Christian Rock Groups

[TheWizardOfMudd]

Jesus Christ, what is the deal with these people? They are some of the greatest sounding groups I've ever heard. Cutting edge, great guitar tones, great vocals, and everything. Its like every time I hear or see one on TV, I'm like, "Goddam, those fuckers are great!"

Anyone else ever noticed the hiqh quality of these groups? I really liked Pray For Rain back in the 90's. What a great band!

[LiberalVoice]

1. Ummmm Nope...n/t

[Gothic Sponge]

2. Not my cup of tea

[Fenris]

3. Yeah, no.

I don't get that at all. I find the music banal. Add the lyrics and I start screaming.

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. I find most Christian rock to be sappy, shmarmy, saccharine, uninteresting

theologically weak crap.

Though there are a couple good ones: Delirious and DC Talk spring to mind.

[Mr. Blonde]

5. Christian Rock goes against

everything Rock is supposed to stand for. If your religious great, good for you, but don't be in a rock band. Being in a rock band is about doing drugs, fucking groupies, and all other kinds of depraved things. It isn't about being a good christian. That is why these bands piss me off.

[TheMightyFavog]

31. Dude, you are sooo .sigged!

End of line.

[Mr. Blonde]

34. That is fucking sweet. n/t

[supernova]

6. Never listen to it

I find God everywhere any way. I don't have to listen to anybody or anything specifically marketed as "christian." In fact, I'd rather not. They're not looking to sell to someone like me any way.

[LastKnight]

7. thats why switchfoot is now getting attention. also...

evanesence was formerly a christian rock group. they can put out some pretty good stuff.

the exception is what creed was, if you can call that a band.

-LK

[TexasBushwhacker]

11. I love Evanescence

Very talented young people. I know they don't market themselves as a Christian rock group, but many of Amy Lee's lyrics definitely have a spiritual element, which can be perceived in many different ways.

[Scottie72]

35. I also enjoy Evanscence..

One of the few newer bands that I actually like.

She does have very spirtual and inteligent lyrics that can be interepretted in numerous ways.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

8. No Talent whatsoever!

[elperromagico]

9. Mosh For Jesus!!!

:headbang:

[Philostopher]

10. One band that was, arguably, a 'Christian' band that I liked.

King's X. Their lyrics were more spiritually than scripturally oriented, though, and they didn't hammer on their crowds with overt messages like many have done over the years.

Lots of their songs were more about questioning the place of religion in their lives than about how people should believe in a supreme being or 'clean themselves up,' so to speak. And man, there was some serious playing ...

[TheWizardOfMudd]

13. Heard them once

Thought they were very good. Mostly, I've heard other people rave about them.

[Endangered Specie]

12. Id rather listen to drunk Germans sing Beer songs.

[LiberalVoice]

37. So would I. Because that would probably mean I was drunk too!

:toast:

[BattyDem]

14. When I was a teen ...

I used to love the Christian pop-metal band Stryper. Yeah ... I know ... they're lame, but give me a break. I was a teenage girl and they were really cute!

[TheWizardOfMudd]

26. Lame?

I remember them from the 80's. They were not lame at all! They were awesome for their time and heavy style.

Also, Stryper was very principled. They were offered millions of dollars by big record companies to drop the Christian persona, but they refused. They might regret that now, though.

[BattyDem]

28. Ok ... I'll tell you the truth ...

I really did love Stryper and a lot of their songs ... but I was too embarrassed to admit it, LOL! (I used to take a lot of abuse for liking them - my friends thought they were a joke!) Anyway, I still think they were really cute! :evilgrin:

[Beware the Beast Man]

15. Trouble

Old school underground metal fans may remember them. Extremely heavy, Sabbath-style doom metal. Their lyrics had Christian themes, but you would never know it since they sounded like dead ringers for Black Sabbath. Not to mention they never wore their spiritual beliefs on their sleeves. Awesome band, if I remember correctly. They were the antihesis of Stryper.

Here's a link to their first album:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000001C7U/ref=m_art_li_1/103-2672015-5324645?v=glance&s=music

Now I ask: would you take them for a Christian band?

[taxidriver]

16. Reliant K is one of the better punk groups out there.

pretty comparable to blink 182.

[Taverner]

17. Ummm sarcasm everyone?

I * get * it :)

[TheWizardOfMudd]

22. I admit I used sarcasm in my post

But I sincerely mean I have heard some great Christian rock and pop groups. By "great," I mean very talented without an overt, offensive bullshit message.

[parasim]

18. ?

Rock musicians, good and bad, come in many flavors, including Christian and non. Not sure if I understand the quandary.

My son's band is on a "Christian" label, however, there's 3 Christians and a Buddhist in the band. So they don't really consider themselves to be a "Christian band". They frequently play "Christian" venues but often play in bars and are on the same bill as bands that are non-Christian, and often atheist or even satanist. They don't preach at their shows but will certainly take the time to talk to anyone wanting to know about their faith, which they don't hide.

As for how they sound, I think they're fucking great!

[TheWizardOfMudd]

19. Some of them are awesome

You might not even know they were "Christian" unless you studied their lyrics. I heard one group do an incredible, knocked version of The Who's "I'm Free" off of Tommy.

I'll tell you what, that Rebecca St. James was one hot little number.

[Rabrrrrrr]

20. LOL! You're too much!

"That's the goddamned best Chri-fucking-stian band I ever heard!"

[TheWizardOfMudd]

21. I'm just tellin' ya!

Some Christian cable channel plays videos on Saturday nights. In OKC, I believe its KTBO.

This "Christian" band did a version of "I'm Free" that practically brought me to tears. MUCH better than The Who. Honestly!

[madrchsod]

23. hot?? why she`s flaming -flaming for the lord

no- she`s on fire! for the lord..but don`t put her out!! yes buy her merchadise- earplugs ,t shirts and cd`s..all the profits go for the lords work! yes she`s on fire-praise be to god for sending us such a hot babe to sing his praises!!!

[TheWizardOfMudd]

25. "Go forth and multiply"

Becky spread-eagled on my bed would not be a bad thing.

OH, SHIT, DID I REALLY JUST TYPE THAT?

[TheMightyFavog]

33. Rebecca St. James is a Christian rock singer?

I always thought she was a porn star for some reason. :shrug:

[LiberalVoice]

38. Your thinking of Sylvia Saint. Don't ask why I know!

Ok, fine...It's because I watch porn!:evilgrin:

[chenGOD]

41. He could have been thinking of....

Sara St. James (who is a porn star)

[LiberalVoice]

44. chenGOD is the new porn master of DU!

I tip my hat to you good sir! :P

[carpetbagger]

24. Aqualung was a great Christian album

But the only thing I would ever buy from the Christian music rack is the album from ex-Spock's Beard's Neal Morse.

[TheWizardOfMudd]

27. Is Jars Of Clay still around?

A lot of non-Christians liked them. I never heard enough to form an opinion.

[Digger]

29. Rant warning!

Anything that starts with the word "Christian" is an automatic turn off for me. "Christian Rock" is an oxymoron.

There's a hell of a lot of good money out there just waiting to be spent by Freepers, bushies and millions of other non-thinkers on anything labeled "Christian".

Someday someone will open a "Christian" porn shop and become a millionaire overnight. I can see it now...christians buying sex toys and not feeling guilty about it. "Hey, it's a 'Christian' dildo...it's okay".

I'm a fucking genius. :eyes:

Rant over...carry on.

[alpaca]

30. yup, nothing to see here

[mitchum]

32. Both the blatant and "creeping Jesus" varieties suck ass

The only Christian who could rock was Blind Willie Johnson

[Angelus]

36. Uh...no.

Not my cup o' tea.

[LiberalVoice]

39. I once caught this Christian Girl Group on T.V.

One of them was, in my mind, the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. Then I found out she was in fact part of a Christian qaurtet. I then got dissapointed cuz I would never be able to have sex with her unless we got married. :(

(I'm laughing my ass off right now! lol)

[bushneedstogo2]

40. Rock should not be part of their vocabulary

[Deja Q]

42. All they did was replace "Baby" with "Jesus"...

I recall Stryper. They looked as demonic as mainstream metal bands had.

[Catfight]

43. I'm laughing so hard...christian rock jusic....LOL Oh man...just a bunch

of capitalist pigs for jesus who otherwise would be playing in their highschool band getting zero attention. Jesus is great for the pocketbook if you don't have originality, also, jesus is great if you need absolved of a murder in prison...just claim yer found the jesus and you'll have the jesus followers begging for yur life. LOL...jesus...


Jesus told me to vote for Kerry!

[Dan-W]

45. Great guitar, lame lyrics.

Glass Harp (circa) 1971.

[name not needed]

46. Even Jesus hates Creed

:)

[Chovexani]

47. ROFL

There was an episode of South Park not too long ago where Cartman formed a Christian rock band on a dare...one of the funniest episodes ever, all they did was take the word "baby" out of saucy songs and put "Jesus" instead. The part at the end where they performed at the fundie youth rally is comedy gold.

They *totally* skewered Christian rock, it was brilliant...everything from the inept record companies on down to the unbelievably cheesy album covers. I don't remember the name of the ep offhand but you've *got* to see it. As a recovering evangelical who was forced to listen to that crap by fundie parents it was like free therapy...