With their fusion of rock, rap and funk,
Audio Adrenaline emerged as one of the most popular CCM acts of the 1990s. The group was formed on the campus of Kentucky Christian College by lead vocalist
Mark Stuart, guitarist
Barry Blair, bassist Will McGinnis, keyboardist
Bob Herdman and drummer Brian Hayes; originally named A-180, they recorded an independent single, "My God," which caught the attention of Forefront Records president
Dan Brock, and soon after the label issued
Audio Adrenaline's self-titled debut LP.
Don't Censor Me followed in 1993, scoring hits with the singles "Big House" and "Can't Take God Away;" after 1995's
Live Bootleg, the band resurfaced a year later with
Bloom, which debuted in the Top 60 on the Billboard pop charts. In 1997,
Audio Adrenaline -- now consisting of Stuart, McGinnis, Herdman and drummer
Ben Cissell -- resurfaced with
Some Kind of Zombie;
Underdog followed two years later. A greatest hits collection, Hit Parade, celebrated almost ten years in the music industry, and served as a good introduction to the band. Lift came out the following year.
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Jason Ankeny, Rovi