I find the use of the word 'lord' and goddy stuff in the lyrics difficult to empathise with.
I like lyrics to have a bit of edge, like suffering and heartache and about people. Is all christian music happy-clappy? and how much they love the lord?
2007-03-30 13:55:59 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I listen to classical music sometimes, orchestral and choral, and that often has a religious theme and is very beautiful. I don't have to believe the ideas behind it to appreciate the music.
2007-03-30 13:59:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of Christian bands that are more down-to-earth. Try Flyleaf, or Chevelle. Yes, Chevelle IS a Christian band.
I'm the same way about music, by the way, and I'm a Christian. I love to praise God, but I also need to know that the musicians I listen to had a life outside of Christianity at one point, because I haven't always been a Christian.
2007-03-30 21:03:06 · answer #2 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bring on the thumbs down. I'm an atheist and I like Third Day. They're about as far from happy clappy as you can get- they've got a southern rock sound to them.
I also love the old hymns and carols, especially at Christmas. And anyone who knows me is aware that I listen almost exclusively to classical and opera.
2007-03-30 21:00:29 · answer #3 · answered by iamnoone 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Christian rock doesn't really do it for me. There's been an occasional song here and there that isn't too bad, but I haven't yet heard anything that would make me interested in buying an album. Even if the music and sound aren't bad, the lyrics do tend to turn me off. I'd have to hear it to know for certain.
I love classical, (Bach, Mozart, etc.)
I love gospel
I love the occasional religion-inspired folk song.
Rock though...ehhhhh...
2007-03-30 22:04:00 · answer #4 · answered by Jess H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like Bach and Michelangelo (Christians). And I'm atheist.
In fact I like artists' work, even if their religion comes through in it.
I'm less of a fan of contemporary Christian music, which is far too preachy for my taste. Though I was a big fan of the Narnia soundtrack in 2007. I did ignore the couple of songs that preached of my human "audacity" and "sin" for not believing what the singers did.
2007-03-30 21:01:13 · answer #5 · answered by Dalarus 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
im Christian and like the same stuff u do. if u dont like the Christian rock music...thats cool. this is my theory of us not liking the 'happy-clappy" stuff. i think that we would rather her something that describes us but the Christian music is meant to inspire us! and i go to a catholic school even though im not catholic and there songs...arent well real loud...but they are kinda depressing...which is what i like...lol and then it talks about God bringing u out of it. so its cool. but anyways back to my theory.....i think that we have a sinful nature...the craves sinful things...i mean music that doesnt involve God isnt sinful...but it aint God. so our sinful nature will take it. and i find it hard to listen to Christian rock or like Christian rap...i think the rap music....the bad stuff sounds better to my ears....cuz thats our sinful nature...thats what i believ. im againsty the bad lyrics though in rapping so i stay away from it.
would an atheist like a Christian band...its possible. would a Christian like an atheist band...i may be listening to atheist bands now....but if they were to say anything bad about God...or anything inappropiatein their music...i wouldnt be listing to them.
2007-03-30 21:04:46 · answer #6 · answered by Teenager 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Putting 'Christian' in front of 'rock' is like putting 'disco' in front of 'accounting'.
Bach is the man, gospel can lift the heaviest soul, and the only good Christmas music is old hymns. But as far as I can tell, rock 'n' roll really is the devil's music, because no Christian rock band has really figured out what to do with the music.
2007-03-30 21:11:14 · answer #7 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I used to like several Christian rock bands in the eighties. Stryper, Rez Band, Petra, Barren Cross, Bloodgood and Barnabas were all great bands, and I still enjoy listening to them occasionally.
2007-03-30 22:43:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all of it.
I had a friend in college who loved Christian music and is atheist. It was uplifting for him and he ignored the stuff he didn't like.
There are lots of artists who are spiritual without being "christian"-- like Peter Gabriel, Sting...
2007-03-30 21:00:09 · answer #9 · answered by Lisa the Pooh 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm a classically-trained singer and I *love* old hymns and traditional church music (various Ave Maria's, certain Requiems, etc.) The new "praise music" I can't stand, though--overly smushy sentimental saccharine stuff in my opinion.
2007-03-30 21:01:37 · answer #10 · answered by N 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋