Stavesacre –Speakeasy – This is straight up, testicles to the wall, no apologies rock and roll. Before Steve Taylor joined the band, Edwards and Pascal Edwards made this romping, symbolic, almost literary, album. It’s damn good. What you may not have is the ability to write good songs. WOW Gospel presents an undeniable collection of songs from the 90 s. Featuring artists like Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams, Donnie McClurkin & many, many more WoW Gospel The 90 s invites you to take a trip down memory lane with songs like "Stand", "No Weapon", "Alabaster Box", "Show Up" & … The most popular groups in the 1930s were male quartets or small groups such as The Golden Gate Quartet, who sang, usually unaccompanied, in jubilee style, mixing careful harmonies, melodious singing, playful syncopation and sophisticated arrangements to produce a fresh, experimental style far removed from the more somber hymn-singing. These guys were the cooler version of Petra or Stryper, if such a thing is possible. 4. Secular songwriters often appropriated gospel songs, such as the Pilgrim Travelers' song "I've Got A New Home," or the Doc Pomus song Ray Charles turned into a hit "Lonely Avenue," or "Stand By Me," which Ben E. King and Leiber and Stoller adapted from a well-known gospel song, or Marvin Gaye's "Can I Get a Witness," which reworks traditional gospel catchphrases. Jetenderpaul – Trying Signals: The Histrionics of Suggestion – Emerging at the end of the end of the 90s, Velvet Blue Music, founded by CCM’s “one man band,” Jeff Cloud, released some of most interesting Christian music. Rivulets & Violets – Rivulets & Violets – Taking cues from Sixpence the Richer and  Cocteau Twins and Cub, Rivulets & Violets is a nice addition to the Five Minute Walk stable. Elements of what the brothers would later go on to do are here, a kind of fey Sparks/ Scritti Politi vibe with some cheesy Pet Shop Boys effects. 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These guys did not hide their faith with songs like “Love Your Enemies,” “Score Goals not Drugs” and “Imitation Cross,” a song decrying Catholics. Supertones – Supertones Strike Back – These guys made ska-rap, so it could be said this album makes the list because of emotional reasons, but hidden in the novelty of the rapping ska, there is craft in singles like “Resolution” “Grace Flood” “Tonight” “Louder Than the Mob” “So Great a Salvation.” I could keep going. His next album, Leave Here a Stranger, would be a gorgeous, hazy take on Surf’s Up era Beach Boys. This looser style affected other black religious musical styles as well. The End of Ring Wars is not their best record, but it does show the beginning of what they would accomplish. Almost like an early Beirut, though I would say better. Submit your writing to be published on Thought Catalog. Another highlight is the cover of the Beatles’ “I’m A Loser.”. This one is still great. [1]Traditional black gospel is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding African American Christian life, as well as (in terms of the varying music styles) to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music. 59. It is the primary source for urban contemporary gospel and Christian hip hop, which rose in popularity during the late 20th century and early 21st century. The Echoing Green – Defend Your Joy – With a band name taken from a William Blake poem, The Echoing Green were a mildly successful female-fronted – on Defend Your Joy – unit. Picking up more of the songwriting slack, Grant, now on A&M, made her most wide-reaching album with Heart in Motion, containing her most popular single, “Baby, Baby.” Listen to this. Burnside than the Smiths sung by Gordon Gano, which was Breakfast with Amy. It was in a church basement in Sioux Falls and a youth pastor did the sound. It is a naive record, in a way, but important to any fan of SF59 or Joy E. 28. Over the course of several weeks, thousands of SoulTrackers nominated and then voted on the Greatest Soul Songs of the 1990s. Boyer, H: "Gospel Music", page 35. Sign up for the Thought Catalog Weekly and get the best stories from the week to your inbox every Friday. Black Eyed Sceva – Way Before the Flood – For religious fans of Gentleman era Afghan Whigs. https://www.pinterest.com/joko9395/gospel-music-femalegroups-past-present Lenz is a drummer who worked with Starflyer 59 to Daniel Amos to Cush to the Supertones to Roper. Lovelife is a gorgeous little record. Chevelle  – Point #1 – Produced by Steve Albini, Point #1 was released on Steve Taylor’s Squint, home to Sixpence None the Richer and L.A. Symphony. Everything was Beautiful is a great album influenced, I think, by Echo and the Bunnymen and Dadaism. The band got its name from a verse in the book of Acts, and had songs discouraging premarital sex, secularism, as well as the literature of Twain to Comte. It sounded and acted like a Carman record, which, for Mike Knott in the 90s, was a serious misstep. A couple of teenagers from the water-soaked town of Bremerton, Washington culled cues from Stiff Little Fingers through Green Day and made a record for both CCM and the general public. Hailing from Georgia, Mallonee, along with the Vigilantes of Love, made music in the 90s for those looking for a Christian alternative to the indie-Americana of R.E.M. But Ronnie Martin was cavalier, if nothing less. Luxury – Amazing and Thank You –  This is sort of the perfect marriage between the twee pop of Tullycraft and the radio rock of Gin Blossoms, an album layered in a stack of distorted guitars and pretty vocals. 46. The Dixie Hummingbirds. Joy Electric – CHRISTIANSongs – Around the mid to late 90s it became fashionable to diminish the fact that you were playing in a Christian band. There’s a story Mike Knott was high on coke, weed, and meth while playing at Creation. 83. Starflyer 59 – The Fashion Focus  – As the first album to deviate from the distortion heavy SF59, The Fashion Focus suffered from devoted fans who feared Martin’s change to a ‘sunnier’ musician. 93. She led groups that featured both men and women singers, employed an understated style that did not stress individual virtuosity, and sponsored a number of individual artists, such as James Cleveland, who went on to change the face of gospel in the decades that followed. Juliana Theory – Understand this is A Dream –  Coming off of playing guitar with ZAO, Brett Detar joined Juliana Theory and proceeded to record an album of Sensefield-like grandeur and Jimmy Eat World pop and even a little bit of Saves the Day whine. Okay, I might have made that one up. Not nearly successful as other artists, but still was well respected and more known for collaborations with gangster rappers. I want to be Reese Roper. 94. 7. For all of his success as a rock 'n' roll singer, he only received awards for his gospel recordings. Smiley Kids – Don’t Get Bored – Smiley Kids were Chrindie’s one-hit punk wonders, releasing just one album at the very end of the 90s. They deserved it. Many of the most prominent soul artists, such as Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Wilson Pickett and Al Green, had roots in the church and gospel music and brought with them much of the vocal styles of artists such as Clara Ward and Julius Cheeks. Russian Lullabies has an Eastern European flair. “Breakfast,” “Take Me to Your Leader,” “Lost the Plot,” “God is Not a Secret” are all well-crafted pop songs, left for those who wanted to mine into CCM granite. The early 00s, man, a different time. 6. Scaterd Few – Sin Disease –  The actual music of Sin Disease isn’t as interesting to me as the circumstances surrounding its release and context in CCM. And, while alternating between the tuneful Sarah McLachlan, the histrionic Jewel, or the tough Melissa Etheridge, she always sang about God. 60. Daniel Amos – Motorcycle –  I am not using hyperbole when I compare this to Abbey Road or Pet Sounds or Surfer Rosa. This incomplete list is specifically for Christian music performers in the gospel music genres who have either been very important to the genre, or have had a considerable amount of exposure, such as in the case of one that has been on a major label. Produced by Daniel Smith, this is for people who say they like Sonic Youth but never actually listen to them. Mark Heard – Dry Bones Dance –  Dry Bones Dance is the first of three albums which comprise a trilogy of sorts. This album is the rawest of their output and gave fodder for Lindskog’s onstage antics, which became a highlight for kids at Christian festivals. This album is overlooked. 89. Puller carved out a small niche within Chrindie circles but never rose to the national fame bands like Bush, Everclear, and Candlebox would as they rode the Cobain wave. Hymns, Protestant gospel songs, and spirituals make up the basic source of modern black gospel. But this was so influential to so many alt Christian kids, it is impossible not to mention. Lassie Foundation – California – Lassie Foundation was always more 14 Iced Bears MBV, though that didn’t stop them from being tagged a clone. This was Knott’s outlet for his harder side, almost sounding like the Foo Fighters meets Jeff Buckley meets Husker Du. 38. Living Sacrifice – Reborn – This is not Living Sacrifice’s best record. Sandi Patty – The Finest Moments –  Before a philandering controversy which got her, more or less, ex-communicated from CCM, Patty released The Finest Moments, showcasing her incredible range. The bouncy “B.C.,” the crumbly head-bobber “Placement”, the hand-clapping “Commonwealth” and one of the best singles of the 90s, period, “Bicycle.”. Always liked them. 49. Flying was the more polished of their two releases and would fit in modern radio, even today. Life Explodes on Blond Vinyl is drastically out of print now, but worth digging up if you’re into CCM history. Individual singers also stood out more as jubilee turned to "hard gospel" and as soloists began to shout more and more, often in falsettos anchored by a prominent bass. Starflyer 59 – Everbody Makes Mistakes – On this, Jason Martin’s whispery coos are offset by his distorted Talk Talk/late 80s alt guitar work. These words are for us all. Black Carnation – It Remains the Same – If you look for Jeff Seaver, one-time leader of Black Carnation, you will find him in Michigan at the Center for Inquiry. By subscribing, you agree to the terms of our Privacy Statement. Blindside would write better songs – “King of the Closet” – better albums – like Silence – but none are as important within CCM as this. But just go listen to “In the Light” or “What if I Stumble” and become a believer…of D.C. Talk. 61. The album indicted Ebel and the contract that MxPx signed as 15 year old kids as being dubiously in favor of Tooth and Nail. Amy Grant – Heart in Motion – Amy Grant made some nice records in the 80s: Unguarded, Lead Me On, Age to Age, Straight Ahead. 5. Allin, The Sex Pistols, and Devo. 51. Some of his later work was interesting, like Real Panic Formed under the Suffering of Hideous Thieves alias, but nothing tops Short Hand Operation, a snotty, bratty, chorus-laden opus. [8][9] Puller – Sugarless – Not to be confused with Lifter Puller, the Minneapolis band that became The Hold Steady, Puller was another post-Nirvana unit doing that dirty and punkish rock and roll. [6] Mike Knott – Screaming Brittle Siren –  Screaming Brittle Siren is Mike Knott at his best. This set features a dozen of the biggest gospel hits of the '90s, including Kirk Franklin's "Why We Sing," John P. Kee and the New Life Community Choir's "Show Up," and "Center of My Joy" by the Richard Smallwood Singers, resulting in a quick survey of popular gospel from a transitional decade. At the time, Daniel Smith was about to shed the homemade feel of his records for a more professional sound, with Steve Albini producing the next record, Fetch the Compass Kids. Like other artists, these pioneers were stylistically influenced by gospel and it contributed to their music. Dance House Children – Jesus – Before the accolades and insular fame the Chrindie circuit can allow, there was the Dance House Children for Jason and Ronnie Martin. Poor Old Lu – Sin –  It’s weird to me how this wasn’t more popular. Donnie McClurkin. They drank, smoked, had sex, and at the same time made cerebral, guitar-driven math rock albums on Tooth and Nail Records in the mid to late 90s. Detar sang in generalities about his life as a Christian which afforded him a deal at Epic for Juliana’s third album. 1. More Crayon than Better Than Ezra, it’s perfect. Cycle is an acoustic twister, tumultuous and on point. Damien Jurado – Waters Ave S. – Folky lo-fi indie pop will never be in shortage. Then, Knott almost gave it them. 90. Traditional gospel music was popular in the mid-20th century. In the 1930s gospel music of the civil rights movement was referred to as the black gospel period because this was the most prosperous era for gospel music. [5] The influence of gospel was apparent in new versions of pop standards or new songs in a pop style. 11. Roberta Martin in Chicago stood apart from other women gospel singers in many respects. They toured with ‘secular’ bands and, allegedly, ‘accidentally’ played Cornerstone. Rankings are based on monthly CCM Album Charts L.S.U.–Grape Prophet – There is one man uniquely qualified to write a concept pop album meant to criticize a sect of Christians with melodic aplomb. Chevelle was the hard rock ratio of the label and they did it pretty well, peaking with Wonder What’s Next. Worth the effort to track down. The Julies – Lovelife –  An unheard six song EP from a couple of New Jersey guys is some of the best jangly Manchester sounding rock to come out of the 90s. The 77s – Sticks and Stones – This is Mike Roe’s height as a songwriter. Seven Day Jesus – The Hunger  – Equally inspired by early 90s giants like Weezer and Radiohead, Seven Day Jesus made an album mostly without a match in CCM, a smart collection about man’s relationship with God. 42. To celebrate Black History Month, I thought it would be appropriate to make a list of the greatest black music artists in history. And in that time, that was better than most. 27. 70. Kirk Franklin. Joe Christmas – Upstairs, Overlooking – Named after the Faulkner character from A Light in August, Joe Christmas and their second album, while not as good as their first, has one very memorable single, “Coupleskate.” Really, it could be right there with Pavement’s “Cut Your Hair” or Guided by Voices “I am a Scientist” or Sebadoh’s “On Fire.” Shame Joe Christmas never received any college radio play. In the 90s, it seemed, Knott could do anything. In other cases secular musicians did the opposite, attaching phrases and titles from the gospel tradition to secular songs to create soul hits such as "Come See About Me" for The Supremes and "99½ Won't Do" for Wilson Pickett. Atonement was their best record. And notorious for when Tooth and Nail censored Jesse Smith’s tattoo – a naked lady on his arm – in the liner notes. 37. Arthur – Loneliness Is Bliss – Going by the middle name of MxPx’ Mike Herrera, Arthur is a six song collection of slow burn emo tunes by way of some punkish pop. This book offers the hope and reassurance you’re looking for. This EP as a whole is not particularly special, in fact, Let’s Play House, is a stronger album, but Loneliness is Bliss makes it on the list for one reason, “Amazingly True.” That song is the jam. 48. Elvis was successful in performing his gospel favorites, "Why me Lord," How Great Thou Art, and "You'll never walk alone." I am compelled to include it. Shirley Caesar. 13. Ghoti Hook – Banana Man  – Adam Neubauer and Joel Bell were once, for my money, the funniest guys in rock. LA Symphony, Grits, and Cross Movement… Soul Junk, however, was deep and wide, making Clouddead type stuff. 69. Frass’ leader was Fred T. Friend, the same guy who fronted Breakfast with Amy. Lenz would also go on to make solo records: the funky blues of The Hot Stuff and the more introspective and sincere, The Last Temptation of Frank Lenz. Jubilee songs and sorrow songs were two type of spirituals that emerged during the 18th and 19th centuries. Joe Christmas  – North to the Future – If he ever heard this I imagine Stephen Malkmus would be proud. "Urban Gospel" Dec 23 2013. Allan Aguirre was a CCM rebel, playing at non-Christian venues, opening for non-Christian bands, and, most unforgivably in that world, admitting to smoking pot while making this record. [4] In contrast, Mahalia Jackson used her dusky contralto voice to develop her gospel ballads as well as favouring a more joyful approach to singing the gospel. Who: Formed in the late ‘80s, Guy was one of the few bands to span across the … Halo Friendlies – Halo Friendlies – Ginger Reyes, forever and ever, amen. 2. The O.C. The label would go to release albums from underrated Chrindies like Brave Saint Saturn, Rose Blossom Punch, and Model Engine. The underlying virtues of soul/R&B music taken from gospel, is the direct emotional delivery, truth to a spirit and the feeling within a song transmitted to the listener. Talented vocalists have been singing these songs far beyond Dorsey's expectations. Mad at the World – Boomerang – Coming from Terry Taylor’s Alarma Records, Mad at the World is one of more maligned bands in the CCM world as they were comfortable with the prickly aspects of being a human being like, you know, wanting to have sex – “Isn’t Sex a Wonderful Thing?” – and doing drugs. Strongarm – Atonement –  If you were a Christian growing up in the 90s and you liked hardcore, Strongarm was your favorite band. 79. 87. 33. Boomerang is their best love letter, not sounding unlike Blind Melon. Mistakes is maybe not be as good as Stranger, but it’s an excellent precursor. Brandtson – Fallen Star Collection – Following those like Texas is the Reason, Sunny Day Real Estate, the Promise Ring, et al, Brandtson made dissonant, emotive records in the late 90s. And I didn’t have to shout, he just asked what we wanted to hear. That’s okay, though, as long this wacko science fiction take on Christianity is out there. Waters Ave S triumphs in that sense. D.C. Talk – Jesus Freak – I have no doubt this is most undervalued album of the 90s. Many of the songs were either written by Knott himself or with a mile long list of who’s who under a host of aliases. The rest of the group contributes here with tracks like  “Jesus Loves You, Brian Wilson,” by Mike Roe, and the solid “Jimmy,” by Gene Eugene. There were more solo artists that emerged during these decades, and during this period marked the end of the heyday of traditional gospel, making way for contemporary gospel. Waterdeep –   Everyone’s Beautiful –  Crossing between Lisa Loeb and Counting Crows, Everyone’s Beautiful is a deft chunk of music. 56. Which not so surprisingly disallowed her widespread fame. They began to show more and more influence from gospel as they incorporated the new music into their repertoire. 22. And my contention is that his next three albums are his strongest, The Fashion Focus, Everybody Makes Mistakes, culminating in the seminal, Leave Here a Stranger in 2001. Jetenderpaul was one of Velvet Blue’s shining stars, boasting a fluttery, hazy indie pop sound, maybe in the vein of Pavement with baroque accouterments a la Of Montreal. Some of Hot Water Music’s intensity, Dropkick Murphy’s brogue sing-along, and The Specials skanking guitar riffs. The results were a great selection of essential albums for Soul Music lovers. The title track here is worth the price of admission. I want “Beautiful Day” to play out our wedding.”. 77. By the 1940s, gospel music had expanded to members of all denominations prompting black gospel artists to begin tours and becoming full-time musicians. 95. The message of many of the civil rights activists was supported by the message gospel music was putting forth. Both Hawkins and Crouch incorporated secular music styles into gospel, shaping modern contemporary christian music today.[11]. It is composed and performed for many purposes, ranging from aesthetic pleasure, religious or ceremonial purposes, or as an entertainment product for the marketplace. I want to marry Leanor Ortega. Combining the sixteen bar structure and blues modes and rhythms with religious lyrics, Dorsey's compositions opened up possibilities for innovative singers such as Sister Rosetta Tharpe to apply their very individual talents to his songs, while inspiring church members to "shout" — either to call out catch phrases or to add musical lines of their own in response to the singers. He’s been releasing unorthodox pop albums ever since. The Original Five Blind…. stuff. New World Encyclopedia. The Emmanuel Quartet is an acappella gospel group that has been singing since 1993. 88. 3. Either way, no one wanted to say they working as a Christian band. 32. Mahalia Jackson. Mississippi Mass Choir The Mississippi Mass Choir toured and performed for the first time in the late 1980s. 57. 17. 14. This one is full of skeletal folk songs – not unlike a John Darnielle record –  about Heard’s relationship with Jesus. https://www.out.com/music/2013/6/18/38-queer-black-musicians Mike Knott – A Rocket and A Bomb – There’s a story Mike Knott isn’t a Christian at all. Jars of Clay – Jars of Clay – This basically created the template for what we know as CCM music. Breakfast With Amy – Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt – Breakfast with Amy was another Chrindie supergroup, like Cush or Lost Dogs, featuring a collection of artists who would go on to work in a variety of bands from Fluffy, Plague of Ethels, Sass O’ Frass Tunic, and Duraluxe. Joy Electric – Melody – Ronnie Martin is known as a synth nerd. Danielson Famile – Tell Another Joke at the Choppin Block –  Daniel Smith is a Chrindie svengali, Tiny Tim mixed with Black Francis. Resurrection Band – Lament – Sometimes in the NBA a player will win MVP not because he was the most valuable player in the league, but because of a body of work over a long stretch of time. For me, I think this sharpened Martin into a better one. I mean, the man wrote a song about his synth. And honestly, they still could be, and we wouldn’t have any idea. What most African Americans would identify today as "gospel" began in the early 20th century. 84. Lead vocalist Mark Stuart had some amazing chops, alternating between clear swoons and southern bellows. https://www.learnreligions.com/christian-female-singers-708488 The Mighty Clouds of Joy. So, you know, it has to be here. It’s his most political album and his best of the 90s, save for Melody. Blindside – Blindside – Swedish metal is not in short supply, but Swedish Christian metal is, or least was, not so well-stocked until Blindside came along. But it is Danielson’s most important. Gospel composers included writers like Ira D. Sankey and Mason Lowry, and Charles B. Tindell. Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard were rock 'n' roll pioneers with a religious background. 34. If it were 1998 again, I’d say now…”I want to move to Denver. Gospel started to break way from the traditional church setting, choirs, and just singing hymns. Joey Belville, their spiritual center and main songwriter, always wrote dreamy yet competent synth pop, existing in an ether between “Chrindie” (Christian indie) and mainstream CCM. 10. Daniel Smith, a preacher’s kid, went to Rutgers, majored in music, then this was his senior music project. It shares a lot in common with the 4AD sound – that ambient gothic pop – and is a bookend to a label which basically birthed underground Christian music. Prayer Chain – Mercury –  I liken this to what abbots might produce if they were taking Quaaludes and if they really liked early noise records and the vocals of Robert Smith. 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