My Brothers and Sisters,
I used to feed my ears almost nonstop on the likes of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and, really any type of Acid Rock that had everyone thinking that would keep me walking around "stoned" on the music and lyrics of my addiction! It was the "drug" of my choice!
When I came to Christ in my late teens my tastes changed to music that encouraged me and, most of all expressed pure adoration for the new love of my life - Jesus! In the past 39 years, what I've found is that I can, actually, find some enjoyment in the different genres whether it's traditional, contemporary, rap, gospel, reggae, alternative, fringe, blues, rock, metal, or whatever! But it must meet one key critieria: It MUST put more spotlight on the cross and Christ than on the band and its showmanship! When the goal is to get the cause those in darkness to look towards the true Light....count on me in! When it's all about you and the creative noise you can make, my earplugs are no longer in their box! It's always good when Jesus is heard as something more than a substitute swear word, Amen?
So, in closing, a word to the purchasing public: if you don't hear the name of Jesus anywhere on the CD of a so-called Christian band, then you're about to pay alot of money for a really fancy "noisey" table-coaster ( or a poorly designed "frisbee" ) !

Blessings!
Whendancer