Musical Influences (Epilogue)
What more can I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Jars of Clay, Steve Green, Steven Curtis Chapman, Rebecca St. James, Twila Paris, 4Him, Phillip Craigs & Dean, David Crowder, Tim Hughes, March Shultz, Chris Rice, Caedmon’s Call, Burlap To Cashmere, Delirious, Sonicflood, Third Day & Audio Adrenaline.
At this stage of my life, in the CCM realm, I’m tuned to Kutless, Starfield, Chris Tomlin, Big Daddy Weave & my favorite Irishman Robin Mark. If you don’t have Revival in Belfast I & II you should.
As to new discoveries, I ask my brother-in-law every so often to give me CCM recommendations and he’s not failed me yet.
The interesting trend is the musical taste I share with the kids. Madison will tell you her top five is FFH, Seven Places, Salvador, Tree 63 & Casting Crowns. Reese will tell you his top five is Newsboys, Newsboys, Newsboys, Steven Curtis Chapman and Newsboys. Should I be concerned that we enjoy listening to the same music? I friend of mine talked about expectecting not to like the music his kids listened to and how that was ok.
Now my kids don’t appreciate The Statler Brothers and other stellar musical groups but in the realm of CCM, for now, we are in the same CD case.
5 Responses to “Musical Influences (Epilogue)”
My kids grew up on oldies and CCM such as Keith Green and Dallas Holm. For years we shared the same musical tastes. Then they went to high school and college and I stayed petrified in time. Oh well …
I’m with Greg, HS and College will change some of that but enjoy sharing the same C.D. case while it lasts.
Brother-in-law has turned Son 2 on to several good CCM groups. The kids have got all the music on their iPods now, and are always rocking. Son 1 confiscated mine (so I am iPodless). They live in their own music world, already left behind in the CCM dust.
I think it’s col that my oldest can even sing some of the words of the classic rick I grew up with. Our musical tastes for the most part are not the same, however. They tend more toward R & B (I’m sorry). Very little of what they listen to is worth the time. I always tell them that when their music is long forgotten, classic rock will still be around.
James likes everything I like. Do you mean to tell me that that changes at some point??
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