While The Yellow and Black Attack earned Stryper a fair amount of publicity, it was Soldiers Under Command that put the band on the map commercially. The album went gold, and Stryper became a major hit on MTV without abandoning its Christian message. Glossy yet intense pop-metal like "The Rock... [+] Expand

While The Yellow and Black Attack earned Stryper a fair amount of publicity, it was Soldiers Under Command that put the band on the map commercially. The album went gold, and Stryper became a major hit on MTV without abandoning its Christian message. Glossy yet intense pop-metal like "The Rock That Makes Me Roll" and "Surrender" definitely promotes Christianity, but does so without condemning non-Christians or pointing the finger at other religions. Ironically, one of lead singer Michael Sweet's influences is Rob Halford of Judas Priest -- although Stryper and the Priest have little in common lyrically. Like The Yellow and Black Attack, Soldiers Under Command is decent when it comes to uptempo songs, but weak when it comes to ballads. "First Love" and "Together As One" demonstrate that all too often, Stryper's ballads were much too sugary for their own good. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide [-] Collapse

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