Comments on: HIGH-CONCEPT MUSIC

by: Stacy

Thu, 07 Apr 2005 19:33:33 +0000

“If You Were There”…I remember that song, and how grown up I felt back in the eighth grade, listening to it. LOL.

by: Spillmann

Wed, 30 Mar 2005 14:53:19 +0000

Don’t feel bad, Mark. I’n mot a Stones fan either. But I also like the Linda Ronstadt version of Tumblin’ Dice.

And I agree with Casburn. Most contemporary Christian music hurts my ears, but the Christian part has little to do with it.

by: Paul

Wed, 30 Mar 2005 04:08:10 +0000

the Crue (how do I type an umlaut)is the opening-night Grandstand act at this year’s Minnesota State Fair.

by: Steve Casburn

Wed, 30 Mar 2005 01:51:54 +0000

The problem with contemporary Christian music is that the musicians are more interested in being contemporary than they are in making effective Christian music (which is not to say that they don’t _want_ to make effective Christian music). Maybe metal and bubblegum just aren’t the right genres to make Christian music in?

by: dw

Tue, 29 Mar 2005 19:04:12 +0000

Michael W. Smith? I’m losing respect for you.

I never did understand why he was so loved as a Christian songwriter while Rich Mullins toiled in near obscurity. After Mullins died, of course, he was suddenly this Christian mega-star and had all his songs hacked to death on that abysmal second disc of The Jesus Record.

I’ve wanted to ask the Christian bloggers “Which artist/song first demonstrated to you that there was some contemporary Christian music that did not suck?” For me, it was Mark Heard. Sadly, it was three years after he died.

Now I’ll have to do my 10 song list myself. I still owe you an Uncle Tupelo tribute as well, don’t I?

by: Vidiot

Tue, 29 Mar 2005 18:48:45 +0000

I’m sure that Celine Dion is heartfelt and sincere, too — that doesn’t make Smith’s caterwauling any good.

(though the last track on that album…I think it’s called “1999″ or some such, is actually a pretty decent slab of synthcheese.)

by: Kennedy

Tue, 29 Mar 2005 04:07:14 +0000

vh1 had some ultimate albums shows this past weekend. Metallica’s Black Album was one of them. I have the songs from that cd & the S&M cd on my iPod mini.

Bon Jovi’s Slippery When Wet was also featured. I had forgotten that Bob Rock produced both the Slippery When Wet & Black albums.