IMHO The Best Christian Band Out There

by **Duncan** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:35 am

I'm an athiest, but I love this band. Like a cross between Springsteen, Jim Steinman and West Side Story. What do you think? Give it a couple of spins.

House of Heroes

http://vimeo.com/11692026

by **Duncan** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:42 am

In fact I'd go as far as to say this is my favourite song of the year so far. I also know S2M (who has some great music) will hate it :lol:

by **Peartree12249** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 1:33 pm

I'm not a fan of Christian rock, but this guy (who sings very traditional gospel music) is one of my favorite singers. What a powerful voice!

I could listen to him sing the phone book.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhsegloAEmI

by **S2M** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 1:58 pm

Duncan wrote:In fact I'd go as far as to say this is my favourite song of the year so far. I also know S2M (who has some great music) will hate it

I don't hate it...I'm just picky. I don't neccesarily dislike christian music....I just don't like it all in my face. Kansas was a christian band. I LOVE them. They took a more philosophical approach with the topics, than a religious one....Creed was christian. Guardian, Adriangale were both pseudo-christian bands. LOVE both of them....it all depends on the 'in your faceness' of the lyrics.... :lol:

by **Rip Rokken** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 11:54 pm

S2M wrote:
Duncan wrote:In fact I'd go as far as to say this is my favourite song of the year so far. I also know S2M (who has some great music) will hate it

I don't hate it...I'm just picky. I don't neccesarily dislike christian music....I just don't like it all in my face. Kansas was a christian band. I LOVE them. They took a more philosophical approach with the topics, than a religious one....Creed was christian. Guardian, Adriangale were both pseudo-christian bands. LOVE both of them....it all depends on the 'in your faceness' of the lyrics....

Creed wasn't Christian -- they were fakers. Scott Stapp was just an egomaniac who was raised in a fundamentalism upbringing, and I think he loved the attention writing those songs brought them. I've seen interviews where they asked him and he said they were not Christian.

It's obligatory that I have to bring out Heavy Metal Steve Perry, Les Carlson from Bloodgood:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k4mosk4zcU

Good lord, Paul Jackson SMOKES on guitar...

by **conversationpc** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 7:37 am

Rip Rokken wrote:It's obligatory that I have to bring out Heavy Metal Steve Perry, Les Carlson from Bloodgood:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k4mosk4zcU

Good lord, Paul Jackson SMOKES on guitar...

Love that band...My favorite of theirs is "Top of the Mountain".

by **Rip Rokken** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 8:20 am

conversationpc wrote:
Rip Rokken wrote:It's obligatory that I have to bring out Heavy Metal Steve Perry, Les Carlson from Bloodgood:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k4mosk4zcU

Good lord, Paul Jackson SMOKES on guitar...

Love that band...My favorite of theirs is "Top of the Mountain".

And "AMERICA"... "

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGaN9QT2lqA

by **verslibre** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:42 am

Rip Rokken wrote:Creed wasn't Christian -- they were fakers. Scott Stapp was just an egomaniac who was raised in a fundamentalism upbringing, and I think he loved the attention writing those songs brought them. I've seen interviews where they asked him and he said they were not Christian.

It's obligatory that I have to bring out Heavy Metal Steve Perry, Les Carlson from Bloodgood:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k4mosk4zcU

Good lord, Paul Jackson SMOKES on guitar...

Bloodgood's one of the best Christian metal bands EVER. Hooks to spare! (See "Never Be The Same"!)

by **conversationpc** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 4:26 am

Rip Rokken wrote:Creed wasn't Christian -- they were fakers. Scott Stapp was just an egomaniac who was raised in a fundamentalism upbringing, and I think he loved the attention writing those songs brought them. I've seen interviews where they asked him and he said they were not Christian.

Well, I wouldn't call them fakers. They never really pretended to be Christian, though some of their songs definitely have some spiritual concepts. Personally, a song like "My Own Prison" has a lot more meaning to me spiritually than most songs that are blatantly "Christian".

As for Stapp, he pretty much admitted being a scumbag when he was still drinking like a fish. I'd be interested to hear how he's doing now that he's supposedly off the bottle.

by **S2M** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 5:35 am

Check this site out

http://www.heavensmetal.com/

Don't forget Barren Cross, Mass, and White Cross.... :lol:

by **T-Bone** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 6:01 am

S2M wrote:Check this site out

http://www.heavensmetal.com/

Don't forget Barren Cross, Mass, and White Cross....

Another method is if you use the Heavy Harmonies main site and filter for the CCM bands

http://www.heavyharmonies.com/cgi-bin/g ... i?Genre=10

by **Duncan** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 6:45 am

Yeh, but what about the band i posted about?

Bloodgood, fark me - you don't need an Islamic fundamentalist - I'd have chucked a hand grenade on stage myself.

by **verslibre** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 8:32 am

Waaaaaah.

by **Rip Rokken** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 8:44 am

S2M wrote:Check this site out

http://www.heavensmetal.com/

Don't forget Barren Cross, Mass, and White Cross....

It was amazing how so many of those bands were kinda targeting the sound of popular secular bands.

Barren Cross (Bruce Dickinson sound-alike) was a favorite of mine, and Atomic Arena was one of my favorite rock albums for a long time. It's a masterpiece. State Of Control was also very good but suffered from slicky-overtrebbly 80's style production. Would love to hear it remastered.

I love early Whitecross (RATT sound-alike), but my favorite album of theirs was Equilibrium. It's excellent song for song.

Does anyone remember Trytan (Rush sound-alike)? I looked them up to see what they were up to these days. Singer Lary Dean seems to be doing well and having fun!

Here he is doing some Evel Knievel stuff on a dirt bike.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRt36Zp5PD8

by **verslibre** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 9:07 am

Rip Rokken wrote:Does anyone remember Trytan (Rush sound-alike)?

Never heard of them. Is their stuff OOP?

by **conversationpc** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:10 am

Rip Rokken wrote:I love early Whitecross (RATT sound-alike), but my favorite album of theirs was Equilibrium. It's excellent song for song.

They do sound a lot like Ratt but I don't think it was intentional. That said, Rex Carrol was/is a much better guitarist than Warren DiMartini. Always thought he sounded like a helluva combo of Eddie Van Halen and Yngwie Malmsteen.

Barren Cross (Bruce Dickinson sound-alike) was a favorite of mine, and Atomic Arena was one of my favorite rock albums for a long time. It's a masterpiece.

"Atomic Arena" is certainly excellent and you're right about the Bruce Dickinson soundalike, Mike Lee.

by **Glenn** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 1:45 pm

Rip Rokken wrote:
S2M wrote:Check this site out

http://www.heavensmetal.com/

Don't forget Barren Cross, Mass, and White Cross....

It was amazing how so many of those bands were kinda targeting the sound of popular secular bands.

Barren Cross (Bruce Dickinson sound-alike) was a favorite of mine, and Atomic Arena was one of my favorite rock albums for a long time. It's a masterpiece. State Of Control was also very good but suffered from slicky-overtrebbly 80's style production. Would love to hear it remastered.

I love early Whitecross (RATT sound-alike), but my favorite album of theirs was Equilibrium. It's excellent song for song.

Does anyone remember Trytan (Rush sound-alike)? I looked them up to see what they were up to these days. Singer Lary Dean seems to be doing well and having fun!

Here he is doing some Evel Knievel stuff on a dirt bike.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRt36Zp5PD8

I do remember Lary Dean.....I had both Trytan's cd's and on the back was a phone number to call to book them...I called for the heck of it and it was Lary Dean himself and he told me Trytan was no more. We did talk for a while...Very nice guy...

by **Rip Rokken** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 2:31 pm

conversationpc wrote:
Rip Rokken wrote:I love early Whitecross (RATT sound-alike), but my favorite album of theirs was Equilibrium. It's excellent song for song.

They do sound a lot like Ratt but I don't think it was intentional. That said, Rex Carrol was/is a much better guitarist than Warren DiMartini. Always thought he sounded like a helluva combo of Eddie Van Halen and Yngwie Malmsteen.

I always felt it was intentional. at least in the beginning. Even though Rex Carroll wasn't a DeMartini clone himself, they definitely borrowed some RATT-style chops for some of their songs. "Straight Thru The Heart" had a main riff and beat very reminiscent of "Lay It Down".

Love this song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXiJyN4jeoQ

by **Rip Rokken** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 2:40 pm

verslibre wrote:
Rip Rokken wrote:Does anyone remember Trytan (Rush sound-alike)?

Never heard of them. Is their stuff OOP?

Yes, though I believe they re-released their first album in 2000. They only had two albums. Here is my favorite song from the first one: Not a bad Rush imitation!

Mr. Electric
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2c5DY3w880

Here's one from their second album Sylentiger -- too bad the production was lacking on this one:

Beyond The Night -- it's about the Moonies!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYsSVQc7y1M

by **Andrew** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 2:49 pm

conversationpc wrote:
Rip Rokken wrote:Creed wasn't Christian -- they were fakers. Scott Stapp was just an egomaniac who was raised in a fundamentalism upbringing, and I think he loved the attention writing those songs brought them. I've seen interviews where they asked him and he said they were not Christian.

Well, I wouldn't call them fakers..

...Nah, just completely SHITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by **AlteredDNA** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 3:14 pm

I love Whiteheart - not the heaviest band, but the vocals / melodies / harmonies always speak to me...

by **conversationpc** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:12 pm

Andrew wrote:
conversationpc wrote:
Rip Rokken wrote:Creed wasn't Christian -- they were fakers. Scott Stapp was just an egomaniac who was raised in a fundamentalism upbringing, and I think he loved the attention writing those songs brought them. I've seen interviews where they asked him and he said they were not Christian.

Well, I wouldn't call them fakers..

...Nah, just completely SHITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bullcrap...Their first three albums had several good songs, though I can't say any of them are amongst my favorites. This last album was pretty good straight through, though.

by **Melissa** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 11:02 pm

conversationpc wrote:
Andrew wrote:
conversationpc wrote:
Rip Rokken wrote:Creed wasn't Christian -- they were fakers. Scott Stapp was just an egomaniac who was raised in a fundamentalism upbringing, and I think he loved the attention writing those songs brought them. I've seen interviews where they asked him and he said they were not Christian.

Well, I wouldn't call them fakers..

...Nah, just completely SHITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bullcrap...Their first three albums had several good songs, though I can't say any of them are amongst my favorites. This last album was pretty good straight through, though.

Have to agree... Stapp may have his issues, but Creed made some good music. And with the other guys minus Stapp, Alter Bridge made some good music too. Heard their 3rd album is supposed to be out soon.

by **Rip Rokken** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:44 am

JSS Rocks! wrote:I do remember Lary Dean.....I had both Trytan's cd's and on the back was a phone number to call to book them...I called for the heck of it and it was Lary Dean himself and he told me Trytan was no more. We did talk for a while...Very nice guy...

He my friend on the Facebook now! Next time I go to Chicago I'm going to his church for sure.

by **Duncan** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 2:46 am

I now have a picture of this bloke in the pulpit preaching away with you reaching up to him with a CD and pen

by **Rip Rokken** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 3:34 am

Duncan wrote:I now have a picture of this bloke in the pulpit preaching away with you reaching up to him with a CD and pen

That's definitely going to happen. I'll get him to bless some holy water for me while I'm there, too.

by **conversationpc** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 4:08 am

Rip Rokken wrote:
Duncan wrote:I now have a picture of this bloke in the pulpit preaching away with you reaching up to him with a CD and pen

That's definitely going to happen. I'll get him to bless some holy water for me while I'm there, too.

Better yet, catch some of his sweat in a small vial. Better than holy water every time. :lol:

by **Rip Rokken** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:00 am

Check this out -- this is the son of a good friend of mine on vocals, and it's brand new stuff. They rock!!!

The Running Back

http://attaboy.bandcamp.com/album/the-running-back-ep

http://www.facebook.com/therunningback
http://www.myspace.com/therunningbackmusic

by **AlteredDNA** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:16 am

The son of Billy Smiley from Whiteheart:
http://www.facebook.com/thetechnicolors ... 7798137319

His band is The Technicolors: (songs on the left side of the page)
http://www.facebook.com/thetechnicolors ... olorsmusic

by **S2M** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:21 am

One of my favorite of these type bands....I just like the music, not the religious aspect....

Maybe Tomorrow - Noveaux

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwxUlfjdCFg

I LOVE this song.

Another one:

Chasing Shadows

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwxUlfjdCFg

A John Elefante song from the Kansas Album Vinyl Confessions

MR

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