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[Mino]

"Christian music" is not a genre. Some Christian music is not good (to people our age) because it is meant to be marketed to older ladies who like going to church. But a large portion of the indie genre is from Christian artists. Don't stereotype it.

Christian rock certainly is, though.

 

[Jeremy]

"Christian music" is not a genre. Some Christian music is not good (to people our age) because it is meant to be marketed to older ladies who like going to church. But a large portion of the indie genre is from Christian artists. Don't stereotype it.

Christian rock certainly is, though.

There are a lot of bad Christian bands, just as there are a lot of bad secular bands. There are also a lot of good bands. I don't think you should represent all of Christian music by its most popular artists. Popular doesn't mean good which is why I don't listen to the radio.

Speaking of Christian music... I could have sworn you, or Fabio, or

 

[Callie]

http://www.youtube.com/v/c_stcgW8E4o

 

[Micah]

"Christian music" is not a genre. Some Christian music is not good (to people our age) because it is meant to be marketed to older ladies who like going to church. But a large portion of the indie genre is from Christian artists. Don't stereotype it.

Christian rock certainly is, though.

There are a lot of bad Christian bands, just as there are a lot of bad secular bands. There are also a lot of good bands. I don't think you should represent all of Christian music by its most popular artists. Popular doesn't mean good which is why I don't listen to the radio.

Speaking of Christian music... I could have sworn you, or Fabio, or

 

[Mino]

"Christian music" is not a genre. Some Christian music is not good (to people our age) because it is meant to be marketed to older ladies who like going to church. But a large portion of the indie genre is from Christian artists. Don't stereotype it.

Christian rock certainly is, though.

There are a lot of bad Christian bands, just as there are a lot of bad secular bands. There are also a lot of good bands. I don't think you should represent all of Christian music by its most popular artists. Popular doesn't mean good which is why I don't listen to the radio.

Speaking of Christian music... I could have sworn you, or Fabio, or

 

[Numner]

Weren't we discussing a song or something?

 

[Mino]

Weren't we discussing a song or something?

Who remembers? Certainly not I.

 

[Micah]

Honestly, Mino, I don't care what you think about the music i listen to. I'm fine with my Christian music. Most of it sounds like regular music. It all boils down to your tastes. You rate Christian music badly because you are not a Christian.

>>> It constricts the themes artists can discuss

That's not entirely true. Children 18:3 has a song about Cruella DeVille (another about a car crash, one about losing your mind, another about people making fun of your favorite music) for goodness sake. Plenty of Christian artists sing about relationships, tobyMac has a song about the Illuminati, Group 1 Crew sings about rocking the dance floor, KJ-52 has a song about video games, Philmont has a song about open heart surgery, And Then There Were None has a song about a girl seducing a guy (and he gives in)...

Drugs, suicide, sex, relationships lust, porn, death, rape, dancing, are all discussed in depth in certain songs (from a Christian perspective, but still are sung about nonetheless).

 

[Numner]

After watching the video I'm hungry.

But the message in the song is so deep.

 

[The Sign Painter]

After watching the video I'm hungry.

But the message in the song is so deep.

Did you watch the parody also?

 

[David]

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Define 'better'

I think it's gotten better, as in "blending in with pop music". You know, you've got rap and dance and all that. Before, I think it was really quite horrible to listen to. It was all gospel-type. Now, it's normalized, as in following the pop trend.

But how does that make it 'better' than normal music???

You just argued that it was pretty much the same.

The singers have more talent, they all sound the exact same live, the actual music is better; more unique, and all the lyrics are clean. And not all songs by "Christian" artists are slow worship songs for old ladies, thats just a stereotype. It's actually the opposite.

 

[Micah]

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I think it's gotten better, as in "blending in with pop music". You know, you've got rap and dance and all that. Before, I think it was really quite horrible to listen to. It was all gospel-type. Now, it's normalized, as in following the pop trend.

But how does that make it 'better' than normal music???

You just argued that it was pretty much the same.

The singers have more talent, they all sound the exact same live, the actual music is better; more unique, and all the lyrics are clean. And not all songs by "Christian" artists are slow worship songs for old ladies, thats just a stereotype. It's actually the opposite.

The slow, adult contemporary Christian music makes me want to smash my face into a wall...over and over until it stops.

 

[David]

Honestly, Mino, I don't care what you think about the music i listen to. I'm fine with my Christian music. Most of it sounds like regular music. It all boils down to your tastes. You rate Christian music badly because you are not a Christian.

>>> It constricts the themes artists can discuss

That's not entirely true. Children 18:3 has a song about Cruella DeVille (another about a car crash, one about losing your mind, another about people making fun of your favorite music) for goodness sake. Plenty of Christian artists sing about relationships, tobyMac has a song about the Illuminati, Group 1 Crew sings about rocking the dance floor, KJ-52 has a song about video games, Philmont has a song about open heart surgery, And Then There Were None has a song about a girl seducing a guy (and he gives in)...

Drugs, suicide, sex, relationships lust, porn, death, rape, dancing, are all discussed in depth in certain songs (from a Christian perspective, but still are sung about nonetheless).

Well said.

 

[David]

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But how does that make it 'better' than normal music???

You just argued that it was pretty much the same.

The singers have more talent, they all sound the exact same live, the actual music is better; more unique, and all the lyrics are clean. And not all songs by "Christian" artists are slow worship songs for old ladies, thats just a stereotype. It's actually the opposite.

The slow, adult contemporary Christian music makes me want to smash my face into a wall...over and over until it stops.

I know, it's so lame and stale. I hate it also.

 

[Numner]

After watching the video I'm hungry.

But the message in the song is so deep.

Did you watch the parody also?

The parody can't hold a candle to this magnificence.

But a girl is nothing compared to a queen.
http://www.youtube.com/v/qFhM1XZsh6o

 

[The Sign Painter]

After watching the video I'm hungry.

But the message in the song is so deep.

Did you watch the parody also?

The parody can't hold a candle to this magnificence.

But a girl is nothing compared to a queen.
http://www.youtube.com/v/qFhM1XZsh6o

Or this queen:
http://www.youtube.com/v/MMz-wi50ACU

 

[Numner]

After watching the video I'm hungry.

But the message in the song is so deep.

Did you watch the parody also?

The parody can't hold a candle to this magnificence.

But a girl is nothing compared to a queen.
http://www.youtube.com/v/qFhM1XZsh6o

Or this queen:
http://www.youtube.com/v/MMz-wi50ACU

Or this queen.
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[muffun]

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The parody can't hold a candle to this magnificence.

But a girl is nothing compared to a queen.
http://www.youtube.com/v/qFhM1XZsh6o

Or this queen:
http://www.youtube.com/v/MMz-wi50ACU

Or this queen.
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Or this one.

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[Numner]

Quoting limited to 4 levels deephttp://www.youtube.com/v/qFhM1XZsh6o

Or this queen:
http://www.youtube.com/v/MMz-wi50ACU

Or this queen.
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Or this one.

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How did this topic end up here?

I have that effect sometimes.

 

[Mino]

Quoting limited to 4 levels deephttp://www.youtube.com/v/qFhM1XZsh6o

Or this queen:
http://www.youtube.com/v/MMz-wi50ACU

Or this queen.
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Or this one.

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How did this topic end up here?

I approve of this.