My goal isn't to just write a ton of blogs to start catching up but alas that is what I plan on doing. I will just try to make sure that my quality doesn't suffer because of the quantity. I just have had a lot of ideas for a few weeks and now think I should blog em up. One of the ideas I have been wrestling with ever since Leeper started to emphasise on christian themes in films that were made by the most atheistic directors I started to apply the same measuring stick to other mediums, the one I particularly checked in on was the music that I love. To give you a bit of a back ground I have always complained about the worship music and about Christian artist who suck yet because they are christian they are somehow now "good." Speaking of which if you want to become a successful pop star, start in worship music and Christian crossover music which is basically secular just with a few less sales. To get back onto the subject I started with their are bands that I know are not Christians yet they sing about things without throwing a method. The academic term is called delivering an experimental truth, but it is completely obvious which bands (especially Christian bands) are just trying to force a message into your head. I do note however that it can be argued that every song is trying to give you a message but it seems to me that the messages christian bands are singing is sometimes cheap artistry. This cheap artistry isn't fixed by saying Jesus's name a bunch of times but apparently thats what the Christian Culture is saying. I can find as many themes that relate to christianity and Jesus in bands such as Rise Against or Evanescence as I can in Family Force Five or other pop christian bands. I have been ranting a bit but to clarify what I'm saying is that Christian Artists may want to step it up a bit because they are being outdone by secular bands at their own game.
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