Simply songs that really hit home when it comes to faith... be it finding God or leaving him behind.

4/16/2006 1:18:53 AM

derek webb - wedding dress

4/16/2006 1:23:14 AM

personal jesus is the first thing that popped into my head.

4/16/2006 1:24:26 AM

Pedro the Lion "Promise"

4/16/2006 1:29:00 AM

Third Day - "Love Song" or Third Day - "Give"

pretty much anything by third day

4/16/2006 1:29:17 AM

I fucking LOVE me some Jesus music.

Sufjan Stevens, in particular "Seven Swans" and "The Seer's Tower". His religiously-themed music breaks my fucking heart. It makes me want to believe in something.

Lift to Experience's album The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads. Texas post-rock about the apocalypse taking place in Texas.

The Carter Family's, or anybody's, really, "No Depression".

"Styrofoam Boots" by Modest Mouse. Fucking LOVE it. See also: Kurt Vonnegut's The Sirens of Titan.

"God Makes No Mistakes" by Loretta Lynn.

And basically any old folk/country/mountain music.

I'll try and think of some more later. For an agnostic, I eat this shit up.

4/16/2006 1:38:56 AM

no matter where i am in my fellowship with Jesus

Jars of Clay - World's Apart

always touches my soul

its the only christian song that has made my personal Top-20 lists, and it normally ranks pretty high

4/16/2006 1:42:49 AM

By the way, although I hate it when people make generic categorizations about genres of music,

ALL

CHRISTIAN

ROCK

IS

SHIT.

4/16/2006 1:44:08 AM

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""God Makes No Mistakes" by Loretta Lynn."

Dear God (teehee), I love this song.

It almost made me start up a legitimate conversation with Gary once.

4/16/2006 2:16:01 AM

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" For an agnostic, I eat this shit up."

eh, almost everyone is an agnostic at the end of the day.

there are agnostics who are 99.9 convinced that there is no God, and there are agnostics that are 99.9% convinced that there is a God, and for the most part, all of the above are freaks.

The rest of us normal people fall somewhere between those two extremes.


^^true, but it's not so much because it's Christian. it's because it's "_____ rock." I mean, a band that had 100 songs, and every single one of them about getting blow jobs would be lame, too.

[Edited on April 16, 2006 at 2:21 AM. Reason : asdf]

4/16/2006 2:19:13 AM

Deicide by Deicide.

no lord shall stand before myself

i can strike the light and see through the truth
for i'm the deicide, dominus, what could you do
thou has falled you now, one again and always will
on the cross, forgotten son, a sacrifice it had to be done

[chorus:]
died for me, well that's too bad i don't believe
killed by sins of the evil what i am
your destruction, reasons of a world in pain
blind desciple, you will never live again

wage of death, course of life
unsematic birth of the deicide
eyes of pain, pleads of death
as you're put to rest

three days to rise
if he lives again he is sure to die
i killed jesus
just to see him bleed on his pulpis throne
i am evil
i'm the deicide and i killed the lord
no more reasons
i will kill the world in another form

i rule this world

nail him

[lead - brain]

i can strike the light and see through the truth
for i'm the deicide, dominus, what could you do
thou has falled you now, one again and always will
on the cross, forgotten son, a sacrifice it had to be done

[chorus]

4/16/2006 2:20:15 AM

Neutral Milk Hotel - Two-Headed Boy Pt. 2
"And when we break we'll wait for our miracle.
God is a place you will wait for the rest of your life"

Sufjan Stevens - Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, IL

Sufjan Stevens - For The Widows In Paradise, For The Fatherless In Ypsilanti
"Even if I come back
Even if I die"

[Edited on April 16, 2006 at 2:32 AM. Reason : forgot about the widows song]

4/16/2006 2:20:46 AM

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"true, but it's not so much because it's Christian. it's because it's "_____ rock." I mean, a band that had 100 songs, and every single one of them about getting blow jobs would be lame, too."

I agree wholeheartedly.

4/16/2006 2:23:48 AM

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"The Carter Family's, or anybody's, really, "No Depression". "

which reminds me. . . christy needs to get me a copy of that deyarmond edison residency show at bickett. they did a beautiful version of this song.

4/16/2006 2:36:22 AM

Cool Hand Luke (basically everything. one of the most uplifting bands spirituall ive ever heard)
MeWithoutYou (great great open, down to earth and easy to relate to Christian lyrics)
Hopesfall(old stuff before satellite years)
some of the old Beloved
one song off of the 2nd as i lay dying CD

and i really like the lyrics my own vocalist writes and for me, the songs that we write based on having personal connection to them are probably about the most powerful for me (playing them live mainly)

[Edited on April 16, 2006 at 2:51 AM. Reason : ]

4/16/2006 2:45:10 AM

Ben Harper - God Fearing Man.

4/16/2006 2:59:37 AM

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"Cool Hand Luke (basically everything. one of the most uplifting bands spirituall ive ever heard)"

not familier, but the movie character Cool Hand Luke was an obvious Jesus-figure.

(not unlike John Coffey in The Green Mile in some ways)

4/16/2006 3:00:36 AM

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"derek webb - wedding dress"

props...this song is really great

^^^I agree w/ Cool Hand Luke as well; I also like Santus Real & Blindside, and Mae + Copeland rank really high on my playlists

[Edited on April 16, 2006 at 3:01 AM. Reason : ^^]

4/16/2006 3:00:41 AM

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"true, but it's not so much because it's Christian. it's because it's "_____ rock." I mean, a band that had 100 songs, and every single one of them about getting blow jobs would be lame, too."

I don't even think it's that as much as they're just bad bands. The mainstream of Christian rock is no better or worse (okay, maybe a little worse) than the mainstream radio rock we have now, it just has sappy Jesus lyrics over the top. This thread is the perfect example of the fact that great music exists in every style and genre. Bad music exists in every style and genre as well.

Unfortunately, there's been no strictly Christian artist that has broken big on the artistic level in critical circles. Pedro the Lion is the only band I can think of that has even come close.

4/16/2006 3:10:14 AM

what about influential gospel artists?

4/16/2006 3:11:55 AM

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"This thread is the perfect example of the fact that great music exists in every style and genre. Bad music exists in every style and genre as well. "

BINGO.

4/16/2006 3:28:25 AM

"Let it Be" - The Beatles
"Jesus Don't Want Me for a Sunbeam" - Nirvana (Unplugged)

4/16/2006 3:52:25 AM

^^^ They sort of exist on their own plane of publicity, along with seminal jazz and blues (OMG THEY'RE ALL BLACK) artists. My point was that there has yet to be an "it" album by an evangelical Christian artist.

4/16/2006 3:57:20 AM

oh yeah and "transfiguration" ~ sufjan stevens

and as spooky said "styrofoam boots" ~ modest mouse

does "if you're feeling sinister" by belle and sebastian count?

"randy described eternity" ~ built to spill

"the unanswered question" ~ charles ives. . . though since it's an orchestral piece and doesn't have vocals, i guess it technically isn't a song. . . . whateva

4/16/2006 4:33:04 AM

or leaving him behind
Shoulda put that in the title, almost didn't read this thread.

Imagine - John Lennon
Eulogy - Tool
Opiate - Tool (well...this ones more about the followers)
Cathedral - Crosby, Stills & Nash
Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
Iced Earth (A lot of what they write deals with Demons/Angels)
The God That Failed - Metallica
Highway to Hell - AC/DC (oldie but a goodie)
Judith - A Perfect Circle

I would throw in a bunch of bands that sing general stuff too, like:

Judas Priest
Iron Maiden
Slayer (eh..don't really listen to them)

then you got stuff like:

Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door - Bob Dylan
Jesus - Queen

....All those Christian rock bands can choke and die. They need to learn what the fuck music is. But if I must name a christian rock band.

Faith + 1

[Edited on April 16, 2006 at 7:45 AM. Reason : just going through my iTunes, I have lots like this]

4/16/2006 7:17:10 AM

Poison - Something To Believe In
Bon Jovi - Bang a Drum
Kiss - God gave Rock n Roll to You
System of a Down - Forest
Skid Row - Quicksand Jesus

4/16/2006 8:54:00 AM

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"Eulogy - Tool Opiate - Tool (well...this ones more about the followers)"

i'm sorry, i'm a huge tool fan, but i have a hard time believing these songs are positive religion songs...but long live tool no matter what!

4/16/2006 11:56:03 AM

he was saying they were the opposite

and

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"All those Christian rock bands can choke and die. They need to learn what the fuck music is. But if I must name a christian rock band."

please do not do what was already stated in this thread and make blanket statements. you havent even heard 90% of the Christian bands that are amazing musicians and bands i garauntee you. youre just going by all the crappy ones that are available that youve heard and that do suck. i like a lot of hte music you listed, and there are a ton of Christian bands that i listen to.

[Edited on April 16, 2006 at 12:15 PM. Reason : ]

4/16/2006 12:15:23 PM

Alice In Chains - Man In the Box, God Smack, Bleed the Freak

George Strait - Love Without End, Amen

4/16/2006 1:37:44 PM

Quote :

"ALL CHRISTIAN ROCK IS SHIT"

4/16/2006 1:40:37 PM

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"i'm sorry, i'm a huge tool fan, but i have a hard time believing these songs are positive religion songs...but long live tool no matter what!"

Quote :

"he was saying they were the opposite"

Correct. The thread says 'for' or 'against'. I picked 'against'. I'm suprised that was not obvious from my other choices...but whatever.

Quote :

"i like a lot of hte music you listed, and there are a ton of Christian bands that i listen to."

Not everyone is perfect.

[Edited on April 16, 2006 at 1:46 PM. Reason : s]

4/16/2006 1:42:46 PM

LOL...it is so great that you quoted that considering the quote was made in jest at ignorant people that make blanket statements and are apparently not smart enough to read entire posts

4/16/2006 1:43:21 PM

yeah i know

hey everyone lets go listen to Creed...Scott Stapp is the greatest evangelical rocker of all time

4/16/2006 1:45:12 PM

Velvet Acid Christ

4/16/2006 1:46:07 PM

Creed is gay.

[Edited on April 16, 2006 at 1:49 PM. Reason : More like Greed if you ask me.]

4/16/2006 1:48:44 PM

^^^ um creed sucks

adding to my list OLD underoath (not the poppy crap band you see on mtv today)

"a love so pure" was great spiritually

[Edited on April 16, 2006 at 1:50 PM. Reason : ]

4/16/2006 1:48:49 PM

well please know that casual fans who read the thread title probably think "you listen to creed, you are gay"

4/16/2006 1:55:04 PM

kind of hard to decipher what you said but if youre saying that when people find out i listen to some Christian bands that "I listen to creed and im gay" then im sorry for them being so ignorant

4/16/2006 1:58:40 PM

and i'm sorry you take what people say in message threads so seriously

4/16/2006 2:01:03 PM

when did i take anything extremely serious in here? i dont think i ever got the slightest bit worked up

4/16/2006 2:07:31 PM

FAIR ENOUGH BUDDY ROW

4/16/2006 2:10:02 PM

holy shit! Someone mentioned Deicide. God-damn!

4/16/2006 2:50:24 PM

i have to agree a bit... actual christian rock, where the only topic they sing about is god and jesus, is just horrible... and i heard alot of it being forced to go to a church school for a year in high school.

it stinks though, because it was all so bad back then (98 or so) i actually made sure to not listen to anything that was on tooth and nail for years.

4/16/2006 4:42:18 PM

Moony - Dove
Serphim Suite - Heart
Deep Sensations - Somehow Somewhere
Plummet - Damaged
Plummet - Cherish The Day

4/16/2006 5:49:44 PM

[Edited on April 16, 2006 at 5:56 PM. Reason : ahaha]

4/16/2006 5:56:17 PM

^^^ back around 99ish was when i first started hearing bands that were Christian that i was really like "wow this is actually good music" when i heard some old old hopesfall (frailty of words era). they were my favorite band for quite some time

4/16/2006 6:13:05 PM

I hate how people assume every Christian band sounds exactly like Creed.

4/16/2006 6:40:57 PM

Keeping the Faith- Billy Joel
Only the Good Die Young- ditto
I second Loretta Lynn
Down in the Valley to Pray- Doc Watson
really, anything by Doc. He's NC greatest musician, ever.

4/16/2006 6:45:13 PM

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""the unanswered question" ~ charles ives"

That piece is fucking bonkers. Dr. Foy FTW.

4/16/2006 6:57:45 PM

^^ Doc brought us a fucking southern cooking bonanza when he played at the Carolina Theater a couple years ago. It was awesome.

4/16/2006 7:10:26 PM