[purplebumblebee]

Stereophonics, Oasis, Coldplay, The Thrills, yuck

[ann ashtray]

Originally Posted by Keeping It Simple

They're similar song titles, and it wouldn't surprise me to learn that "Stryper" was influenced by the title of Gang of Four's magnum opus. And Stryper is a shit name for a band.

I can ASSURE you Stryper wasn't influenced by Gang of Four in any way. They were a Christian band trying to get away w/ sounding "metal"...metal with a (by their standards...) positive message.

They were the Christian equivalent of Ratt/Cinderella/80's cheese.