Re: What christian rock bands are there

Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 20:11:50 GMT
Newsgroups: alt.music.christian.rock
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Josh Spencer <email-address-deleted> wrote in
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> There are thousands, man. The one's you listed aren't necessarily
> Christian but have Christian members or backgrounds. Looks like
> you're only interested in bands that are signed to major labels,
> though, so you can include Chevelle, Alice Cooper, Evanescence,
> Midnight Oil, Brother Cane, Dashboard Confessional, The Juliana
> Theory, Nonpoint, Avril Lavigne, Blindside, ...and you will know us by
> the trail of dead, Sons of Leon, Nick Cave, Smashing Pumpkins, etc,
> etc.
>
It looks like you may be trying to convince yourself that these
are Christian bands so you can feel good about listening to them.
My buddy at church said he heard Bono (U2) proclaiming the faith at a
concert, but at the same time have an atheist-like person for a bass
player.
If you have to really dig in the band's literature for Christian content,
I seriously doubt they are. You should see them openly proclaiming
Jesus as Lord and other similar messages. Check out Jars of Clay.
They are more on the alternative side of rock. Their Eleventh Hour and
Furthermore albums are pretty good. The newer dc Talk stuff is more
rock than "rap crap (tm)". :) Stavesacre is a pretty good hard rock
band and Veni Domeine (sp?) is a Queensryche-like sounding band.
Go to a lyrics website and compare the lyrics between known Christian
bands and your list. I've seen some links on sites that point to a few
"Christ friendly" songs from bands on your list, but doesn't make the
band itself Christian.
Afterall, the song 'Damn' from Matchbox 20 isn't something that would
come out of a truly Christian band.
--
Tim.
"Those who give up essential liberties for temporary safety deserve
neither
liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin