What Is Your Favorite Contemporary Christian Song?

[Esaias]

Almost all secular music genres - rock, blues, country, RnB, even hip-hop and rap - were a secular development of two streams: church music, and genuine "folk" music. And folk music was for centuries influenced by church music. So, previously, church music had an impact on secular music.

Now? It's backwards. Secular music is providing impetus and "inspiration" for the music heard in churches now.

Just another sign of the critical condition of society, as modern secular music has been infected with a fast acting foreign viral influence, and the plague has spread to churches as well.

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeBukaroo

So neither one of you listen to Christian radio?

I don't. The music is bleh, the "sermons" are usually bleh, too.

We used to tune in to a local Christian station when they'd play old radio dramas for kids or maybe "Stories of Great Christians", and I admit I did enjoy listening to Adrian Rogers every now and then.

But now, overall, it's not worth the effort to turn my radio on. Half of Christian radio sounds just like either the pop stations or alternative "hipster millennial neckbeard full tatted sleeves wanna-be meth head but never got real" so called rock stations, or else like music for a quiet visitation at a funeral home.

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Almost all secular music genres - rock, blues, country, RnB, even hip-hop and rap - were a secular development of two streams: church music, and genuine "folk" music. And folk music was for centuries influenced by church music. So, previously, church music had an impact on secular music.

Now? It's backwards. Secular music is providing impetus and "inspiration" for the music heard in churches now.

Just another sign of the critical condition of society, as modern secular music has been infected with a fast acting foreign viral influence, and the plague has spread to churches as well.

Goodness gracious...

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by berkeley

Goodness gracious...

Well, it's true. American "churches" are wanting to sound hip to attract tithe-paying members. Plus they are increasingly being run by boomers who can't believe the Beatles weren't divinely inspired, or hipsters who wouldn't know good music if they were beaten over the head with a Fender Telecaster.

So, yeah.

[n david]

Originally Posted by Esaias

We used to tune in to a local Christian station when they'd play old radio dramas for kids or maybe "Stories of Great Christians", and I admit I did enjoy listening to Adrian Rogers every now and then.

Do you remember, or did you ever hear the radio drama "Sailor Sam?" There was also a show called Ranger Bill, but I didn't hear that one.

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by n david

Do you remember, or did you ever hear the radio drama "Sailor Sam?" There was also a show called Ranger Bill, but I didn't hear that one.

Ranger Bill sounds familiar. Our kids liked the Sugar Creek Gang.

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Well, it's true. American "churches" are wanting to sound hip to attract tithe-paying members. Plus they are increasingly being run by boomers who can't believe the Beatles weren't divinely inspired, or hipsters who wouldn't know good music if they were beaten over the head with a Fender Telecaster.

So, yeah.

You were supposed to follow with

Great balls of fire 🔥🔥🔥.

[Wilsonwas]

The KLove stations are sponsored by the Billy Graham organization here. The play mostly the pre-packaged stuff put out by the CCM industry, but occasionally they play something that is good. I like much from Casting Crowns, and some other stuff. I like Linken Brewster to some extent, etc. Not fond of at least 80% of whats played on radio. But you can upload your own mix to your phone and sync to the car and make your own station now. I tire of the same songs, Went through a phase where I loved Revelation Song covered by just about anyone.
I grew up in the 60s and 70s, so I'd rather listen to classic rock, but I like blues old and new, some bluegrass, old country, folky stuff, R&B old school, some mix of old meets new (Imelda May)...
Pretty much everything.

I think there is to much lyrical care given to offending no one in new CCM so it all sounds a bit blah sometimes.

[berkeley]

Lincoln. Lincoln Brewster. Is he still a thing?
Have you heard his rendition of Shout To The Lord from 2000?

[Wilsonwas]

[QUOTE=berkeley;1539330]Lincoln. Lincoln Brewster. Is he still a thing?
Have you heard his rendition of Shout To The Lord from 2000?[/QUOTE

Still out there yeah, that song gets sung at church,. Trying to emulate some of that light overdrive through an AC30 sound he has. I like a little Kirk Franklin on the side too.