The Only Good Christian Music - When I was in college, I was involved in an endless argument with a guy who lived down the hall from me.
I, of course, had been playing in rock and roll bands since I was a kid. Neighbor - let's call him "Chad" for simplicity's sake - was in a "Christian Rock Band", which was distinguished from all of the bands I'd been in in three ways:
"Because 'Christian Rock' bores me stiff, and it preaches entirely to the choir. The best "Christian" music - in fact, if you really take Christ's admonition seriously, the only real Christian music - is real rock and roll, not labeled "Christian", but written and recorded and performed by people who are Christians. People like U2, Simple Minds, the Alarm..."
The Infinite Monkeys address the issue:
"Speaking of bad Christian music, the other day I was at the gym and Clay Aiken's (from American Idol) 'Invisible' comes on. I scream 'God, this is like bad Christian music!' My workout partner laughed and said, 'Isn't all Christian music bad?'Close, but no cigar.It's a crying shame. There's good Christian-- it's called Gospel. The Authentic Gospel. Not the 'we're gonna R&B-hip-hop it up Gospel'-- just the plain Gospel music y'know. Now that is good Christian music. This whole thing to make Christian music contemporary-- bah humbug. I say let the fat ladies with soul make a joyful noise unto the Lord. That's my opinion."
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