Comments on: Recommend A Religious Album

By: Emmy

Emmy — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:00:34 +0000

I’m hoping that Alison Krauss collects the 1 – 2 religious songs that pop up on almost every album she does. I have all the albums already, but I think it would be a good seller and a great album in and of itself.

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:34:02 +0000

I love Burlap to Cashmere! It’s a shame they only did one album together.

By: Matt. B

Matt. B — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:07:44 +0000

damn me and spelling that name wrong after getting it right the first two times, lol…

By: Matt. B

Matt. B — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:06:53 +0000

Leeann,

Matthew West’s music is Christian w/o getting ‘praise & worship.’ I used to buy MWS albums w/o even thinking but once he started down that road, I had to ignore it. I am not one who needs to be hammered over the head and heart with that message and thing songs w/themes are better than the P&W songs.

Another great artist is Steven Delopoulos. He was Burlap To Cashmere and his chrsitian music is folksy. Oddly, I wouldn’t have listened to Matthew West or Steven Delopoulos w/o Universal South records having released their records for a time. Here’s the review of Delopoulous I wrote @ epinions.com back before I had a ‘real job.’ http://www.epinions.com/review/musc_mu-484321/content_101450681988

By: Paul Dennis

Paul Dennis — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:32:14 +0000

Any album by The Happy Goodman Family, J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, The Cathedrals, Blackwood Brothers or any of Portern Wagoner’s gospel albums

By: Scott O'Brien

Scott O'Brien — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 07:38:55 +0000

I always liked “Drop Kick Me Jesus Through the Goal Posts of Life” by Bobby Bare. :)

Alan Jackson’s gospel album Precious Memories was pretty good, though I am not a big Christian music fan. His medley of “Washed in the Blood/I’ll Fly Away” was pretty darn good.

By: Erik North

Erik North — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:48:43 +0000

I second Luiz’s pick, for the King’s HOW GREAT THOU ART. I would also like to put in a good word for HIS HAND IN MINE. Gospel music (both black and white) was a big part of Elvis’, and rock and roll’s, musical pallet.

And would you believe that apart from his Lifetime Achievement Award in 1971, the only time Elvis ever won any Grammys was in the Gospel category?!

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:44:24 +0000

Matt,
I used to listen to Christian music about ten years ago quite a bit. But I haven’t kept up with it very much at all. I remember Mark Schultz though. Steven Curtis Chapman is really the only person whose albums I still continue to buy as an automatic purchase from that genre these days. I used to love Michael W. Smith, but he’s sold out to the Praise And Worship craze that Christian radio has adopted in the past five or six years. I don’t mind some P&W, but the lyrics and even melodies are more rote than interesting. I’ve actually heard of Derek Webb, as someone very controversial in the Christian world. I should check him out.:)

These days, I’m just more comfortable hearing country music’s take on religious topics, though, apparently, not the mainstream’s.

By: Matt. B

Matt. B — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:10:20 +0000

Also if you want acoustic rock Christian stuff there is Shawn McDonald.

By: Matt. B

Matt. B — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:07:44 +0000

I’m a big fan of Matthew West’s records. He’s a very good songwriter and Mark Schultz is very good too. His tenor is just incredible, his music is piano based and can get goofy (“Running To Catch myself”). He has a few songs that I’m still shocked that they’re not covered. West has transitioned to a co-writer for country artists like Mallary Hope (her current single).

As for more country leaning stuff, Derek Webb has some interesting stuff, “She Must And Shalll Go Free” and “Nobody Loves Me” mix country and gospel and bluegrass quite well.