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humbleinspirit -> Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (7/22/2008 11:04:23 AM)

Back in the 1980's, I followed the following artists because of their belief in God:

The Alarm
U2
Simple Minds
Ultravox
Midge Ure
Donna Summer
The Call

Late 80's & 90's:

Breathe
PM Dawn
Six Pence None The Richer

2000's:

Lifehouse
The Fray
Matt Kearney

What are some of your memories of these bands?



Rufas2000 -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (7/22/2008 11:43:49 AM)

U2 is one of my favorites. "War', "Achtung Baby", "The Joshua Tree" and "The Unforgettable Fire" are my favorite albums by them, in that order. Also anxiously hoping for an expanded version of the live "Under a Blood Red Sky".

I have The Alarm's "Eye of the Hurricane". Good stuff.

I remember The Call. They were good but not a favorite. Had the tape with "I Still Believe" on it.

Donna Summer is a childhood memory. I enjoyed her hits like "Hot Stuff" and "MaCarthur Park".

I like PM Dawn. I had a greatest hits by them but it never "gained traction" in my collection. Maybe I'll do some research into getting the CD with "Looking Through Patient Eyes" (I love that song). I think they're one where the whole album works together.

I had Lifehouse's debut CD for awhile. The first two songs and the last one are great. The others, not so much. They're good but really not my style.

I've heard of the others but don't have much experience with them.

I'm surprised Mr. Mister isn't on the list.



humbleinspirit -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (7/22/2008 2:22:27 PM)

I am still tryinf to decide if Mr. Mister qualifies as a Christian artist or not.



BlindLemon5103 -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (7/22/2008 2:44:28 PM)

What about Van Morrison? Would he qualify as a quasi-Christian / spiritual artist?

I'm a big fan of Van The Man.



humbleinspirit -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (7/22/2008 2:49:10 PM)

I do know that CCM Mag. used to talk about him a lot. I do not know what he believes at all though.

Oh, I just thought of another one from the 1980's: Bruce Cockburn.

And another one from the 90's: The Innocence Mission.



humbleinspirit -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (7/22/2008 2:51:03 PM)

And lets not forget T-Bone Burnett either.



Rufas2000 -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (7/22/2008 4:19:18 PM)

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I am still tryinf to decide if Mr. Mister qualifies as a Christian artist or not.


IMHO I think they would qualify as much as some of the others you mentioned.

But I'm not a Mr. Mister expert.



humbleinspirit -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (7/22/2008 6:10:56 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Rufas2000

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I am still tryinf to decide if Mr. Mister qualifies as a Christian artist or not.


IMHO I think they would qualify as much as some of the others you mentioned.

But I'm not a Mr. Mister expert.


True, I guess I would put them into the spiritually minded catagory. BTW, I have noticed that a lot of music channels are starting to play Kyrie again. It is a welcome return! [sm=icon_smile_super.gif]



rockitd -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (7/25/2008 7:27:21 PM)

Don't forget Kaja!!!! I was rocking to their stuff via Christian radio....



friend2every1 -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (7/25/2008 9:02:50 PM)

I love Lauryn Hill aka Ms. Hill L. Boogie...lol



rockitd -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (7/30/2008 1:16:04 PM)

Gotta love Lauryn. Been a fan since Sister Act 2!!!! Add to the pot, Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind, and Fire and Deniece Williams, both of whom did Gospel albums in the late '80s/early '90's. Bob Dylan, Rev. Al Green, B.J. Thomas, also fit the bill.



huskarine -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (7/31/2008 8:34:59 AM)

U2's October is a very spiritual album, look at the song "Gloria"...

but actually, U2's "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" is quite spiritual as well (All Because of You, Yahweh, Sometimes you can't make it on your own)...

Lately, I am finding Coldplay to be somewhat spiritual (still questioning it)...

if I may ever know the meaning to the song "Viva La Vida" I will know...I happen to believe the song's meaning is about Christ right before and after the Crucifixion...

i dunno, if you do, please clarify...



percussionlover -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (7/31/2008 11:00:31 AM)

yes....MR Mister is (was) a christian band & Richard Page from Mr Mister has said they were (are) but they kept it very low key. Mr Mister released 4 albums::: "I Wear The Face,,Welcome To The Real World,,Go On,,Pull"..& all their albums are filled with Christian themed lyrics/images etc...Mr Mister even won a grammy back in 1987 for best "Gospel Performance" for their song, "Healing Waters" (off the Go On LP) beating out such CCM artists like Steven Curtis Chapman etc...
if you get the very good book on CCM music called...."The Encyclopedia To CCM Music",theres a large write-up & reviews of Mr Mister's LPS along with other (secular) artists who are christian like.....Simple Minds,Midnight Oil,U2,Lou Gramm (from Foreigner),Elvis,Ambrosia....
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ORIGINAL: humbleinspirit

I am still tryinf to decide if Mr. Mister qualifies as a Christian artist or not.



percussionlover -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (7/31/2008 11:08:17 AM)

yes....KAJA (Kajagoogoo) are a christian band too !!!!! Kaja's most explicit christian LP was..... KAJA "Extra Play" for the U.S. ( AKA...Kajagoogoo "Islands" for the rest of the world) the entire LP was filled with very christian songs like ::: "The Lion's Mouth,,The Power To Forgive,,Big Apple,,Islands,,etc......)
Kaja's follow up LP called... "Crazy People's Right To Speak" was also filled with christian songs like..."Rivers"... all of Kajagoogoo LP's are available on CD with bonus cuts...
Kajagoogoo have re-formed with all original members (including Limahl) and are working on a new LP...
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ORIGINAL: rockitd

Don't forget Kaja!!!! I was rocking to their stuff via Christian radio....



Rufas2000 -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (7/31/2008 11:55:50 AM)

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Lou Gramm (from Foreigner),


Really, that one kinda shocks me. Was it post Foreigner?



percussionlover -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (8/1/2008 10:04:40 AM)

Lou Gramm was a christian before joining Foreigner in the early 70's,but Lou re-dedicated his life to Christ during the sessions of "I Wanna Know What Love Is" (in my opinion 1 of the best christian songs ever,in fact i heard it on my local christian station this morning) & Lou has been quoted saying that in the recording studio,he walks around with his bible & devotionals & the other guys in the band totally respect his walk/faith etc..& that the rest of the guys do not do drugs/drink etc....they're all family men grounded in their lives.
lets pray that Lou can be a testimony to the rest of the guys in Foreigner.
at last word,,,all the original members of Foriegner are back 2gether & on their new greatest hits package there is some new recordings,which is a way for an older band to present new material that will sell cause its on a greatest hits package,cause if the band released a new album with all new material theres no gaurentee that the new album would sell and if the label would even push/promote the new album.
why do you think bands like : Cheap Trick/Heart/Fleetwood Mac/Michael W smith/Degarmo & Key Band etc..... released greatest hits albums with new material ?????
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ORIGINAL: Rufas2000

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Lou Gramm (from Foreigner),


Really, that one kinda shocks me. Was it post Foreigner?



Rufas2000 -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (8/1/2008 1:10:00 PM)

Thanks for the info on Lou Gramm. I'm glad to see he's back at it (heard he had a brain tumor) and more importantly, that he is rededicated as a Christian.

Just for the record, it was never my intent to question Gramm's status as a Christian. The topic is about Christian and spiritual artists, I took it to mean the expression of the spiritual in their music. Aside from "I Want To Know What Love Is" (which I always took as a love song but for Lou Gramm's discussion of it) I haven't heard Foreigner discuss much of depth in their lyrics (aside from a few nicely worded love songs, "Juke Box Hero" and "Starrider") and they do gorify the party lifestyle in some of their lyrics. So I basically conflated Lou Gramm the person with Lou Gramm's role as the lead singer of Foreigner.

I make it a strict point to never question someone's salvation or claims that they are a Christian.

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why do you think bands like : Cheap Trick/Heart/Fleetwood Mac/Michael W smith/Degarmo & Key Band etc..... released greatest hits albums with new material ?????


The why is to make money. I think it would be more honest and successful if they went on tour (which they probably still do). Maybe their label lends more support to a tour if there is new product attached to it. I imagine with the rise of iTunes that this strategy will be less successful in the future and less necessary. I don't like greatest hits albums anyway unless the artist was primarily a singles act (like many of the 60s Motown artists and some of the popsters). I really don't like the addition of new material to greatest hits packages. Maybe a better way to do it would be to release a live DVD with the new songs as a bonus CD. Include some "Behind the Music" style documentary stuff and I think you got a winner. I'm sure many fans will be interested in Lou Gramm's recovery from the brain tumor.

Note: obviously if the band has never gotten that type of greatest hits treatment (examples of "treatment" types: brief 1 disc bargain priced, full disc, 2 disc, box set etc.) or if the previous efforts have been substandard then go for it. Most of the artists mentioned in the quote have several greatest hits packages covering the different types, meaning another one would be redundant.



frogman128 -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (8/2/2008 11:44:19 PM)

I'm new and was wondering if anyone knows an older song that has "well it must be the power of God following through me" as the main chorus. It is an older song that I had heard in the early 90's while watching the Power team guys. This song touched me while I was in my teens and I would be very thankful for any leads. Thanks to anyone who can help. God Bless!



humbleinspirit -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (8/2/2008 11:46:44 PM)

Hi Frogman and welcome to forums. You might be better able to get an answer to this question if you start a new topic on this subject asking the question there instead. [sm=icon_smile.gif]



frogman128 -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (8/3/2008 12:01:11 AM)

Thanks!



humbleinspirit -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (8/3/2008 12:11:27 AM)

Your welcome.



amygrantfan5875 -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (8/3/2008 3:48:01 AM)

It sounds like Power of God by The Imperials off of their This Years Model album....and with a little further research I was right...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imperials Here's the quote from Wiki. "The song Power of God became a theme song with for Christian bodybuilders The Power Team and much younger fans began to come to Imperials Concerts."

This is one of the best Imperials Albums and it's available on Amazon in the form of an MP3. Here's the link...http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_dmusic?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=the imperials this years model&x=0&y=0


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ORIGINAL: frogman128

I'm new and was wondering if anyone knows an older song that has "well it must be the power of God following through me" as the main chorus. It is an older song that I had heard in the early 90's while watching the Power team guys. This song touched me while I was in my teens and I would be very thankful for any leads. Thanks to anyone who can help. God Bless!



frogman128 -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (8/11/2008 12:17:12 PM)

Thank you all for the help! This was the song I was looking for. God Bless!



arcangel0567 -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (8/11/2008 12:30:31 PM)

my fav foreigner song is long long way from home



Rufas2000 -> RE: Mainstream Christian Artists (and Spiritually Minded) From Yesteryear and Today (8/11/2008 5:03:41 PM)

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my fav foreigner song is long long way from home


Great choice. That debut CD is my favorite by them. The first six songs are fantastic. And "I Need You" is also wonderful, a great way to end it. To me, the debut CD has musical and lyrical depth the others didn't.



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