In my last post I ripped apart Christian music, in essence, for it’s lack of creativity. This rant is nothing new to people who enjoy good music. Most people who see the problems I see within the Christian music industry usually just rip it apart and then will not acknowledge who is at least doing the best they can. This is where I desire to be different from that crowd. Here is the deal with Christian radio: The people who support these radio stations (since they are generally listener supported rather than advertisement-based) are white, evangelicals in the age bracket of 35-65. What does this result in? A top 40 list of songs that all say the same thing we’ve been saying in Christian music for 20 years to a tune that sounds the same. Most people that are younger than that don’t listen to Christian radio because of differences in taste. I understand that the radio has to play what the listeners are looking for in order to be able to survive financially. So, at the end of the day, I understand the beast that you cannot please everyone, but my challenge to occasionally get out of the box to Christian listeners/radio stands. Read More
