Superconductor said:

Aintturninround lyrics first two verses quickly typed:

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Born on the isle of pain

it is easy to find easy to blame

used to be gagged and bound

it's over now, it's truth we found

and we aint

no we aint turnin round

.
get to the promised land

you got to go back to understand

everything comes from psalm

all that brave under the crown

and we aint

no we aint turnin round

.

etc

I hear "Everything comes from sound/all vibrating under the crown"

Once upon a time in the land of Sinaplenty

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Everybody's looking 4 the ladder
Everybody wants salvation of the soul
The steps U take are no easy road
But the reward is great
4 those who want 2 go

A feeling of self-worth (everybody's looking)
Will caress U (for the answers)
The size of the whole wide world will decrease (how the story started)
(and how it will end)
The love of God's creation will undress U
And time spent alone my friend, will cease

Superconductor said:

A few months ago when I mentioned that 3EG sounds Christian influenced I was shouted down.

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Hannah and Josh in their interviews, they talk about their stint with Prince like it was some gift from God that they were destined for, and they are openly proselytising, and all this comes across as arrogant and naive imo.

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Maybe this is not felt that strong in the US where this way of talking about one's faith might be more common and accepted.

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I don't mind musicians having faith and practicing a religion. It can influence their music and can come out in their music and that is fine if it aligns with one's own worldview or spiritual view or it has some universal appeal.

It's very common in the US, sadly.

In some way I expect R&B and funk and soul to have spiritual or religious lyrics but not rock.

Rock music is usually only with religious messages when it's Christian rock. No?

Maybe I'm mistaken.

U2 has had overtly christian lyrics in their music before, I wonder if their fan board reacts like the little girl from the Exorcist when hearing them..

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Im not even a christian, but its surprising to see so many people behaving judgmentally and bigotedly towards christians in the same way people claim christians are to them..

Superconductor said:

In some way I expect R&B and funk and soul to have spiritual or religious lyrics but not rock.

Rock music is usually only with religious messages when it's Christian rock. No?

Maybe I'm mistaken.

why would funk have spiritual or religious lyrics?

add to that Country music, Folk Music, also Raggae

And I would think you will find spiritual/religious tones in 'classic rock' or 60 rock/hippie rock etc

Gohi said:

Superconductor said:

A few months ago when I mentioned that 3EG sounds Christian influenced I was shouted down.

.

Hannah and Josh in their interviews, they talk about their stint with Prince like it was some gift from God that they were destined for, and they are openly proselytising, and all this comes across as arrogant and naive imo.

.

Maybe this is not felt that strong in the US where this way of talking about one's faith might be more common and accepted.

.

I don't mind musicians having faith and practicing a religion. It can influence their music and can come out in their music and that is fine if it aligns with one's own worldview or spiritual view or it has some universal appeal.

It's very common in the US, sadly.

why is it sad?

Uh, she does know the controversial musical history of Prince, doesn't she? Not to mention Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, and the Allman Brothers...

OldFriends4Sale said:

Superconductor said:

In some way I expect R&B and funk and soul to have spiritual or religious lyrics but not rock.

Rock music is usually only with religious messages when it's Christian rock. No?

Maybe I'm mistaken.

Purple Rain... Gold...

To be honest it'd probably be easier to list the Prince songs that have no spiritual/religious undertones or blatent lyrics.

Noodled24 said:

Superconductor said:

In some way I expect R&B and funk and soul to have spiritual or religious lyrics but not rock.

Rock music is usually only with religious messages when it's Christian rock. No?

Maybe I'm mistaken.

Purple Rain... Gold...

To be honest it'd probably be easier to list the Prince songs that have no spiritual/religious undertones or blatent lyrics.

actually Parade falls into that catagory

Noodled24 said:

Superconductor said:

In some way I expect R&B and funk and soul to have spiritual or religious lyrics but not rock.

Rock music is usually only with religious messages when it's Christian rock. No?

Maybe I'm mistaken.

Purple Rain... Gold...

To be honest it'd probably be easier to list the Prince songs that have no spiritual/religious undertones or blatent lyrics.

I wouldn't categorise Purple Rain or Gold as rock music.

look at planet earth ---as it was written ..it shall be sung

[Edited 10/18/14 7:38am]

Superconductor said:

I wouldn't categorise Purple Rain as rock music.

Then, you would be wrong. The song, Purple Rain, is obviously rock and roll. As is Let's Go Crazy.

^

Indeed it is.

And it is strange, because Prince has always been a 'Christian' in his songs.

A 'sinner' yes, but that's core Christian teaching: we are ALL sinners.

But always about God and always - more or less - 'preaching' .

And still a certain segment of anti-religious Prince fanatcis take every opportunity they get to smash their nonsensical arguments on it. So emotional, it says more about themselves and where they are standing in their life, than on the music they pretend to be reacting to.

filthyrichyuppie said:

klick2me said:

I don't see 3rdeyegirl as christian rock. However, I applaud Hanna for speaking about her faith. I am also a believer and it makes me feel good to know that Prince has someone in his band who can share the word of God with him. I have seen the healing power of God and prophetically speaking, he has done wonders in my life. If Hanna has experienced what I have, Then I would say Prince has done well in hiring her. Right On Hanna! Don't let anybody get you down, girl!

klick

Love this kind of talk. All so wonderfully vague and meaningless. Sorry. No disrespect but what kind of healing powers are you talking about?

In the past, I'm sure you've have some kind of infection, right?. Did you trust in the healing powers of God or did you haul ass to a doctor and pick medical science? I think we both know what you did.

All I ask is that people get real. Nothing more.

Vague? Yes, but not meaningless. And yes, healed. Like as in sick, prayed for and than healed. But not from an infection, at least not yet. I don't expect you to understand, sprititually speaking. However, since you have no knowledge of the Christian faith, you really should refrain from putting one down. It's rude. But this is the Org and I expect it. Heck, with a username like your's, what should one really expect? No disrespect, bro or girl, whatever you are.

Back to the original post; My post was real in that I was commenting on 3rdeyegirl not being "christian rock". However, your response has nothing to do with the subject at hand. POLICE!!!

It's all good. I'm not mad at you. Too much negativity in the world. All we need is love. Make love not war. If you don't like my words about love, blame Prince; because his music did it to me.

klick

Superconductor said:

Noodled24 said:

Purple Rain... Gold...

To be honest it'd probably be easier to list the Prince songs that have no spiritual/religious undertones or blatent lyrics.

I wouldn't categorise Purple Rain or Gold as rock music.

Purple Rain is an obvious rock anthem IMO. It's the closer to his Rock crossover album.

Gold is possibly more pop than rock but it has a similar rock anthem feel (the released version)

lezama said:

U2 has had overtly christian lyrics in their music before, I wonder if their fan board reacts like the little girl from the Exorcist when hearing them..

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Im not even a christian, but its surprising to see so many people behaving judgmentally and bigotedly towards christians in the same way people claim christians are to them..

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You nailed it. Thanks for your intellectual honesty. I decided to speak out for the people who might not have felt comfortable doing so. I'd rather be talking about Prince's music on here, but I'll be damned if I'm going to put up with what is essentially social bullying. Tolerance shouldn't be a one-way thing.

Noodled24 said:

Superconductor said:

I wouldn't categorise Purple Rain or Gold as rock music.

Purple Rain is an obvious rock anthem IMO. It's the closer to his Rock crossover album.

Gold is possibly more pop than rock but it has a similar rock anthem feel (the released version)

Right Purple Rain is definately a Rock anthem

luvsexy4all said:

look at planet earth ---as it was written ..it shall be sung

Just like the countless bodies
That revolve around the sun
Planet Earth must now come into balance with the One,
That caused it all to be
Then we'll see His kingdom come,
So shall it be written, so shall it be sung

Rebeljuice said:

So are Josh and Hannah JWs? Judging by their devotion to a god as outlined above, it must have been extremely difficult to not throw some god stuff onto the albums. What about the other 2 girls, they also look up to a god-like mythical being?

Hannah appears to be a born-again Christian, along with Joshua. Born-again's and JW's aren't particularly compatible. Well, strictly speaking, no other Christian denomination (particularly Christendom) is as JW's consider them as part of Babylon the Great, the world empire of false religion, due to be destroyed very soon.

Superconductor said:

A few months ago when I mentioned that 3EG sounds Christian influenced I was shouted down.

.

Hannah and Josh in their interviews, they talk about their stint with Prince like it was some gift from God that they were destined for, and they are openly proselytising, and all this comes across as arrogant and naive imo.

.

Maybe this is not felt that strong in the US where this way of talking about one's faith might be more common and accepted.

.

I don't mind musicians having faith and practicing a religion. It can influence their music and can come out in their music and that is fine if it aligns with one's own worldview or spiritual view or it has some universal appeal.

Yeah, and from the looks of the replies in this thread, seems like they get easily offended.

nosajd said:

3rdeyedude said:

Hey, who knows why I don't like the new stuff....................maybe it is because it all sounds like religious watered-down, light FM, contemorary christian radio R&B / light rock bullshit to me. It's sad that I have to put his music into a category now but if the shoe fits............

It is just an opinion.

I thought it was ok to have opinions here on the org, no?

What sounds so religious to you, just curious?

Nothing specific. I think it just belongs on a Christian Rock radio station. What other kinds of radio stations can you imagine hearing this shit on?

Embrace said:

^

Indeed it is.

And it is strange, because Prince has always been a 'Christian' in his songs.

A 'sinner' yes, but that's core Christian teaching: we are ALL sinners.

But always about God and always - more or less - 'preaching' .

And still a certain segment of anti-religious Prince fanatcis take every opportunity they get to smash their nonsensical arguments on it. So emotional, it says more about themselves and where they are standing in their life, than on the music they pretend to be reacting to.

I swaer people act like they just met Prince yesterday.

Stymie said:

Embrace said:

^

Indeed it is.

And it is strange, because Prince has always been a 'Christian' in his songs.

A 'sinner' yes, but that's core Christian teaching: we are ALL sinners.

But always about God and always - more or less - 'preaching' .

And still a certain segment of anti-religious Prince fanatcis take every opportunity they get to smash their nonsensical arguments on it. So emotional, it says more about themselves and where they are standing in their life, than on the music they pretend to be reacting to.

I swaer people act like they just met Prince yesterday.

and yet again, it's always the religious once who are the most judgemental........funny how that works

YOU started this ish, by "judging" from a friggin' post elsewhere about Hannah's beliefs and then pasted your God hating disdain onto an album you had already decided you disliked but now you had MORE 'reason' to dislike it. GTFOH!

3rdeyedude said:

3rdeyedude said:

Stymie said:

I swaer people act like they just met Prince yesterday.

and yet again, it's always the religious once who are the most judgemental........funny how that works

i've actually found over the years that on this site, it's just the opposite