what is the deal with christian rock bands ?

Question

i dont get it. do christian bands just sing about hope and the future and god. or do they just put christian infront of there genre because the band members are christian and so the fans parents let them listen to the band. i know switchfoot and antiskeptic are christian rock bands. fill me in.

Answer 1

i did an article on that......... some bands just really cross the line and think that if they say they're christian they are exempt from everything and that being christian gives them permission to do or say some certain thing to "attract" unbelievers to God.Why do all christian bands have to be praising "hillsong" type
the thing with parents not wanting their kids to listen t them is that: if you are christian why not mention GOD in your songs... why make them sort of tricky...my mom is againt any type of christian rock/metal whatever regardless if i like it. She has a point though... did you know switchfoot label does not allow them to mention God...... right now all bands are christian last thing i saw was that evenesence was... dont flirt with religio just be or dont....... either you mention/praise Him(GOD) or dont.
still regardless i love Christian rock/metal/punk

there's also relient k and lifehouse.... christian bands.. good ones not metal or rock but still good....

by the way i've been told that as i lay dying is christian?
anyone thinks so.?


i edited my answer when i read 2 answers beneath me that underoath was christian..... they are not!! rehgardless of what they say tjhere is a difference between being christian and actng like it .,.... my pastor always says dont introduce yourslef as christian let your actions inroduce you as one...... regardless what underoath says their videos scare me to death

"very christian like" and yes i am being sarcastic.

Answer 2

Hey, what a coincidence!! I am listening to Switchfoot right now !!! I have been into them all day, they and the many other Christian bands like this, give me energy and chills, just like some of the other great bands I used to listen too, before I figured they were evil...Now I can jam with faith and I don't have to worry about it being satanic to listen too. There is another way of looking at it: It is positive and still full of faith, although it might not mention God or Jesus..I am listening to "The Shadow proves the Sunshine" right now by Switchfoot and I heard Lord in the lyrics. Proves they do use God and Christ in their words..Amen..

Answer 3

Most of the ones I listen to a very direct about being Christian and mention Jesus and God in their lyrics:

Newsboys, Third Day, Audio Adrenaline, Matthew West, Kutless. In many cases like the Newsboys they have don't really make any pure pop songs and with their worship albums some of their concerts are a very worshipful and well as completely rocking experience.

Other groups mix christian and "safe" pop/rock.(ex. Relient K.) I think both have their place as people are at different places in their faith journey.

Still other bands are Christians who happen to make music. In this case they would hopefully write lyrics that don't promote non-christian activities like pre-marital sex, like you might find in other bands where the members aren't Christian. Personally I think these types of bands can also fill a place by providing dance, love or rock songs that are fun to listen to but don't have offensive lyrics.

Answer 4

I tend to think of a christina band as a band that praises god and just sings about him or the many aspects of him. Just because all the members of the band are christian does not make them a christian band. Everyone uses creed as an example. They are not a christian band. They just happen to be christian. Is that making sense?

Answer 5

No. The ones I listen to don't talk about God or religion in their music. You'll be surprised about some of the bands that are Christian. They don't fit the "mold". For example Underoath and Norma Jean are Christian rock bands. Listen to their lyrics or just look at them. They don't look like ones, but they are Christians.

I was the same way. I didn't want to listen to Christian rock music, because I thought all their lyrics were going to be about God. That was untill I found out Underoath was Christian

Answer 6

Okay, to start off, catagorizing switchfoot as a Christian band isn't the way to go. If you know anything about them, you'll know that they work to be "Christian by faith, not genre." [quote by Tim Foreman] They don't want to be boxed in.
Here's a quote by Jon Foreman about them being a Christian band or not:
“To be honest, this question grieves me because I feel that it represents a much bigger issue than simply a couple SF tunes. In true Socratic form, let me ask you a few questions: Does Lewis or Tolkien mention Christ in any of their fictional series? Are Bach’s sonata’s Christian? What is more Christ-like, feeding the poor, making furniture, cleaning bathrooms, or painting a sunset? There is a schism between the scared and the secular in all of our modern minds. The view that a pastor is more ‘Christian’ than a girls volleyball coach is flawed and heretical. That stance that a worship leader is more spiritual than a janitor is condescending and flawed. These different callings and purposes further demonstrate God’s sovereignty. Many songs are worthy of being written. Switchfoot will write some, Keith Green, Bach, and perhaps yourself have written others. Some of these songs are about redemption, others about the sunrise, others about nothing in particular: written for the simple joy of music. None of these songs have been born again, and to that there is no such thing as Christian music. No. Christ didn’t come and die for my songs, He came for me. Yes. My songs are a part of my life. But judging from scripture I can only conclude that our God is much more interested in how I treat the poor and the broken and hungry than the personal pronouns I use when I sing. I am a believer. Many of these songs talk about this belief. An obligation to say this or do that does not sound like the glorious freedom that Christ died to afford me. I do have an obligation, however, a debt that can not be settled by my lyrical decisions. My life will be judged by my obedience, not by my ability to confine my lyrics to this box or that. We all have a different calling; Switchfoot is trying to who we are called to be. We’re not trying to be Audio Adrenaline or U2 or POD or Bach: we’re trying to be Switchfoot. You see, a song that has the words ‘Jesus Christ’ is no more or less ‘Christian’ than an instrumental piece. (I’ve heard lots of people say ‘Jesus Christ’ and they weren’t talking about their redeemer). You see, Jesus didn’t die for any of my tunes. So there is no hierarchy of life or songs or occupation only obedience. We have a call to take up our cross and follow. We can be sure that these roads will be different for all of us. Just as you have one body and every part has a different function, so in Christ we who are many form one body and each of us belongs to all the others. Please be slow to judge your ‘brothers’ who have a different calling.”

Now, I will say that I don't agree with what we've made of the word 'Christian'. I don't believe that there should be a seperate genre for it.

And, a lot of Christian bands do sing about hope, eternity, God... but there are some [real] bands in the industry that write lyrics about every aspect of life. They aren't afraid to confront the brokeness of this world. You can sing about hope, but if you don't sing about our failures, not much is going to be solved.

I don't think this answered much of your question at all, sorry. But, maybe you'll get something out of it.

Answer 7

Ok its hard to explain so follow me here. Its a different kind of music, some is "Prais God holy holy holy" but I don't like that stuff. others like Sewitchfoot are more "Christian Punk" what i want to play. Its they might mention God but alot of the time they don't. they are really tring to get a point acrost.
I can't explain it.


Yahoo serch Christian Punk and click on the first thing that pops up! It WILL answer your question.

Also look up the band Hawk Nelson,check out their songs, Listen to the lyrics

Answer 8

some do some don't

2 bands mentioned here, Switchfoot and underoath, usally arn't refered to as being christian bands, except for people trying to push the christian music industry. As such a lot depends on who you are talking to.

Answer 9

I would have to agree with mrk2006, some are one some are the other.
I think that you are on to something though. When a biz exec has to start marketing a band, how do you draw the most attention to them.................market them as something 'special', or just slightly out of the mainstream. This can make a band seem more acceptable to religiously fanatic parents.

Answer 10

I dont get christian metal bands.