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Old January 18th, 2008, 12:45 PM   #1 (permalink)
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3 favourite Christian albums?

I listen to very little Christian music. Last year I went on a GREAT quest to find more inspirational music to enjoy while on the road. I only found 4 C.D.'s the entire year.
Here's 3 that I'm enjoying Now.

1) Russ Taff - Now More Than Ever

2) Randy Travis - Glory Train

3) Bart Millard's - Hymned No.1


Some cool stuff on all of them. The sound quality of Christian music has gotten much better. But it's still too safe & predictable for me. Anybody else found any great stuff recently? Please give me your 3 fav's...even if they go back a few years.
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Old January 18th, 2008, 02:06 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I listen to very little Christian music. Last year I went on a GREAT quest to find more inspirational music to enjoy while on the road. I only found 4 C.D.'s the entire year.
Here's 3 that I'm enjoying Now.

1) Russ Taff - Now More Than Ever

2) Randy Travis - Glory Train

3) Bart Millard's - Hymned No.1


Some cool stuff on all of them. The sound quality of Christian music has gotten much better. But it's still too safe & predictable for me. Anybody else found any great stuff recently? Please give me your 3 fav's...even if they go back a few years.

My 3 favourites:

Steven Curtis Chapman - The Great Adventure
4 Him - The basics of Life
Mid South - Lessons of Life

All are a few years old.
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Old January 18th, 2008, 03:44 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Tree63 - Worship Vol 1
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Old January 18th, 2008, 03:55 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Not to be a wise guy, but I think they'd all be Charlie Christian.

But half seriously, I did a search for Jesus on my Itunes library and came up with a bunch of great (if not all unquestioningly devout) songs

Steve Earle's Pilgrim
John Prine's "Jesus the Missing Years"
Greg Brown's "Jesus and Elvis"
Nirvana's "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam"
Gillian Welch's "By the Mark"
Springsteen's "Jesus was an Only Son"
RY Cooder "Jesus on the Mainline"
Velvet Underground "Jesus"

and gospel influenced songs (from Al Green to the Carter Family) too numerous to mention.

Check the Itunes store. They've got a "Rock Songs About Jesus" compilation about 50 deep, ranging from Johnny Cash to Skip James to Tom Waits to the Rolling Stones. They can't be blamed for including "Jesus take the Wheel."

As far as music that would be shelved under "Christian" I find that artists who are too fixated on one subject (be it religion or sex) don't hold my interest for long.

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Old January 18th, 2008, 06:14 PM   #5 (permalink)
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As far as music that would be shelved under "Christian" I find that artists who are too fixated on one subject (be it religion or sex) don't hold my interest for long.

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My music library consists of music that would be shelved under "Christian", "Country", "Blues", "Jazz", etc. You get the idea. Just because an artist chooses to fixate on one subject doesn't mean my collection has to.
The question from the OP was "Your favourite Christian albums".
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Old January 18th, 2008, 06:57 PM   #6 (permalink)
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These are some I keep coming back to. The first one is overtly "Christian", but don't let it's title throw you.

1. "Jesus Freak", dc Talk -- multi-themed & complex

2. "Dark Was the Night", Blind Willie Johnson -- old-time acoustic blues

3. "Orphans", Tom Waits

4. "It's For You", Michael Roe -- hard to find, but there's some good songs on this one.
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Old January 20th, 2008, 04:26 AM   #7 (permalink)
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1. Angel Band -Emmylou Harris
2. Hymns and Meditations -Fernando Ortega
3. This spot could be filled with any other Fernando Ortega disc
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Old January 20th, 2008, 08:29 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Old January 20th, 2008, 08:42 AM   #9 (permalink)
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My music library consists of music that would be shelved under "Christian", "Country", "Blues", "Jazz", etc. You get the idea. Just because an artist chooses to fixate on one subject doesn't mean my collection has to.
The question from the OP was "Your favourite Christian albums".
I commend you for your eclectic tastes. My point was just that artists who focus on one subject, whatever it is, tend to have IMHO a view of the world that doesn't interest me. Your mileage may vary, of course.

And again, while I'm not a regular poster in this forum, Goldie Locks did say that he found Christian music "too safe and predictable." While they're not whole albums, these songs are available a la carte on Itunes, and are anything but predictable.

If anyone thinks this is a hijack, then I apologize. It started out as a wiseguy impulse, but I edited the post three times to add more info.

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My list is of Christian albums,,, although I prefer to call it Gospel. I offer no aplogies for loving Gospel Blues music or that they are in my top three. The "Christian" music that Goldielocks is calling safe and predictable is probably the stuff called "Adult Contemperary" christian music. I agree with him on that point.
I believe the question is what are your favorite top three christian albums,,, that leaves room to have a top three Raggae, Jazz, Americana, Polka, Himalayan nose whistling or whatever.
Concerning artists that focus on one subject and their world veiws,,,, There are those artists that write and sing about all kinds of things that they have no real knowledge of,,, the result is usually pathetic. Gospel Music is best served up by someone who knows and understands what they're singing about.
Allen, perhaps you could enlighten us as to Glenn Kaiser's world view??
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Steven Curtis Chapman- Speechless
Mark Mallett- Let the Lord know (markmallett.com)
Jars of clay- redemption songs
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Old January 20th, 2008, 02:23 PM   #12 (permalink)
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New FAvourite Album?

Thanks Trimmed. I'm gonna have to go find that:

Himalayan Nose Whistling album you recommended
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Thanks Trimmed. I'm gonna have to go find that:

Himalayan Nose Whistling album you recommended
Hey Rod,
I had never heard or heard of Nose Whistling untill I saw a Bella Fleck concert. He had this guy from either Nepal or possibly Mongolia performing the technique as part of the concert. It was really cool,,, I dont know if I could take a whole album of it but it was cool!!
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Old January 20th, 2008, 04:31 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Here's some more

How about:

Larry Norman's "Only visiting this planet" and "In another land". Also, Randy Stonehill's "Welcome to paradise". These are GREAT Christian albums for sure! In fact I just saw Randy Stonehill around a week ago, and man, he still does great!
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Old January 20th, 2008, 05:03 PM   #15 (permalink)
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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).
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Old January 21st, 2008, 08:48 AM   #17 (permalink)
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David Crowder Band "A Collision"

U2 "The Joshua Tree"

Right now my third is Needtobreathe "The Heat"
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1. Waterdeep - Sink or Swim
2. Waterdeep with 100 Portraits - Enter the Worship Circle
3. Alan Jackson - Precious Memories
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2. Waterdeep with 100 Portraits - Enter the Worship Circle
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Yepper,,, I really like Waterdeep... good stuff!
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Old January 21st, 2008, 07:43 PM   #21 (permalink)
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How 'bout some classics?

Sunday's Child(1987) - Phil Keaggy - Not sure if it gets better than this.

The Way Home(1989) - Russ Taff - Solid Bluesy Gospel Rock

Thirst (1998) - Randy Stonehill - Hard to pick one album; I love all his stuff. Stonehill is my favorite living artist and doesn't make bad albums. or bad songs. ever. So many of his songs feel as if they are written just for me and thats why I like it so much.
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1. Danny Brooks- Souled Out and Sanctified
2. Randy Stonehill- Welcome to Paradise
3. 2nd Chapter of Acts, Phil Keaggy and a Band Called David- How The West Was One

I would also add
Michael Omartian- White Horse awesome album!
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I'll bet I would add the Johnny Mannion Bands album,,,,if'n they had one!! I heard rumors of some time in the studio,,, how but it there BellyBoy???
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Russ Taff - Medals, an oldie but a goodie, he was more rock then than blues as he is now.

Casting Crowns - they have 2 CDs out, both great...

Phil Keagey - Crimson and Blue - if you like guitar you will love this...

Jeremy Camp - Restored... all great singles, and he can pick too!

Steven Curtis Chapman - The Great Adventure

Degarmo and Key - early rock, get the greatest hits album...

and if you like Pop/Rap/Hip Hop
Toby Mac - Diverse City, although "Momentum" is good too.
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