Stryper performed Wednesday night at San Antonio’s Aztec Theater as part of a tour celebrating the band’s 40th anniversary.
The members’ advancing ages combined with the group’s status as hair metal's top Christian band might have made for tepid results. Because — let’s be honest here — Christian rock is often abysmal, unlistenable dreck. Not because of the message but because it just doesn’t ... rock. Too often, the performers put proselytizing ahead of creating compelling music.And will the show be fun?The show had an 8 p.m. set time, and I arrived at 8:05 p.m., only to find Stryper had already started.
Stryper's stage-right guitarist wore a durag, seemingly to conceal a lack of hair. Which begs the ancient zen koan: what do you call hair metal played by a bald man? That's only partially true, though. Other Christian bands have tried to rock ... and largely failed. As Stryper demonstrated Wednesday night, it’s more than capable of pulling off the metal moves. It’s a good rock band, pure and simple.
“Nineteen-eighty-six was a great year for us,” Sweet told the audience. “I think we were using Aqua Net. With that Superglue in our hair, we saw the world. Texas has a special place in our hearts. We did our first tour here.”Bassist Perry Richardson, with his insanely frizzled blonde mane, was the most photogenic of the bunch, smiling and dancing. His outfit — leather pants, swishing ribbons, unnecessary buckles, studded cowboy boots — definitely added to the effect.
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