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Religious music for less than devout

We have a thread " Jazz for someone who doesn’t like jazz. " In a similar vein perhaps "Religious music for the less than devout".

"people get ready" - Rod Stewart
"Amazing Grace" - Jessye Norman
2009 "Duets" - Five Blind Boys of Alabama, The - entire CD
1988 "Sweet Fellowship" - Acappella, the entire CD

In 1989 I was working in NJ, I may have been the only guy on the job who did not know he was working for the Irish Mafia. I would lend people the CD "Sweet Fellowship" and they were willing to pay for it but never return it:

"Here is $20 kid, go buy yourself another cuz youz can’t have mine back. Now don’t ever ask me again."


timothywright
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Consider choral music from great Elizabethans:
Thomas Tallis: especially the 40 part harmony - sounds like science fiction, even today - imagine what it must have been like for the Elizabethans
William Byrd: Masses for 3,4 and 5 voices

Monteverdi was not bad either.
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arcticdeth
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I mix a lot of (oxymoron) Christian/religious metal music in my metal repertoire.

 Tourniquet, Stryper, mass, deliverance, and others.
some great stuff!!

 Don’t really care if it’s satan/Jesus stuff,
whatever, if the music. Is wicked, it’s worth my money and time.


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noromance
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The Innocence Mission
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uncledemp
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I enjoy Third Day, Johnny Cash, POD, and others.


My uncle in his 80’s sings in a gospel quartet, I think it’s awesome. Many musicians and singers started in the Church. 

I’ve been a scoundrel most of my life but I like the vibe!


Hope you all are staying safe.

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