livviebway
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Post by livviebway on Oct 7, 2006 16:02:05 GMT -4
I'm talking about the song "Exit" on The Joshua Tree. I know Bono's prefaced it several times with "this is a song about a religious man who became a very dangerous man when he misunderstood 'the hands of love'". Also, I remember reading somewhere that that song got the "Helter Skelter" defense in some trial where a guy murdered someone then tried to blame it on the song. Didn't work.
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starskin
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Post by starskin on Oct 7, 2006 19:23:26 GMT -4
Woahhhh...That makes so much sense. I hadn't really thought of it in that way, but the song just took on way more meanings now. Must go listen!
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Post by defaultusername on Oct 9, 2006 4:53:51 GMT -4
Born and raised Catholic I heard plenty of Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith. I find that highly amusing considering many born again types have a very low opinion of Catholics (to say the least).
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Post by defaultusername on Oct 9, 2006 4:58:06 GMT -4
What about the oh-so popular world of Christian thrash metal, like our Aussie friends in Mortification. Body Slamming for Christ! Jesus f#*&ing Christ indeed. Hope they don’t do anything too outrageous, like say something nice about gay people.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2006 11:44:54 GMT -4
Born and raised Catholic I heard plenty of Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith. I find that highly amusing considering many born again types have a very low opinion of Catholics (to say the least). Very true but churches of any sort of get pretty desperate when trying to come up with "cool songs" for mass. Most of the Amy Grant I heard was in high school and there's only so much out there for teen masses. They'd always play the Amy Grant "Love you in the bread and in the wine" song all the time during communion.
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starskin
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Post by starskin on Oct 13, 2006 17:32:06 GMT -4
Call me a traditionalist, but I never ever get tired of singing or hearing things like Motart's various Masses or Bach's Passion of St. John. The chamber choir here is doing Brahams' Requiem and I can't wait. And I'm Agnostic! *That's* the kind of Christian music I can get behind. Maybe if church services were all music and no talking, I'd still be going to church regularly.
ETA: You know, even when I was a Christian and fairly involved in that circle, I don't recall ever listening to specifically Christian pop music, because I just found it so dull and uninteresting.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2006 19:31:41 GMT -4
I will try not to go overboard with my post, but I am one of those 'crazy Jesus-lovers' so bear with me.
For Christian rock/metal, I love Underoath.
For more pop-type, I like Switchfoot and Lifehouse.
When I want to listen to hip-hop, Christian music is really the only hip-hop still worth listening to. I'm talking about lyrical ability, plus beats, the way hip-hop used to be. Verbs, Cross Movement, Gospel Gangstas, etc.
Favorite all around Christian artist: Javen Campbell. Still sort of unknown, but I guess you could say he has that laid back John Legend type voice, but can really saaaang! And Chris Rodriguez. Only one CD, Beggars Paradise, but it is awesome!
I feel weird that I've never heard Amy Grant and only one Michael W. Smith song. Maybe it's because I'm non-Caucasian. My people like music that moves the soul as well as the feet.
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starskin
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Post by starskin on Oct 17, 2006 16:58:23 GMT -4
I didn't know Lifehouse was considered a Christian band. I know a lot of their songs have Christian or faith-based themes, but are they actually a Christian band (in the way that, say, Jars of Clay are)?
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Post by Shanmac on Oct 17, 2006 17:55:37 GMT -4
I'm with ya, starskin.
And bisonchiefnole, I don't think all Christians are "crazy Jesus-lovers," so be not afraid (heh! I'm funny) to post away. We don't bite!
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venusdiva429
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Post by venusdiva429 on Oct 17, 2006 21:15:02 GMT -4
Godless pagan here I think Christian pop's biggest problem is that they're just, I don't know, trying too hard sometimes? Like, I can almost tell that they're just not that innovative or daring, and it comes through in the music. There are groups that seem to be able to put the creativity and music first, and the religion second, and those are the ones that make it work. Not to say that they discount thier beliefs to sell out to the man, but they definitely seem to connect with the musical side of things, and then embellish on that...they let the music take them through the process, in other words, and then elaborate on that. ...if that made any sense.
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