Mainstream Christian Bands

[Rossi]

I first started this topic in the UK and Europe section and it got a good reply so im doing it here also


What do you people of the christian forum world think of the mainstream christian bands.

Personaly i love Creed and P.O.D.

You could also count U2.they have come out and said they are christian.the "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb" album is very christian orientated eg.Yah Way,All Because Of You, and even Vertigo.Vertigo is about when you first become a christian eg."Your love is teaching me how to kneel"

What are other peoples fav christian band?




(ps when i say christian i mean born again christian)

 

[FlyerBoy]

Is Creed Christian? If so I like Creed, POD, Pillar, and Skillet

 

[OneManArmy]

Creed is one of my favorite bands, but they are not christian. they've said it a million times.
Switchfoot is good, so is POD, Mxpx, and Lifehouse.

 

[MoreInSorrow]

Creed's not a christian band, they've said so.

U2 has NEVER claimed to be a christian band. Both of those do have christians IN the band, but that's a whole other thing.


By and large, I think the 'Christian' bands that have had cross-over success.....suck.

 

[20misti05]

What about Stacie Oricco? She's had great success--and personally I like her. Just a thought...
Misti

 

[Bulldog]

Creed's not a christian band, they've said so.

U2 has NEVER claimed to be a christian band. Both of those do have christians IN the band, but that's a whole other thing.


By and large, I think the 'Christian' bands that have had cross-over success.....suck.

Which of Creed is Christian?

 

[JaelWasWickedCool]

creed = bad bad bad. i like switchfoot, though, and they've become mainstream. umm, and i like jars of clay when they were mainstream (aka their first album & second album). i can't really think of any other mainstream Christian bands i like.

 

[philN]

Jars of Clay is pretty good. I don't know if Sixpence None The Richer counts, but I like them too. I haven't heard a whole lot of Switchfoot, but what I have heard is pretty decent.

And MxPx will always hold a special place in my heart, even though I probably haven't listened to them in close to two years and don't particularly have to the desire to listen to them at all nowadays.

 

[MoreInSorrow]

Which of Creed is Christian?

Scott Stapp recently recommitted his life to the Lord. Or so I have heard.

 

[JaelWasWickedCool]

I don't know if Sixpence None The Richer counts, but I like them too.

oh yeah, good call, phil. i like sixpence a good deal. umm, and i like some of amy grant's Christmas music, so that might kind of count? (i don't like her other stuff.)

 

[MoreInSorrow]

and i like some of amy grant's Christmas music, so that might kind of count? (i don't like her other stuff.)

BURST INTO FLAMES! BURST INTO FLAMES!!

 

[matt84]

Skillet, Pillar, Pod, Casting Crowns are my favorites

 

[edwardsfreak1]

Pillar and jeremy camp

 

[Rossi]

U2 have 3 christians in their band.I would call them a christian band because the majority of their music is christian orientated.The new album is the most christian orientated album they have released.During the 90's they fell away from their walk from God and the music quality also fell away(in my opinion anyway).The last two albums were more chriatian and so the music quality went up

 

[wgjones3]

Right now my favorite Christian group is Spoken. Tourniquet is high on the list too.

As far as pop music, I like Stacie Orrico though I don't know how much mainstream success she's really had. I like ZOEgirl too, but they're taking this whole Radio Disney thing a little too far for me. I have a hard time buying a CD when the music is being marketed toward the Mary Kate and Ashley crowd.

 

[Red-sunflower-kisses]

U2 latest album is a more christian

 

[sweettooth33]

Underoath and they used to be pretty lay low until their recent album release "They're Only Chasing Safety" and they have become HUGEEE. Hopefully they will stay to their christian roots and not stray away from their gift given by God like other previous christian bands.

 

[~*ZEE*~]

Well, I think it's a good thing if Christian bands can acheive wider exposure of their music to the rest of the world...as long as their goals remain insync with God and His desires upon their lives.

Though, I would argue that many 'christian' bands that appear in the secular charts don't seem to be revealing enough of the Christian ethos. If they're not going to represent God and the Christian community properly I would rather that they weren't seen as a voice for us at all, let alone role-models for Christian youth worldwide *shrug*

 

[MoreInSorrow]

Though, I would argue that many 'christian' bands that appear in the secular charts don't seem to be revealing enough of the Christian ethos.

Yeah, I don't like it when bands don't reach their "Christian" quota either. *rolls eyes*

 

[~*ZEE*~]

*can't help rolling her eyes* read in context with the following and supporting statement my words make more sense than when you pull them apart and leave them standing on their own in the cold