Alternative Christian rock

[jillywilly65]

I have been a fan of all kinds of music my whole life. I grew up listening to show tunes, mariachi music, Beatles and on and on. I was introduced a while back to some younger hip Christian bands that I like
1. Thousand Foot Krutch
2. Pillar
3. Family force 5

their sounds are similar in some ways and differing in others. If you like LH's or Nirvana or Foo Fighters or Goo goo dolls or Matchbox 20 then you would like these groups. They all have myspace accounts and it was fun checking out their stuff

Peace

Jilly

[lhrocks34]

Some more christian bands that I like are Anberlin, By The Tree, and Sanctus Real.

[jillywilly65]

Cool thanks! I am going to write those down. Who do they sound like?

[jillywilly65]

lh
I went and checked out the myspace of those groups. They sound really good. I liked Anberlin the best

Jilly

[Cheza]

Jilly,

Have you heard of Seventh Day Slumber?

www.myspace.com/7thdayslumber

You might like them. I really enjoy them and they're really nice guys. I got to meet them a few years back.

Peace.

[jillywilly65]

Cheza
thanks yes they are pretty cool too. I heard about them just a few weeks ago. I should see if they have a myspace. If they do its a nice place to hear new songs and tour dates etc.

Jilly

[lhrocks34]

Your welcome Jilly. Seventh Day Slumber is awesome. Thank you Cheza for recommending them. They are great!

[Cheza]

Yeah, I got to meet them a few years back. Really nice guys. I had bought one of their shirts earlier and got it on before I went through the autograph line after their set and one of the guys kept joking with me about how he liked my shirt. I got their autographs. I'm excited about their new album. Stupidly, I didn't think to get my pic with them. Got my pic with Tait and tried to get a pic with Petra. Yet the girl who was taking the Petra pic obviously didn't know how to use a camera when I got the prints back She didn't even get all their heads in, much less mine...and she was rude...she was like a tour person or somit and kept moving everyone along. At least I did get their autographs before they retired *sigh*. I didn't have a digital camera that day (it was at ShoutFest and all three bands were playing along with Jump5, Olivia, Circleslide, and a few others), nor did I have a friend with me...lesson learned...always have a digital camera and a buddy to take pics. Thankfully the Tait pic turned out, but it was taken by a fellow fan...who knew the importance of such things...

[jillywilly65]

Oh Cheza, how fun to have that memory but a bummer to not have pics.
I remeber having a chance to see Keith Green but didn't take up the offer and he died months later. I had 2 buddies with and coulda taken pics?! Oh well.

[Cheza]

Bought Tobymac's new CD "Portable Sounds" and the Special 2CD 10th anniversary edition of dctalk's "Jesus Freak" the other day. I like Toby's new CD, but somehow this one isn't hooking me in as quickly as "Welcome to Diverse City"...yet then again, I haven't listened to the entire album all the way through at any given point in time yet. I wish dct would put out some new music *sigh*...I enjoy the guys' solo efforts, but I'd just like to see them together again...

[keysunset]

Y'all have listed several bands I enjoy, and some I want to check into! Yea!

A band I have enjoyed is Skillet.

One of their latest songs - Whispers in the Dark - is really nice.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_ct6RiJDyQ

and one of their oldie, but goodies, that I love is "Best Kept Secret"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUZkfMUtPek

[Cheza]

In case you are not aware, Seventh Day Slumber's new album is out - IT'S FANTASTIC!!!!!!!! It's called "Finally Awake".

[Rachel]

Wow, Im so Excited right now, I mean if im not listening to Lovehammers, This is what im listening to!!
Have any of you ever listened to Radio U, its the best christian rock radio station ever, with some christian hip hop thrown in.
First of all JillyWilly!! I LOVE Family Force 5, there are my 3rd fav. band, OMG i have seen the 2 times live, and im going agian in nov. I have meet all of them too, great guys, their crazy though.
But really anyone who is reading this, you HAVE to check um' out, they are like nothing you have ever heard, even, i garuntee it!!

Some other greats that i love are:
Hawk nelson
Sanctus real
Toby Mac
The Fold
The Wedding
The afters
Family Force 5
Flyleaf
Fireflight
Disciple
Decyferdown
The Almost
Thousand Foot Krutch
Anberlin
Nevertheless
Jeremy Camp
Playradioplay
Daphne loves Derby
Jonezetta
Dead Peotic
Blindside
Everday sunday
Haste the day
Project 86
Reliant K
Switchfoot
Showbread

haha thats all the christian bands i know!

[Rachel]

one more thing before i go, Dont ever go to a Anberlion concert and stand in the front row!
if your gonna go, go find a seat, Or stand in the back a lean, because if your in the front, you will get your ass kicked, and its not fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You will get crushed, and thrown down, or at least i did. so im just warning ya,
later
Rachel

[Cheza]

Relient K and Switchfoot have both played in my area, but unfortunately I wasn't able to go. Flyleaf is playing Memphis in May this year. Some of the kids are planning on going down for the show.

[Rachel]

Definatly go and check them out Cheza! I havent had the pleasure in seeing them yet, but love 'All around me' Flyleaf is very passionate about their music and its relevence to their faith.
I think there touring with Seether this spring?

RL