Today's Music
 

Ok, enough threads in all the other forums about yesteryear..great times, great music, but if you want some great updated new music, here is the place. I will try to post all genres, artists, and song titles to the best of my ability.

The first artist I will post is a group of songwriters and artists who minister to campuses around North America and they include artists such as Chris Tomlin and Matt Redman. The cds/dvds are titled, "Passion" and they go back a few years. They all contain songs that churches everywhere are starting to sing. Some of the songs include, Holy Is The Lord, Sing To The King, and How Great Is Our God. These songs are quickly becoming anthems heard around the world, they are easy to learn, and they are simple to introduce to your church worship services. They are not too rocky so that the older folks won't mind and they are the songs of the younger generation and they will appreciate you singing these in church.

Hope this helps...be blessed!
The Monkey

We do a variety of styles, but most is Contemporary and of the genre of songs you mentioned above. Sometimes we "rock out" but I try to keep the volume under control on Sunday mornings. I have a saying though, that I am known to utter, "If it's too loud, you're too old!" I'm almost 53 and can still hear very well. Those Led Zep and The Who concerts didn't mess me up too badly. CRANK it up and let's get crazy for Jesus!!!! I still jump with our Impact Youth folks on Sunday nights!

I all seriousness, we try to appeal to wide aray of folks but we don't TWANG for nobody! :D

We try to do a nice blend on Sunday mornings but ramp it up on Sunday nights.
We also have special events that we pretty much take it over the edge!!! Also on wed. evenings we have a rockin' time in youth at "The Edge"
Example....www.youthxplosion.ca

I went to a Chris Tomlin concert in October. He puts on a GREAT show! One of the best I have been to!!!!

Here is a link to a great Praise & Worship song that has been around for awhile. Written by Darrell Evans and made famous by Israel Houghton. Israel's music crosses the Praise & Worship/Black Gospel lines and can be used in ANY Apostolic service. This song is soooooo fun to do, here is an easy guitar version for "Trading My Sorrows": http://www.allthelyrics.com/song/961499/

enjoy:) :)

Here is a sample clip: http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:New%20Se...c=696998572041

I enjoy all of this album! Israel has many great worship songs....He's one of my favs along with Clint Brown who has many great and very great worship songs!

btw, your avatar reminds me of the guy on CHIPS. at least from what I remember about show! I think it was Poncho. lol!

My favorite Christian singer right now is Paul Baloche. He wrote Open the Eyes of my heart...and Above all....and other really great songs.

You can search his name on Youtube and find clips of his instructional DVD's...he's a great guitarist and a good teacher too. Here are two of my favs http://youtube.com/watch?v=oRkDzNEXed0
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4DkBF38nK...elated&search=

His lyrics are powerful to me...very meaningful yet easy to remember. I listen to his live CD a lot when I'm driving around...it really helps me center my thoughts on the Lord and think about how very good God has been to me!

There is a song that I hear on the radio a lot. I have no idea the name of it or who sings it. I think it is called "King of My Soul." I love the song. It is beautiful.

Israel has been an instrument in bringing some powerful music and lyrics into churches around the world and in my opinion one of the greatest EVER!
He tell a wonderful story about how his mother's family wanted her to abort him and how she found God and now the rest is history...imagine, no "Friend Of God", no "Who is Like The Lord, and many other great tunes:bliss

I hear he now attends the church in Houston where Hector Soto (J.C.M) is the music leader.

Thank God for creating songwriters like Israel Houghton:ty

GREAT POST!!!!!
I am SO BLESSED to had had the opportunity to get about 30 minutes with Paul in Pittsburgh, PA 2 years ago. He shared how he wrote those songs and we had an awesome time sharing about how AWESOME God is. BTW, he knew of New Brunswick Canada and even has a camp in Digby Nova Scotia just a ferry ride away from us.
He knew about the struggles that New Brunswick has had spiritually and even offered to come up this way (FOR FREE!!!) whenever the time is right, wow!

When our choir first started getting oportunities to sing in our community outside of our own church walls, we did "Above All" quite a few times and when coupled with Apostolic anointing, we were able to have an impact, Praise God!

Thanks for letting others hear about Paul Baloche. (BTW pronounced Ba-loshe--long vowel):highfive

So, does anyone have any thoughts on the Salvador Cd "Shine" ? I really enjoyed the Live CD. Salvador Rocks.... I really enjoyed the Salvador Live album, because they were so upbeat and the music is REally really good! They have a great band. dont know too much about the Shine album.....

Paul Baloche really does seem to have a heart to help others...you can get all kinds of good info off of his leadworship.com site...and the last cd I bought has so many extras...pop it into the computer and you can see some instructional video clips and lead sheets, etc. He seems very humble and not at all about promoting himself...that's very cool that you got to speak with him.

No thoughts yet...have you seen the "Live" dvd? It is a great concert. I thought their second cd was good but not a lot of "church" music, yet it is fun to listen to it. I'll get back to you on "Shine".

I have a DVD of his that is for church bands on how to play "together". I would recommend it...kinda pricey but well worth the money spent!

The guy who leads the praises in my home church on Sunday mornings is part of a punk rock band.

Wow, interesting! Is it a "Christian" punk band? What type of music does he do in your services? If the punk band is secular, are there issues from the saints/ministry? Tell me MORE!!!!:ranting

Hey Monkeyman,

Have you heard of Kings of Leon?

Check out the site and read the bio!

http://www.kingsofleon.com

Who would've thought that BOTT would inspire a rock album?? These are PK's right? Who is their father? Great sound for sure. I had read about them but I don't know much about them.

BTW, as on the other thread, I'm a mute math fan. (funny, whenever I get to interview a recording artist I always ask them, "So what's on your iPod most played list right now"...a LOT of the time I hear the response, "Mute Math." That is how I discovered this great band. One of their "biggest" fans is Big Daddy Weave!!:highfive

I read an article about them in GQ a few years ago, probably after the release of their 2003 album, Have never heard their stuff at all. The article did however say that their Dad was a UPC evangelist was from AR. How do I say this without sounding harsh, it wasn't a very uplifting article. It actually made me think wow this is Sad. All that being said haven't heard anything else about them until just now.

They toured with U2

did you hear about the Church of England putting U2 songs in their hymnals?

"Please turn in your hymal to page 3, right after "Oh I Want To see Him"
"Yahweh"
Take these shoes
Click clacking down some dead end street
Take these shoes
And make them fit
Take this shirt
Polyester white trash made in nowhere
Take this shirt
And make it clean, clean
Take this soul
Stranded in some skin and bones
Take this soul
And make it sing

Yahweh, Yahweh
Always pain before a child is born
Yahweh, Yahweh
Still I'm waiting for the dawn

Take these hands
Teach them what to carry
Take these hands
Don't make a fist no
Take this mouth
So quick to criticise
Take this mouth
Give it a kiss

Yahweh, Yahweh
Always pain before a child is born
Yahweh, Yahweh
Still I'm waiting for the dawn

Still waiting for the dawn, the sun is coming up
The sun is coming up on the ocean
This love is like a drop in the ocean
This love is like a drop in the ocean

Yahweh, Yahweh
Always pain before a child is born
Yahweh, tell me now
Why the dark before the dawn?

Take this city
A city should be shining on a hill
Take this city
If it be your will
What no man can own, no man can take
Take this heart
Take this heart
Take this heart
And make it break

whatever...

whaaaaaaat are you talking about????? :heeheehee

what do you mean whatever...I'm not bashing it...

Oh if I had a nickle for everytime I heard that.:killinme

This is an old U2 song and I guess the church of England is using their lyrics now in their hymnals???!!! Kinda weird to me.
I referenced page 2 of the hymnal because if you're ol time pentecost, you'd remember that "Oh I want To See Him" was on page 2...:highfive

I meant "whatever" because I think this is weird to use U2 songs in their hymnals???? I think its a streeeeeeetch. So..."whatever":ranting

we are going to be rocking out today's music at YX this weekend!!!
Looks like I may rool into town by about 8:30-9 tomorrow night!

now, see there, I know about "oh I want to see HIm" but page 3 really threw me off, no i know why!!! lol

Yessir!!!!
Here is a phone video clip of the stage! :highfive :bliss
Kinda blurry due to the type of recording.
http://s78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...nt=YXStage.flv

You ol' timer, he he (j/k):heeheehee

Its gonna be bad the bone...and for me you know thats a lot of bad!
are you there all day tomorrow?

Naw, radio interview in the morning, loading in amps right after 12 and then there for the duration, prayer @ 6:30 :praying (you should be there heathen) and then levels and rehearsals.

Here's another clip...http://s78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...t=YXstage2.flv

I'd love to be there, if I didnt' work you know I would be...I'll have our in ear packs so we can get levels tomorrow night hopefully for that! its gonna be great...I've been pumped ever since I got home!

I guess God has been talking with T.R. and has given some words for us!!!!!!

I can't wait to hear it...I'm out Bro...see you tomorrow!

Ol timer???:drawguns I am the youngest 30 year old around! :heeheehee

btw......has anyone here tried/play/or own a diversi organ???? We've read alot on it and it is too be compared with the hammond B3 but much cheaper...WE are about to by an organ but don't want anything less than a B3....????

Here is a great resource site, I get lots of info from here: www.verticalmusic.com

I'm bringing this over from the Fellowship Hall.

Hey Y'all,
Here is some video for you! Couple a notes...this audio is raw, not mixed but it will give you a brief insight to our YX. This was the Friday concert so we are pretty casual.
I am sooo proud of these kids!! They give in so many areas of our church and some of these kids are at the church doing ministry 24/7. Remember, we are a smaller church in a small city (65,000) yet they are having a HUGE impact and literally affecting HUNDREDS of young people for Christ. I am so in love with these young people, especially when I know how they started.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jOwj4f5Ar4

enjoy:highfive

I liked it!!! My 9 year old was arguing with me saying that the lead singer was Clint Brown!! lol... Really enjoyed it! The young people looked like they were having a good time. You know, when you can give young people fun, and still have them fall in love with God, using their talents for God, that is incredible! go get em man!

Ha, he's brown but he ain't no Clint..I should know! Although because of my long exposure to the Canadian winters, mi familia now says I b white:ranting :ranting :tease