Prodigal Sons discography ( Luke 15:11-32 ) Updated 2009-12-14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Discography Copyright 1994-2007 John Turpin Send all additions, corrections, and comments to: justified_type@mac.com More copyright info appears at the end of this file. This file is available from: http://homepage.mac.com/justified_type/discogs/prodigalsons/ This file is probably lacking in some releases. Please e-mail me if you know of something I missed. Anyone sending me free stuff will be mentioned in the credits. ;] Thanks to: Rad Rockers Distribution, Joey Belville (The Echoing Green), Stephen Nixon, J.R., Scott Forbes, Kurt Kirton, John v., Aaron Vance, Ryan Stovall, and especially Philip Vecchio. Some quotes in this discography are pulled from a Metro One web page which is now no longer online. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ::: Band Personnel ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Prodigal Sons] Greg Hobgood: keyboards, programming, sampling, knob-twisting J.R. Barbee ("Tone Bones"): MC, preacher [left late 1998, re-joined (?) 1999] Chris White ("DJ Slappy"): DJ, samples, scratching [left 1995 (?), re-joined 2000] [Raving Loonatics] (episode 1: 1993) Greg Hobgood Mind Benders (Fontamillas/Peralta) Max Hsu (Zero, Church of Rhythm) Steve Nixon (RHYTHMSAINTS) Zarc Porter (World Wide Message Tribe) Scott Blackwell (A project organized by Scott Blackwell. Their second CD featured a (mostly) different set of producers) [Vapor] (?) J.R. Barbee & Danielle [rumored at separate times as either a new band (as listed above) or the name of a new P-Sons project with Greg & J.R.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ::: Contact Addresses :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prodigal Sons 7472 Meadow Court North Richland Hills, TX 76180 USA http://www.ultrawidemusic.com/ N-Soul's Prodigal Sons pages http://www.nsoul.com/artdisp.cfm?artistnum=25 http://www.nsoul.com/artists/prodigalsons/ for N-Soul Records/Velocity Music Group information: N-Soul Records, Inc. 11455 Burbank Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91601 USA phone: (818) 980-9088 fax: (818) 980-9577 http://www.nsoul.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ::: Fan-Created Resources :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justified Type: discographies: Prodigal Sons http://homepage.mac.com/justified_type/discogs/prodigalsons/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ::: A Quick Quote :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Hailed as the most legitimate techno/rave albums in the Christian market, Prodigal Sons take their gospel message to new forms of youth music. Tying the gospel message to fast beats and sampled mixing, TEXNO THEOLOGY, their ground-breaking album produced by Scott Blackwell, and their new album RETURN is destined to bring Christianity into this new music frontier. (video also available!)" -- The Metro One page (r.i.p.) ["Sampled mixing"?] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ::: Notes on discography format :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The well-organized and readable format is adapted from that of Lazlo Nibble. I deviate slightly by including beats per minute. Thanks to Laz for the format and the resources. Lazlo's Discography Machine: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ::: Prodigal Sons :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prodigal Sons: Texno Theology [Mar 1993] album CS: 1993 US (Mixing Factory/Metro One; MOC 1154) [mispressing?] CD: 1993 US (Mixing Factory/Metro One; MOCD 1152) [mispressing; Matrix: MOCD 1152 (V)] [Identical to the corrected release, except that "Madolyn vs. the Sons" appears as both tracks 7 and 9, replacing "Allocate" in the track 7 spot. Many mispressed CDs (including mine) were sold before corrected versions could replace them. I'm not sure if the cassettes had the same problem.] CS: 1993 US (Mixing Factory/Metro One; MOC 1154 ?) CD: 1993 US (Mixing Factory/Metro One; MOCD 1152 ?) 6:01 143bpm Power of God 4:17 149bpm Hunger 4:12 138bpm Hallal 2:34 154bpm Satan Is Dead 5:03 122bpm ? 3:34 137bpm Armageddon 3:36 ???bpm Allocate 3:39 150bpm Psalm 150 (BPM) 3:23 146bpm Madolyn vs. the Sons 6:12 142bpm Believe 6:11 143bpm How Crazy [P-Sons/Scott Blackwell: prod; Scott Blackwell: mix] [Additional help on "?" -- Bernard Wright: keyboards/add'l engr; J. Hans Ives: guitar/vox] ["?" is the literal name of the fifth song. The album was originally titled _Techno Theology_ but Metro One changed it for the sake of cleverness (the Sons being from Dallas, Texas).] ["Satan Is Dead": "Satan" sample from Orbital's "Satan" (though originally from B---hole Surfers' "Sweet Loaf"), "...is dead" sample from L.A. Style's "James Brown Is Dead"; "Madolyn vs. the Sons": "...public schools of America" sample is probably Pat Robertson] [Promotional Items: Texno Theology] Magazine ad: "Prodigal Sons: Carrying the message of Jesus into the techno/rave world" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prodigal Sons: Return [1 Sep 1993] album CS: 1993 US (Metro One; MOC 1224) CD: 1993 US (Metro One; MOCD 1222) 4:30 150bpm Exalt 6:19 131bpm Godhead 4:07 138bpm Apricot Tree 5:28 144bpm Ravival 7:10 145bpm Firebrand 5:26 142bpm Pastiche 9:30 135bpm Polyphonic 5:37 137bpm Ode to Johnie 6:54 134bpm Time and Tempo 5:37 129bpm Cross the Jordan 4:20 158bpm 303 Wiseman [Greg Hobgood: prod/mix/engr] [The conspicuous logo placed in the middle of the cover belongs to EuroFunk, a clothing line that sponsored them.] ["Prodical Sons" is listed on the spine of the cassette] [some say that "Ravival" samples Bob Larson (!?) interviewing one of the Sons, though I doubt it; "Ode to Johnie" starts with a looped sample from Altern 8's "One for John"; "Apricot Tree" vocal sample from the anti-Mormon film "The God Makers"] [Promotional Items: Return] Magazine ad: "The new album _Return_: techno music bringing the rave world back to its Creator" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prodigal Sons: Ravival Video [1994] video VHS: 1994 US (Metro One; MOV 1227) [NTSC] ?:?? 0bpm [interviews/clips] ?:?? 150bpm Psalm 150 (BPM) [live, camcorder & open-air mic] ?:?? 0bpm [interviews/clips] 5:26 142bpm Pastiche ?:?? 0bpm [interviews/clips] 7:10 145bpm Firebrand ?:?? 0bpm [closing credits] [Tracks are not listed on package; this track listing is estimated] [MO page: "RAVIVAL captures the energy of being at a live Prodigal Sons show and includes personal moments with the band members and three full song videos"] [Note that _Return_ and this item have the same basic catalog number (MOx 122x) and have the same images on the sleeves] ["02/18/94" printed on cassette's spine - date manufactured?] ["Pastiche" contains a subliminal Snapple product placement] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prodigal Sons: Live Ravival! [1995] cancelled live album CS: 1995 US (Metro One; MOC 1324) CD: 1995 US (Metro One; MOCD 1322) [Apparently several attempts were made at this project but there was always something wrong with the recordings, so it was scrapped. The idea lead to the live bonus disc on their next release.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prodigal Sons: FAST & a...(Live) [Jul 1996] album + live album 2xCS: 1996 US (N-Soul/Velocity; NSC9937) 2xCD: 1996 US (N-Soul/Velocity; NSD9937) [brilliant box] [CD/CS 1:] 5:46 92bpm Careless Devotion 6:24 92bpm Desolate 4:11 92bpm 168 Seconds 6:32 102bpm Sovereign 12:44 123bpm Rebirth 4:08 134bpm Liberty 6:21 121bpm Fast 6:02 117bpm One God 4:59 136bpm Prosperity Tweakers 9:10 117bpm Descent [CD/CS 2 -- live set:] 4:29 151bpm [the prodigal son returns / 1 Corinthians 15:12-22] 4:23 143bpm [praise and worship] 6:04 117bpm One God 4:02 128bpm [this ain't your everyday praise and worship] 5:02 136bpm Prosperity Tweakers 4:15 134bpm Liberty 7:35 118bpm [I'm gonna proclaim the name of Jesus Christ] 5:23 123bpm [in the beginning...] 7:01 102bpm Sovereign [Greg Hobgood: prod; Scott Blackwell: exec prod] ["Disc 2 features... / Prodigal Sons a...(Live!) / One hour of pure Techno heaven as Prodigal Sons perform live. / Featuring MC J.R. Barbee and keyboard wizard Greg Hobgood."] [disc/tape 2's tracks aren't listed; names in brackets are total fabrications] ["Prosperity Tweakers" is apparently a critique of the Word-Faith movement and the title is a play on "prosperity teachers"; Farrell Griswold: "Hey poor!" sample; John Avanzini: "Jesus was handling big money" sample] [J.R. calls it a "catching up with the P-Sons album".] [Thanks, guys! :)] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prodigal Sons: Reignite [20 Nov 2000] album CD: 2000 US (N-Soul; NSD-1821) 9:25 143bpm Exodus 6:41 137bpm Final Destination 4:37 126bpm Horn of Salvation 8:20 126bpm One Parallel 5:14 126bpm Presence 6:52 137bpm Ephesians 5:19 6:02 123bpm Republic 5:51 135bpm Prosperity Tweakers (home school rejects mix) [indexed w/ following 2 trks - total 9:21] 1:43 0bpm [silence] 1:47 ???bpm [Will You Be My Lord?] [there is a very noticeable dropout in "Exodus" at 5:02-03, supposedly limited to the first 1000 copies] [Phillip Kim: exec prod; Greg: prod; Claudia Hobgood: vox on "Will You Be My Lord?"] [released initially at Cornerstone Festival 2000, July, and available via N-Soul mail-order since that time] [Remixers: Prosperity Tweekers] [Kaboing (Brittany, Ian, and Blake Potter)] 5:51 135bpm Prosperity Tweakers (home school rejects mix) [Brandon Chynoweth/Tim Trail: remix co-prod; Elaina Ferguson: backing vox] [This remix is heavily based on -Oracle-'s "Out of Body", with only the preacher samples from the original P-Sons track intact. (-Oracle- is Kaboing's new name.)] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prodigal Sons: The Best of - Texno and Return [was due Feb 2000?] album CD: 2000 US (Metro One; ??) [rumored to contain "Ravival" video (the whole thing?), a full version of the Bible, and Hobgood remixes of most of the tracks] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prodigal Sons: Vapor [due 2000] album [originally rumored to be a J.R. solo album; on Pamplin Records; AJ Mora, Scott Blackwell, Cloud2Ground, Greg Hobgood, Paradigm Shift: prod (rumored)] [Their web site (now deleted) hinted at a new 2000 release.] [J.R. writes that the whole situation is a "mess".] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prodigal Sons: Antithesis [1 Jan 2009] album file: 2009 US ([no label]; [no cat#]) ?:?? ???bpm Nimbus ?:?? ???bpm Effluence ?:?? ???bpm Breathe in Me ?:?? ???bpm 3in1 ?:?? ???bpm Jellyfish ?:?? ???bpm Mutation ?:?? ???bpm Dawn Treader [http://prodigalsons.bandcamp.com/album/prodigal-sons-antithesis] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prodigal Sons: What Child Is This? [14 Dec 2009] single file: 2009 US ([no label]; [no cat#]) 6:09 ???bpm What Child Is This? [http://prodigalsons.bandcamp.com/track/what-child-is-this] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ::: Video Compilation Appearances :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prodigal Sons - promotional video clips [Pastiche] [on various: ??] [promo] VHS: 199? US (Metro One; ??) [NTSC] 5:26 142bpm Pastiche [] [on various: N-RGY] VHS: 1997 US (N-Soul; NSV9930) [NTSC] ?:?? 143bpm [praise and worship (edit)] [Contrary to what ads say, there is no proper P-Sons video on this release; it's just a P-Sons track used as background music to this video comp's introduction. Some of the footage is from raves and other bands' videos.] [N-RGY also features a short ad for _FAST & a...(Live)_ with clips of "One God (live)" and ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ::: Audio Compilation Appearances :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prodigal Sons - compilation appearances [The Kraken] [on various: SLAVA Compilation - Voice of the People] CS: 1992 US (Blonde Vinyl; BVC3444) CD: 1992 US (Blonde Vinyl; BVCD3442) DAMCD: 2000 US (mp3.com; 49240) [limited edition; May 2000] 3:49 123bpm The Kraken [by "The Prodigal Sons"] ["kraken \krahk-en\ n [Norw dial.] (1755): a fabulous Scandinavian sea monster" (Webster's Ninth New Collegiate)] [This is the appearance that got them signed] [Music from the album Fast and Alive] [on various: Two Turn Tables and the Holy Ghost -- N2K Sampler] CD: 2000 US (N-Soul; NSD1814) 9:04 ---bpm JR Barbee of Prodigal Sons / Music from the album Fast and Alive [JR speaks about their music and message as track 1 of the live disc and "Careless Devotion" play as backing music] [Power of God; Believe] [on various: Face the Future - Metro One Sampler Disc] CS: 1993 US (Metro One; MOC 1134) CD: 1993 US (Metro One; MOCD 1132) ["MOCD 5000" on front insert] 6:00 143bpm Power of God 6:12 142bpm Believe [sleeve & ad: "Having played with the most influential Techno bands in the World, Prodigal Sons are sincere about carrying the gospel into the club scene"] [Prosperity Tweakers (home school rejects mix)] [on various: The Gas Collection 24] CD: 2001 US (7ball/VoxCorp; [no cat#]) [Matrix: GAS24V2] [on various: Nu Life Traxx Vol. 8 (May 2001)] [promo] CD: 2001 CA (Entertainment Resources Group; ??) 5:51 135bpm Prosperity Tweakers (home school rejects mix) [Prosperity Tweakers (live)] [on various: The Future Sounds of Faith -- N-Soul Sampler Number Two] CS: 1998 US (N-Soul; NSC9964) CD: 1998 US (N-Soul; NSD9964) 5:01 136bpm Prosperity Tweakers [live] [Ravival] [on various: Seeds Sampler] CS: 1994 US (Metro One; MOC 1304) CD: 1994 US (Metro One; MOCD 1302) CD: 1994 US (Metro One; MOCD 1302 PRO) [limited GMA promo] 2:14 0bpm ["special words" - GMA promo only] 5:28 144bpm Ravival [commercial CD includes "lyrics" to the track: ones and zeroes] [GMA edition available only to attendees of 1994 Gospel Music Association Week in Nashville, TN. "Special Words" is Chris and J.R. talking about the purpose of the band, revival in America, and intrusive ringing phones. Packaged in sleeveless clear jewelboxes with a clear artist-list sticker on the back along with 2 Cor 9:10] [MO page: "An introductory collection of Metro One artists with songs specifically chosen to plant a seed of faith... Each lending one song from their full albums to convey a message about the Christian life."] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ::: Production, Remixes, & Outside Work :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prodigal Sons - production, remixes, & outside work [Scott Blackwell: XYZ] [on Scott Blackwell: Once Upon a Time] CS: 1993 US (MYX/Frontline; FLC9426) CD: 1993 US (MYX/Frontline; FLD9426) 4:07 146bpm XYZ [Scott Blackwell/P-Sons: prod] [The Echoing Green: Son in my Eyes; Arrival] [on The Echoing Green: Aurora 7.2] [remix album] LP: 1995 US (MYX/Frontline; FLV9528?) ["Aurora 6.1"; cancelled] CS: 1995 US (MYX/Frontline; FLC9528) [6 Jun 1995] CD: 1995 US (MYX/Frontline; FLD9528) [6 Jun 1995] 9:55 130bpm Son in My Eyes (in my dub remix) 10:30 135bpm Arrival (green house remix) 9:58 130bpm Son in My Eyes (instr. son in my dub remix) [CD only] [Greg Hobgood: remix] [CS/CD sold early on an Ian/TEG 1995 tour] [The Echoing Green: Son in My Eyes (green house edit)] [on The Echoing Green: The Evergreen Collection - The Collected Works of The Echoing Green 1994-2001 2xCD: 2002 US (A Different Drum; ADDCD1087) [disc 2] 3:34 130bpm Son in My Eyes (green house edit) [Greg Hobgood: remix] [Hip Dream: Kum Ba Yah (dance mix arrangement)] [performed live -- unrecorded?] [Greg Hobgood: arrangement] [Greg Hobgood: Yah-Weh] [on various: Eclectica 4 - New Reality Trance] CS: 2001 US (N-Soul; NSC1826) CD: 2001 US (N-Soul; NSD1826) [on various: Nu Life Traxx Vol. 10 (July 2001)] [promo] CD: 2001 CA (Entertainment Resources Group; ??) 6:01 138bpm Yah-Weh ["Greg Hobgood of Prodigal Sons"] ["Eclectica / Episode IV / New Reality Trance / a collection of globe spanning trance music"] [Nitro Praise 5: