EDITORIAL REVIEWS
The Christian Music Archive said of the band's third album, Just Like Real Life, "This is an excellent album by one of the early new wave/rock hybrid bands of the early to mid-eighties, using equal parts keyboards and rock guitar. Sadly the band didn't get the recognition they so richly deserved, as this was a cut above most Christian albums of the time with instantly memorable songs and lyrics so intelligently written as to be in a class of their own. If they had been a secular band, they would have been early MTV stars. Just Like Real Life was one of CCM’s most original and authentic “rock” albums. merging the qualities of extremely well produced electronic sounds with a crunching and pulsing guitar throughout was virtually unheard of at the time. The constant theme running through this great project was alienation and lack of authentic relationship. Just Like Real Life, the band’s third and last album is filled with so much great music and original concepts that any description will fail to do it justice. Ranging from hard new wave to American progressive rock and roll there are eleven fantastic tracks here. Production quality is through the roof fantastic. The 2018 Retroactive Records CD reissue has 4 exclusive bonus tracks, completely remastered, and packaged in a jewel case with a 12 page insert featuring band pics and lyrics. Get this essential CD or splurge for all three Prodigal CDs (and the Loyd Boldman 1988 solo CD Sleep Without Dreams) while you can! For fans of Mr. Mister, The Call, Tears For Fears and the very best of anthemic 80’s driving pop and rock!