All Saved Freak Band
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The All Saved Freak Band was an early Contemporary Christian Music band formed in 1968. The group was based out of a Christian commune that lived on a farm in Orwell, Ohio. Members included Mike Berkey, Ed Durkos, Tom Eritano, Larry Hill, Tim Hill, Morgan King, Norris McClure, Carole King, Joe Markko, Randy Markko, Kim Massman, Pam Massman, Tom Miller, and rock guitarist Glen Schwartz. Temporary members included David Bechler and Dana Vandernic. Glenn Schwartz was formerly of Pacific Gas and Electric. Tom Miller had been featured in Life magazine as part of the protests on the Kent State campus at the time of the Kent State shootings. Brett Hill, Randy Markko and Tom Miller lost their lives in 1971 from automobile accidents on the way to concerts, before the band recorded their first album.
The band was started as a musical outreach of Larry Hill's Church of the Risen Christ. Though much of their music is blues driven their writing and harmonies are comparable to a combination of Bob Dylan, The Who, and Peter, Paul, and Mary. Their second album, For Christians, Elves, and Lovers, is based on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.
The church/commune leader, Larry Hill, published teachings that were controversial, involving the end times, weapons, and female subservience. He claimed to have had prophetic visions that the United States would soon be invaded by the USSR and China, which would usher in the end times. These apocalyptic beliefs were especially influential on the lyrics of the 1980 album Sower. The group disbanded in 1980 when departing members informed government agencies about abuse in the commune.
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- My Poor Generation, 1973 (Rock The World)
- For Christians, Elves, and Lovers, 1976 (Rock The World)
- Brainwashed, 1976 (Rock The World)
- Sower, 1980 (Rock The World)
- "Harps On Willows" Best of ASFB Vol 1 July 4, 2006 (Hidden Vision)
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Categories: Bands | Rock