Ult_Sm86 wrote: And I think this guy gave me a huge reason NOT to listen to Garth Brooks and Alan Jackson anymore.
Bamfing_Bob wrote: nor does listening to Christian music make me a Christian.
The Drastic Spastic wrote:You're kidding right? Christian music is about the message and not the music and the music suffers for it. I don't know any non-Christians who like it, and I know plenty of Christians who can't stand it.
Ult_Sm86 wrote:I'll have to say that this is a perfect example of what I'm talking about.
I personally have never seen anyone who ISN'T Christian ever listen to Christian music, however this does not mean all Christians listen to it.
Bamfing_Bob wrote:Ever heard of Switchfoot? They are a Christian band, despite not being labeled as such. They did this to avoid the whole "I don't listen to Christian music" thing.
Bamfing_Bob wrote:Ever heard of Switchfoot? They are a Christian band, despite not being labeled as such. They did this to avoid the whole "I don't listen to Christian music" thing.
Ult_Sm86 wrote:Bamfing_Bob wrote:Ever heard of Switchfoot? They are a Christian band, despite not being labeled as such. They did this to avoid the whole "I don't listen to Christian music" thing.
Yes, they too avoided it the way Creed tried to.
I love Switchfoot, they're most excellent band, but like with Five Iron Frenzy, i personally choose to avoid the songs that communicate (to an extreme) the religious views of the band. I think I might just be drawn to music that questions things not is comfortable with the way they are or finds solace in God.
Another defining reason for your personality directs you to the genre, not the other way around.
Also, I tend to avoid LifeHouse purely 'cuz of their sound, I had no realization of Christian lyrics, but it makes a lot of sense now in retrospect. I personally don't like Life house 'cuz i think they're a boy band who can play instruments.
Ult_Sm86 wrote:Just saying that it's how they sound to me, not trying to pick a fight here. It's pointless to fight over music, that's like arguing about the color of someone's hair. Just because someone likes a type of music that you don't doesn't make that person (as sean would put it, censored slury) or any other negative things. It's unhealthy to pursue arguments about music, you can't change someone's mind on that.
I wasn't trying to pick a fight. I was telling you my side of things and stating why they shouldn't be labeled as a 'boy band'. I wasn't sure where you got that idea, so I was just telling you things they don't do that 'boy bands' do do. ...If that made any sense at all... >< If I was trying to pick a fight I would have been rude or yelled or something. But I wasn't. Hey, if someone doesn't like my favorite band, fine. More for me to listen to and better chance I'll get a ticket to their next concert. (Which, btw, they've come to my city 4 times and EVERY TIME I've not been able to get tickets! )
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