re: Why does religious music, from a technical perspective, suck?

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quirky alternative act from Australia (Newsboys), acoustic act that was unique for both Christian and secular music at the time (Jars of Clay).

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Those bands were just mimicking what had already happened in the alternative music world in the 80s. And contemporary christian kids are quick to embrace music styles/fashions that are perceived as hip in mainstream society. Most young church going christian people I meet these days are more hipster than hipsters. The thing is, once these kids start mimicking a new style or music, it has crossed into the mainstream and so become more acceptable.

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Turn on fm radio. Rejection of difference is a natural human inclination.

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And who is listening to and buying fm radio music today? I would say christian people who are the majority in the US. In my anecdotal experience, the people listening to "different" music as a demographic are a lot less christian or religious.