Christian Music = Good?

Saturday, January 7th, 2006 | Uncategorized

So I had some driving to do today, lucky me I now have XM Satellite Radio; so the time tends to pass fairly quickly.

Well today I was intending to load up the euro-rock channel but I guess I went one to far and went to a Christian rock channel. The bitch of it was, that even after discovering that it was Christian Rock, I decided to keep listening to it.

I mean I am not a religious guy, and don’t like other people who try to force their beliefs off on me, however this music was the opposite. They were all fucking posers! I mean I listened to this music for just under an hour, and I can very definitely say that none of the songs that were played in that hour were remotely religious.

Some of the band names had pithy titles like 7th Day but there music had nothing to do with their religion. Now I’m sure if I were to get their cd’s some of the songs would have religious under tones to it, but on the whole I can say that they are full of shit.

I really liked the music BECAUSE they were posers. I mean I was very closely listening to the lyrics to try to pick things out. The closest things came when one band said the “the devil’s in your hands”, but most of the songs were about love and other bullshit. These bands were for the most part extremely talented, but I thought about it.

What makes Christian music Christian if the songs are not all about Christianity? I mean there are countless bands that are also Christian that’s music is not classified as religious. I mean I hear people on normal radio stations play music that mention god in their songs all the damn time, yet I turn to a Christian rock station and don’t hear it once.

I looked up the definition on Wikipedia and at one point it said it has been considered the musical equivalent of low-fat cheese. Where all the songs are just sanitized for your protection versions of whatever was actually popular on the radio today. I mean there was even a harder, faster version of Goo Goo Dolls’ song, Long Way Down, with none of the words changed at all.

Honestly if that’s all it is I think the “stars” of this genre are mad genius’. I mean Wallmart would of edited them down anyways, they are just saving them the trouble. Since they are considered “Christian” music and not rock and roll, they now become a big fish in a small pond.

I knew somebody growing up who lead a very sheltered life and would ONLY listen to Christian Rock. Well, these bands are targeting those people. I mean there are millions of Christians throughout the world, lots of them that are very hardcore about it. Why not give them the same crap everybody else gets to listen to only in “religious friendly” music.

What exactly makes music “Christian Rock”? I mean how is MXPX and Bleach, any more religious than Creed and Nine Inch Nails? The lead singer of Creed when they were big was a super hardcore Christian, but they were so damn popular without having to use that label. Nine Inch Nails when they were kids WERE a Christian rock band, however they were banned from their church upon playing for the congregation after it’s members were appalled.

I really don’t see that MXPX, or Blinded play music that’s more religious than either of those bands, so what makes them “Christian”?

It’s kind of a crock. People’s belief’s WILL ALWAYS come across in their music, you don’t have to label it something it’s not just to get the music heard. I mean if you stopped calling yourself a Christian band you could not only sing of your love for god, but your love for pussy and drugs!

Hey, if you aren’t into pussy and drugs, I DON’T FUCKING CARE, you can still sing whatever damn music you want and if it’s good enough to be played by somebody that can appreciate it, then more power to ya.

To conclude, the music that I heard tonight was pretty DAMN (had to add the sacrilegious part) good. I’m sure lots of it’s crap, but lots of non-Christian music is also crap. If it doesn’t jive with my belief’s I can simply change the fucking channel and not listen to it. I just still don’t understand what makes Christian Rock, Christian when other music that seems more Christian to me is not classified as such, but whatever….

It probably really is just a big scam to make more money off religion. I mean that was what the shit was invented for in the first place (or at least what keeps it around), of course I don’t really want to argue that subject since there are people who are far more fanatical about it than I.

Besides, until I win the position of God in the next election I am subject to his wrath, and he might just tell me to take down any post that goes against him (just like Microsoft made me to to a different post yesterday, only difference would be for that I would be smited instead of sued).

               

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