Under Grace

Under Grace
Released: 1987 (CS)
Alma, MI
Recorded at: Kevin's home
Produced by: Kevin McCreery

Personnel:

• Kevin McCreery: vocals, guitar, bass, drums

Song List:

1. Lead Me To Christ
2. Testify
3. All Or Nothing
4. Power And Glory
5. Carry The Cross
6. No Neutral Ground - [28k modem/RealAudio] - [DSL-cable/RealAudio]
7. Sign Of The Time
8. Get A Piece Of The Rock
9. Rest In Peace

This is the first demo by Kevin McCreery I have, and for a 4-track it's quality is amazing. Following this release, he put together a band and they had a small local following for a while.

Back when I was doing the RETZFTS in 1987, I interviewed the band for episode five, and we put together a video for Testify.

Above & Beyond
Released: 1988 (CS)
Alma, MI
Recorded at: Kevin's home
Produced by: Kevin McCreery

Personnel:

• Kevin McCreery: vocals, guitar, bass, drums
• Ed Baird: lead guitar on Right On Time

Song List:

1. Right On Time - [28k modem/RealAudio] - [DSL-cable/RealAudio]
2. Killing Yourself To Live
3. Walk By Faith
4. Dead And Gone
5. Blinded By A Lie
6. Holy Spirit And Fire
7. Angel Of Light
8. Surrender Your Heart
9. All In The Name Of Jesus
10. Jesus My Messiah
11. Devil’s Advocate
12. Draw Me Near
13. Misery Loves Company
14. Reprise
15. (three bonus snippets) - [RealAudio]

Done in the same way as the first, but now increasing in quality with live cymbals added later in the recording process, as the drum machine cymbals (recorded first) would slowly be lost as layers were added. Ed Baird is a guitar playing friend of Kevin's that became one of the members of Under Grace live.

Order Out Of Chaos
Released: 1988 (CS)
Alma, MI
Recorded at: Kevin's home
Produced by: Kevin McCreery

Personnel:

• Kevin McCreery: vocals, guitar, bass, drums
• Ed Baird: lead guitar on World Apart and Faith Stands Sound
• Eric Link: bass and vocal on Love’s In Chains, bass on Still Gold
• Francis B. MacMillan: drums on Love’s In Chains and Still Gold

Song List:

1. All I Can Take
2. True Color
3. I See Red - [28k modem/RealAudio] - [DSL-cable/RealAudio]
4. Here Too Long
5. Matter Of Trust
6. World Apart
7. I Can’t Cry
8. Valentine
9. Behind Me Now - [158k/wav]
10. Faith Stands Sound
11. It Must Be Wrong
12. Love’s In Chains
13. Still Gold
14. Lead Me To Christ

This time around, he got a better sounding drum machine and layered fewer tracks (some of these sound a bit less full stereo) for a really crisp and clear recording. The last three songs are with his old band MACH, which Kevin then rejoined when Under Grace was defunct.

[The Demo Barn]