Ikthus Rock Band
June 19th, 2008OK, now that the family’s been playing Rock Band for awhile and I’ve been watching the Harmonix forum for news about new DLC, I think it’s only natural to form a mental wish list for future Rock Band content. And my little pet wish-list is of course Christian rock themed. So I began thinking what a Christian Rock Band song list would look like. In order to mirror the philosophy behind the original Rock Band content, I think you would have to have some golden oldies, some hip new rockers, some quirky out-there stuff, and a fair bit of mainstream radio hits. So this is what I came up with:
Alien - Third Day
Reality - Newsboys
God Gave Rock and Roll To You - Petra
Flood - Jars of Clay
Forever - Chris Tomlin
The Great Adventure - Steven Curtis Chapman
I Want to be a Clone - Steve Taylor
Field of Flowers - Sixpence None the Richer
Lamu - Michael W. Smith
Bye Bye Babylon - White Heart
Fireproof - Pillar
Jesus Freak - DC talk
Lead Me On - Amy Grant
To Hell With the Devil - Stryper
Boycott Hell - DeGarmo & Key
Made To Love - Toby Mac
Boom - P.O.D.
Rawkfist - Thousand Foot Krutch
Dare You to Move - Switchfoot
Barlow Girls - Superchick
Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music? - Geoff Moore & the Distance
So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt - Keith Green
Never Gunna Be As Big As Jesus - Audio Adrenaline
Paper Thin Hymn - Andberlin
The Show - Hawk Nelson
The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything - Relient K
Beyond Belief - Petra
I’m sure there are several that would be great Rock Band experiences that I have forgotten, so please, feel free to chime in with what you think would be awesome new content for the game.
June 19th, 2008 at 8:56 am
Amy Grant? AMY GRANT!?
June 19th, 2008 at 9:51 am
Hey, “Lead Me On” is by far her best album. It’s a great song, too, and would be a lot of fun to play on Rock Band.
June 19th, 2008 at 10:33 am
dude, Amy Grant!????
June 19th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Nice. Keep hecklin’, cowboy.
June 19th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
OK I changed my mind. “1974″ would be better than “Lead Me On.”
June 19th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
I Am on the Rock - Petra
Desert Rose- Whiteheart
Not Gonna Bow - Russ Taff
Lala Land - All Star United
Secret - Audio Adrenaline
Power of Love - Guardian
Hit the Floor - Thousand Yard Krutch
Shine - Newboys
Liquid - Jars of Clay (i’d pick Flood but you already did)
Run to the Battle - Steve Camp
Banner Man - Steve Taylor
These all rock, would love to relive them through rockband.
notice the distinct lack of Amy Grant on my list?
June 19th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
STEVE CAMP?!?
Just kiddin.
You make a valid argument that Amy Grant doesn’t rock. That’s true for sure. But she is an icon in the history of Christian music and she does have that one album that was a great (my opinion I know) soft/pop rock one. And you have to have some slower, easier songs to start out with.
June 24th, 2008 at 7:12 am
What about Larry Norman, Randy Stonehill, Daniel Amos, Sweet Comfort Band, Second Chapter of Acts, The Rez Band or even (shudder) Undercover? I have to credit Undercover for being so bad they made me look to more talented bands with a christian message and I bought “October” by U2. I told my brother’s friends at the time (who had not yet even heard of U2 if you can imagine that
that if they wanted to hear real music they should check this band out. Bono is my all-time favorite worship leader! Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GyTdo1nGO0
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Superpowers - Five Iron Frenzy
Original Superman - Pillar
My Girlfriend - RelientK (ok, or Pressing On…heh)
God is Not a Secret (remix with Toby Mac) - Newsboys
Deeper - Delerious?
Butterfly - 7 Day Jesus (I’m a chick…leave me alone)
Anthem - Superchic[k]
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Oh and I think “Made to Live” would be more fun than “Dare You to Move”
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Good suggestions! Banner Man is an excellent Steve Taylor suggestion. Gotta have some Steve Taylor, separate from Newsboys. Definitely should have some Guardian, too. I’ve heard of Sweet Comfort Band, only because I was a Brian Duncan fan for awhile, but I don’t know any of their music. Definitely would have to include something from some of those early pioneers. Randy Stonehill is a requirement. And Larry Norman. Doing a Christian Rock Band without Rez Band would be a sin. And that’s just weird. I really like Butterfly by 7 Day Jesus. I bought that CD for that song alone. So I wouldn’t hassle you about that at all. And Anthem by Superchic[k] is a great, fun song for young Christian womenfolk. So that would be really really cool. Relient K would have to make an appearance also, I just don’t know their stuff enough to know which song. I only have the first CD by those doods.
July 3rd, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Pressing On would probably be my favorite for RelientK…My Girlfriend is just really funny.
August 6th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Well, if we’re doing steve taylor, Moshing Floor can’t be left out. It is after all ROCK BAND. And to agree with the Amy Grant sentiments, her songs do have a distinct lack of the instruments that are present in the game. Which means I’d have to toss out MWS as well. Lamu (and Smitty in general) is awesome, but I’m trying to picture that shredding guitar riff during the verse, and it’s just not coming to me.
Here’s my additions:
Broken - 12 Stones
Just the Same - Big Dismal
Too Pretty - Big Dismal
Breathe into Me - Red
Weirdo - All Star United (ok mostly because i like the name. It makes me smile!)
Free Ride - as interpreted by Audio Adrenaline
We’re a Band - Audio A (cause you need something to make you like Still Alive again)
Bad Attitude - Noisy Little Sunbeams
Love and Company - Hokus Pick
Somewhere North - Caedmon’s Call
Daring Daylight Escape - Caedmon’s Call
Extreme Days - Toby Mac
Something Somewhere - Keaggy, King, Dente
Dive in - Stephen Curtis Chapman
Boycott Hell - Newsboys (but the original by D&K? might be fun too!)
I May Be Old, But at Least I’m Not Like All Those Other Old Guys - 5 Iron Frenzy
And the 6 Song local artist showcase in Seattle
Lie, Lie, Lie - Poor Old Lu
All Pretty for the TV - Poor Old Lu
Sickly - Poor Old Lu
Tried and True - Poor Old Lu
Complain - Poor old Lu
Where Were All of You - Poor Old Lu
Wow! My Short list got long, and I didn’t even get to X-sinner or Tourniquet. Shame.