I’m not entirely sure what to use this blog for, especially considering I won’t be at training camp for at least another three months, but I feel like that time gap is unacceptably long. So I’ll be spitballing for the next few months until that time comes.
I’ll be the first to admit that for the most part, I don’t really like listening to contemporary Christian music. There are a few bands and artists that truly have an original sound, but for the most part, every Christian band plays every song in the same key with the same notes. My college roommate said she could pick out contemporary Christian music within about five seconds of the song starting. I’ve got that ability too. Sure, the lyrics are the important thing, but I can’t get into the lyrics if the music is predictable. Soon all the songs sound exactly the same.
There is a lack of unbridled joy in a lot of the music. It’s present in the lyrics, but if it’s not in the music as well, I’m not totally sold on it. There are a number of secular songs that I can think of that stir my spirit and make me want to dance down the street and burst forth in song. Sometimes I do dance down the street and hope that no one is watching. But there is a sort of joy and rapture in the instrumentals of these songs, and how the sound of the singer’s voice blends or contrasts with them.
A few examples that come to mind:
Granted, some Christian artists have the idea. Monk & Neagle, Shawn McDonald, and David Crowder come to mind. But everyone else…they all get lost in the sound-the-same shuffle. Take notes, ladies and gents. Let’s rectify this. Or maybe it’s just me.
