CCM is the worst tripe ever recorded to disk in the history of the world.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

These artists make REO Speedwagon appear Dylanish, fer chrissakes!

:banghead::banghead:

[billyskank]

1. Elitist

:P

[WritingIsMyReligion]

2. Damn straight I am, when it comes to my music.

EVERY SINGLE SONG I had to hear in this place was CCM. And it was all like these different artists were doing different versions of the same damned song.

:banghead:

:P

[u4ic]

3. Honey, to a Canadian

CCM means



:rofl:



Who are they? :shrug:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

4. "CCM" means "Comtemporary Christian Music."

It is actually a genre in this fucked-up nation. Imagine horrible, no-talent hacks setting "I LOVE YOU GOD!!!11!!11!!" to the same damned melody.

:banghead:

[u4ic]

5. Ah, okay

there was a concert in my city a year or so ago with CCM (the music, not the hockey sticks). I saw it on the news, and the music was rather...unappealing, I must say.

I don't think it's very popular here - definitely a niche market. I hope it stays that way (means less fundies).

[WritingIsMyReligion]

6. Fundies get a hard-on at the mere MENTION of CCM.

:eyes:

[B3Nut]

55. Actually, hardcore fundies

consider CCM to be the Devil's music. Your really hardcore King-James-Only Funduhmental Babdists are downright obnoxious about it. Grab a barf bag and check out www.av1611.org ...they're nuts!

Todd in Beerbratistan

[begin_within]

7. All those weepy post-Columbine acoustic songs by "singers" with breathy

voices that have a range of four notes, making a saint out of Cassie Bernal and all that.... yuck!

[WritingIsMyReligion]

9. Those are bad too.

But CCM really takes the absolute cake in tripeyness.

[tinfoil tiaras]

8. I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE THAT SHIT

They have NO talent whatsoever. They only know like 2 chords on the guitar (trust me-I go to church camp and have to listen to the songs that they play) and the words are just so repeditive and unpoetic. Snoop Dogg is more talented than these people. Sorry.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

10. And yet they all cry and cry and talk about how beautiful and heaven-sent

these no-talent fuckers are.

Listen to some Miles Davis, dudes. Now THAT is beautiful talent.

Oh, and I saw on a website today a woman advising a girl to turn away from Big Band music right away, for it was sinful.

:wtf:

:rofl:

[tinfoil tiaras]

11. Or R.E.M. or Neil Young or ANYONE

hell, even Nick Lachey is more talented than these people are.

Haha bout the "big band music is sin". :D

Ugggh...and everyone around here is like "OMG I LOVE CHRISTIAN MUSIC!!! ROCK OUT FOR GOD!! YEAHH!!"
-um, first, you don't "rock out for God". No. Just no.
-second, it's not rock music. it's pre-processed Hilary-Duff-esque pop with "christian" lyrics
-third, it just plain sucks. period.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

14. Yup.

LOL on your list. :rofl:

[Arugula Latte]

51. Hey, you start jitterbuggin' to big band music, you might show

some ankle! Or even some knee! :scared: Jebus don't like no sinful sluts!

[Reverend_Smitty]

12. Maybe because I was raised Catholic...

I feel that no religious music should have a back beat. Although I suppose gospel has it's place in the world...it's just not what I grew up hearing. I personally like a Catholic mass...somber and "church-y" so this CCM crap with the obligatory "raising my hands to Jeezus" makes me want to scream. When the media talks about music that spurs on violence, they are right...CCM makes me want to smash things

[tinfoil tiaras]

13. "raising my hands to Jeezus"

:rofl:

i love that.

[Reverend_Smitty]

16. I think it is the same phenomenon as the "white guy dance" but...

they can't seem to listen to this music without raising their hands above their heads...I just don't get it

[WritingIsMyReligion]

17. I mean, seriously...Who the fuck wants to see your grimy hands?

:evilgrin:

[tinfoil tiaras]

28. ROFL!

:rofl:

i love you. :D

[WritingIsMyReligion]

31. Awww....I'm touched.

:D

:rofl:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

15. I hate gospel music as well. And that somber mass stuff.

x( x(

It usually puts me to sleep. Can't they make religious music that isn't sleep-inducing and isn't complete shit?

:D

[Reverend_Smitty]

21. because the tritone is the chord of the devil!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritone

[WritingIsMyReligion]

23. Bwah!

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[ghostsofgiants]

18. Would Underoath count as contemporary Christian music?

Because they're fucking awesome.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

20. I don't know who the hell Underoath is....

but CCM is characterized by a whole bunch of "God is my rock" and "I love you Jeebus" and "Where are you, my Lord?" and "I LOVE YOU, MY LORD! MY GROOM!" rapture-y shit. Evasionist, fantasy nonsense.

[ghostsofgiants]

24. They're a Christian post-hardcore band...

Though they're lyrics aren't exactly overtly religious usually. I didn't even realize they were a Christian band until I heard the last track on their "They're Only Chasing Safety" album.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

25. Ah.

Well, I can't stand the overtly, obviously Christian music, especially the stuff that is really tastelessly done. I have nothing at all against artists who are Christian, only those who insist on making every line a reference to the glory of Jeebus, against the same repeated chords OVER and OVER again.

:banghead:

[Maestro]

61. Underoath is Christian?

Never knew it. It is sort of like Zao I suppose. Aren't they a Christian metalcore band?

[tinfoil tiaras]

29. "I LOVE YOU, MY LORD! MY GROOM!"

:rofl: once again.

:wtf: That shit makes absolutely NO sense to me. Especially when its played in MegaChurches™ and the lyrics are powerpointed onto a screen in the middle of the auditorium (MegaChurches™ don't have sanctuaries, they have auditoriums-sad). I've actually been to one of those churches before... :rofl:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

30. You Southern folks....

Up heah in da Noath, aur churches aah reason'bly siahzed...

:P :P

The whole "MY GROOM!!11!!" crazy shit is that Rapture Me™ junk where they consider themselves the brides of Christ. (Some scripture calls Mankind that.) :D

[tinfoil tiaras]

32. What the hell?

And they get mad at Dan Brown for saying Jebus was married to Mary Magdalane and had a kid with her. Do I sense some jelousy going on between the fundie ladies....? :P

[WritingIsMyReligion]

33. Who the hell knows.

:eyes:

:P

Hey, this is OT, but d'you like a picture of a handsome man now and then? 'Cause I got a good one for you...

:evilgrin:

[tinfoil tiaras]

34. Of course...i spend my time looking at the

gorgeous men of R.E.M. *swoon*

& they're still as gorgeous as they were 20 years ago *double swoon*

[WritingIsMyReligion]

35. Haha, okay. I'll PM it to you.

(It's not naughty or anything; it's just a fun little thing I have going on with MMR, and had going on with Ava before she called it quits.)

Story and pics in forthcoming PM. :D

[BrightBlueDot]

19. Preach on!

From age 5 or 6 until I left home, that shit was ALL I was allowed to listen to. Other types of music (even instrumental jazz) were BURNED, and no I'm not kidding!

When I left home at 18, Marilyn Manson was just getting famous. Guess who bought all of his albums just because I could? :D THey succeeded in making a hardcore rock and roll fan out of me, nothing more.

The worst thesedays are the "crossover" acts -- when their shit appears on mainstream radio! :puke: :puke: :puke:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

22. Get their religious shit off my airwaves!

:grr:

Instrumental jazz was fucking BURNED? What the hell? That's majorly weird. :puke:

[BrightBlueDot]

26. EVERYTHING not by a Christian was burned.

I tried to argue that Thelonius Monk was a Christian, but it didn't fly. x(

[WritingIsMyReligion]

27. Did they never hear A LOVE SUPREME?

That is quite possibly the most beautifully Christian work EVER, by a devout Christian. Seriously, jazzers aren't ALL heathens. (Only most of them are :evilgrin:)

[FredStembottom]

36. Look out! There is always someone waiting to redeem

any category of music! I haven't heard a genre yet that didn't produce a genius or 2 who take an awful thing and make it work!

It has already happened if you let 16 Horsepower in to the CCM category. They do psycho-billy Christianity, admittedly - but what glorious music!

Just wait. Someone will do something musically wonderful in CCM (whether Steely Dan fans like you and me will find it easy to admit or not ;) )

[WritingIsMyReligion]

37. Another 'Danfan!

I rejoice! REJOICE!

:rofl:

Favorite 'Dan album? I vote Aja, of course, but I also love Katy Lied and Countdown to Ecstasy.

:D

[FredStembottom]

38. It was AJA for many years -

Then Katy Lied crept in, took the top spot and stayed. I like it for being less "pure" than AJA. It has more musical styles mixed in. Folkish and Carole Kingish things (in addition to the jazz and R&B consciousness they still have today). Things they never mixed into their music after Kayt Lied.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

39. I absolutely LOVE "Doctor Wu." Amazing song.

And I really like Two Against Nature as well--the title track, "Janie Runaway," "Cousin Dupree," "Almost Gothic," etc.

But my all-time favorite 'Dan track is "Deacon Blues." First 'Dan song I ever heard (and actually knew it was the 'Dan! :D), plus a really awesome subject matter = excellent song.

;)

[FredStembottom]

42. I really liked 2AN, too!

especially Negative Girl....I play that one over and over. One of those songs of theirs that don't reveal themselves to you all at once. Well.....it's actually hard to follow without about 10 listenings (was for me anyways!)

I recently received a ticket to dFagen's tour for "Morph the Cat". It was a dream come true for me! I think of that concert at least once a day.........

[WritingIsMyReligion]

44. Wow! AWESOME!

:bounce:

I'm never sure which I like better, Fagen or Becker. I think Fagen is quirkier, but Becker is probably funnier in the accessible sense--all of Fagen's humor is extremely dark. But, of course, I like them together best of all, so I suppose it doeesn't really matter. ;)

I thought for sure someone would take pity on me and help me get to see SD ensemble in concert in Beantown this past August on the "Steelyard Sugartooth McDan" run, but, despite my not-so-snide hints, nobody did. :( :(

:D

I think this YouTube selection is a perfect example of Becker at his most amusing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gQRQxgOpCw

Actually, YouTube has some totally AWESOME 'Dan vids from Art Crimes and Sugartooth McDan, as well as a clip as a "Peg" introspective....Very cool. ;)

[FredStembottom]

46. Yipee! Thanx for the youtube heads-up!

I was going to see the McDan thing at Summerfest in Milwaukee - where I have in-laws I really like. But.....illness intervened.

On the subject of darkness......despite how they look, It seems that Becker is the really, really dark one and Fagen the brighter one. Compare Fagens solo releases with becker's 11 tracks of Whack. You'll see what I mean immediately.

Thanks again.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

47. Yes, I know exactly what you mean.

11 Tracks of Whack is insightful into Becker's self...

No problem. I love YouTube. :D :D

(The VH1 live performance of "Kid Charlemagne" is another awesome one. ;))

[Zomby Woof]

52. Pretzel Logic is better than all 3 of those

Gaucho sucks Holiday Inn dregs, however. :P

[WritingIsMyReligion]

53. Yeah, yeah, whatever.

:P :P :P

[philosophie_en_rose]

40. And their compilation CD informercials are killer!

When I had my wisdom teeth out, I was too out of it change the channel, but not too drugged to miss the neverending CCM informercials.

My God is an Awesome God!!!
See me
waive my hand in the air
As if
I were not tone-deaf.


:puke:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

41. ROFL!

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

:spray:

HAH!

:rofl:

BTW, have you ever seen the "Worship Jamz" infomercials? Those are positively vomit-inducing. x( x(

:evilgrin:

[philosophie_en_rose]

43. Sorry. I have post-traumatic-CCM-disorder.

no memory of Worship Jamz. :)

[WritingIsMyReligion]

45. You are fortunate, then.

;)

[Arugula Latte]

48. I know! Those glassy-eyed idjits looking skyward orgasmically

as they sway too and fro with their arms in the air 'cuz Jebus is lookin' down approvingly at their choice of shitty music -- :puke:

[Random_Australian]

49. There is no such thing as bad tripe -the stuff is wonderful!

Actually, I have never had it.

What else was I to say? I've no idea what 'CCM' is, I've never heard of 'REO Speedwagon' ..... but I did hear of a singer who was named Dlyan - Bob Dylan. I think he was anyway, and even if he was I have no idea if he is still singing. But anyway, is that what 'Dylanish' refered to?

[JVS]

50. I was afraind you were talking about CCR for a minute

[WritingIsMyReligion]

54. Fuck NO.

CCR kicks fucking ASS!

:D

[Ekirh]

59. Whew

I misread it as CCR at first also. Words were about to be had ;).

Dad got me Chronicles for my B-day which was GLORIOUS since I lost my copy of it awhile back :(.

[noonwitch]

56. I like Mercy Me

They do sound like every other alternative band, just with christian lyrics. Still, I like some of their stuff.

I assume no one counts gospel as CCM? Gospel music is always good.

[mvd]

57. Well, I have to agree

There are really not many CCM artists that interest me. Amy Grant has some good hits, but most of them are secular. I enjoy gospel, church music, and marginally Christian artists like Eisley, Leigh Nash/Sixpence None The Richer, and Mindy Smith.

[Ekirh]

58. My Mom and Best Friend have both been on CCM

Kicks lately (My Mom I can understand.. my Best Bro I ain't got a damn clue)

In the words of my step dad

Dad: Honey, I'm as Christian as I can be. . but can we listen to something else. . .

Ahh to be fair my Mom did take me and my brother to a family outing to a Metallica concert once. . . she'll eventually get over this kick and move on to something else . . so is the nature of my Mom.

[HughBeaumont]

60. Next time you see a CCMer -

Recommend Jesu and watch the puppets cringe.

[Initech]

62. I agree, and it's getting worse

Especially in LA - we have a Contemporary Christian Music station called "The Fish" and it's slowly replacing the bland, boring easy listening stations EVERYWHERE. I'd almost prefer to listen to adult contempo over CCM any day. :argh:

[MiniMandaRuth]

63. *Eyetwitch*

My friend and i may not agree on music much, but we do agree on one thing.

Christian Rock is... *eyetwitch*