Truth of Truths - A Contemporary Rock Opera
Posted on March 25, 2006 by ed
Yeah, there were a bunch of these "rock opera" records back in the early 70s, but how many can you name with Jim Backus playing the part of God? That's right, as if Thurston Howell III and Mister Magoo weren't enough, he also has "Creator of the Universe" to add to his impressive acting resume. The music ranges from your average xian folk to somewhat okay pop & soul (with consistently cheesy vocals). Hal Blaine is listed in the musical credits, (I really enjoy his Psychedelic Percussion album), so I figured I might as well give this one a try. There certainly is some potential on here music-wise, but the singing just gets on my nerves too easily.
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9 Comments to “Truth of Truths - A Contemporary Rock Opera”
The widow of Ron Huff is thinking about a re-release. If you’re not a thumper, like I am, you can’t appreciate the thought of trying to jam the whole sweep of the Bible into one rock opera. It certainly is a survey of Late 60’s POP/ROCK styles.
Besides the London Philharmonic Version of the Rock Opera “Tommy”, in my opinion, this is the best Rock Opera composed to date. The chorus portions are outstanding.
I have been looking for a CD and LP of the same.
I have the record set. Does anyone know of a CD set for T of T?
I have this LP - I’d like to get it on CD.
I love the song with the lyrics.. “bringing grace and glory, he will come, he will come, as written in His story, he will come, he will come”… I am not a christian, but I love that song
I have the LP (stored at my in-laws house at the moment) that I got from my grandmother back when I was a freshman in high school. It would be great to have on CD.
I’ve been waiting for a re-release of this wonderful work for decades. Please consider doing it soon. Thanks and God Bless
Yes looking for release on CD , I was in a local production of Truth of Truths in Florida . This brings back a lot from the early 70’s for me. If Memory is correct there were two local church productions approved . One in Florida and one in the mid west.
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