Old Enough to Forget

I had never heard of Head East before John Schlitt joined Petra. It didn't help that I didn't really care for his debut with the band on their 1986 release Back to the Street - then again, I wasn't too thrilled either with Greg X. Volz on his last album with Petra, Beat the System . Regardless of who was on vocals, it wasn't like the band was on a winning streak. I had subconsciously dismissed Head East and anything that sounded like Schlitt. However, there would be a run in the early '90s where the band fronted by John was killing it, and I had to admit that dude could sing. I'd continue to see the occasional interview where Head East would be mentioned, but it always seemed to me that John was trying to get as much distance as he could from his past. You know the typical "God Good, Devil Bad" stuff. I suppose if you've lived through an honest to goodness Paul styled conversion story that involves literally being saved from certain death due to t...