Christian Contemporary Music

I don’t listen to much Christian music. Most modern worship sounds like Joshua Tree-era U2 to me. I prefer that faith-based acts not limit themselves to the Christian market, like Sufjan Stevens, Over The Rhine, or Amy Grant.

The best place to find talented Christian musicians is classical music – highly regarded composers like JS Bach, Olivier Messiaen, Handel, and Haydn were devout believers.

This page will never be particularly big, but I plan to add Keith Green and Larry Norman at some point. This page is largely a time capsule of my late teens and early twenties, circa the year 2000, when I made a conscious effort to listen to Christian music.

Form

New Zealand worship band Form were significant for my generation; making church worship music that sounded less like Michael W.…
Jars of Clay

Jars of Clay were formed when keyboardist Charlie Lowell met vocalist Dan Haseltine at Greenville College, Illinois; Lowell initially noticed…
Rich Mullins Album Reviews

Richard Wayne Mullins was one of the most beloved figures in Christian Contemporary Music. He grew up in Indiana, the…
Michael Omartian Album Reviews

Michael Omartian has a vast resume as a producer and studio musician. He played accordion on Billy Joel‘s ‘Piano Man’…
The 2nd Chapter of Acts

The Ward siblings formed a band almost by accident – Nelly and Matthew Ward lost their parents while they were…
Christian Contemporary Music – Miscellany

Album reviews of CCM artists who don’t qualify for their own page. Earthsuit | Tim Hughes | Solace Earthsuit Kaleidoscope…