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You have to suckThere are multiple definitions of what qualifies as a "Christian Rock" band. Christian rock bands that explicitly state their [[belief]]s, like [[Servant (band)|Servant]] and [[Petra (band)|Petra]], you have and use Christian imagery in their lyrics tend to suck the huge one. You have to own be considered a mac, macs also suck part of the huge one. You have to not know how to [[contemporary Christian music]] (CCM) industry and play any instruments. You have to be for a toolpredominantly Christian market. You have to plagiarise good Other bands perform music influenced by their faith but see their audience as the general public. They may generally avoid specific mention of [[God]] or [[Jesus]]. Such bands are sometimes rejected by the CCM rock scene and just replace all nouns with Godmay specifically reject the CCM label. Possibly the very first documented appearance of a Christian Rock band is [[Mind Garage]] in 1967, Jesuswhose ''Electric Liturgy'', Heavenfinally recorded on RCA in 1970, etc. If you have at least 3 or more gives them credibility as a cornerstone in the creation of the aboveChristian Rock genre. Some artists such as [[U2]], then you[[Lifehouse (band)|Lifehouse]], [[Creed (band)|Creed]], [[Sufjan Stevens]], [[King're on your way s X]], [[Thrice]], [[Evanescence]], [[Coldplay]], [[Blessid Union of Souls]], [[The Elms]], and [[Switchfoot]] do not claim to being a be "succesfulChristian bands" christian , but include members who openly profess to be Christians and feature Christian thought, imagery, scripture or other influences in their music. There is a tendency among some Christian rock bandmusic fans to label rock music bands as Christian where their lyrics are seen as consistent with the fans' understanding of [[Christian theology|Christian belief]], but this is generally not accepted by the [[contemporary Christian music]] industry. Im going to Related [[subgenres]] are [[Christian alternative rock]], [[Christian metal]], [[Christian industrial]], [[Christian punk]], and [[hellChristian ska]].
*[http://www.christrocks.net ChristRocks.net]--extensive list of online Christian rock stations
*[http://www.christrocks.net ChristRocks.net] - Dozens of online Christian rock stations
*[http://www.thexstream.org/ TheXstream.org - Streaming Rock, Indie, and Hardcore]
*[http://lifeonline.fm/slam.php Slammin Christian Hits] on Life 100.3
* [http://www.danielsmusic.com/ DanielsMusic.com] Concert Photography
* [http://www.musicfaith.com Music Faith E-Zine]
* [http://www.whitedove.cc/ Whitedove Pentecostal Project] - Christian Rock - The Music of Devils in the Church
* [http://www.answersdepot.com/christian_rock.html Is Christian rock music of the devil?] - A defense of CCM
→External links: removed - Is Christian rock music of the devil? - site no longer exists
In the 1970s, [[Larry Norman]] was a popular Christian rock musician who challenged a view held by some conservative Christians (predominantly [[Christian Fundamentalism|fundamentalists]]) that rock music was anti-Christian. One of his songs, "''Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?''", summarized his attitude and his quest to pioneer Christian rock music.
==Criteria for "Christian rock"band definitions==
==Critiques of Christian rock==
*[[MAD Christian Radio Show]]
*[http://christianrock.net/ ChristianRock.net]
*[http://www.classicchristianrock.net/ Classic Christian Rock Radio]
*[http://www.xmusiconline.com/ 24/7 XMusicOnline.Com - Positive Rock Radio]
*Air1 - The Positive Alternative [http://www.air1.com]
*Against The Flow, which is broadcast every Sunday on [[NU 107]] in the Philippines
[http://wwwsites.freewebsgoogle.com/rockradio31site/revolutionradio31]Davids Christian Rock Radio*ZJAM-Broadcast every Saturday from 9pm-12am CT[http://www.zjam.com]*Sirius Revolution Ch.67 [http://www.sirius.com/revolution]
==Magazines, Books and Websites==
* [http://www.christianmusicdaily.com/ Christian Music Daily] Christian rock music news and interviews from Mark Weber
* [http://www.hmmagazine.com/ HM Magazine]
* [http://www.firestream.net/ Firestream.net] Large community of Christian Rock / Metal listeners
* [http://www.godcore.com/ Godcore.com] Christian rock band database
* [http://www.ccmmagazine.com CCM Magazine]
* [http://www.soundgrid.net/ Soundgrid.net] Christian Music News
* [http://www.worship.com worship.com]
* [http://music.thoughtquotient.com ThoughtQuotient.com] ThoughtQuotient.com's Interview with Christian artists
* [http://www.bodypiercingsavedmylife.com/ Website for ''Body Piercing Saved My Life: Inside the Phenomenon of Christian Rock'', by Andrew Beaujon]
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