Unquestionably
Stryper
's strongest and most rockin' album,
To Hell with the Devil
was a tough act to follow. Instead of following it up with something equally intense, the band stressed its
pop
side on
In God We Trust
. Though not quite as big a seller as
, the album quickly went gold and fell short of platinum.
In God
isn't a terrible album by any means, and it does have its moments (most notably,
"Come to the Everlife"
and
"The Writing's on the Wall"
), but some of the other material isn't very memorable. Quite often,
sounds like just another
MTV
-friendly
arena rock
band. More devoted
aficionados are the main listeners who should acquire this album. ~ Alex Henderson