We Will Not Be Silent
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- We Will Not Be Silent
- 歌手：Alabaster Box
- 语种：英语
- 时间：2008年03月
- 公司：None
The story comes straight from a Disney ‘battle of the bands’ movie - young band doesn’t make the cut at a nationwide radio competition, gets called to fill in a slot at the last minute, wows the crowd and wins the competition. The phones light up and a music career begins.
And so the journey started in 1998 when Australian youth group friends Naarah Seagrott (vocals), Brett Seagrott (guitar), and Sam Hatch (guitar) made an independent recording, and began playing local events.
“No-one really was doing what we were trying to do in Australia. There were some difficult times at the start. When the bus gets a flat tire in the outback, hitch-hiking to the nearest town is the only option. You said your prayers and hoped for the best”, says Naarah.
Fortunately, the passion to reach the young people in the next town far outweighed the heat of a broken-down van in the sweltering outback.
Over the next years the band recorded seven 1 Australian Christian Radio hits and saw thousands receive Jesus. The ballad ‘There’s Hope’ won the prestigious ‘Johnny Dennis Music Award’ for ‘Best Pop Song’. Winning a mainstream award of this caliber convinced the band that they were ready to “take it to the world”.
“This generation needs to know of a Savior’s love, and I know that we have a key role to play in that. The calling on our lives is what writes the songs and drives the bus”, says Naarah.