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By: Best worship song of the 90’s « brad lomenick

Best worship song of the 90’s « brad lomenick — Sun, 18 May 2008 00:06:34 +0000

[...] on May 18, 2008 by bradlomenick In continuing with our tradition of christian old school from a post a couple of weeks ago, let’s go to the worship music genre. What is your favorite worship [...]

By: loranlichty

loranlichty — Fri, 09 May 2008 08:14:33 +0000

First Christian Concert was the Imperials circa. Russ Taff days. My dad though it was “devil music”….I thought it was groundbreaking. They were so cool.

Farrell & Farrell…I totally remember them!

By: dsh

dsh — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:47:48 +0000

The first concert I would have gone to with my family I’m sure was either Larnelle Harris, Sandy Patty or Steve Green. However, the first concert I wanted go to was Michael W. Smith & Amy Grant. I begged my parents to let me go with a bunch of kids from the youth group but they were concerned it was too much like rock n roll. Finally, we compromised and I got to go but my dad came with me. We sat in the very last row at The Palace of Auburn Hills in MI. After 20 minutes of complaining of how loud it was my dad couldn’t handle it any longer and we left … I’m still seeing a shrink about the whole episode even today!

By: Chris Ediger

Chris Ediger — Sat, 03 May 2008 14:53:09 +0000

OMG – I just have to say that I about spit out my coffee hearing “Let the Whole World Know” again!

I can’t remember what my first concert was. In the small town/home that I grew up in it was all Christian. I do remember begging my parents to let me go to a Winger concert (so sad).

Andrea & I went with some friends to a kind of Christian “Legends” concert at the turn of the century. Farrell & Farrell were there, as well as Bryan Duncan, the Ragamuffin Band (I think Rich Mullins had died the year before), 8:28, Greg X. Volz, Phil Keaggy, Randy Stonehill, David Meece, & Dana Key. A lot of it was really sad, but fun overall.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:55:41 +0000

I think my first concert was also an Alabama concert at an amphitheater in Alabama where I grew up. I was 5-8 years old, I think.

My first Christian concert was Stryper, I guess. Either them or Michael W. Smith. Could have been Newsong at a state youth event.

The cover bands I remember from high school were the military show (rock/pop) bands on recruiting missions.

By: bradlomenick

bradlomenick — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:57:44 +0000

Emily- I saw Garth at Oklahoma State University in 1991, when he first started touring. It was an unbelievable concert- that is where he went to school, so it was a rowdy crowd. He was climbing on speakers and swinging from ropes- the first time any country singer had ever done that. Maybe the best performer i’ve ever seen.

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:47:10 +0000

First Christian Concert: DC Talk @ Carpenter’s Home Church in Lakeland, circa 1995 ish. I was so in love with one of them…the blonde one I think.

First real concert: Garth Brooks. holler! I wanted to marry him, and I have my diary at the time to prove it. I’m waiting for him to go on tour again, I will pay any amount.

By: dustinahkuoi

dustinahkuoi — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:32:40 +0000

I did not attend church until I was 16…so the very first concert I ever attended was MC Hammer…with Jodeci and Boys to Men as the opening acts. My first christian concert was in Gatlinburg, TN at a youth convention…and it was none other than Newsong! The opening act was a Christian rap group called “True 4 U” – classic!

By: Travis Thompson

Travis Thompson — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:32:36 +0000

Wow. Just thinking about this killed me.

First concert of any kind – Roy Clark of HeeHaw fame at the Plant City Strawberry Festival – it was packed. I must have been 6-7.

First Christian concert: Al Denson, when I was in 6th grade. He played some local church before a Dawson McAllister conference. The first Christian concert I chose to go to was PFR when I was in high school.

As far as cover bands, we had a few – they’d always do the old bait and switch – play a song or two we knew, then switch to, like, a totally different genre and start leading worship. It freaked me out. It wasn’t until I was a youth pastor that I realized that these bands were kinda creepy (yes, we still have them floating around)

By: j4man

j4man — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:04:29 +0000

First concert was Mylon and Brokenheart – man those were the days – alittle “Gospel Ship” and “Trains up in the Sky” action.

I went to Liberty University and there I saw a ton of great concerts (not so many the first year or two cause the school was still in the hyper-fundi phase but later they brought them all in). I remember Falwell himself brought in Carmen after hearing him in concert somehwere.

I also remember the cheesy bands when I was in high school. Do not forget that the Pizza Blast would happen that night then they would throw out the gospel.