''World History'' was a compilation album by

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Mad at the World Mad at the World is a Christian rock band from Southern California. The band originally consisted of brothers Roger Rose and Randy Rose and their friend Mike Pendleton, later joined by Brent Gordon. Pendleton and Gordon left the band in 1992 and ...

. It highlighted songs from their first six studio albums. It did not include any songs from their 1995 album (''

The Dreamland Café ''The Dreamland Café '' is the seventh studio album from Christian rock band Mad at the World. It continued the pop, Beatles-esque sound they had demonstrated on '' The Ferris Wheel''. History ''The Dreamland Café'' was released in 1995. It ...

'').

History

In 1998,

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released ''World History'', a collection of songs from the first six albums, but not ''

''. It "downplayed the heavy guitars" and "brought to the forefront the picturesque vocal flair of Roger Rose."Mad at the World Review by The Phantom Tollbooth
/ref> In the liner notes it states: "The unifying thread is the Rose brothers' great writing, vocals, arrangements and spiritual challenges to take control of your life by following God's plan."
/ref> Writing for Phantom Tollbooth, Sam Hagadorn listed it as one of his ten best albums of 1998.
/ref> Both the Phantom Tollbooth and HM Magazine have referenced the disc as having re-recorded songs, but this is denied on the band's website.

Track listing

All songs written by Roger Rose except "Marshmallow Land" written by Randy Rose # "That Lonesome Road" - 4:30 (''

Through the Forest ''Through the Forest'' is the fifth studio album by Christian rock band Mad at the World. Released in 1992, it was their last album to feature a hard rock sound. The CD sleeve has the following text on the band's inspiration for the album's titl ...

'') # "It's Not a Joke" - 3:29 (''

Seasons of Love "Seasons of Love" is a song from the 1996 Broadway musical ''Rent'', written and composed by Jonathan Larson. The song starts with an ostinato piano motif, which provides the harmonic framework for the cast to sing "Five hundred twenty-five thou ...

'') # "Fearfully and Wonderfully" - 3:51 (''

Flowers in the Rain "Flowers in the Rain" is a song by English rock band The Move. The song was released as a single and reached number two in 1967 on the UK Singles Chart, and number four in Ireland. It achieved its own place in pop history by being the first recor ...

'') # "Dry Your Tears" - 4:14 (''

'') # "Not the Same" - 3:36 ('' The Ferris Wheel'') # "Back to You" - 3:22 (''

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'') # "This Lie" - 3:32 (''Flowers in the Rain'') # "Living Dead" - 3:30 (''Mad at the World'') # "Marshmallow Land" - 2:59 (''Seasons of Love'') # "I've Got a Heaven" - 4:27 (''Through The Forest'') # "No More Innocence" - 5:01 (''Mad at the World'') # "Eyes of Heaven" - 3:15 (''The Ferris Wheel'') # "Ballad of Adam and Eve" - 3:34 (''Boomerang'') # "In My Dream" - 3:56 (''Flowers in the Rain'')

Personnel

*Roger Rose - Vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano, drum programming and drums *Randy Rose - Vocals, guitar and drums *Mike Pendleton - Guitar, bass *Brent Gordon - Lead and rhythm guitar *Mike Link - Bass *Ben Jacobs - Lead and rhythm guitar

From The Liner Notes

"Few Christian bands have enjoyed the longevity and underground acclaim as ''(sic)'' Mad at the World. From the day mailman and lead singer Roger Rose stuck a tape in a record company executive's mailbox until current times, Mad at the World has turned heads with their provocative music. Their progression from keyboard driven angst to "wall of guitar" social awareness is captured in this collection. The unifying thread is the Rose brothers' great writing, vocals, arrangements and spiritual challenges to take control of your life by following God's eternal plan. Sit back and enjoy this (six) album retrospective of Mad at the World's history."

References

{{Authority control 1998 compilation albums Mad at the World albums Christian rock compilation albums