60s and up Christian themed albums

Rare example of decent Christian hip-hop:

Matthew T wrote:   Rushed of too Mass after this one

The RPI albums are purported to be Christian themed, though I can't say for sure as I don't speak Italian.

The only thing I can think of is The Christ Tree by The Trees Community. Great Psychedelic-Folk album.

^ Excellent music Penderecki really is superb, and I really like Perry Leopold's Christian Lucifer album.

 This is the first time, I think, that I've heard that Judee Sill track -- nice.

Going off-topic, but I'd like to a general religious one too.  One you suggested for PA that has good material for such a topic is Extradition's Hush (I still think that should be in PA).

For Avatar Mehar Baba (Ashram/ guru music was very popular then):



Continuing with my digression, but William Sheller's Lux Aeterna is a neat that has religious themes -- Christian, and my fave track is "Hare Krishna".

A Christian acid folk album I'd like to get is Sharon Folk's "Inside Looking out" (thanks to that soundofsalvation site for the samples):

Love this:

http://www.helanproperties.co.uk/sharonpeople_wilderness.mp3

Less enjoyable, for me, song about having fallen in love with Jesus Christ:

http://www.helanproperties.co.uk/sharonpeople_iminlove.mp3

Such a lot of good religious, spiritual, or mystical music that are, and there's a lot of really good "Jesus Freak" music out there from the era. Of course religion/ spirituality has inspired/ much of the greatest music



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King's X is excellent. Veni Domine too is good (see my interview with them). Horde's black metal album was pretty good. Mortification's Scrolls Of The Megilloth is a death metal classic. Ajalon is a good symph prog band. Believer is a good death metal band.  

Most of the rest has already been mentioned. I am a believer myself, but I still have a major issue with the Christian music scene and the media supporting it which I feel is false and is breaking at least two of the ten commandments. When a band like Petra is ripping off riffs and songs from Def Leppard for their best selling album and then accusing the same band of being satanists just to earn more sales from the Christian scene, you feel the scene is hell-bound. That is my main gripe with a scene I feel is isolating themselves too much from the normal scene. An attitude which explains why the ex Christian pop artist Jessica Simpson was evicted from the scene because she was too sexy. 

^ Thanks.

A favourite of mine is Majoie Hajary - La Passion Selon Judas

Though I've spoken of this in the past, and had a sample, I haven't found the sample to share again.  Excellent album that I used to have and very much want again (quite rare LP).  Plan to edit more info in later if I can re-find a particular link that has a sample and good description.


Edited by Logan - October 19 2010 at 09:34

Logan wrote: That's well done; thanks for sharing, Rob. :) Hope more will share their faves and/ or thoughts.

Glad you liked it.  The two new Proto-Kaw albums are chock full of Christian goodness (since these were songs written by a post-conversion Kerry Livgren).

Although I must say that the absolute best Christian songs I've ever heard came from:

1. Neal Morse (pure devotional majesty)
2. Lifehouse (so intimate and encouraging)
3. DC Talk (a range of all things Christian)

Sadly, it seems every Christian artist has some cheesy moments, but that can be forgiven, I think- most artists have their cheesiness no matter what their content.

^ Sounds good.

Looks like this is the holy grail of Christian acid folk albums: Sounds of Salvation



Listen to: "What is it like Lord?"

Listen to: "Overseers"

It's talked about and samples of this bizarre, and beautiful, album are here: http://thesoundofsalvation.blogspot.com/2010/03/xian-psychedelic-folk.html

Gotta get it.



Edited by Logan - July 08 2019 at 11:33

That's well done; thanks for sharing, Rob. :)

Hope more will share their faves and/ or thoughts.