A lot of Christian music fans don't even realize that Bob Carlisle was in a successful Christian rock band long before he ever launched his solo career.
That group was called "Allies", and they released 6 albums between 1985 and 1992. The video below is of their single entitled "Voice Of The Spirit" off of the 1987 "Shoulder To Shoulder" album.
Allies did have moments of near greatness, and this song represents one of those moments. Unfortunately, the band was plagued by creative inconsistency, and sometimes even Carlisle's soaring vocals were not enough to lift their albums to commercial success.
But even today Allies still has a committed following. The band had so much promise, and there were moments, such as "Harmony" off of their second album "Virtues" in 1986 that had many fans begging for more.
This could have been one of the truly legendary Christian bands. So why weren't they? Perhaps it was bad breaks, not enough marketing, not enough connections, uneven songwriting.....who can say?
But the truth is that if you love classic Christian rock from the 1980s, then you will find something in the Allies catalog of songs that will thrill you.
Check out this video and let us know what you think of Allies.....
