- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Why does religious music, from a technical perspective, suck?
Posted on 5/24/18 at 1:07 pm to AUjim
Posted on 5/24/18 at 1:07 pm to AUjim
quote:
quirky alternative act from Australia (Newsboys), acoustic act that was unique for both Christian and secular music at the time (Jars of Clay).
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.
quote:
Turn on fm radio. Rejection of difference is a natural human inclination.
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.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 2:17 pm to Zappas Stache
quote:
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.
Not really. There wasn't anything like DC Talk at the time that I can recall, unless you just mean it was a 2/3rds white group mimicking 80s hip hop acts and combining it with gospel and folk music. Hence, a ton of non-Christians listened to DC Talk. Same with Jars of Clay, which is why they were on mainstream radio.
Of course, nothing is ever truly original, but they weren't merely ripoffs of secular acts.
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News