U2 very nearly broke up early on because Bono, Edge, and Larry all belonged to a small evangelical group with a leader who was urging them to give up music because it wasn't quite "Christian". Actually, Adam Clayton's the only odd man out religiously.However, there is the occasional song that directly addresses faith and the need for redemption with God's help ("When Love Came to Town" explicitly discusses the crucifixion of Christ, and the song "Yahweh" gets its name from the Hebrew name for God - see also "Gloria" and "40"). However, they're usually more of the " Jesus Was Way Cool" kind that one would expect given his views on social justice, rather than songs about the power of faith and other such things that are often found in Christian music. Bono of U2 is a Christian, and many of his lyrics have Christian subtext.They have since denied direct involvement in the Christian music scene, though some of their members are indeed Christians.
Hirax, an American Thrash Metal band, has been called Christian for songs like "Demon's Evil Forces" where their singer plays God, so to speak with the lines "You will go down, down to the demons, and when you get there, you'll be in Hell" and "You must believe in me my son, I am the Lord God, the Holy One".One song, "I Confess", on Carnival Of Souls was cowritten with Christian artist Ken Tamplin.Which is ironic that KISS was demonized (no pun intended) by some members of the church so much despite the fact that they were strictly anti-drugs, among other things.KISS, in fact, was once rumored to be a Satanic band by the Moral Guardians of Christendom.It's a song about rock and roll, not God, although Christian Rock band Petra also covered the song early in their career. "God Gave Rock & Roll To You" was a cover of an Argent song. They are all religious (for instance, Gene Simmons is a fairly serious Jew), but that isn't the focus of their music. Despite some of their songs (and the fact that Ace and Peter are Christians), KISS is not religious rock.Bob Dylan incorporates biblical allusions into a lot of his music, but only the albums recorded during his late-'70s/early'80s "born again" period ( Slow Train Coming, Saved, Shot of Love) can really be considered Christian Rock in an overt sense.Ironically, as of 2010, lead vocalist Ed Kowalczyk is now a legit Christian rock musician songs on his solo debut include "Zion" and "In Your Light" as well as lead single "Grace".Also, most Christian rockers don't drop f-bombs in their songs.This could be Zig-Zagged, as the song actually describes a young man who deliberately embraces the most cynical stances he can, while people around him are trying to make him see the brighter side.Until you listen to the lyrics of "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)": Heard a lot of talk about this Jesus / A man of love, a man of strength / But what a man was two thousand years ago / Means nothing at all to me today.Live is sometimes thought of as a Christian band, and Ed Kowalcyk specifically said that "I Alone" was written about the Christian church.The opening line "Let me love you/Take me home to your religion for the night" should remove any ideas about the song being religious. Boston is thought of as a generally harmless, but not religious, band, despite having a song called "Higher Power" which contains the line "The world is spinnin', but I'm not afraid", and "Come and save me Lord/Don't let me cross the line", as well as the Serenity Prayer, but it's actually about a concept in Alcoholics Anonymous to help participants deal with their addiction.Robertson drew inspiration from his Martin guitar.Their most famous song, "The Weight", is a good example ("I pulled into Nazareth."), see also "Daniel and the Sacred Harp", others. The Band often used Christian or Biblical imagery.For those who insist, pay close attention to the lyrics of *Fin. Anberlin is sometimes considered to be Christian rock, but Steve Christian (ironic name) has said that he considers the band's all-Christian faith a lifestyle rather than an influence on their music, hence their large fanbase of nonreligious people.Until, of course, their nudes got hacked, and after that they dropped all traces of Christianity from their images. (known as 78violet from 2009 to 2015) originally were rather Christian pop-rock - as shown in songs like "Never Far Behind", which is a song about The Power of Friendship with the line "God is never far behind" in it - however after their debut album they abandoned the religious themes. Filipino rock groups Alamid, and more famously Aegis, did their versions of the Andrei Dionisio gospel song "Hesus", but they're generally not Christian bands for the most part.Compare the Song of Prayer which addresses God in the lyrics.
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