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Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• quarkquasar@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Creed is an honorary Christian rock band, which is 1000x worse than a normal one.

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• VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  That’s one of those where they became so mainstream that they don’t want to name it, but they definitely make Christian rock.

  Apparently, Higher is about lucid dreaming, but he’s also dreaming of biblical Heaven:

  Can you take me higher
  To a place where blind men see
  (Isaiah 29:18-19) Can you take me higher
  To a place with golden streets
  (Revelations 21:21)

  “My Sacrifice” is about Scott’s struggle with alcoholism, but speaks of a person who gave him love and who he implies he repeatedly reunites with “in their mind.” That’s Jesus bro.

  “One Last Breath” drops a capital-H “His grace” referring to God, “With Arms Wide Open” mentions praying, “What If” references Matthew 7:16-17, etc.

  It seems quite a few of their songs are “actually” about something else, but totally allegorical to Christian belief. And idk what that makes you other than a Christian rock band.

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  • backalleycoyote@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I thought My Sacrifice was about the double standard of being a supposed Christian rockstar but hanging with Kid Rock and getting bjs from the groupies.

    “When you are with me, I’m free. I’m careless, I believe. Above all the others, we’ll fly. This brings tears to my eyes. My sacrifice.”

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• Canconda@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Scott Stapp the vocalist and lyricist is a Christian and his solo albums are outrightly spiritual in theme.

  Something you would have to grow up in the church to understand is how controversial a lot of “Christian bands” actually were in Christian circles. Like the pushback against music with scream vocals was real.

  It was a genuine wedge issue because churches used professional audio/lights to attract members with polished modern rock worship music. Music became so intertwined that it led to all non christian music being labeled “secular”.

  Bands like Creed didn’t fit either label but generally was considered acceptable listening material in the church circles I grew up in. Most objections to it genre based.

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• bitjunkie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Alter Bridge is better

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  • notthebees@reddthat.com ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Alter bridge still has the only live album I’ll ever listen to. Wonderful life/watch over you with the parallax orchestra is genuinely a top 5 song. Probably no1 in the top 5.

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    • bitjunkie@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      The Roots - Come Alive

      Sublime - Stand By Your Van

      Between the Buried and Me have multiple live albums that are fantastic

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• blarth@thelemmy.club ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  They are.

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