re: Christian Music (if you are a Christian)

I dig some bluegrass spirituals and gospel.

Christian rock is hilariously bad.

Exactly

I honestly tried to listen to 92.7 one day (is that K-Rock?)

I couldn't make it through an hour. I had to turn it off. It was just terrible music.

I love old time gospel hymns and such, so I'm not anti Christian music.

I went to Healing Place once and the music just killed it for me. Everyone waving their hands in the air...I'll stop now.

if you like rock...Red and Skillet are good...someof the rap is very good imho...Lecrae was mentioned previously....there is talent in "Christian" music....but as was mentioned...it isn't the mainstream radio stuff...you have to dig a little...

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Elevation Worship

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I've been there a couple of times with some acquaintances. It is pretty intense. Like full on rave intense. The bass was literally shaking the walls and screens. Plus they hand out earplugs when you walk in.

I am a child of the 60s, at college when music was at its best, the 70's. I listen to everything except rap and country. I started listening to Christian music about 12 years ago, oddly when I became a Christian. It has come a long way since then but a lot is repetitious and trite and not inspiring. However, some is good. Love Jeremy Camp, MercyMe, Chris Tomlin, for instance. It's not all I listen to but I do listen quite a lot, probably 50% of the time. I like the way it makes me feel inside, which is what music should do--like the opening of Here Comes the Sun. fwiw

This about sums up "Christian music" for me. I don't get it. I prefer something to be more artistic rather than in my face.


If you want to hear bands that reach into your soul and touch the spirit, try My Morning Jacket - Thank You Too , My Morning Jacket - Steam Engine , Ben Harper - Where Could I Go , Ben Harper - Serve Your Soul

also, believe it or not, Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan is a Christian. Gish is loaded with spiritual songs. I Am One and the incredible Snail

My favorite artist in the genre is Chris Rice. I often listen to his stuff.

I mainly listen to hip hop in my other musings (Chris Rice is certainly not that) but the genre has some offerings like Lecrae who's been mentioned that are good as well.

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12 Stones
Skillet
Pillar
Demon Hunter
Red
Kutless
Stryper
P.O.D

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I agree with these.
I like for king and country (basically coldplay), trip lee,tedashi, lecrae, flyleaf, fireflight, Chris tomlin, third day, Mark Schultz, casting crowns, mercy me, Jeremy camp.

A bunch of these bands have had a ton of success and top ten billboard releases

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Were y'all aware that somehow, Chevelle, was first marketed as Christian music?

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I did not know this.


U2's "Boy" is a christian record, and this is not widely known.