Is "There is a Kingdom" the only good christfag song ever written?
>>72952510
despite Nick's numerous religious centric lyrics, he actually isn't religious, nor Christian.
>I don't believe in an interventionist God
>but I know darling, that you do
>>72952662
Interventionist is the key word. Hes stated he believes in god although hes not religious
No, there are a lot of good ones but THIS is definitively the best
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCVnPIE3juc
>>72952662
I mean, he wrote an introduction for the book of Mark, but yeah I mostly agree with you. And think he and Sufjan Stevens actually just kind of get off on the drama and beauty of Christianity and the creative tension that religion can bring to music.
Which brings me to my next point: there is a SHITTON of good Christfag music. Honestly not being a christfag is probably a little bit of a creative handicap --it gives you less source material to draw from and ruminate over.
>>72952724
I recall seeing somewhere that Nick's main influence or at least favourite book is Flannery O'Connor's "Wise Blood" which is very critical of Christianity while the aforementioned author while being a devout Catholic. It seems Nick weens and wains from being "spiritual" and agnostic depending on the times
>>72952510
Listen to Talk Talk's late stuff for more good Christian stuff
>>72952662
He's said in interviews that he used to be very religious, but now I think he's just kinda "spiritual"
SO I CHANGED MY STYLE
Far From Me is such a fucking underrated song
>There is no knowledge, but I know it
>There's nothing to learn from that sacred voice
>That sails to me across the line
>From the ridiculous
>To the sublime
>>72952684
Not after the death of his son, he's not. Listen to his new album. If he was religious before, he sure as hell isn't now.
>>72952510
> the only good christfag song
NO
> the best christfag song
possibly
I'm pretty fond of this mormons
I'm not religious in anyway but I enjoy lyrics about God and heaven even if they don't mean what they are singing about.
Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads is p good.
>>72952510
but anon... what about
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOMyS78o5YI
?
>>72955460
>Listen to his new album
At what point does he denounce God?
>>72956795
Never explicitly, I think, but the album screams of a guy who's done seeing things that way.
>>72955556
This. If you're looking for quality song writing and Christian aesthetics look no further than pic related and Josh T(exas) Pearson's solo album.
Lord of this World by Black Sabbath
>He hasn't heard Free to Worship
It's like you don't even want to make it L.O.U.D. m8
>>72956795
>>72957286
If you watch the movie he came out with a few years back, I think he talks about how he's something of an agnostic leaning towards atheism
>>72952510
Fuck off, there's plenty of Christfag songs in /mu/core, just because Christians only embrace the shittest music that they feel is "safe" for their kids (when the bible is full of stuff much worse than anything they'd be naturally exposed to) doesn't mean that there aren't tons of great Christian songs from other artists such as The Velvet Underground, Johnny Cash, 16 Horsepower, Dave Bixby, etc.