====== The Violet Burning ====== Alternative Rock\\ Orange County, California, USA [[Michael J Pritzl]], [[Michael Misiuk]], and Kirk Gentry had previously played together in a band called [[The Children]]. That band stopped playing when Pritzl left because he didn't feel he was right with God. Around 1988, Pritzl felt he had gotten right with God. Gentry asked him to get back into music because of his songwriting gift, and they formed The Violet Burning with Misiuk and Lonnie Tubbs. After the first year together, the band was playing in clubs around Los Angeles. They had not even considered playing churches. At some point, Misiuk felt they could sign with a major label. The rest of the band did feel that was where God was leading them, so Misiuk decided to do his own thing. Misiuk and his wife Laura (also Pritzl's sister) formed [[Acoustic Shack]] and signed with [[Blonde Vinyl Records]]. The Violet Burning was helping acoustic Shack out by having them as an opening act. One night a number of pastors from different churches came to watch the band at a club called Bogarts. Chris Wimber was one of those pastors. He met the band and developed a friendship. Later on, Wimber invited Pritzl and Tubbs to a event at his church (Anaheim Vineyard) to see a certain speaker. On the way there separately, both Pritzl and Tubbs felt like they should make this church their home church. John Wimber, the pastor of the Anaheim Vineyard, took an interest in the guys that always came dressed in black. The band had been planning on recording a demo in the Vineyard studios to shop to different labels. John Wimber suggested they could form a label and call it what the band wanted. Pritzl suggested [[New Breed]]. This new label was formed through The Violet Burning so they could work with bands that were committed to ministry and evangelism. The band recorded and released //Chosen// in 1989. Two weeks after the album came out, Gentry Gentry graduated from college and got married a week later. He left the band in September 1990. Lonnie Tubbs brother Shawn had played on about half of //Chosen//. He recommitted his life to God three days after playing on the album. Six months after that he joined the band. Shawn Tubbs has a twin brother named Scott who eventually became the bass player. Jamie Eichler sang on //Chosen// and has started singing live with the band after that. In the early 90s, various band members played on two worship recordings in the Vineyard Church's //Touching the Father's Heart// series. Pritzl recorded the second set of //Touching the Father's Heart #7: Hear Our Cry (Psalm 102)// in 1990, while the entire band recorded the second set of //Touching the Father's Heart #12: Throne of Grace// in 1991. //(...to be continued...)// ===== Discography ===== | 1989 | Dead Men Can't Swim, Heart Wide Open | | 1989 | Chosen | [[New Breed]] | | 1991 | Throne of Grace (Live Worship Songs of the Vineyard) | [[Vineyard Music]] | | 1992 | Strength | [[Bluestone Records]] | | 1994 | You Wouldn't Understand Anyways... | | 1995 | Lillian Gish | | 1996 | The Violet Burning | Domo Records | | 1998 | Demonstrates Plastic and Elastic | Ruby Electric | | 2000 | I Am a Stranger in This Place | Sovereign Productions | | 2000 | Faith and Devotions of a Satellite Heart | Sovereign Productions | | 2002 | Lipstick and Dynamite Wonder | | 2002 | Distortion is Our Friend | | 2003 | Violet Christmas Vol. 1 | | 2003 | This is the Moment | Northern Records | | 2006 | Drop-dead | Northern Records | | 2007 | Pomegranate | | 2007 | Stars Go Down... When We Were Future Stars | | 2007 | Gravity | | 2008 | Divine: 10 Songs for Christmas | | 2011 | The Story of Our Lives (three disc box set) | | 2012 | Pentimento I | | 2012 | Pentimento II | ------ ==== Dead Men Can't Swim, Heart Wide Open ==== 1994 Independent - Dead Men Can't Swim - Heart Wide Open - Sweet Mercy - Violet ------ ==== Chosen ==== 1989 [[New Breed]] (CD09116) [[Michael J Pritzl]] - Vocals, guitars, backing vocals\\ Kirt Gentry - Bass guitar, backing vocals\\ Lonnie Tubbs - Drums, percussion, backing vocals Scott Tubbs - Additional bass guitars, backing vocals\\ Glenn Pearce - Additional guitars, backing vocals\\ Shawn Tubbs - Additional guitars, fretless basses, backing vocals\\ Dave Koval - Additional guitar\\ Rob Watson - Additional keyboards\\ Sue Costantini - Additional Piano and keyboards\\ [[Chris Lizotte]] - Additional backing voices\\ Gary Are Williams - Additional backing voices\\ Jaime Record - Additional backing voices\\ Lance Whitson - Additional backing voices\\ Leslie Dupré - Additional backing voices\\ Lorri Dupré - Additional backing voices\\ Michael Ann Arce - Additional backing voices\\ Nena - Additional backing voices\\ Sean Wimber - Additional backing voices - There is Nowhere Else (4:30) - If You Let Me (3:41) - I Will Always Stand by You (4:31) - Rise Like the Lion (4:37) - Love is the Loaded Gun (4:47) - The Killing (6:47) - The Last Ones (5:09) - Groove Baby - White Soul (3:16) - Violet (3:56) - Sweet Mercy (4:16) - Heart Wide Open (4:01) - New Breed Children Rise (3:15) ------ ==== Touching the Father's Heart #12: Throne of Grace ==== 1991 [[Vineyard Music]] (FLD9144) Live Worship Songs of the Vineyard [[Michael J Pritzl|Mike Pritzl]] - Vocals, guitar (tracks 8-12)\\ Shawn Tubbs - Electric guitar (tracks 8-12)\\ Scott Tubbs - Bass (tracks 8-12)\\ Lonnie Tubbs - Drums (tracks 8-12)\\ Jaime Eichler - Vocals (tracks 8-12) - Randy and Terry Butler - In Your Presence (4:03) - Randy and Terry Butler - I Give Thanks (4:11) - Randy and Terry Butler - Cry of My Heart (4:15) - Randy and Terry Butler - Jude Doxology (All Glory to Him) (4:05) - Randy and Terry Butler - Great and Loving God (3:13) - Randy and Terry Butler - Alleluia to the Lamb (4:31) - Randy and Terry Butler - Make Us a Prayer (7:15) - The Violet Burning - Glory, Honor, Power (6:37) - The Violet Burning - Throne of Grace (5:34) - The Violet Burning - All That I Need (6:24) - The Violet Burning - Father of Lights (6:53) - The Violet Burning - Light of the World (7:13) "Glory, Honor, Power," "All That I Need," and "Light of the World" written by [[Michael J Pritzl|Mike Pritzl]]. ------ ==== Strength ==== 1992 [[Bluestone Records]] (FLD9354) [[Michael J Pritzl]] - Voice, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string electric\\ Shawn Tubbs - Lead guitar, melody and counterpoint acoustic guitars, backing vocals\\ Scott Tubbs - Fretless bass, bass guitar, backing vocals\\ Lonnie Tubbs - Drums Jaime Eichler - Additional voices\\ Marilyn Harris - Cello\\ Brian Matthews - Viola\\ Calvin Dyck - Violin\\ Jennifer Wildeson - Violin - There is No One Like You (5:28) - The Face of Beauty (5:25) - Stay With Me (2:52) - Undone (3:23) - As I Am (8:07) - Like the Sun (5:11) - Gold (4:50) - Song of the Harlot (5:59) - Eleanor Rigby (5:00) - Through My Tears (3:45) ------ ==== You Wouldn't Understand Anyways... ==== 1994 Independent - Low - Dance of the Whooping Llamas - The Sun and the Sky - Crush - Feel - Cinnamon Girl ------ ==== Lillian Gish ==== 1995 Independent - Goldmine - Hovercraft - Fever - Diane & Edward The Giant - Leave Don't Go ------- ==== The Violet Burning ==== 1996 Domo Records (DOMO 71010-2) [[Michael J Pritzl]] - Guitars, vocals, six string bass\\ Jeff Schroeder - Guitars, e-bow\\ Andy Prickett - Guitars, e-bow, backing vocals\\ Jason Pickersgill - Bass Lonnie Tubbs - Additional percussion and drum kit\\ [[Steve Hindalong]] - Shaker, tambourine, doumbek, serdo, MJ bells, various drums\\ Raquel Muñoz - Sang\\ Tiffany Fant - Spoke - Crush (6:28 - Arabic Tremolo Radio (4:52 - Blind (5:21 - Fever (4:19 - The Sun and the Sky (4:48 - Underwater (5:38 - Low (7:57 - Silver (4:38 - Goldmine (5:16 - Waiting (4:47 - Eleven (2:13 - Feel (8:38) ------ ==== Demonstrates Plastic and Elastic ==== 1998 Ruby Electric [[Michael J Pritzl]] - Vocals, guitar, bass, tambourine, maracas\\ Robbie Farr - Guitar\\ Herbie L. Grimaud Jr. - Bass\\ Michael Kalmar - Drums, backing vocals - Elaste (7:40) - Moon Radio (4:00) - Untitled (0:28) - Berlin Kitty (4:22) - She Says Electric (4:43) - Untitled (0:05) - I'm No Superman (3:22) - Oceana (4:56) - Sugarlight U.S.A. (5:51) - Ilaria (3:54) - Untitled (0:35) - Robot Fluide Robot (3:04) - Gorgeous (4:53) - We Close Our Eyes (6:44) - Untitled (0:04) - Untitled (0:04) - Untitled (0:04) - Seamonster (8:30) ------ //(...to be continued...)// ------ ==== Compilation Appearances ==== //**The Mother of All Tribute Albums**// (1998 HM Records)\\ 14) It's All Too Much (The Beatles cover) (6:01) {{tag>alternative_rock california united_states 1989 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998}}