4 Christian Songwriters (Page 1 of 3)

this guy is awesome (actually hes my next door neighbor whos paying me to say this) lol no hes really cool and im sure this will be a great community

no really if anyone has any ideas on what I should add to that forum let me know.

a christian website for songwriting? hmmm ,so you got to write stuff about that guy called god and heavens etc?

Ken

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Other than black gospel and some cracker spirtuals (like in O Brother Where Art Thou), "Contemporary Christian Music" can best be used to put you to sleep. Surely, if God were real, he would inspire better music.
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im a christian but i have to agree with this statement

contemporary Christian sucks bad

theres no real Christian blues

-since blues is the foundation for most modern music

-there can therefore be no good modern Christian music

--that was very scientific if i do say so myself

I thank god Im an athiest - religion is ancient mind manipulation - a kind of crowd control for primative people - science has just about debunked the whole GOD SQUAD CON JOB

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Ken ( the big bad moderator that will delete and lock posts that are unapropriate for chordie)
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sorry man but this is my turf

whoooo!!!!!!!!!!!!

lol jk

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Istand corrected spammy, lol

I did not know where I was there,lol

<img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_biggrin.gif" border=0 alt="Very Happy">

ok, spaminator is another big bad moderator that can delete etc, but he's not that bac really,

Ken
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honestly i have no idea if that was a compliment or not so ill take it as one <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_wink.gif" border=0 alt="Wink">

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In saying this it sounds like you've listened to every Christian song.

You know I'm not one to defend secular music, but in saying this the music in Christian contemporary and Secular contemporary are very much alike, you'll meet lots of people that will fight you there since there are more people that listen to secular than Christian.

And alot of other styles don't have blues as a foundation. Rap, Classical.

I know you have a closed mind on the subject, because the only thing you like is Country and Oldies Rock.  You're entitled to you opinion, but I don't agree with you.

-Jay
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yes but rap is crap and blues is based on classical so your statement is void

i also listen to some newer stuff

old pop

reggea

softer metal

blues

jazz

2-step

and you say i have a closed mind:

you listen to all Christian

hmm that equals:

no blues

no classical

no classic rock

no jam bands

im pretty sure theres no Christian reggea

theres Christian metal but you dont listen to that or jazz or 2- step

i beleive my friend that you are the one with a closed mind

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i knew this was heading for an argument about religion and personal beliefs,

let it roll baby roll, let it roll

Ken
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this aint bout no religion ken

this bout music

im a Christian actually

I agree with Spaminator. Go ahead and believe whatever you want. I'm talking about music and most contemporary "Christian" music sucks.

I am not a practicing Christian but when I hear a Black Gospel music I'm like Marc Cohen in Walking in Memphis. When asked if he's a Christian, he says, "Ma'am, I am tonight." That's what I want to hear in the music. I want my soul to be stirred and my passions awakened.

Most contemporary Christian music is bland. It's as bland as Top 40 pop, modern country music and American Idol. This is all crap. It's pseudo music without a hint of passion or originality to it.

But it's hard to write this type of music when it was church leaders who condemned Rock & Roll as the devil's music (always made me wonder why Satan had better music than the churches). Rock & Roll awakens emotions that most religions (outside black gospel) are just not comfortable with. That's why it's so hard to write moving contemporary Christian music. There are a couple of good writers, but not many.

Most of the music is as shallow as fundamentalism (and I don't mean that as a put down to anyone's beliefs, but good music is about asking questions, searching for depth, not about having all the answers).

Still, if that's what turns your crank, go for it. But Christian Rock & Roll to me is as strange as right-wing folk music like in the movie Bob Roberts.

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Other than black gospel and some cracker spirtuals (like in O Brother Where Art Thou), "Contemporary Christian Music" can best be used to put you to sleep.

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Seems like you answered your own questions there.

Gospel and "cracker spirituals" (we like to call it "bluegrass") is great music.  If I were God, that's what I'd invent to celebrate "me."

I think you're projecting the "%90" rule a bit.   %90 of *everything* is crap.   Christian music is no exception to that rule.   Neither is whatever you like.

Don't be a FOOL.... Think before you take the Lord's Name in Vain...