#kutless

[music-in-my-veins14]

[friendrat]

So we were singing this worship song today, the one that goes, "You are good, you're good oohhh, you are good, you're good oohhh..." and I just had pop into my mind, "but He's not tame." Thank you, CS Lewis, for that memorable bit of dialog.

And it just had me thinking all through the song. Do you think that weird attraction to bad boys that so many girls have is a corrupted longing for God? Because we put so much focus on God's goodness, and we ignore that He is not *safe*. This is the God of the wild. He isn't just the one who can calm the waves... He is the one who first *created* the waves. And I just don't think we really think about or appreciate that enough.

[oldinterneticons]

[only-in-december]

I saw a post recently (I think it was from @floralflowerpower) about songs and how they can have deeper meanings than we sometimes realize. And at one point Christian rock was mentioned, and as a Christian myself, I feel qualified to talk about that. (This post is long, and kinda rambly. It also ended up being me just fangirling over bands the whole time. Be warned.) (There are song recommendations though. But I'm unsure of how to link them all. There's a lot.)

Christian rock is most definitely a more recently accepted thing. Because older generations saw rock as the devil's music. It was evil. Any band that played it was evil.

Which brings me to the first artist I want to talk about, Larry Norman. He was in some ways, the first Christian rock artist. He challenged the view of "the devil's music" with songs like 'Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Music' (I know, kinda on the nose there😅) 'The Great American Novel' is one of my personal favorites by him, because he uses the song to not only call out the problems with Christian culture, but also American culture. He was a pioneer for some of the other artists I want to talk aboqut, and definitely deserves mentioning.

Next I want to talk about Disciple. They're a lot more recent than Larry Norman. And as such, much more modern rock. Songs like 'Dear X' and 'Invisible' built my teenage years a lot. 'Dear X' is about how your past sins and mistakes don't own you as a person anymore. Shame and Pain and Hate can't take you back. 'Invisible' is more about how God can reach anyone. No one is too broken, too lost, too hurt, that He can't help. It's amazing.

Another band I want to talk about is Demon Hunter. They're probably the hardest rock group I'll talk about here. I personally don't listen to them much, because they are more of a screamy band at times, and I'm not into that. But still, songs like 'Dead Flowers' are much softer, it has a melody and is my favorite by them.

Kutless. I just have so much love for them. They're a group that does actual worship songs (as in albums,) and they do hard rock songs too. 'Million Dollar Man' 'Hearts of The Innocent' and their cover of 'Take Me In' are some of my top favorites. (Legitimately though, I could probably talk forever about them. I'm cutting myself short here.)

I'm going back in time to the 70s for a sec to talk Petra! 'Take Me In' is originally theirs, (although I prefer the Kutless version) and they also have gems like 'The Coloring Song.' I don't listen to them a lot either, because they're more old school rock, which isn't my thing. But 'The Coloring Song' IS my childhood.

Skillet is a Christian rock band, that I think is at least somewhat popular in secular groups too. The entire 'Awake and Alive' album is just amazing. They don't shy away from their faith, but not every song is explicitly Christian either. I can't recommend them enough.

Thousand Foot Krutch is one of my boyfriend's favorite bands. And yes. They have great music. 'Fly on The Wall' is amazing. 'Phenomenon' is....(don't say it don't say it don't sa-) phenomenal. They are a harder group sometimes, but still to notch.

Okay, last one for now. And probably my absolute favorite on this list I've made, is Red. I just can't say enough. They have harder songs like 'Infidel' 'Release The Panic' and 'Feed The Machine.' And they also have softer songs like 'Hold Me Now,' which I personally love. Songs like 'Glass House' 'Perfect Life' 'Cauterize' 'Only Fight' 'The Darkest Part' and 'The Evening Hate' are soo well done. And don't get started on their music videos. They have an entire storyline going through a bunch of them, leading into the video for 'The Evening Hate' which is literally 14 minutes long. I love them a lot.

TL;DR Christian Rock has a lot of variety, and is really good. (And also not evil devil music.) Thank you.

Feel free to ask me about any of these artists or songs. I might not be the most knowledgeable, but I'll do my best🙂🙂🙂

[dragontransmanartist]

Listening to nothing but JTHM tribute is a bad idea!

[the700clubasia]

Open up my eyes to see All of you, your mysteries I hold my breath, You hold my hand As heaven melts the heart of man.

[adaptaveis]

Há momentos que eu falho e eu estou contra a parede, e eu não posso caminhar nesta vida sozinho segurando em nada…

Kutless.

[dailybibleverse365]

SOTD (Friday, April 14): King of My Heart/Kutless