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
@jpwarren.  What I understand Lennon to be saying is that the world would be a better place without the concepts/beliefs in God, hell or heaven. While religion associated with those beliefs have surely been a source of trouble and suffering in the world, they have also been a source of many many good things. And the 20th century has also given ample evidence that the abandonment of those beliefs has not ushered in any sort of improvement.

Anyway, probably not the right place for this discussion. I just thought some of the themes expressed were ironic.....much like Alanis Morrisette's examples of irony......none of which were ironic. ;-)
And in the category of Christian themes without overt lyrics, Tonio K.  Another Christian busting his hump in the industry.  His best were the releases Notes From the Lost Civilization, and 'Ole.

An excellent lyric word smith.  Check out The Executioner's song;

The monster walked out of the garden
Brushed the dust off his shoulders
And straightened his tie
He took a hat from the rack (he wore hats)
He took a name and headed east
He said "I'm gonna ruin this place"
He said "I’m gonna ruin these people"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N9D7sHYTEk
@n800

My favorite Led Zeppelin song is In My Time of Dying
Indeed mine too. I have it in an early will to have it played at my funeral. Also a John Bonham protege, its one of my favorite songs of theirs to play. I remember Resurrection Band, later shortened to Rez. I have about 150 -200 christian rock albums from the ’80’s & ’90’s. As someone else has pointed out, the shake up happened in the 90’s and I lost interest. I used to go to the Creation Festival as well as Fishnet (now defunct) Great times there. better than church service...and I’ve been to a lot of good ones too. I also had a Christian Blues band for a short time. I was the vocalist.