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Screaming For Jesus???

Not against any of the bands out there, but I have a simple question for you guys. What is the meaning of screaming during certain songs? What kind of feeling does it show from these christian singers? Is there really a purpose for this? Screaming isn't really music...

Some examples are: Emery - Walls, Blindside - Eye Of The Storm, Kutless - Let You In, P.O.D. - The Messenjah.

Now, I'm not hating on this whole issue, but why do they scream during their songs?

Please respond with positive feed-back, thanks! (& I do like these bands, thanx)
 

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Well, in my look of it. It's just the artists music style/ influence. I think that screaming is the universal sign of frusterated expression and it does go good with some songs. Though thats just my taste, other prefer all screamo, others none. I honestly don't care for it as I did a year ago.
 
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prayer_warrior_of_Christ said:
Not against any of the bands out there, but I have a simple question for you guys. What is the meaning of screaming during certain songs? What kind of feeling does it show from these christian singers? Is there really a purpose for this? Screaming isn't really music...

Some examples are: Emery - Walls, Blindside - Eye Of The Storm, Kutless - Let You In, P.O.D. - The Messenjah.

Now, I'm not hating on this whole issue, but why do they scream during their songs?

Please respond with positive feed-back, thanks! (& I do like these bands, thanx)
Because they dont have to be in the "rock" genre, and they dont want to be in the "metal" genre, so they use a little of both


(not really)
 
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Ginsu said:
Well, in my look of it. It's just the artists music style/ influence. I think that screaming is the universal sign of frusterated expression and it does go good with some songs

I agree with you there
 
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Ginsu said:
Well, in my look of it. It's just the artists music style/ influence. I think that screaming is the universal sign of frusterated expression and it does go good with some songs. Though thats just my taste, other prefer all screamo, others none. I honestly don't care for it as I did a year ago.

Hey props to this guy right here!
True. Alot of those songs they do throw in a scream to show the frustration of the situation the song relates to.
However, my favorite "screams" are the ones that show the passion of the way they feel, not necessarily having to do with frustration at all.
There are also some "screams" the hard rockers do just to show boldness. ...Those just make me laugh.
 
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Neshamah (a christian hardcore band from Cape Town, South Africa) scream all the time. However, I've been to concerts of theirs when, while they're screaming, they're on their knees in worship to God and the Holy Spirit moves through the whole place. So I have to agree and say that my best kind of screamo is when passionate emotions are released, not really frustrated ones.

BTW, Neshamah is Africa's best hardcore band.
 
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God gave everyone talents right......screaming is a talent (it is a ton harder than singing) Now why not use the talents God gave us. Thats what Emery, Blindside, Pillar, and all them do, they use their talents to glorify God. Get my point?
 
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pillarrocks24 said:
God gave everyone talents right......screaming is a talent (it is a ton harder than singing) Now why not use the talents God gave us. Thats what Emery, Blindside, Pillar, and all them do, they use their talents to glorify God. Get my point?

Sweet. :cool: nicely put there.
 
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It lets out some of their anguish over some issues. And it is a style that is liked, so they like to scream. But I can understand why they scream, it is something mental that gets released when they scream and it actually feels good to let it out.
 
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