Author Topic: DC Talk: Jesus Freak to be on Rock Band!!!!!!!!!! (Read 10020 times)

Lampy 2.0 · « **on:** August 02, 2010, 11:29:10 AM »

That's right. You heard me. A Rock Band song pack which comes out tommorow will have Jesus Freak on it, as well as Love Addict by Family Force 5. Don't believe me? You should. Here's the proof: http://www.rockband.com/zine/eight-singles-dlc

Alex_Olijar · « **Reply #1 on:** August 02, 2010, 11:33:41 AM »

*insert a flame war about DC Talk's music*

kk, we can lock the thread now.

xCaLeBx · « **Reply #2 on:** August 02, 2010, 11:39:08 AM »

I'm not gonna flame I'm just going to give DC Talk props for hiring the director that did Nine Inch Nails-Animal (A video/song I can't even come close to posting so go look it up on youtube)

tehehehehe

SomeKittens · « **Reply #3 on:** August 02, 2010, 01:24:46 PM »

Quote from: Alex_Olijar on August 02, 2010, 11:33:41 AM

*insert a flame war about DC Talk's music*

kk, we can lock the thread now.

They weren't afraid of proclaiming Jesus as your savior. Anyone got a problem with that?

Daniel TS RED · « **Reply #4 on:** August 02, 2010, 01:36:58 PM »

Jesus Freak is an alltime classic song. The video was pretty good too.

Alex_Olijar · « **Reply #5 on:** August 02, 2010, 01:38:36 PM »

Quote from: SomeKittens on August 02, 2010, 01:24:46 PM

Quote from: Alex_Olijar on August 02, 2010, 11:33:41 AM
*insert a flame war about DC Talk's music*

kk, we can lock the thread now.
They weren't afraid of proclaiming Jesus as your savior. Anyone got a problem with that?

According to a fair bit of people I have heard here, they were however afraid to proclaim Jesus with actual good music.

SomeKittens · « **Reply #6 on:** August 02, 2010, 01:50:49 PM »

Psalm 150: Praise Him with the strings
We also know that God uses fools to confound the wise.

The Schaef · « **Reply #7 on:** August 02, 2010, 02:37:11 PM »

Now we just need to get some Keaggy working.

Minister Polarius · « **Reply #8 on:** August 02, 2010, 03:03:44 PM »

Too bad it's on Rock Band and not Guitar Hero.

There is enough good Christian music to make a good showing on a good engine, even if the last tier would be 5 Phil Keaggy songs.

SomeKittens · « **Reply #9 on:** August 02, 2010, 03:17:30 PM »

None of this "Guitar Praise". Seriously. How hard is it for Christians to make a good game?

JSB23 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 02, 2010, 03:40:27 PM »

Quote from: SomeKittens on August 02, 2010, 03:17:30 PM

None of this "Guitar Praise". Seriously. How hard is it for Christians to make a good game?

Very

SomeKittens · « **Reply #11 on:** August 02, 2010, 03:53:56 PM »

You know how hard it is pitching Redemption thanks to our reputation... arg....

The Warrior · « **Reply #12 on:** August 02, 2010, 04:56:38 PM »

Awesome

BlazerCC · « **Reply #13 on:** August 02, 2010, 05:07:14 PM »

I dont remember what my buddy has got (GH or RB) but he bought Skillet Monster as a track and can play that one.

The Schaef · « **Reply #14 on:** August 02, 2010, 05:17:42 PM »

It's a question of resources.

Example: listen to Switchfoot's Learning to Breathe. The most successful album to that point (Grammy-nominated gold record) by a talented and successful Christian band on a Christian label, produced by one of the best minds in the sub-industry, Charlie Peacock.

Now listen to The Beautiful Letdown. Same band (although I'll entertain arguments that adding that Mortal guy is a contributing factor), signed to a major label and using their resources and their production staff. It's like night and day.

It's the same reason companies like WotC and Decipher and Upper Deck can release two to four sets per year of their headline card games, and Redemption releases one set per year. WotC has WotC money and WotC staff, while Rob essentially runs the company with the help of his family and dedicated volunteers.

In terms of effort and results, I think there is a lot to be said for what Christian independents accomplish with their music and their films and their games and so forth, given what they have to work with. But in terms of the quality of the final product, I think the disparity of available resources becomes apparent, in addition to the fact that the secular markets have a broader pool to choose from, and thus will tend to attract a higher percentage of elevated talent and innovative ideas.

Daniel TS RED · « **Reply #15 on:** August 02, 2010, 06:09:42 PM »

If you're a Christian Band, you should have Christian lyrics imo. If you're not having Christian lyrics, you're just a group of Christians singing secular songs.

Daniel

Alex_Olijar · « **Reply #16 on:** August 02, 2010, 06:25:57 PM »

That's like saying if your a Christian artist, you should only paint biblical scenes. We're not in the Dark Ages anymore.

SomeKittens · « **Reply #17 on:** August 02, 2010, 06:35:14 PM »

Quote from: The Schaef on August 02, 2010, 05:17:42 PM

It's a question of resources.

Example: listen to Switchfoot's Learning to Breathe. The most successful album to that point (Grammy-nominated gold record) by a talented and successful Christian band on a Christian label, produced by one of the best minds in the sub-industry, Charlie Peacock.

Now listen to The Beautiful Letdown. Same band (although I'll entertain arguments that adding that Mortal guy is a contributing factor), signed to a major label and using their resources and their production staff. It's like night and day.

It's the same reason companies like WotC and Decipher and Upper Deck can release two to four sets per year of their headline card games, and Redemption releases one set per year. WotC has WotC money and WotC staff, while Rob essentially runs the company with the help of his family and dedicated volunteers.

In terms of effort and results, I think there is a lot to be said for what Christian independents accomplish with their music and their films and their games and so forth, given what they have to work with. But in terms of the quality of the final product, I think the disparity of available resources becomes apparent, in addition to the fact that the secular markets have a broader pool to choose from, and thus will tend to attract a higher percentage of elevated talent and innovative ideas.

^Very yes, I understand all that. However, the Bible says that we should be making the gentiles jealous.

Ironica · « **Reply #18 on:** August 02, 2010, 06:37:16 PM »

Jelious of our relationship with Christ and the love we display to others, not jelious of our talents.

The Schaef · « **Reply #19 on:** August 02, 2010, 07:38:30 PM »

Quote from: SomeKittens on August 02, 2010, 06:35:14 PM

^Very yes, I understand all that. However, the Bible says that we should be making the gentiles jealous.

Before you do that, you have to excel at what you do. That's why I mentioned Phil Keaggy; he is the one who grabbed the attention of one Jimi Hendrix back when he was still playing with Glass Harp. And there is no shortage of famous Christians throughout history: athletes, scientists, mathematicians, composers, kings and heads of state... I'm mostly referring to a rather narrow branch of the entertainment industry that has really only developed in the last 50-100 years, which is always looking for the shiny new thing and which is often targeted at teens and young adults who have disposable income and a healthy disrespect for authority fueling their tastes. Art is a reflection of a society and its values, but in America it is also a sort of fashion industry, and it's difficult to be trendy or counter-cultural when espousing 10,000-year-old values to a disillusioned populace that sees cynics and hypocrites at every turn. It's kind of an uphill battle even to be noticed, much less to attract the best talent in that environment.

crustpope · « **Reply #20 on:** August 02, 2010, 07:58:53 PM »

Quote from: Alex_Olijar on August 02, 2010, 06:25:57 PM

That's like saying if your a Christian artist, you should only paint biblical scenes. We're not in the Dark Ages anymore.

I agree with this 10000000% You can release a christian product without mentioning Christ. movies like Remember the Titans can easily be considered a christian movie because of their message even if they dont explicitly mention Christ.

I Dissagree that DC Talk was an inferior product. In many ways DC Talk was cutting edge, even for secular music from their Free at Last album on.

Shofarblower · « **Reply #21 on:** August 02, 2010, 09:00:23 PM »

I personally liked DC Talk, I even think that the Newsboys are better with Michael Tait than with Peter Ferler. You can also argue that Toby Mac is equal or better than secular musicians, he won at least one grammy for his music. A secular award for good music from a Christian artist.

The Warrior · « **Reply #22 on:** August 02, 2010, 10:00:58 PM »

Quote from: Shofarblower on August 02, 2010, 09:00:23 PM

I personally liked DC Talk, I even think that the Newsboys are better with Michael Tait than with Peter Ferler. You can also argue that Toby Mac is equal or better than secular musicians, he won at least one grammy for his music. A secular award for good music from a Christian artist.

What stinx is Dc Talk is never gunna Return From Their "Intermission"

. If they Did it Would Rock! Literally

SomeKittens · « **Reply #23 on:** August 03, 2010, 11:33:00 AM »

Quote from: The Schaef on August 02, 2010, 07:38:30 PM

Quote from: SomeKittens on August 02, 2010, 06:35:14 PM
^Very yes, I understand all that. However, the Bible says that we should be making the gentiles jealous.

Before you do that, you have to excel at what you do. That's why I mentioned Phil Keaggy; he is the one who grabbed the attention of one Jimi Hendrix back when he was still playing with Glass Harp. And there is no shortage of famous Christians throughout history: athletes, scientists, mathematicians, composers, kings and heads of state... I'm mostly referring to a rather narrow branch of the entertainment industry that has really only developed in the last 50-100 years, which is always looking for the shiny new thing and which is often targeted at teens and young adults who have disposable income and a healthy disrespect for authority fueling their tastes. Art is a reflection of a society and its values, but in America it is also a sort of fashion industry, and it's difficult to be trendy or counter-cultural when espousing 10,000-year-old values to a disillusioned populace that sees cynics and hypocrites at every turn. It's kind of an uphill battle even to be noticed, much less to attract the best talent in that environment.

I never thought of it like that. Very true, and shows how our perspective can be limited by our experience.

I still think we could be doing better now. Some have decided to live it up and raise the bar, but others seem to have accepted the fact that they won't be good enough, and it shows. Left Behind the movie, I'm looking at you.

As long as we don't come out with some "Christian" vampire parody. *waits for someone to post link*

The Schaef · « **Reply #24 on:** August 03, 2010, 11:41:55 AM »

Trust me, there's nobody you'll find on these boards that agrees more than I, that people should strive to excel in these areas as much as possible, and work to set the standard rather than re-hash the styles of ten years ago. Evangelism as an excuse for low quality is a pet peeve of mine as well.

In country-western, believin' in Jesus is as American as beer and pickups, so you can't really throw a rock in any direction on Music Row without hitting a God-fearing country singer. So some people try to live by example rather than use their music specifically as a tool to try and evangelize. I dunno, it seems like every time you look at another slice of the industry you see something a little bit different.

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