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There is alot of junk in the music buisness,

It's not just Christian music though, it's really the whole music industry
that's driven by recording labels and "pop" radio - the whole system just
naturally tends toward promoting bad music.  Originality and creativity is
shunned as everyone tries to sound like everyone else (whatever happens to be
the latest popular thing to sound like).

Some other problems that are more specific to the *Christian* music industry
are:

The once-Christian labels are now all owned by non-Christian companies.  So,
even though they may be managed by well-meaning believers who are seeking
God's glory and the spread of the gospel, etc. the bottom line is $
because that's all the owners care about.  And the things that make money are
the things that get radio airplay.  It's a vicious cycle...

Also, Christian radio is mostly just as bad as mainstream radio, usually
worse.  They play a severely limited amount of music.  Even from
the "darling" artists, they only play the "hits".  Sheesh!  Let's hear
something ELSE from the album.  Let's hear something DIFFERENT!

I hate radio.

Finally, the predominant legalism in the church stifles a huge amount of
creativity and places weird requirements on "Christian art" such as having to
mention "Jesus" so many times per song or per album...

Now, there are definitely plenty of good bands out there.  The internet and
the increase in indepent labels have allowed people to get "out there" that
never could have even just 5-10 years ago.

Two problems: 
- "The Industry" is a huge, money-driven monster
- we're all just fallen humans and fame and money are strong temptations

There are many many bands that basically get eaten alive by their own lusts
and "The Industry" - they end up cranking out all kinds of crap and that's
mostly what the radio stations play all day.

OK.  Rant over.
hasta,
Mike

(these are the opinions of others and not neccesarily the opinions of those affiliated with makers music

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