Bach. Anything after that’s pretty cheesy…
Addendum: https://youtu.be/KSTFKJqy9AQ
Bach rules.
Is Skillet a Christian band? They’ve got a couple songs I like.
Monster, Hero…
Sister Christian by Night Ranger. 😉
Ha
I used to get down with some Collective Soul.
I always respected that they refused to identify as a Christian rock band. From what I recall their response was something like “We’re a rock band, that happens to be Christian.”
August burns red
The devil wears prada
Underoath
Silent planet
Texas in july
Wolves at the gate
Memphis may fire (some lyrics are cringey though)Quite a lot of folk hymnals absolutely slap.
Check the soundtrack for O Brother Where Art Thou?
Carol of the Bells
Depends what you call Christian music
NF got pretty big for a while, and pretty sure he never swore because of his religion and talked often about Christianity and his faith while promoting the Christian beliefs that are actually in the Bible and admitting his own struggles and overcoming them thru faith and hard work.
That is Christian music to me.
I mean, it’s not even really debatable, he’s signed to a label exclusively for Christian musical acts.
But music that is explicitly all about Jesus is usually just cashgrabs with zero meaning behind it. It’s playing to the low denominator for things where “safe” is the most important part of music.
So, TLDR:
NF
Starflyer 59!!
Slayer, Demon Hunter, Celldweller.
Erica Campbell - I Luh God https://youtu.be/4G5BAQhLzMw
Plus, the entire gospel genre.
https://youtu.be/2pq9o0VmJFo Have a Little Talk With Jesus by the Zion Harmonizers
https://youtu.be/n2FrFBceLuY Jesus on the Mainline. Half of American music is built off Church music.
I’m less of a former Christian and more of a thinks-outside-the-box Christian, but I think Mat Kearney is pretty solid regardless of what you believe. Sufjan Stevens is awesome too, but a bit of an aquired taste.
Dude, that one about the Great I AM is pretty dope. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=694Ok4_8kCg
If you’re into heavier stuff, Christian metal is generally really fucking good.
As is the theme of the thread, a lot of these bands don’t consider themselves “Christian bands”, but hey.
August Burns Red - pretty popular, their music has a wide variety of influences in terms of sound but every album but their very first is very solid and consistent imo. Their drums and breakdowns kick ass; listen to “Defender” and “Bloodletter”.
Devil Wears Prada - also relatively popular, their style changed a little bit in the more recent years but there are songs on almost every album of theirs that I enjoy. “Sassafras” is a good older song, “Salt” is a good new one.
Silent Planet - probably the most thought out and intentional lyrics you’ll find in metal. A majority of their songs include footnotes to every line, indicating what historical event, biblical passage, or other artist’s work they’re referencing. “Panic Room” and “Northern Fires” are great examples of their sound and message.
I’m somewhere between an Atheist and a pagan. Gregorian chanting is always cool and “Dies irae” is rad.
