If being Christian is so great, why is the music so bad?

First of all, I suspect that contemporary Christian radio features few, if any African-American artists.It's amazing that music supposedly having to do with the soul, can be so soul-less.------------------
BS degree, geology, '83
Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U
Old Earth evolution - Yes
Godly creation - Maybe

All this has just reminded me of the Residents album "Wormwood", where they explore the "darker side" of the Bible. I need to track it down for another listen. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Adlkmikmkbb29Moose------------------
BS degree, geology, '83
Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U
Old Earth evolution - Yes
Godly creation - Maybe

Got the extra comma out of the end of the link, so it will work. www.RadioU.comMooseps: Any comments on the Residents: Wormwood "allmusic.com" link content, that I posted in an earlier message?------------------
BS degree, geology, '83
Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U
Old Earth evolution - Yes
Godly creation - Maybe

Message 30 was posted as a reply to me, although I suspect it was intended to be a reply to the nay-sayers in general.Personally, I dare say that I have probably explored a greater range of music than anyone else involved in this forum.I have, in the past, music programmed and dj'ed at a very eclectic public radio station. There I explored and aired most every variety of music, that I could lay my hands on. This included classical, jazz, blues, rock, world beat, folk, and even various avant gard.I have come to be very instramentally oriented. In judging the quality of a piece of music, I tend to consciously or subconsciously strip the vocals off, a judge what is behind the singing.There are great lyric writers, and lyrics that I truely love, but in general I look more for voices with interesting tones and much as for great lyrical content.I am much into non-vocal forms of music, and generally have little personal use for much of what falls into the "singer-songwritter" movement.From what little I have listened to contemporary Christian radio, I have heard too much bland music, with bland singing.Enough for now,
Moose------------------
BS degree, geology, '83
Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U
Old Earth evolution - Yes
Godly creation - Maybe

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Ani DiFranco, Gypsy Kings, The Police, Nirvana, Dar Williams, Peter Gabriel, Miles Davis, Django Reinhart, The Pixies, Shawn Colvin
Hun Hur Tu, Kate Bush

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Ani - I haven't followed her studio stuff much, but her live "Living in Clip" is quite important to me. Pretty much her guitar, bass, drums trio. She has a new live one out, "So Much Shouting / So Much Laughter", which may be a little more subdued (on the Ani "spunk to burn" scale). Has trumpets and piano also - kinda jazzy at times - also strongly recommended.Also have a bit of Nirvana, Peter Gabriel, The Pixies, Shawn Colvin, two Hun Hur Tu, and most of Kate Bush's output. Have heard little or none of Kates newest (I think there's supposed to be one out). Have a hord of Miles Davis (C. 60 lp's, bunch of cd's).For whatever it's worth, my homepage (music oriented, "The Sludge Puppy Files") is:
http://www.lakenet.com/~mnmoose/The "Desert Island Discs" index page:
http://www.lakenet.com/~mnmoose/did_main.htm
Maybe some people here would like to submit their 30 picks?
(if so, send to mnmoose@lakenet.com)The playlists of my most recent radio programs:
http://www.lakenet.com/~mnmoose/cosmic.htmMay be doing radio again, starting later this month (at a different station).Also other stuff there.Moose

Source page: http://youtube.com/watch?v=m0LcYNrZYGQWhere I found out about it: The Campbell Brothers Live At Church (video) - WFMU's Beware of the BlogWhite people - Do not attempt to do this - You will probably hurt yourself.MooseAdded by edit - Here's another one:Edited by Minnemooseus, : See above.

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Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U
Evolution - Changes in the environment, caused by the interactions of the components of the environment. "Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer." - Bruce Graham

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"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." - John Kenneth Galbraith

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"I know a little about a lot of things, and a lot about a few things, but I'm highly ignorant about everything." - Moose