Christian alternative rock
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Christian alternative music is a form of alternative rock music lyrically grounded in a Christian worldview. The degree to which the faith appears in the music varies from artist to artist.
History
Christian alternative rock has its roots in the early 1980s, as the earliest efforts at Christian punk and new wave music were recorded by artists like Daniel Amos, Andy McCarroll and Moral Support, Undercover, The 77s, Adam Again, Quickflight, Youth Choir (later renamed The Choir), Lifesavers Underground, The Altar Boys, Steve Taylor, 4-4-1, David Edwards, Black Carnation and Vector. By the 1990s, many of these bands were being carried by independent labels, such as now-defunct Blonde Vinyl and the growing Tooth & Nail Records , because their music tended to be more lyrically complex (and often more controversial) than mainstream Christian pop music.See also
External links
- [God Save the Teens: Local Kids Seek a New Kind of Church Through Hardcore and Hip-Hop] by Lauren Sandler in the Village Voice 30 May - 5 June 2001
- [Review As I Lay Dying and Norma Jean] by Ben Bishop in The Hard Music Magazine
- [Rock and Pop > Christian Punk and Hardcore in the Yahoo! Directory]
- [Firestream.net - The Believer's Heavy Music Refuge]
- [Godcore.com - Christian Music Database]
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