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[professguitardrum]

my band is in need of a drummer. our name is profess and were a christian band . we sound kinda like evanesence only a little more screaming. we live in york PA. and u must b able 2 do double bass...thanx please amail me at Fanmail_POD@junio.com or my screen name is hadoldrummerRLT... my name is Andrew.

[mikeym]

can play double bass but not very well... but i'm a hard hitter... i live up in Kutztown, PA but i have my own band... look for our cd in stores in august "Cheez Weezul" Yesterday is gone tomorrow... ~mikeym

[DeepThought]

Move to Virginia!

[Big King]

Imagine a bunch of kids screaming the song "jesus loves you," with double bass. Absolutly frightfull.........

[mikeym]

don't be dissing christian music... even though my band is not christian and i would never want it to be... ~mikeym

[DeepThought]

Definitely don't diss Christian music. If you have, you haven't heard it all.

[venom6100]

not to be bashing religion but why waste time labeling music as christian? who cares? if the musics good itll be listened to. thats my opinion

[Big King]

"Christian" is the new buzz word in the music industry.

[ssokol91]

I don't understand that label "Christian Rock". I agree that if the music is good, it doesn't matter what the lyrics are all about, people will like it or hate it. For me when somebody labels music to their own religion or beliefs, it associates with all the other cult movements like Skinhead Hardcore, or whatever.
Just call it Rock, or Pop, etc. I understand that there are different sub-genres to each genre, but they mostly are related to some technicality of music.
Just my opinion.

[ssokol91]

Originally posted by Big King
Imagine a bunch of kids screaming the song "jesus loves you," with double bass. Absolutly frightfull.........

Good one! :D

[mikeym]

not to be bashing religion but why waste time labeling music as christian? who cares? if the musics good itll be listened to. thats my opinion


this is true, this is true... ~mikeym

[professguitardrum]

excpt w/ skinhead rock theyr sceaming about hate nobody wants 2 hear... The christian label because some people dont like the ideah of the person singing 2 be worshiping satan or things like that and when u have the label of a chriatian band its kinda a way 2 show what u worship and usually u do it w/ the words 2 your songs:D

[Mr. Insane]

Originally posted by DeepThought
Move to Virginia!

Yeah move to Virginia!

[drumrocker24]

Imagine a bunch of kids screaming the song "jesus loves you," with double bass. Absolutly frightfull.........

Dude have you ever heard christian rock?

[fin_flam]

-Finexcpt w/ skinhead rock theyr sceaming about hate nobody wants 2 hear... The christian label because some people dont like the ideah of the person singing 2 be worshiping satan or things like that and when u have the label of a chriatian band its kinda a way 2 show what u worship and usually u do it w/ the words 2 your songs

hey professguitardrum--
lets not jump to conclusions about music here. I would like to state the fact now that I am christian.


I very much enjoy people screaming about hate. NOt about worshiping god. Rock music has a vibe to it that is conflicting with the vibe you get from "worship". It just fits better with bands that are screaming F YOU. By the way, try to name as many bands that you think are satanic. The key word here is, YOU THINK. Satanism is being thrown out as a label WAY too much by people who havn't even heard the band. Satan is used as an image to shock you. I guess it works.

[powermatt99]

Its not about labeling it as "new" genre. Its about labeling the lyrics as "safe" for those people who don't want to hear lyrics they find offensive. Does rock music that does not bear the Christian label always have offensive lyrics? NO. But there is a lot of music that is not ideal for Christians to be listening to. Its part of being separated unto God from this world.

[DeepThought]

Originally posted by Mr. Insane


Yeah move to Virginia!


Hey man, I saw him first!;)

[gilliuci]

if ProfessGuitarDrum wanted an analysis of the "shoulds" and "should nots" of labeling Christian music, he would've posted in the Chit Chat section. Please take your discussions elsewher so he doesn't have to sift through all the crap...which I'm adding to. The man is asking for a drummer for God's sake!







...pun intended.

[antiviolent]

alright alright. a little input. this is from a christian point of view.
What you do is supposed to be worshipping God.
SO, even if the crowd can't understand your lyrics, if they're to God, then thats what matters. if you want a band to worship with, you want the other members to be christian.

As of now, I am looking for a guitarist and a vocalist for a christian hardcore band. Much like old Zao, or This Runs Through.

So maybe he wants the band so THEY can worship, and they can get other people to worship as well. but this way, you dont shove it down their throats. you play your show, afterwards, say something like " we do this to honor God, if you have any questions talk to us, if not, that's cool too"

*sigh* let's not start another religion thread, they always end up in yelling. accept it, some people WANT a christian band. I do.

[twentyfourfeet]

Preach it brother!

[Les Hammond]

Never mind the religion stuff......WHY ARE DOUBLE KICKS SO IMPORTANT ?

[antiviolent]

Double kicks aren't important. Double bass peddles are though! :D

haha. I think double bass is just plain fun, and if not overused, can add a lot to a song.

[sniper31]

everyone enjoys their own style wether it be christian or skinhead rock!!!!! people do wanna here songs about hate and death and stuff:) theres a market out there for all sorts of music so dont just catagorize yourself to one of them.If you take me for example as soon as i hear the word cristian band i go (**** more preaching!!!!)but i know some really good bands that are christian that really rock so it's best not to laybel yourselve's, let your listeners do that ...... ;)

[SorTek]

This is probably a lost cause on my part, since I live in south Georgia, but I could probably recommend a few people I know from PA:

David Shaffer
Kyle Anderson
Nick Ambrose
Tim May

These are the four I know that play double bass. David would be your best bet, but I doubt he wants to leave The Substratum Experiment. Like I said, my input is probably a lost cause.

By the way, I'm in a math metal band in the southern Bible Belt of the US. I'm the only non-Christian member.

[pocket fore]

If u guys wana hear a good christan band listen to Reliant K. Its pop punk so alot of u wont like it. But i do!!!! d/l pressing on. Or for some of you MM fans d/l My Girlfriend i think you will find it pretty funny.
:p

[AvedisdrummerA]

My friend runs a christian band.. supposed to put out a demo, i'll see how good they sound.

[Jeff Wald]

yeah, the whole 'christian music' label has always kind of annyoed me.

i'm a christian, i'm a drummer, does that mean i need to tell everyone i'm a 'christian' drummer? or, i'm also an insurance agent... does that mean that i sell 'christian insurance'?

no, i'm just a christian who does these things & hopefully the convictions i have thru being a christian will come out in all aspects of my life, and they won't need a label.

just my 2 c.

[Kick It]

I agree 100%

Well said Jeff!

[drummers_4_life]

Really any labels on music suck. Such as "sXe Hardcore" "christian rock" or "Skinhead punk". It confines your lyrics into a small subject range. I'd imagine it gets fairly tiring to sing about not doing drugs for 10 years.

[cornflake489]

Originally posted by drummers_4_life
Really any labels on music suck. Such as "sXe Hardcore" "christian rock" or "Skinhead punk". It confines your lyrics into a small subject range. I'd imagine it gets fairly tiring to sing about not doing drugs for 10 years.
You mean there's actually band that sing about nothing but be straight edge? Your right that would get very tiring.

[Swanky Maury]

I'm going to form a Satan band. Maybe we can release our CD's a special two-disc set.

[ckdrumdude88]

Man it sucks for me I've been trying to start a band for ages but i live down in Southeast PA. Are single foot double bass beats okay?

[RedHotMuDMath]

SorTek, where in South Georgia do you live? I live in Savannah, maybe if you live close I could come to one of your shows sometimes, or vice versa :D

[Rygelxvi]

Suppose you found a great drummer who was jewish (or any other religion) would he/she not be welcome in your band?

[twentyfourfeet]

Why do these threads always turn into a religious debate?....

[DisTorTuRouS]

Good Question indeed...
About reliant K? They're ***.
I'm going to have a hard time not bashing non/metal seeing as how this board is put up by Ultimatemetal.com...