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giantslayer · January 20th, 2008, 07:03 PM

I'll give you three that I consider to be very well done musically and aren't typical vanilla mainstream fare.

1. All Together Separate - Ardent Worship. This one is a very good worship album IMHO. It also has a lot of good guitar playing. ATS was a very good band period - very talented and very musically creative (unlike a lot of other Christian bands). Unfortunately, they broke up a few years ago (on good terms), but you can get their stuff on iTunes. They have two other albums that aren't worship albums and, out of those two, the self-titled debut album is better IMO.

2. Jars of Clay - Furthermore. They're a unique band in that they exhibit an unhindered creativity. They not only make their own unique non-mainstream sound, but they change around the style, tone, and instrumentation to give each album its own unique sound. This album is kindof like a greatest hits album, but instead of slapping a bunch of old recordings and a couple new songs together, they re-recorded a bunch of their songs in a more laid back acoustic style on one disc and then put a live set on the second disc.

3. Warren Barfield (self-titled). This one has a more mainstream pop sound than the other two albums, but still isn't boring musically. The reason I put this one on was because you said you were looking for "more inspirational" music. This album is positive and uplifting overall, with lyrical themes that are surprisingly fresh and inspiring. I also saw Warren Barfield live and he did the best one-man acoustic show I've ever seen (this album's got full instrumentation, but I do think it would be cool if he made a live acoustic album someday).

January 20th, 2008, 07:03 PM	#15 (permalink)
giantslayer Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Age: 23 Posts: 511	I'll give you three that I consider to be very well done musically and aren't typical vanilla mainstream fare. 1. All Together Separate - Ardent Worship. This one is a very good worship album IMHO. It also has a lot of good guitar playing. ATS was a very good band period - very talented and very musically creative (unlike a lot of other Christian bands). Unfortunately, they broke up a few years ago (on good terms), but you can get their stuff on iTunes. They have two other albums that aren't worship albums and, out of those two, the self-titled debut album is better IMO. 2. Jars of Clay - Furthermore. They're a unique band in that they exhibit an unhindered creativity. They not only make their own unique non-mainstream sound, but they change around the style, tone, and instrumentation to give each album its own unique sound. This album is kindof like a greatest hits album, but instead of slapping a bunch of old recordings and a couple new songs together, they re-recorded a bunch of their songs in a more laid back acoustic style on one disc and then put a live set on the second disc. 3. Warren Barfield (self-titled). This one has a more mainstream pop sound than the other two albums, but still isn't boring musically. The reason I put this one on was because you said you were looking for "more inspirational" music. This album is positive and uplifting overall, with lyrical themes that are surprisingly fresh and inspiring. I also saw Warren Barfield live and he did the best one-man acoustic show I've ever seen (this album's got full instrumentation, but I do think it would be cool if he made a live acoustic album someday).