For today, I have something silly in mind. Actually, it has been on my mind for quite some time. This is a list of secular songs that -for some reason- sound like Christian Rock. YouTube clips will be aid you in this matter.
For the sake of brevity, I am excluded every song ever written by U2.
Here's the first: Sweet Child of Mine, by Guns and Roses:
It was my friend Jeff who first mentioned how much this sounds like Christian rock. It must be something about the glaring Les Paul guitar tone, the formulaic intro, and the fact that it is really easy to sing along too.
In fact, haven't some Christian Rockers changed the lyrics to "sweet God of mine"? Am I just imagining that?
Take a few minutes to let your ears recover from that guitar tone. We move onto something else next:
I like muse a lot. But seriously, this is just to fucking easy. It's all in the title. The only thing that screams "Christian Rock" more than "Guiding Light" is "Mighty Tower" or "strong deliverance." Its so glaringly loud I wonder if MUSE used the phrase intentionally.
Please don't do that again, MUSE.
Moving on then:
The majority of this song does not sound like Christian Rock, but listen to the piano chord progression at the end. I defy you to look me in the eye and tell me it doesn't make you think of Spirit filled revelers dancing in a four square church. Don't you expect to here chords like that just as the pastor is firing up the high the sermon? Hallelujah! Get Saved'ah!!
Now, it wouldn't be complete without electronica right?
BT is one of my favorite artists, so it hurts to compare this to Christian Rock. In fact, this sounds like a specific Christian Rock: Skillet.
A quick word about Skillet: I liked their second album. Their third was decent. They've had their suck-knobs cranked to 10 ever since.
So I will say this: BT's "Forget Me" sounds like an extremely good song from the second Skillet album, inwhich their most talented musician was still a band member, and before they started cycling musicians faster than Bruce Wilkinson books, and dressing stupidly.
BT, there is actually a chance I might meet you someday, so please take this comparison in the most glowing way possible.
