I am interested in what Christians have to say about this.
Why is so much of Christian music so bland and pablum-like?
I agree that some Christian music is rather bland sounding. But sometimes it is nice to have music like that - it is soothing and peaceful, which is part of Christianity.
But there is plenty of other Christian music that is not bland, music that is more passionate. There are lots of Christian bands - my favorite is Switchfoot. Also there are awesome composers/singerslike Michael W. Smith and Michael Card. Their music is not bland at all!
Many hymns sung in church also have passion in them.
I guess there is simply a range of Christian music, just like there is a range in other types of music. I don't find that the majority of Christian music is bland - only some of it.
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