Re: Is Evanescence "Christian rock?"

Date: 26 Apr 2003 02:34:40 GMT
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> Okay, stupid question. But I've heard "Bring me to life" and
>I'm not convinced they qualify. If I could, I'd just cut "Torniquet"
>off the CD and enjoy the rest.
>
> 'Course, I won't buy it if it's protected. That's an even
>greater evil than Christian Rock.
>
> Elf
It does sound kinda spiritual in tone, but according to the band they aren't. I
like the song, and I think it really sounds more like a song about love instead
of spiritual discovery or xian whatever. "Frozen inside without your touch,
without your love darling" really does *not* sound like something one would
sing in honor of a messiah ;)
http://krockradio.com/grammy/rocknews_story_111180125.html
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[...]
Alan Meltzer sent a letter to Christian radio and retail outlets last week to
explain that despite the "spiritual underpinning that ignited interest and
excitement in the Christian religious community," Evanescence are "a secular
band, and as such view their music as entertainment." Therefore, he wrote,
Wind-Up "strongly feels that they no longer belong in Christian markets."
[...]
"There are people hell-bent on the idea that we're a Christian band in
disguise, that we have some secret message," she's quoted as saying. "We have
no spiritual affiliation with this music. It's simply about life experience."
The fact that Evanescence drummer Rocky Gray also plays with outspoken
Christian metal bands Living Sacrifice and Soul Embraced doesn't help
distinguish Evanescence from the Christian set; neither does a 2000 interview
with the spiritual-leaning magazine Stranger Things, in which Moody said, "The
message we as a band want to convey more than anything is simple — God is
love."
[...]
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