Comments on: Fee, The Glory of Jesus, and The Sound of Worship http://www.christandpopculture.com/featured/fee-the-glory-of-jesus-and-the-sound-of-worship/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fee-the-glory-of-jesus-and-the-sound-of-worship Where The Christian Faith Meets The Common Knowledge of Our Age Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:38:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joseph http://www.christandpopculture.com/featured/fee-the-glory-of-jesus-and-the-sound-of-worship/#comment-57128 Joseph Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:45:19 +0000 http://www.christandpopculture.com/?p=5153#comment-57128 I feel you on the worship music thing. It seems like every contemporary Christian artist now is producing music that they hope the average worship leader in a church can replicate. I think they're doing it because their producers (who are businessmen and -women, regardless of their beliefs) want their music to be as widely accessible as possible. The result, at least for me, is that I can't stomach very much Christian radio. Everything sounds the same - same key signatures, same tempo range, same structure (intro, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, quiet chorus, loud chorus, outro). Even people I used to absolutely love are letting me down. I can't remember the last Third Day song I heard that impressed me, and TobyMac's new single is drivel. I agree with your assessment of Fee's music on their new album. The theological nature of the lyrics are a breath of fresh air. I think the Christian music industry needs to take its cue and get back to the basics a little bit. A lot more ccm used to be theologically inclined. I grew up listening to dc talk's 'Free at Last' album, and to this day I don't think there's a better Christian album in existence. Some of the music is a bit cheesy (even by 1992 standards), and it's definitely dated now, but that whole album can preach. I feel you on the worship music thing. It seems like every contemporary Christian artist now is producing music that they hope the average worship leader in a church can replicate. I think they’re doing it because their producers (who are businessmen and -women, regardless of their beliefs) want their music to be as widely accessible as possible.

The result, at least for me, is that I can’t stomach very much Christian radio. Everything sounds the same – same key signatures, same tempo range, same structure (intro, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, quiet chorus, loud chorus, outro). Even people I used to absolutely love are letting me down. I can’t remember the last Third Day song I heard that impressed me, and TobyMac’s new single is drivel.

I agree with your assessment of Fee’s music on their new album. The theological nature of the lyrics are a breath of fresh air. I think the Christian music industry needs to take its cue and get back to the basics a little bit. A lot more ccm used to be theologically inclined. I grew up listening to dc talk’s ‘Free at Last’ album, and to this day I don’t think there’s a better Christian album in existence. Some of the music is a bit cheesy (even by 1992 standards), and it’s definitely dated now, but that whole album can preach.

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