Resurrection Band – Mommy Don't Love Daddy Anymore

Resurrection Band – Mommy Don't Love Daddy Anymore

Mommy Don't Love Daddy Anymore is the fourth studio album from Resurrection Band, also known as Rez Band, and one of the most highly regarded releases from the pioneering American Christian rock group. Originally released in 1981 on Light Records, the album combines hard rock, blues-rock, early Christian metal and emerging punk influences with socially conscious and spiritually focused songwriting.

Formed in Chicago in the early 1970s, Resurrection Band were instrumental in bringing a much heavier and more uncompromising sound to Christian music. Their music drew on hard rock, blues and heavy metal, while their lyrics tackled subjects that were often considered unusually direct for Christian rock, including poverty, social injustice, alienation, relationships and personal struggle. The band is widely regarded as one of the forerunners of Christian metal.

Mommy Don't Love Daddy Anymore builds on the heavier direction established by the band's acclaimed Colours album, while introducing a broader range of influences. The record combines gritty guitar-driven rock with bluesy grooves, punk energy and occasional electronic and new-wave touches. Elevator Muzik, for example, brings a faster, more irreverent punk-influenced approach, while Alienated delivers a stripped-back, hard-rocking performance.

The title track, Mommy Don't Love Daddy Anymore, addresses the impact of divorce on children, while songs such as The Crossing, Alienated and Can't Do It On My Own explore spiritual and personal struggles. First Degree Apathy and Stark/Spare take a more direct approach to social and moral responsibility, reflecting Resurrection Band's willingness to address real-world issues rather than simply producing conventional Christian rock.

Side A opens with the forceful Stark/Spare, followed by the short, frenetic Elevator Muzik and the gritty Alienated. Can't Get You Outta My Mind and Can't Do It On My Own provide further examples of the band's melodic but muscular hard-rock approach.

Side B begins with First Degree Apathy, before moving into the emotionally charged title track. The Crossing provides one of the album's more reflective moments, while Little Children and Lovin' You close the record on a more melodic note. The album's combination of heavy guitars, social commentary and spiritual themes helped cement its reputation as an important release within the Christian rock and metal underground.

For collectors of Resurrection Band vinyl, Christian rock, Christian metal and 1980s hard rock, Mommy Don't Love Daddy Anymore is an essential addition. It's particularly recommended for fans of Rez Band, Petra, Bloodgood, Jerusalem, early Christian metal and blues-influenced hard rock.

A powerful and uncompromising album from one of Christian rock's most influential bands, Mommy Don't Love Daddy Anymore remains an important example of how hard rock, social commentary and Christian themes could be brought together without compromising the band's musical edge.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Stark/Spare – 3:42
2. Elevator Muzik – 1:55
3. Alienated – 2:02
4. Can't Get You Outta My Mind – 2:52
5. Can't Do It On My Own – 2:50

Side B

1. First Degree Apathy – 3:03
2. Mommy Don't Love Daddy Anymore – 4:23
3. The Crossing – 3:48
4. Little Children – 2:36
5. Lovin' You – 3:29