What awesome Christian bands do ya know of?

[thawolfman]

Originally posted by: ThisIsMattHe sound(ed/s) pretty paranoid that they could be religious in some way. That said, I'm not here to flaunt Christian music or anything...I don't like a lot/most of it myself Just saying that a group can have talent either way, and you can enjoy them without fear of being brainwashed *eyeroll* 12 Stones, POD are good examples...

Ah - I see

Yeah POD is pretty good, I like one song from 12 stones too...the lead singer though...ugh :frown:

 

[ThisIsMatt]

Originally posted by: thawolfman

Originally posted by: ThisIsMattHe sound(ed/s) pretty paranoid that they could be religious in some way. That said, I'm not here to flaunt Christian music or anything...I don't like a lot/most of it myself Just saying that a group can have talent either way, and you can enjoy them without fear of being brainwashed *eyeroll* 12 Stones, POD are good examples...

Ah - I see

Yeah POD is pretty good, I like one song from 12 stones too...the lead singer though...ugh :frown:

What about him? I don't really like the screaming type of "music" a lot of bands use lately, so this does bug me a bit with them. Have you listened to the whole album?

Personally, I don't get involved with bands like a lot of people do, so I don't build any type of dislikes or loves for any in particular. I listen to the music and the music only. I don't join fan clubs or buy tshirts, etc etc.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Rob9874
Christian rock begins and ends with Stryper.

woot! I was a fan way back then.

 

[sandorski]

Rez Band! --(formerly Ressurection Band) is a band that not only rocked, but they were active in "Christian" work that matters.
Servant--- What did former hippy "Jesus People" do? They rocked!
Larry Norman-- The founder of Christian rock!
Sweet Comfort Band
Steve Taylor
Randy Stonehill
Jerusalem
..I could go on.

There are many good Christian bands, but I assume you are looking for something a little more up to date than those listed by me. I'm old(ish). I can't think of 1 band that starts with a "G" though.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

not a christian myself, but my bro listens to jars of clay and it has pretty soothing melodies....

mxpx i like
sixpence non the richer

yeah

 

[thawolfman]

Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt

Originally posted by: thawolfman

Originally posted by: ThisIsMattHe sound(ed/s) pretty paranoid that they could be religious in some way. That said, I'm not here to flaunt Christian music or anything...I don't like a lot/most of it myself Just saying that a group can have talent either way, and you can enjoy them without fear of being brainwashed *eyeroll* 12 Stones, POD are good examples...

Ah - I see

Yeah POD is pretty good, I like one song from 12 stones too...the lead singer though...ugh :frown:

What about him? I don't really like the screaming type of "music" a lot of bands use lately, so this does bug me a bit with them. Have you listened to the whole album?

Personally, I don't get involved with bands like a lot of people do, so I don't build any type of dislikes or loves for any in particular. I listen to the music and the music only. I don't join fan clubs or buy tshirts, etc etc.

I'm not too big of a fan of him because of his live appearances with Evanescence...I'm quite the fan of the band and their music (if you couldn't already tell ), and he just doesn't seem to mix well with their style or their act.

Oh well though, I do like the one (and only) song that I heard off of their album (Let Go, which is on the DareDevil SDTK)

-Ben-

 

[ThisIsMatt]

Originally posted by: thawolfman

Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt

Originally posted by: thawolfman

Originally posted by: ThisIsMattHe sound(ed/s) pretty paranoid that they could be religious in some way. That said, I'm not here to flaunt Christian music or anything...I don't like a lot/most of it myself Just saying that a group can have talent either way, and you can enjoy them without fear of being brainwashed *eyeroll* 12 Stones, POD are good examples...

Ah - I see

Yeah POD is pretty good, I like one song from 12 stones too...the lead singer though...ugh :frown:

What about him? I don't really like the screaming type of "music" a lot of bands use lately, so this does bug me a bit with them. Have you listened to the whole album?

Personally, I don't get involved with bands like a lot of people do, so I don't build any type of dislikes or loves for any in particular. I listen to the music and the music only. I don't join fan clubs or buy tshirts, etc etc.

I'm not too big of a fan of him because of his live appearances with Evanescence...I'm quite the fan of the band and their music (if you couldn't already tell ), and he just doesn't seem to mix well with their style or their act.

Oh well though, I do like the one (and only) song that I heard off of their album (Let Go, which is on the DareDevil SDTK)

-Ben-

That's not on their actual album, though Check out the album...most of it is a bit faster than that song.

 

[rayray2]

One of my favorite Christian bands is Glisten. Check out Blastbeats if you want to hear some heavy metal Christian bands.

Oh, Eternal Decision rocks too! Kind of a mix between old Metallica and Pantera. You can hear some of their stuff at mp3.com.

 

[nativesunshine]

Some bands/artists whose songs we use during praise worship:

Passion
SonicFlood
Vineyard
Tim Hughes
Caedmon's Call
Jaci Velasquez
Avalon

There's more..but I can't think of them at this very moment.

I'll ask around for that band that starts with "G"..maybe some of my friends will know.

Ooh..and my school (Rutgers University) has a really good acapella christian group..they're called First Light...pretty good. One of the solo lead singers has the most amazing voice...it totally blows you away when she sings.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Godsmack

 

[Jzero]

Ooh..and my school (Rutgers University) has a really good acapella christian group..they're called First Light...pretty good. One of the solo lead singers has the most amazing voice...it totally blows you away when she sings.

Did some work with First Light back in my college days. I headed up their counterpart over at TCNJ, Voice Of Hope.
In fact, it looks like VOH is doing a show with FL at Rutgers on 4/20...at least it seems that way on VOH's website, although no mention on FL's.

There is a pile of groups, mostly on the east coast, and heavily concentrated in the northeast (for some reason the genre pretty much started and flourished at ivy league schools). Even if you are not interested in the "message" I can guarantee you'll be impressed by the quality of these groups.

List

 

[Feanor727]

Originally posted by: sandorski
Rez Band! --(formerly Ressurection Band) is a band that not only rocked, but they were active in "Christian" work that matters.
Servant--- What did former hippy "Jesus People" do? They rocked!
Larry Norman-- The founder of Christian rock!
Sweet Comfort Band
Steve Taylor
Randy Stonehill
Jerusalem
..I could go on.

There are many good Christian bands, but I assume you are looking for something a little more up to date than those listed by me. I'm old(ish). I can't think of 1 band that starts with a "G" though.

Steve Taylor is quite possibly one of the greatest lyricists ever. Definitely makes the top 5, maybe even the top 3, and just because his subject matter has to do with religion/faith doesn't make him any less talented.

(gear change)

/me steps onto soap box

Quite simply, 99% of "christian" music sucks. If it didn't, it would chart and get radio/mtv play just like everything else. Now I'm sure that there are people clamoring right now , "but christian music isn't popular because it talks about God, not because the music is bad," to which I say read on. I found most "christian" bands that have come out in the last 10 years or so to be 2nd-rate imitations of "secular" music. If you don't believe me, just walk into a christian bookstore's music section. More likely than not you'll find a handy little chart that says things like "Do you like XXXXX (secular) band? Try YYYYY ZZZZZ AAAAAA (Christian Bands)!" with different recommendations for whatever happens to be topping the chart. With a few exceptions, any "christian" band worth their salt has had crossover success into the actual music world (e.g. Jars of Clay, Sixpence None the Richer, P.O.D., etc.) In fact, most of the music being sold in christian book stores now has as little to do with God as music being piped out of pop stations. Now, this is not necessarily a bad thing, but when the basis of your record sales comes from the publicly-held belief that you're talking about God in your music (a belief held not by the youth that listen to the cds, but by their parents who buy them), your lyrical content needs to reflect that. So, if there's this huge bias against christian artists and/or music that has spiritual themes, then explain bands like Jars of Clay, Sixpence and POD whose members claim christianity. Explain bands like Evanescence and Creed whose members don't claim christianity, but whose lyrics could easily get them placed in a christian book store. Finally, explain U2, a band who has intensely spiritual lyrics, 3/4's of their members claim to be christians, and who also happen to be one of the most popular bands ever.

What it comes down to, is being a "christian" band has little to do with lyrical content, or the faith of band members. It has everything to do with what record label you're on, and what your distribution channels are.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Feanor727

Originally posted by: sandorski
Rez Band! --(formerly Ressurection Band) is a band that not only rocked, but they were active in "Christian" work that matters.
Servant--- What did former hippy "Jesus People" do? They rocked!
Larry Norman-- The founder of Christian rock!
Sweet Comfort Band
Steve Taylor
Randy Stonehill
Jerusalem
..I could go on.

There are many good Christian bands, but I assume you are looking for something a little more up to date than those listed by me. I'm old(ish). I can't think of 1 band that starts with a "G" though.

Steve Taylor is quite possibly one of the greatest lyricists ever. Definitely makes the top 5, maybe even the top 3, and just because his subject matter has to do with religion/faith doesn't make him any less talented.

(gear change)

/me steps onto soap box

Quite simply, 99% of "christian" music sucks. If it didn't, it would chart and get radio/mtv play just like everything else. Now I'm sure that there are people clamoring right now , "but christian music isn't popular because it talks about God, not because the music is bad," to which I say read on. I found most "christian" bands that have come out in the last 10 years or so to be 2nd-rate imitations of "secular" music. If you don't believe me, just walk into a christian bookstore's music section. More likely than not you'll find a handy little chart that says things like "Do you like XXXXX (secular) band? Try YYYYY ZZZZZ AAAAAA (Christian Bands)!" with different recommendations for whatever happens to be topping the chart. With a few exceptions, any "christian" band worth their salt has had crossover success into the actual music world (e.g. Jars of Clay, Sixpence None the Richer, P.O.D., etc.) In fact, most of the music being sold in christian book stores now has as little to do with God as music being piped out of pop stations. Now, this is not necessarily a bad thing, but when the basis of your record sales comes from the publicly-held belief that you're talking about God in your music (a belief held not by the youth that listen to the cds, but by their parents who buy them), your lyrical content needs to reflect that. So, if there's this huge bias against christian artists and/or music that has spiritual themes, then explain bands like Jars of Clay, Sixpence and POD whose members claim christianity. Explain bands like Evanescence and Creed whose members don't claim christianity, but whose lyrics could easily get them placed in a christian book store. Finally, explain U2, a band who has intensely spiritual lyrics, 3/4's of their members claim to be christians, and who also happen to be one of the most popular bands ever.

What it comes down to, is being a "christian" band has little to do with lyrical content, or the faith of band members. It has everything to do with what record label you're on, and what your distribution channels are.

I agree totally! I don't listen to Christian music anymore, for many of the reasons you have mentioned. There have been a few Christian artists worthy of the title, Rez Band is 1 and Keith Green was another.

 

[GroundZero]

There are no such animals!

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: TrueBlueLS

Originally posted by: MacGaven
Oh man.

<<<<<<<UPDATE>>>>>>>

Evanescence

:Q Evanescence is Christian? I knew I should have feared their Wind-Up Records label. Is that what Wind-Up is all about? Am I missing something here?

i was like nooooooo!!! say it aint so!


until i read the rest of the thread


only religious singer i like is amy grant

 

[hdeck]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
Godsmack

as far as Evanescence goes...this is from Rolling Stones' review of Fallen

It's a woman on the mike, and she's on a mission from God. When vocalist Amy Lee croons about lying "in my field of paper flowers" or "pouring crimson regret," she gives Fallen a creepy spiritual tinge that the new-metal boys lack. Sometimes the band even helps her out, adding ghostly echoes and ghoulish industrial noises to the aptly titled "Haunted," or, better yet, leaving her the hell alone. "My Immortal" lets Lee wail about her personal demons over simple piano and some symphonic dressings - it's a power ballad that P.O.D. and Tori Amos fans could both appreciate.

maybe they are mistake about her religious affiliations as well???

 

[Vortex22]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: Cuda1447

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Check out "South of Heaven" by Slayer.

Check out "Morbid Tales" by Celtic Frost.

Check out "Nightmare" by Venom.

That should put you on a nice, comfy, warm and fuzzy start.

I dont want fuzzy, I want upbeat crazy!!!

Upbeat and crazy, huh? Check out the Slayer album. It's...stimulating!

Psssh - lightweight. Crank up some Deicide, then you'll really be feeling warm and toasty inside!

- M4H

Heh... I just d/led "Sacrificial Suicide" by Deicide... :Q OMG that demonic voice filter the guy is using is scaaarrryy!!! DELETE DELETE!!!!