Masochist: Favorite Christian Albums

Masochist 06.28.10	Remember, these are my favorites, not necessarily the best. But of course, that won't stop the masses from flaming my ass off (if they comment at all). Oh, well. Also, note the new profile pic. That's MY black ass up there, muh-fucku's!!
Masochist 06.28.10	And yes, in case you missed it in the description, this is a ranked list. Which means yes, I DO like 'It's All Crazy!...' more than 'Brother, Sister'.
Yotimi 06.28.10	No Sufjan?
Masochist 06.28.10	Hmmm...didn't know Sufjan Stevens was a Christian artist. But still, nope. I don't have any songs of his.
Inveigh 06.28.10	but wat abouts tha august burns red
bailar11 06.28.10	needs moar apator
East Hastings 06.28.10	NEEDS MOAR CONSIDER THE THIEF
Masochist 06.28.10	Hahaha, didn't take long ;-). I have 'Messengers' by them, but never actually gave it a good listen through.
Apollo 06.28.10	NEEDS MOAR IMMOLATION
FadeToBlack 06.28.10	searching for a christian alterantive to immolation search failed
Masochist 06.28.10	I've never even heard of Apator, Consider the Theif or Immolation. ...Wait...I've heard of the last one. But I don't have any of their songs.
Parallels 06.28.10	yesssss 28 was best 2$ i ever spent
East Hastings 06.28.10	consider the thief are like a more christian version of thrice, but quite enjoyable
Emim 06.28.10	"searching for a christian alterantive to immolation search failed" Sacrificium Sympathy Indwelling
Ire 06.28.10	shit is list
Emim 06.28.10	Also, seriously awesome list, broski
Obfuscation24 06.28.10	Not a christian myself, but 4 9 15 21 23 24 29 are all great albums, 15 being one of my favorites of all time
Emim 06.28.10	Syn, you raise the ire in me.
Masochist 06.28.10	Ire - Eh, I like it enough ;-)
Vanwarp 06.28.10	#23 would be higher up on my list and I'd have "Where Moth and Rust Destroy" by Tourniquet on my list as well...
BigHans 06.28.10	Needs more Michael W. Smith. CAUSE I'M LOOKIN FOR A REASON, ROAMING THROUGH THE NIGHT TO FIND MY PLACE IN THIS WORLD, MY PLACCCCCCCCCCCCCCE IN THIS WORLLLLLLLLLLLLDDDD.
porch 06.28.10	bob dylan - slow train coming idk
BigHans 06.28.10	My Mom used to always buy me Christian Rock CDs. A few of them: Steven Curtis Chapman - the Great Adventure DC Talk - Jesus Freak, Nu Thang Degarmo and Key Michael W Smith Petra Boom.
tiesthatbind 06.28.10	CAUSE THERE'S MOOOOOOOOORE TO THIS LIFE THAN LIVIN' AND DYIN' MORE THAN JUST TRYIN' TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE DAY Steven Curtis Chapman ftw.
DoubtGin 06.28.10	27 are a Christian Band ? ;o didnt know that..
wyankeif1337 09.06.10	Callisto. you are missing callisto.
Dryden 09.06.10	i hope he does
Masochist 09.06.10	Josh - No, can't say I've heard them. I will, on occasion, throw on Grumblecunt's 'I Piss Shit', though ;-)
KILL 09.06.10	psycho surgery dudes
Masochist 09.06.10	Hmmm...wonder how many more comments I can milk out of this list?
taroo 09.06.10	Needs Plumb
Kimm 01.09.11	"I have 'Messengers' by them, but never actually gave it a good listen through." That's a shame, it's a phenomenal album. Redemption, Truth of a Liar, Composure, Black Sheep and Back Burner are my top choices. The whole album is great.
Kimm 01.09.11	Nice list, btw =]
FadeToBlack 01.09.11	and 4 months later.....
Josh D. 01.09.11	I've always wondered about the correlation between Christianity and bad music. This list is putting it in better perspective.
KILL 01.09.11	psychosurgery
Masochist 01.09.11	Glad I could help, Josh. ;-)
couldwinarabbit 01.09.11	Religion (of any sorts) in music bothers me for some reason.
wyankeif1337 01.09.11	cool bump kimm
foreverendeared 01.09.11	I like a lot of these. Cool list.
cvlts 01.09.11	keep music secular!!!!!! iono
FatChickIrl 01.09.11	thanks for pointing out all these bands so i can never listen to them
Masochist 01.09.11	I admit that some of these are favorites for personal reason, but I promise you that you'd be doing yourself a great disservice by not listening to most of them; Mae, Anberlin, Underoath, mewithoutYou, Starflyer, Blindside, Copeland...all ace bands, regardless of metaphysical influence.
acorncheese 01.09.11	man i sure due h8 christins
FatChickIrl 01.09.11	Hail Satan bro
mvood 01.09.11	you're missing As Cities Burn
Masochist 01.09.11	And My Epic.
Josh D. 01.09.11	"thanks for pointing out all these bands so i can never listen to them" Lol.
crowing51 01.09.11	NEEDZ MOAR CREED!!!
Josh D. 01.09.11	Love Creed; they put out my 11th favorite album of 2010.
IAmHollywood 01.09.11	I never understood why Anberlin is considered Christian when all of their lyrics are about relationships and girls.
Masochist 01.09.11	IAmHollywood - I'm sorry, my sarcasm detector might be on the fritz...are you serious?
couldwinarabbit 01.09.11	"bob dylan - slow train coming" he's jewish...as are the majority of the best songwriters.
foreverendeared 01.09.11	Johnny Cash
Jethro42 01.09.11	Kansas
Jethro42 01.09.11	oh, and Neal Morse!!!
Kimm 01.09.11	IAmHollywood - I'm sorry . . . are you serious? [2]
couldwinarabbit 01.09.11	so are their any good christian bands?
foreverendeared 01.09.11	Also, I know I've said this before in other lists, but mewithoutYou actually isn't a Christian band. Aaron Weiss and his brother are Sufi Muslim. Not sure if I mentioned this in one of your lists or not, though.
couldwinarabbit 01.09.11	^lol really they were the only christan band I knew of that was kinda good.
TheEnigma 01.09.11	Anberlin isn't as blatantly Christian as bands such as Relient K, Skillet or Kutless, but they definitely have a lot of Christian themes running through their music. Their songs can usually be taken in more than one way, depending on your worldview, which is kind of cool. Also, their faith is more obvious in some albums and less obvious in others. Kimm - this was a good bump, really, but I would advise you to stay out of this thread.
Jethro42 01.09.11	Neal Morse is god
wyankeif1337 01.09.11	callisto
Masochist 01.10.11	couldwinarabbit - You definitely just commented on a list in which I try to answer that question, but truly, I've stopped trying to convince people here that Christian bands are good, because they either refuse to believe it, just aren't interested, and/or only want another point of derision against Christianity in general. If you haven't found a band that is Christian that you like by now after being on this site for so long, chances are you weren't interested in finding one in the first place. foreverendeared - Didn't know that. Did a bit of research, and have come to this conclusion: they are a religious band, whose lyrics promote a healthy relationship with God...but that can be any God of any religion (same being, different name). They've taken influence from everywhere, lots of religions and teachings, and have written lyrics and shared stories from all of them. But they are definitely a religious band, and while they may not be strictly Christian, I listen to them as a Christian myself, and take from their songs a Christian interpretation and meaning of what a good relationship with God is, and so I think they can still probably fit in here. Thank you for the info, though, and for making me look that up and do a bit of research myself; I really gotta make sure to get my facts right about some of these bands. TheEnigma - Actually, quite a few of the bands on here are in the same vein--not overtly Christian, but with Christian themes and values running throughout their lyrics. Underoath is like that; there's usually only one or two songs on every album that would indicate they were Christian, and the rest could be written by any band of any faith.
Spec 01.10.11	Nice list.
couldwinarabbit 01.10.11	found one I like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y4f62-TLIM
Masochist 01.10.11	couldwinarabbit - But if you're really interested...try Starflyer 59. They're one of the oldest bands on Tooth & Nail; they started out in the early '90's as a Shoegaze band, mixed in some Dream Pop, and are now more of a dreamy Indie-Pop band. Also, there's absolutely no doubt that they are a Christian band. Try 'Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice' or 'Leave Hear A Stranger' to start out with. Or if you're more interested in the earlier, shoegazy (Ride-clone) stuff, try 'Silver'.
Aids 01.10.11	I've been absolutely loving the shit out of Brother, Sister by mewithoutYou "I do not exist, I faithfully insist"...."A glass can only spill what it contains"...etc.etc. fucking genius, and I hate "christain" music
TheEnigma 01.10.11	I know, Masochist. I was simply providing IAmHollywood with an explanation as to why it may be obvious to you that Anberlin is a Christian band while to him, their albums are a compilation of love songs. It's all about perspective.
Masochist 01.10.11	LOL...I was tacking-on to your comment, not responding directly to it :-P. It was meant more for Hollywood, to tell the truth. But I know what you mean about perspective; I interpret some bands as Christian just because they have some of the same lyrical themes even if they aren't.
TheEnigma 01.10.11	Oh, well it's good we cleared that up then... I know precisely what you mean, I quite often find myself changing what I know to be the true meaning of a song to make it fit my worldview/beliefs. I love that about music, however I also have a soft spot for some songs that are so blatantly obvious about what they mean that you can't take it any other way. Depends on the message.