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'''''The Roxx Regime Demos''''' is the eleventh release and third ]<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web | url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1078290|pure_url=yes}} | title=The Roxx Regime Demos Review | author=Prato, Greg |publisher=AllMusic | accessdate=May 1, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.msn.com/music/artist-albums/stryper/?gtm=2&ipp=10|title=Stryper: List of Albums|publisher=MSN.com|accessdate=April 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091128023624/http://music.msn.com/music/artist-albums/stryper/?gtm=2&ipp=10|archive-date=November 28, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> by ] consisting of songs originally released under the band's previous name, Roxx Regime,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stryper.com/Discography/Albums/albums.htm|title=Stryper Discography on Official Website|publisher=Stryper|accessdate=March 26, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317111841/http://www.stryper.com/Discography/Albums/albums.htm|archivedate=March 17, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="allmusic"/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/stryper/discography|title=Stryper Discography at RollingStone.com|magazine=Rolling Stone|accessdate=March 26, 2010}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> except for the track "]", which is taken from a later demo. While the album's general release was on July 10, 2007, pre-sale purchases at Stryper.com shipped on July 7, 2007, a reference to ],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/64630 | title=Stryper – The Roxx Regime Demos To Be Released | work=Brave Worlds | date=April 21, 2007 | accessdate=May 1, 2010}}</ref> a number that used to appear onstage at Stryper concerts.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}


==Critical reception==
'''''The Roxx Regime Demos''''' is an album by ]. It is a demo originally released under the band's previous name, Roxx Regime. While the album's general release was on July 10, 2007, pre-sale purchases at Stryper.com actually shipped on July 7, 2007, a reference to ], a holy number in Christianity and one that used to appear onstage at Stryper concerts.
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Greg Prato of '']'' said, "you hear a band that had pretty much found their sound early on".<ref name="allmusic"/> He compared the band favorably to other pop-metal bands of the time, but said the album was "aimed at die-hard die-hard Stryper fans".<ref name="allmusic"/> Ken Pierce of ''Piercing Metal'' said the songs "rock quite well and are a fun listen", but also stated that the release was for die-hard fans.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://piercingmetal.com/the-roxx-regime-demos-by-stryper/ | title=Reviews:Roxx Regime Demos 1983 | author=Pierce, Ken | accessdate=May 1, 2010}}</ref>


==Track listing== ==Track listing==
All songs were written by ], except where noted.
#From Wrong to Right

⚫ #My Love I'll Always Show (original rock version)
⚫ #"From Wrong to Right" (], ], M. Sweet)&nbsp;– 4:00
⚫ #Loud N Clear
⚫ #"My Love I'll Always Show" (original rock version)&nbsp;– 3:28
#You Know What to Do
⚫ #"Loud N Clear"&nbsp;– 3:42
⚫ #You Won’t Be Lonely
#"You Know What to Do" (Fox, M. Sweet, R. Sweet, ])&nbsp;– 5:04
⚫ #Co’mon Rock
⚫ #"You Won’t Be Lonely"&nbsp;– 3:55
⚫ #Tank (Robert Sweet drum solo)
⚫ #"Co’mon Rock"&nbsp;– 3:42
⚫ #Honestly (the original demo version)
⚫ #"Tank" (Sweet, R.) (drum solo)&nbsp;– 0:43
⚫ #"]" (original demo version)&nbsp;– 4:05

20th Anniversary (of Stryper.com) vinyl edition contains three bonus tracks. The bonus tracks are on side two between "Tank" and "Honestly".

#"My Love I'll Always Show" (alternate demo)
#"Loud N Clear" (alternate demo)
#"You Won't Be Lonely" (alternate demo)


==Personnel== ==Personnel==
'''Musicians'''
⚫ *] - drums
*] - vocals *]&nbsp;– drums
*]&nbsp;– vocals
*] - guitar *]&nbsp;– guitar, backing vocals
*] - bass *]&nbsp;– bass guitar
*]&nbsp;– keyboards

'''Production'''
*Chaz (Charles) Ramirez&nbsp;– ]
*Jeff Carroll&nbsp;– ]

==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
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2007 compilation album by Stryper
The Roxx Regime Demos
Compilation album by Stryper
ReleasedJuly 10, 2007
Recorded1983
GenreChristian metal, glam metal
Length28:39
LabelFifty Three Five
Stryper chronology
Extended Versions
(2006) 		The Roxx Regime Demos
(2007) 		Murder by Pride
(2009)

The Roxx Regime Demos is the eleventh release and third compilation album by Stryper consisting of songs originally released under the band's previous name, Roxx Regime, except for the track "Honestly", which is taken from a later demo. While the album's general release was on July 10, 2007, pre-sale purchases at Stryper.com shipped on July 7, 2007, a reference to 777, a number that used to appear onstage at Stryper concerts.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Piercing Metal

Greg Prato of Allmusic said, "you hear a band that had pretty much found their sound early on". He compared the band favorably to other pop-metal bands of the time, but said the album was "aimed at die-hard die-hard Stryper fans". Ken Pierce of Piercing Metal said the songs "rock quite well and are a fun listen", but also stated that the release was for die-hard fans.

Track listing

All songs were written by Michael Sweet, except where noted.

  1. "From Wrong to Right" (Oz Fox, Robert Sweet, M. Sweet) – 4:00
  2. "My Love I'll Always Show" (original rock version) – 3:28
  3. "Loud N Clear" – 3:42
  4. "You Know What to Do" (Fox, M. Sweet, R. Sweet, Tim Gaines) – 5:04
  5. "You Won’t Be Lonely" – 3:55
  6. "Co’mon Rock" – 3:42
  7. "Tank" (Sweet, R.) (drum solo) – 0:43
  8. "Honestly" (original demo version) – 4:05

20th Anniversary (of Stryper.com) vinyl edition contains three bonus tracks. The bonus tracks are on side two between "Tank" and "Honestly".

  1. "My Love I'll Always Show" (alternate demo)
  2. "Loud N Clear" (alternate demo)
  3. "You Won't Be Lonely" (alternate demo)

Personnel

Musicians

Production

References

  1. ^ Prato, Greg. "The Roxx Regime Demos Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  2. "Stryper: List of Albums". MSN.com. Archived from the original on November 28, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  3. "Stryper Discography on Official Website". Stryper. Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  4. "Stryper Discography at RollingStone.com". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  5. "Stryper – The Roxx Regime Demos To Be Released". Brave Worlds. April 21, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  6. AllMusic review
  7. Piercing Metal review
  8. Pierce, Ken. "Reviews:Roxx Regime Demos 1983". Retrieved May 1, 2010.

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