Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Top Christian Albums of the 1980's -- #9

NO MYSTERY – Rick Cua (1983)
Rick Cua’s first five albums were all good, but No Mystery, his second, provides a little more polish than his debut Koo-ah and precedes his slide into over-produced top-40ish rock. Ten solid tracks of power rock and power ballads with no weak spots, including The Power, the signature tune of a noteworthy weekend college radio show at the end of the decade. One Way Out is unquestionably Cua's best song from this era (probably ever), but it's hard to pick favorites. Like #10 on this list, it's a shame it's hard to find, but worth the expense if you can locate it. And, incidentally, doesn’t this guy remind you of Billy Ray Cyrus?

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