It has been said frequently that Christian music is the only genre' that is defined by the lyrical content rather than the music itself, the beat or the style. If that is the case, then how in the world can an album that doesn't mention Jesus, God, or Christ be called Christian?
There are plenty of Christian rock bands out there that talk about Christian issues but still rock. Some examples are:
- Anberlin - Cadence
- Bleach - Heavenbound, Sun Stands Still, Super Good Feeling
- Bride - Beast, Blow It All Away, End of the World, I Miss The Rain
- Disciple - Not Rock Stars, By God, Golden Calf, I Just Know
- East West - For Every Wish
- Everyday Sunday - Just A Story, Lose It Again
- Falling Up - Broken Heart
- Five Iron Frenzy - Every New Day, One Girl Army
- GS Megaphone - Out Of My Mind, Use Me
- Jonah33 - All For You
- Justifide - 9 Out Of 10
- Kutless - Pride Away
- Pax217 - Check 217
- Petra - Back To The Street, Grave Robber, Hollow Eyes, Not By Sight
- Pillar - Original Superman, Above
- Plumb - God-shaped Hole
- POD - Full Color (Live), Run, Southtown
- Seventh Day Slumber - What I Need
- Spoken - Prepare To Meet Thy God, This Path
- Stryper - The Way, In God We Trust, Soldiers Under Command
- Switchfoot - New Way To Be Human, Ode To Chin, Something More
- Whitecross - In America, Amazing Love, Dancin' In Heaven, In The Kingdom
I wouldn't call any of those songs or those bands dorky.
Skillet themselves did it in My Beautiful Robe, Hey You I Love Your Soul, I Can, Rippin' Me Off, Stronger, Whirlwind, Alien Youth, Suspended In You and You Are My Hope. Up through the Alien Youth album, mentioning God, Jesus or Christ didn't seem to be a bad thing at all. While it seems that mentioning our only real Savior was looked at as a bad thing by the major secular labels so a change came, John said that the change had nothing to do with the bid to attract secular labels, that it was just something that happened to happen at the same time.
Will watered down lyrics further the Kingdom of God in the 21st Century world? I just don't see how. After spending an hour talking to John what I so see (as sad and disappointing as it is) is that Skillet is well on theirr way to becoming one of those "bands start off wanting to share the Gospel and end up not doing that because they’re having a chance to go mainstream, you know".
