Newsboys: Take Me To Your Leader
1985.gadā basģitārists Sean Taylor, vokālists John James, bundzinieks Peter Furler un ģitārists George Perdikis Austrālijā nodibināja grupu, ko nosauca par The News. 1987.gadā puiši noslēdza līgumu ar ierakstu kompāniju Refuge un pārcēlās uz ASV. Tā kā Amerikā jau bija grupa ar tādu pašu nosaukumu, savējo viņiem nācās pārdēvēt par The Newsboys.
1988.gadā klajā nāca Newsboys debijas albums Read All About It, pēc kura iznākšanas grupa nokļuva Star Song Communications paspārnē un turpmākajos gados izdeva vairākus kritikas novērtētus un publikas iemīļotus albumus.
The Newsboys muzicēšanas stils ierindojams poproka kategorijā, taču līdz ar kārtējo ierakstu kompānijas maiņu 1999.gadā grupa pierādīja, ka var spēlēt arī citādāk. Sparrow izdotajā albumā Love Liberty Disco dominēja veco labo 60.gadu estrādes un 70.gadu disko motīvi. Savukārt 2003.gadā iznāca slavas un pielūgsmes albums Adoration, bet 2004.gadā pielūgsmes dziesmu kolekcija Devotion.
2006.gadā par The Newsboys jauno sadarbības partneri kļuva Inpop Records un ar albumu GO grupa atgriezās pie vecā poproka skanējuma.
Gadu gaitā grupas sastāvs ir mainījies, The Newsboys kopumā muzicējuši 15 cilvēki. Patreiz grupā spēlē Peter Furler – vokāls, ģitāra, bungas; Jeff Frankenstein – taustiņinstrumenti, basģitāra, fona vokāls; Duncan Phillips – bungas, perkusijas, dažkārt arī vokāls; Paul Colman – ģitārs, basģitāra, fona vokāls. Grupas mājvieta ir Nešvila, taču viņus joprojām mēdz dēvēt par austrāliešu grupu, jo no patreizējiem dalībniekiem tikai Frankenstein dzimis ārpus Austrālijas.
Newsboys diskogrāfija:
1987 He's Coming Back [pašu izdots albums]
1988 Read All About It
1990 Hell Is For Wimps
1991 Boys Will Be Boyz
1992 Not Ashamed
1994 Going Public
1996 Take Me to Your Leader
1998 Step Up to the Microphone
1999 Love Liberty Disco
2000 Shine: The Hits [izlase]
2002 Thrive
2002 Newsboys Remixed [rīmeiki]
2003 Adoration: The Worship Album
2004 Devotion
2005 He Reigns: The Worship Collection [izlase]
2006 GO
2007 GO Remixed [rīmeiki]
2007 The Greatest Hits [izlase]
2008 Houston We Are GO [koncertieraksts]
2009 In the Hands of God
2009 The Ultimate Collection [izlase]
Isabelle is a belly dancer with a kleptomaniac's restraint
tried stealing Helena's hand basket,
made a fast getaway, but McQueen she ain't
at the courtroom Joshua judges her ruthlessly
on account of Ruth walking out on him
in the Big House Isabelle is a-telling all to
the chaplain who's become her friend
she says: I don't know why you care
I don't know what's out there
I don't know where or how
just take me to your leader now
take me to your leader now
Justin is adjustin' to the odor from
Theodore's Evergreen Incense
but aroma therapy don't make him any
younger than Oliver's All Liver Supplements
his late mate Merrilee merrily said
immortality can't be bought in a jar
this just in: Justin's had enough of cure-alls,
gonna quiz the neighbor kid with the fish on his car
he says: I don't know why you care
I don't know what's out there
I don't know how it's done
just take me to your leader, son
I see you've got the joy
I've seen you live it, boy
It's real, it's free, it's fun,
so take me to your leader, son
They don't know why we care
They don't know what's out there
They don't know how it's done
let's take `em to our Leader's Son
They see we've got the joy
They see us live it, oi
it's real, it's free, it's fun,
let's take `em to our Leader's Son