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Do You Listen to Religous Music?
There are a couple of bands that I really enjoy that are semi-religious. Matisyahu the Hasidic Jewish reggae rocker who constantly, almost exclusively, sings of god and such. Then there is SOJA which stands for Soldiers of Jah's Army, although the lead singer says the name has more to do with roots than religion.
Sublime mentions god quite often, and an early demo was called "Jah Won't Pay the Bills" which could be humorously interpreted in an atheistic way.
Refreshingly, Rebelution sings about keeping intelligent design out of our schools (at least that is how I interpret it; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO08u0XzD_0 ). Ironically there is also a Christian movement called Rebelution.
Do you listen to bands that sing about god or avoid it like the plague?
Sublime mentions god quite often, and an early demo was called "Jah Won't Pay the Bills" which could be humorously interpreted in an atheistic way.
Refreshingly, Rebelution sings about keeping intelligent design out of our schools (at least that is how I interpret it; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO08u0XzD_0 ). Ironically there is also a Christian movement called Rebelution.
Do you listen to bands that sing about god or avoid it like the plague?
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Permalink Reply by Sam Jones on -
I typically avoid it and any music that is boring, repititious and talks about things I don't care for. god being one of them.
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Permalink Reply by Loren Miller on -
I listen to classical religious music, from Bach's Mass in B-minor to Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna. Religious music, art, and architecture may be the only positive things to ever come out of the worship of the deity that isn't.
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Permalink Reply by §kürrý on -
Oddly enough I came home today and my wife said that my son had been listening to bible camp music all day at his cousins. This is where the difference is, that music is created with the intent to brainwash not entertain.
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Permalink Reply by Casey Polska on -
August Burns Red is one of the most talented metal bands out there. I have mixed feelings about listening to them, since they're so good but also have a lot of christian themes in their music. In concert the singer literally said "Let's worship for this next song." Granted it was at Lifest, I doubt he'd do it at normal venues, but that didn't make it any less awkward.
Here's an example, I love this song musically, but lyrically he's calling out skeptics as hypocrites. Very conflicting. I hate that most metal bands are either christian or satanist. I want some breakdowns just cause they're awesome, not for blind faith in the supernatural.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs0dc8MOAtM
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Permalink Reply by Sam Jones on
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See to me that's like listining to a song by "insert nonsense rapper here." Where they come up with some really good eletronic beats that really get you moving but the muisc is total shit because he's talking about pimpin hoes, drinkin krystal, and shootin gats. I can't wrap my head around it unless i've had one to many and disregaurd the lyrics.
This inclueds crossover bands such as creed, flyleaf, and evanessence. I really liked flyleaf's album but, I went to a show where she was singing some songs about secular topics then started talking about god this and jesus that. I left due in part to the nonsense of what she was singing about. The show I went to was a secular venue with secular opening bands that didn't even com eclose to any sort of xtian message.
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Permalink Reply by §kürrý on
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"talking about pimpin hoes, drinkin krystal, and shootin gats"
Or anything by the Black Eyed Peas... "Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday"
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Permalink Reply by Matthew Bishop on -
Most (not all) of those metal bands who seem like satanist actually aren't. It's just an act, Marilyn Manson for example, doesn't actually think of himself as the anti-christ or anything close, it was just a character on his album (actually that character spreads throughout three different albums). He was given an honorary title in the Church Of Satan but he has said himself that he isn't even a believer in that, he just likes some of their teachings (even I agree with some of the teachings of various religions, even if I think the religion it's self is a bunch of crap).
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Permalink Reply by Todd Draper on -
I'm a (lousy)vocalist myself, so usually the first thing I attach to with a band is the lyrics/vocals. One of my all time idols is Todd Smith, who sings for two of my favorite bands (El Creepo! and Polkadot Cadaver). He has a way of weaving religious imagery and symbolism into his weird, creepy, effed-up lyrics that I really dig. Another one that comes to mind is Dez Fafara from DevilDriver/Coal Chamber who often sneaks religious tidbits into his songs.
Basically, if you can use it poetically and not make it feel like Jesus is trying to slip me a roofie and rape my earhole in the men's room of a T.G.I. Friday's, then I don't mind it at all. . . . the poetry, that is, not the forced cochlear penetration part.
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Permalink Reply by Sam Jones on
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My cat is named after the original bassest of coal chamber. I feel priviledged to have seen them live on several occasions, one of which slipknot opened for them. But I agree with you. It's not imagry aor references that get me, its the preachy songs, the "worship" songs etc.
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