Handheld Messiah
Handheld Messiah is the 16th studio album & 22nd album overall by Christian parody band ApologetiX. It was released in November 2013. The album, their 1st to compose strictly of parodies recounting the birth of Christ includes 10 new songs, as well as a re-recording of "Virgin" from 1994's Radical History Tour. This is also their 1st album to feature new keyboardist Chris VonBartheld, who replaced Todd Waites.
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| Released | November 2013 | |||
| Genre | Christian | |||
| Length | 41:25 | |||
| Label | Parodudes | |||
| Producer | ApologetiX | |||
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Track listing
- "Messiah" - 2:59
- "Virgin" - 4:15
- Parody of "Urgent" by Foreigner
- Rewritten version of song which originally appeared on Radical History Tour.
- "Cut-Rate Hotel" - 2:13
- Parody of "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis Presley
- "Child King" - 4:24
- Parody of "Wild Thing" by Tone-Lōc
- "Mary's Got a Son" - 5:23
- Parody of "Janie's Got a Gun" by Aerosmith
- "One Night in Bethlehem" - 3:16
- Parody of "One Night in Bangkok" by Murray Head
- "Christ in the Stable" - 3:51
- Parody of "Cat's in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin
- "Excuse Me, Pal, It's Christmastime" - 2:55
- Parody of "Purple Haze" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- "Nice Iced Pavement" - 4:18
- Parody of "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice
- "Wise Men Still" - 3:03
- Parody of "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis Presley
- "We Didn't Start Messiah" - 4:43
- Parody of "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel
Personnel
- Lead vocals: J. Jackson
- Guitars: Tom Tincha
- Bass: Keith Haynie
- Drums & percussion: Jimmy "Vegas" Tanner
- Keyboards & additional guitars: Bill Hubauer
- Piano: Chris VonBartheld
- Backing vocals: J. Jackson, Tom Milnes, Bill Hubauer & Chris VonBartheld
Additional personnel
- Saxophone on "Virgin": George Fousek
- Harmonica & guitars on "Messiah": Tom Milnes
Production
- Produced by: ApologetiX
- Engineered by: Jimmy "Vegas" Tanner at Red Apple Audio Workshop in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
- Mixed & mastered by: Bill Hubauer
See also
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