, especially if they are destruction or based on false premises. Not long after Volz left, the music took on more of a corporate feel. Whilst the songs still featured good instrumentation, there was something flatter about the tracks.
    BTW, Volz had a few solo albums after this that were absolutely brilliant. Well worth the listen if you get the chance.

  • @ottofjk
    @ottofjk Год назад +1

    Olha essa obra mano, música ótima

  • @silviaabigailramirezestrad9206
    @silviaabigailramirezestrad9206 6 лет назад

    Gracias por subir el video..ojala tuvieran tiempo y subieran subtitulada..gracias

  • @elmomarinho6209
    @elmomarinho6209 6 лет назад +5

    Excelente banda esse Petra!!!

  • @SSBFreak85
    @SSBFreak85 17 лет назад

    Now THIS is classic Christian rock. The video was kinda unusual (but then again, a lot of videos were like thatback in the day), but the song is freaking awesome!

  • @journeyfellowshipmilford
    @journeyfellowshipmilford 9 лет назад +4

    This dude has a Hip-hop channel but was surprised to see a Petra compilation Live video on his channel.
    It seems to feature Greg X. Volz and old petra live songs from 1985 and 2012:
    Search for:
    "Petra - Great Moments Live - Greg X. Volz era "

  • @DougMcDave
    @DougMcDave 11 лет назад

    I know this song was from 1984 (maybe the Orwell novel inspired the idea for the song). But now it is 2013 and the song is more relevant now than it was back then. Keep our eyes in the Word, stay in prayer and be aware of what the world, the flesh and the devil are trying to do to turn our little heads around the wrong way!

  • @deadmansgulf911
    @deadmansgulf911 Год назад +1

    Beat the System and Rick Cua’s Can’t Stand too Tall we’re the first two cassettes I grew up with. They don’t make CCM like this anymore

  • @benjamincoyle6494
    @benjamincoyle6494 6 лет назад

    Conceptually, one of the dopest videos ever made

  • @miguelyepez26
    @miguelyepez26 3 года назад +1

    AMENNNN, PETRA GOOD MUSIC, YHWH BLESS YOU

  • @jeannieavila4236
    @jeannieavila4236 9 месяцев назад

    Soo accurate in our generation, we are the last Generation 🙏👑✝️❤️‍🔥🌍🎉

  • @Georgia4God
    @Georgia4God 16 лет назад

    Thanks for clearing that up! :)

  • @backpackr
    @backpackr 16 лет назад

    I always thought "Beat the System" had a Styx feel (Kilroy was here). Thanks for posting this video!

  • @videosonline2166
    @videosonline2166 5 лет назад +3

    Praise God!!!!!!!!

  • @StoicaEmilian
    @StoicaEmilian 13 лет назад +1

    one of my favorite song. Now i recommed to my american's friend

  • @scottastadstad9021
    @scottastadstad9021 6 лет назад +8

    I love the message of the song. but remember god is still throne and he is coming again

  • @apuffwern6249
    @apuffwern6249 3 месяца назад

    A great song to listen to today

  • @deborahturistadiogo
    @deborahturistadiogo 13 лет назад

    The best band!!! Perfect music of all albuns

  • @rhodie007
    @rhodie007 13 лет назад

    Who are these 8 dislikes? Can't they appreciate probably the best Christian Rock Band ever?

  • @phatgeezer1955
    @phatgeezer1955 17 лет назад

    In the late 80's I went to a Petra concert in Davenport Iowa with my wife, and at the end while the arean was emptying, I decided to make a trip to the "facilities" and wait for the crowd to clear. In the darkened hallway leading back into the arena, a voice called out to me, "You're a little out of your territory, aren't you?". I was puzzled, didn't know what the person were talking about.

  • @chanballer
    @chanballer 12 лет назад +2

    We brought them here too. Other than that like I said earlier is that the "system" is very complex .I can go on and on. But it's purpose It's too keep people like you and me dumb down and not see, or recognize, or accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. Our way out. Jesus doesn't oppress, seduce, or confuse. He is humble, He gives and He reveals. Those who are and accepted Him the devil will do many things to keep them from drawing close by giving the pleasures of the world. We Christians-

  • @necroticossuary
    @necroticossuary 8 лет назад +1

    So cool!

  • @extremedrivr
    @extremedrivr 5 лет назад +2

    face the heat, Dare to beat the system!!

  • @VagnerVerniz
    @VagnerVerniz 13 лет назад +1

    Eu tenho esta música gravada em um cassete, ma não sabia que era Petra. Nossa! É o vocalista antigo!

  • @SuburbanWhiteBoy4lif
    @SuburbanWhiteBoy4lif 13 лет назад

    He he he, I love Petra like my own mother, but this song is soo trippy, sometimes it scares me. Interpretive dance. It was amazing in the 80's hahaha. That is to say, long live Petra.

  • @GhostHostAnth
    @GhostHostAnth 17 лет назад

    Agreed. Style-wise, this is video has the same feel as most of the videos of the same year.

  • @whip205inthebam3
    @whip205inthebam3 2 года назад +1

    Petra was singing songs ahead of their time and many still don't fully grasp how this pertained to the Bible and the age of time that is drawing near. As is written in Revelation which Petra is exposing that is drawing nigh.
    Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six." Revelation 13:18 states that if one is wise and has an understanding to count the number of the beast, which is also the number of a man, the number comes to 666.
    Count means to compute or Calculate.

  • @comeflyintothesky
    @comeflyintothesky 13 лет назад

    Those are pretty sweet shades

  • @TRUCKSTAR74
    @TRUCKSTAR74 14 лет назад

    @LambadLambadLambda
    Sorry to hear of your path in life, i've had trouble in my christian walk as well, but didn't completely give up, lot's of prayers for you in the future,
    God Bless!!
    Steven

  • @necroticossuary
    @necroticossuary 8 лет назад +6

    These guys beat the system . I can beat system

  • @GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews
    @GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews 16 лет назад

    Petra and KISS are the best ever!

  • @DavePaul01
    @DavePaul01 16 лет назад

    PETRA FOREVA!!!

  • @ZeldaBrazil
    @ZeldaBrazil 15 лет назад +1

    ótima musica do Petra!!

  • @Rawk4Life
    @Rawk4Life 16 лет назад

    I doubt that was the case because he just recorded and released his third album The Grafting earlier this year and has recorded a few original acoustic songs with Bob Hartman under the name "Two Guys From Petra."

  • @SoThankful41
    @SoThankful41 Год назад

    Loved this then, still do.

  • @chadrasmussen1154
    @chadrasmussen1154 Год назад

    This is a classic song