“We’re at the Top of the World” (To the Simple Two) by The Juliana Theory, Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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The Juliana Theory started as a pop-rock side project for Brett Detar , guitarist of the Christian metalcore band Zao . The band's first record, Understand This Is a Dream , underperformed when it released in 1999 and throughout their career, The Juliana Theory suffered from marketing purgatory due to not wanting to be marketed to the Christian market but being on a predominately Christian label. On the band's second record, Tooth & Nail 's founder and CEO Brandon Ebel thought The Juliana Theory had a hit with " We're at the Top the World ," a short, lyrically dearth song that was pure emotion on the ironically titled album Emotion Is Dead . WE'VE GOT A LOT OF TIME. Twenty - two years have solidified Emotion Is Dead as a cult classic in the Tooth & Nail cannon. Like Understand This Is a Dream, Emotion Is Dead was r ecorded and co-produced with friend and Zao producer Barry Poynter . While Poynter was most known for heavy records, lead singer B