3 favourite Christian albums?

[mlp-mx6]

1. Russ Taff - either "Medals" (as mentioned earlier) or the one before, "Walls of Glass." WoG got me through a tough summer in 1982. Yes, there was CCM back then! But I guess if I had to choose, I'd say "Medals." Great songs, great performances.

2. Steven Curtis Chapman - Speechless

3. Michael W. Smith II. I guess you can tell when I initially got in touch with CCM. (grin ) But this album has 2 instrumental tracks that are cool, especially with Dann Huff blazing all over it. "Wings of the Wind" has Dann doing an uber-cool harmonized solo. Check it out.

[AnthemBassMan]

-I can't believe nobody mentioned Third Day! One of the best there is in my opinion. So my list would be:

1. Third Day- Time
2. Third Day- Conspiracy #5
3. Third Day- Offerings, A Worship Album

-When the band I was in was still together, we played a good bit of material from these three albums. But I also like pretty much all of the others except Southern Gospel. I just can't handle that stuff! One little tidbit. About 7-8 years ago, I got to help set the stage for Rebecca St. James. That was a pretty cool experience. Helped with everything from lighting scaffolds to the drum risers to running the snakes.

L8R,
Matt D.

[imapicker50]

Does anyone remeber this band? Great picking and really good song writing

[Pierce]

Originally Posted by Nub

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Lincoln Brewster- All To You: Live
(also Let The Praises Ring: The Best Of)

Salvador- Into Motion

have both played our church... great choices/albums

I'll add the third being the "city on the hill" collection

[Vincent Caster]

Don't listen to a lot of Christian music but here are a couple that do get played in the house.

"Soldier of the Cross" - Ricky Skaggs

"Take 6" by Take 6

[Festofish]

How come every Tele search leads me here. So I'm a fan of Toby Mac and his newest cd is fantastic. His first solo was my first Christian cd...as a christian that is and J Train is still awesome.

Israel Houghton's new one is just fantastic as well. He's a live guy where toby's magic is a studio guy. Toby Mac's Portable sounds and A Deeper level from Israel...Deffinitely check it out and see Him if you can...you'll never forget that night.

I like to throw some old Christian music in the bunch but I wasn't into that at the time so I gotta go with The Listening...foremerly Rock and Roll Worship Circus. It's fantastic.

Honerable mention to RRWC, Crowder, Jars, Mars Ill(Great sounds), Family Force 5(Awesome live!), and Mutemath fo sho

[FenderMan57]

I really enjoy Paul Baloche's A Greater Song. I believe a Tele is used on that album :P (at least the guitarist uses one live). Chris Tomlin's Indescribable is also one of my favorites. It's funny that a lot of people here mention Phil Keaggy as he is my girlfriend's uncle. Though we live in Southern California and he doesn't he stops by every once in a while and jams at her aunt's house. Maybe when I get good enough I'll jam with him. ;P

[Musicluv2]

i like kingdom business by Canton Jones...

[Beerts]

Phil Keaggy's Sunday's Child
D.C.Talk's Jesus Freak
Kaiser & Mansfield's Trimmed & Burnin'

there are so many more that have a song or two...

[Pink Noise]

Right now:

#1 Expect the Impossible - Stellar Kart
#2 Lifegiver - Hyperstatic Union
#3 HMMMMM Can't think of my 3rd

[olewichita]

reverend charlie jackson - god's got it ( john lee hooker style praise... FANTASTIC! )
sister rosetta tharpe - the original soul sister ( dare i say seminal... )
aretha franklin - amazing grace ( the unedited version... HEAVY! )

tj

[hobbstc]

Come on now, no one has mentioned Whitecross? In the Kindgom has some great Rex Carroll leads and solos in it. Also don't forget Stryper... Sorry, I can't say they're my complete favorite ones ever, but these band rock if you like 80s metal. truthfully, I love David Crowder's heavier stuff and I'm a Hawk Nelson fan too.

Here's a nice little video to leave you on. I think it hits on every 80s rock video cliche out there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysCx-rjMIXk

[iowa]

Thomas Dorsey: Take my Hand - One of the most prolific early Gospel writers. He wrote Peace in the valley, Take my hand and lots more.

Glenn Kaiser: Blues Heaven - Great tunes from The Res Band, Solo and Band stuff.

The Holmes Brothers: Speaking in Tongues - Blues, Country, R&B, Gospel and Soul all Wrapped up

+1 on the Reverend Charlie Jackson

[63dot]

amy grant...greatest hits...i wore out the grooves on that record

el shaddai is a masterpiece

there was a rumor that amy was going to play at spirit west coast but the monterey politicians denied it, having had huge issues with really huge acts hitting monterey

we had monterey pop and that, as a traffic thing, was a nightmare

spirit west coast can only be reached through a small undivided highway, highway 68, and it's always congested

if amy came here, she would have to come in unannounced

one church we have here grew 50 times in size in months when two christian american idol finalists joined the choir...some parishioners drive over 100 miles to come to the church and some may not even be christians, but rabid american idol fans, but good stuff can rub off on them, ya know :)

[Danno]

Not a Gospel fan. The attitudes of Gospel fans (and Gospel groups) here in the South turned me off long ago. Racist, sexist and just plain redneck. I used to work with a Gospel trio (they waited tables too!) and some of the stories they told were pretty shocking - and I used to play Metal semi-pro.

I know this doesn't hold true for all Gospel artists but I can only go by what I've experienced.

As far as Christian music, man I love a lot of it. My top 3 would be:

dc talk: Supernatural - The "Sgt. Pepper" of CCM in my book.
dc talk: Jesus Freak - The first to turn my head in CCM.
Third Day: Time - A great collection of songs. I love this band and their heart.

I'm listening to so much more CCM these days. My old music just doesn't fill me like it used to. I'm happy my kids can grab anything from our CCM collection and toss it in the CD player no worries.

[AnthemBassMan]

-Good list Danno. I have Supernatural in the stereo right now. If only they'd get back together again. But from what I've read, it might be as long as it took the Eagles to reunite.

L8R,
Matt D.

[marvelous]

1. Any cd by the Happy Goodmans
2. Any cd by the Hinsons
3. Any Cd Charles Johnson & The Revivers.

I am addicted to the Gaither Homecoming videos. I just wish modern church was.
Marvelous
2000 Fender Nashville Telecaster
1966 Gretsch Jet Fireird
2007 Martin D-41 with pre-amp

[Arkansawyer]

Barbed Wire Halo-Aaron Watson
Everybodys Brother- Billy Jo Shaver
Dirt and Spirit-Various Artist (Lonestarmusic.com)

[Pacafeliz]

...everything by The Prayer Chain

the most underrated "alternative" rock band from the 90s!!!

Pat.

[wbm68]

Jesus Christ Superstar (the movie sound track, not the Ian Gillan version)

[goldtopper]

Most any one by Third Day, favorite being "Wherever You Are". Tunnel ROCKS!

[toppersteele]

The band Seven Places is the Christian equivelant to Third Eye Blind. Good stuff. The band Something Like Silas is similar to U2, Sigur Ros, and Radiohead. They are a good band out of North County San Diego.

[TxTeleMan]

Well, these would be the last three that I listened to:

1. Ollabelle by Ollabelle
2. Eye of the Storm by Mark Heard
3. Welcome to Paradise by Randy Stonehill

I've been wanting to review Larry Norman's In Another Land lately, and I also listen to the WOW orange album.

[ravindave_3600]

Originally Posted by TxTeleMan

[*]Eye of the Storm by Mark Heard[*]Welcome to Paradise by Randy Stonehill[/list]
I've been wanting to review Larry Norman's In Another Land lately, and I also listen to the WOW orange album.

You and I have similar taste. Mark Heard was great, and Randy is highly underrated (and always a lot of fun in concert). I was listening to some Larry Norman this morning and really enjoyed it, too.

[TxTeleMan]

^ RavinDave, I saw Sir Stonehill in concert some years back, and was intrigued that he played his Martin without using a pick.

I really like Mark Heard's Eye of the Storm, which was a special mostly acoustic homemade album, although I was not a real big fan of his rock stuff.

I think all of us contemporary Christian musicians owe a debt to Larry Norman.

[ravindave_3600]

It was sad to see Larry's passing, but he sure left us some good stuff to work with, didn't he?

[JAMilrod]

I can't believe Worship service guitar players haven't mentioned:

1) Jonny Lang: Turn Around
2) Adam Again: any (Dig, 10 Songs, Homeboys)
3) Bruce Cockburn: Dancing in the Dragon's Jaw
Honorable mention: Bob Dylan: Slow Train Coming (Mark Knopfler)

[PraiseCaster]

Threads like this make me grit my teeth, and makes my head hurt. Why you ask?

Because I can only pick three!

Three off the top of my head:

Darryl Mansfield: Revelation
Lincoln Brewster: Lincoln Brewster (solo debut)
Skillet: Comatose

Notice I said, "three off the top of my head", not top three, because there are so many others, and its hard for me to say, "these are the top 3".

Seventh Day Slumber, POD, Chris Tomlin, Stryper, The Rez Band, Since October, Life House, Jeremy Camp, Worship Generation, Third Day, Falling Down, Hillsong United, .........

And the list just goes on.

[jrm27]

1. Switchfoot: The Beautiful Letdown or Nothing is Sound
2. Mutemath: Self Titled
3. Phil Wickham : (his latest one)

These are off the top of my head, but are great albums!

I'm also going to be "that guy" and mention my band's new disc "The Story of People". You might like it (www.myspace.com/theridemusic).

[Southpaw Tele]

1. Delirious? - Audiolessonover
2. Delirious? - World Service
3. Telecast (great band name, huh?) - Beauty of Simplicity

Have fun!

[ejb222]

1 - Worlds Apart (live) - Jars Of Clay
2 - Into Jesus - DC Talk
3 - The entire album Worship Again - Michael W Smith

Though I'm not the biggest fan, I will say that the most touched I've ever been by the Holy Spirit was at Soulfest 2007 during Chris Tomlin's set. Man! did the Holy Spirit kick my butt!

[ejb222]

oops I guess it's supposed to be albums. Lets try that again

1. Worship Again - Michael W. Smith
2. Futhermore from the Stage - Jars of Clay
3. Supernatural - DC Talk

So I'd like to throw out a new band that I've been listening to. The Glorious Unseen. If anyone has heard of them...let me know your opinon...they are definitely different.

[josie777]

Howard Hewett-The Journey
Switchfoot-The Beautiful Letdown
DC Talk-Supernatural

[theraygun]

Sixpence None The Richer - Divine Discontent (IMHO the best Christian album ever made)
Jars of Clay - self titled debut
Rich Mullins - Songs
Harrod & Funck - self titled (gorgeous acoustic songs)

[gbeals]

Steve Fee
Lincoln Brewster-Let the Praises Ring
Newsboys - Go

[Hulk]

Third Day - Wire

DC Talk - Jesus Freak

Guardian - Swing, Swang, Swung

[Jakeboy]

Mighty Jeremiahs--self titled
Glenn Kaiser Band--Live
Kaiser/Mansfield Trimmed & Burnin/Slow Burn double CD set
oh, Keith Green Ministry Years Vol 1
Buddy Greene--Minstrel of the Lord....

More than 3 but how can I do w/o any of those?

[robert1836]

1. Rich Mullins - A Liturgy, a Legacy and a Ragamuffin Band (best song: Creed)
2. Michael Card - Poeima (best song: The Basin and the Towel)
3. Newsboys - Go (best song: I Am Free)

[guitarworship83]

1. DC Talk- Jesus Freak / Welcome to the Freak Show
2. Chris Tomlin- Hello Love (he uses a Tele live!)



3. Pillar- For the Love of The Game

[djwilbanks]

My three... if I could narrow it down would be:

After Edmund's Hello or Addison Road's self-titled album.
Todd Agnew's Better Questions
and currently, in third, would be Downhere's Ending is Beginning or David Crowder* Band's Sunsets & Sushi

and of course, there are hundreds of others that all come very close.