Album Of The Day: Only Visiting This Planet by Larry Norman

Album Art of Larry Norman's Only Visiting This Planet album - On a black background, a tall photo of a young man with long blond hair and denim jeans and a denim jacket is standing on a sidewalk in what looks to be a busy city that is blurred behind him. Above the photo, it has the album title in blue and the artist name in orange underneath it. On the edges are a small copyright and catalog number, with a Verve Records logo in the bottom right.

Released 53 years ago today, I believe, this is the second studio album by Larry Norman, one of the earliest rock artists to be singing rock music with a "Christian" message. It fits right in with other '70s rock, featuring pounding drums, lots of electric guitar and lots of social commentary on the events of that era. "I Am The Six O'Clock News" and "The Great American Novel" bemoan America's wars in that era and talk about Christianity's relationships with racism and other cultural forces. "The Outlaw" is a great song about the life of Jesus put into the words of the '70s. And "I Wish We'd All Been Ready" talks about Jesus coming back and the rapture, maybe. And songs like "Righteous Rocker #1" and "Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Music" are rock anthems that are lots of fun. This album is widely considered to be his best work. I've only really started listening to Larry Norman's music in the last few years, but I really like his style. Even though the music sounds very '70s, it still feels very relevant to America today.

Release Year: 1972
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Alternative Album Art of Larry Norman's Only Visiting This Planet album - The whole area is filled with a very blown out, blown up photo of Larry Norman standing on the sidewalk. The picture has a red/orange hue and looks kinda flat and grainy, such that most of his face is all the same color. At the top, it says the artist's name on top of the photo in bold white text, with a star icon next to it, and then the album title in light green to the right.

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