So true, I'm a devoted christian. Very active in my youth group and church but yet I hate most christian music! Not the words or anything but it just all sounds the same sometimes and lacks good quality. Sufjan was the first christian artist I fell in love with. More than just the christian part he's now one of my core artists. Yes, his songs can mean whatever you like but ridiculously many of his songs line up with bible verses and common christian beliefs. This one is a great example.
So true, I'm a devoted christian. Very active in my youth group and church but yet I hate most christian music! Not the words or anything but it just all sounds the same sometimes and lacks good quality. Sufjan was the first christian artist I fell in love with. More than just the christian part he's now one of my core artists. Yes, his songs can mean whatever you like but ridiculously many of his songs line up with bible verses and common christian beliefs. This one is a great example.
@byebyebirdie58 I'm the same, if by Christian music you mean the attempts to create a Christian popular, contemporary or rock music. I love Bach though, the Faure requiem, Haydn's masses and countless hymns and folk songs with religious themes. I love Sufjan too. There is no one else like him. People compare him to Elliot Smith, who I also liked, and I understand the comparison but whisperery vocals are not total correspondence on the most important levels.
@byebyebirdie58 I'm the same, if by Christian music you mean the attempts to create a Christian popular, contemporary or rock music. I love Bach though, the Faure requiem, Haydn's masses and countless hymns and folk songs with religious themes. I love Sufjan too. There is no one else like him. People compare him to Elliot Smith, who I also liked, and I understand the comparison but whisperery vocals are not total correspondence on the most important levels.
I can understand people who don't like or have faith liking Bach or Sufjan, but there is necessarily a barrier there I would imagine. Sufjan is often ecstatically praising or honoring his creator and if you think that is bunk maybe you can credit him with sincerity but I'm not even sure of that.
I'm a christian, but could never bring myself to like Christian music. Sufjan's the only Christian artist I throughly enjoy.
So true, I'm a devoted christian. Very active in my youth group and church but yet I hate most christian music! Not the words or anything but it just all sounds the same sometimes and lacks good quality. Sufjan was the first christian artist I fell in love with. More than just the christian part he's now one of my core artists. Yes, his songs can mean whatever you like but ridiculously many of his songs line up with bible verses and common christian beliefs. This one is a great example.
So true, I'm a devoted christian. Very active in my youth group and church but yet I hate most christian music! Not the words or anything but it just all sounds the same sometimes and lacks good quality. Sufjan was the first christian artist I fell in love with. More than just the christian part he's now one of my core artists. Yes, his songs can mean whatever you like but ridiculously many of his songs line up with bible verses and common christian beliefs. This one is a great example.
There are lots of other great Christian artists too, but you have to search hard. Try Page France? Of course, nothing you try will compare to Sufjan.
There are lots of other great Christian artists too, but you have to search hard. Try Page France? Of course, nothing you try will compare to Sufjan.
@byebyebirdie58 I'm the same, if by Christian music you mean the attempts to create a Christian popular, contemporary or rock music. I love Bach though, the Faure requiem, Haydn's masses and countless hymns and folk songs with religious themes. I love Sufjan too. There is no one else like him. People compare him to Elliot Smith, who I also liked, and I understand the comparison but whisperery vocals are not total correspondence on the most important levels.
@byebyebirdie58 I'm the same, if by Christian music you mean the attempts to create a Christian popular, contemporary or rock music. I love Bach though, the Faure requiem, Haydn's masses and countless hymns and folk songs with religious themes. I love Sufjan too. There is no one else like him. People compare him to Elliot Smith, who I also liked, and I understand the comparison but whisperery vocals are not total correspondence on the most important levels.
I can understand people who don't like or have faith liking Bach or Sufjan, but there is necessarily a barrier there I would imagine. Sufjan is often ecstatically praising or honoring his creator and if you think that is bunk maybe you can credit him with sincerity but I'm not even sure of that.