what's the last Christian album you bought?

[WallyArms]

Mike Farris - Salvation In Lights. Great stuff; google for his site - lots of videos of him performing.

[JAMilrod]

I'm shocked no one has mentioned Jonny Lang's latest - Turn Around... this is simply one of the best albums in years - and he's been known to use a tele from time to time.

http://www.jonnylang.com/


Also, a relatively new 'Christian' band (I agree with the dislike of the label thing) is NeedtoBreathe... their lastest album Heat is quite good (not pop-y)

[winny pooh]

mewithoutyou - Brother,sister

[charlie chitlin]

Rev. Gary Davis

[bek]

Last few: Jonny Lang's Turn Around, Todd Agnew's Grace Like Rain, Dixie Hummingbirds' Diamond Jubilation, Blind Boys of Alabama with Ben Harper There Will Be a Light. All real good in different ways.

[Brian Krashpad]

At this point I only buy maybe 3 or 4 albums a year. I don't think I've ever bought a Christian album.

The fam listens to it in the car and my daughter has some Switchfoot and Relient K albums though.

[superlightweigh]

I picked up a copy of John Tesh's "Worship at Red Rocks". I wasn't planning to buy it but I was in line at the supermarket buying groceries and it was in the cut-out bin for $5, so I threw it in the cart. I was actually surprised by how much I liked it.

I'm with a lot of other people here, in that I find much of Christian music and even some worship music to be pretty pukey, phony, fake, contrived, watered-down, mediocre.....the list goes on and on. It's rare to find the genuine article. Not as hard to find as a real Nocaster, thankfully

Before that, it was Jars of Clay "Who we are Instead". One of the best bands around when they came out in the 90's, and still far better than most of the "top" bands that you hear on Christain Radio today IMHO.

[jspeter51]

I am a youth pastor and subscribe to a resource that sends me CD's every quarter. I listen to them and give them away to the kids. I just got my new box this week:
Kutless-To Know THat You're Alive, DecembeRadio-SAtisfied, Superchick-Rock What You Got, Passion:God of this City, Since October-This Is My Heart, Third Day-Revelation, Relient K-The Bird and the Bee Sides, Remedy Drive-Dayligfht is Coming
Now I have to enjoy them :)

[WideAwake]

Chris Tomlin's Love - before that Decemberadio and the live Crowder.

[theraygun]

David Crowder Band - Live: very cool resource with the DVD that has tips on playing different parts of the songs as well as a gear run down with each member of the band.

[DMRoller]

Just got Lincoln Brewster's new one, Today Is The Day.

[cantolina]

Well, if you toss out King's X, then it would be Kansas....a LOOOOONG time ago....

[ravindave_3600]

Originally Posted by superlightweigh

I find much of Christian music and even some worship music to be pretty pukey, phony, fake, contrived, watered-down, mediocre.....the list goes on and on. It's rare to find the genuine article.

Tell us how you REALLY feel, Bro!

Yeah, I'm with you, 3B and Goldilocks - most "Christian" stuff is fluffy and unrealistic, or self-consciously "spiritual" and moody. Either way, it usually has lousy lyrics. When exactly did "praising God" excuse us from using the English language in an intelligent way?

I was in a "worship time" today and spent quite a bit of it looking up Isaac Watts in a handy hymnal:

Come, we that love the Lord, and let our joys be known;
Join in a song with sweet accord, and thus surround the throne.

Let those refuse to sing that never knew our God;
But children of the heav'nly King may speak their joys abroad.

The men of grace have found glory begun below;
Celestial fruits on earthly ground from faith and hope may grow.

The hill of Zion yields a thousand sacred sweets,
Before we reach the heav'nly fields or walk the golden streets.

Then let our songs abound, and ev'ry tear be dry;
We're marching through Immanuel's ground to fairer worlds on high!

Oh, sorry for the mini-rant. Right, back on topic, most recent "Christian" album. How about Gospophilia's Trees of Righteousness, for my wife?

[Daddy Poet]

Just got Derek Webb - The Ringing Bell today.