Conspiracy No. 5 (CD - 1997)

Third Day: Mac Powell (vocals, acoustic guitar); Mark Lee (guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, vocals); Brad Avery (guitar, vocals); Tai Anderson (bass, vocals); David Carr (drums, vocals).

Additional personnel: Riki Michele (vocals); Max Dyler (cello); Sam Taylor (keyboards, organ, electric piano, twelve-string acoustic guitar); Ray Dillard (percussion).

Recorded at AudioArt Studio, Smyrna, Georga.

CONSPIRACY #5 was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album.

Personnel: Mark "Anarchy" Lee, Mark Lee (vocals, guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin); Brad Avery (vocals, guitar); Mac Powell (vocals, acoustic guitar); Tai Anderson (vocals, bass guitar); David Carr (vocals, drums); Riki Michele (vocals); Sam Taylor (acoustic guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, electric piano, organ, keyboards); Max Dyer (cello); Ray Dillard (percussion).

Audio Mixers: Sam Taylor; Jack Joseph Puig.

Recording information: Audio Studio, Smyrna, GA.

Photographer: James A. Bland.

Third Day's second album, Conspiracy, No. 5, is an intriguing blend of roots-rock and Christian punk. While not all of the cuts are successful, the tracks that work are dynamic, rousing and spiritual, showcasing Third Day's potential. ~ Leo Stanley minimize