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History

Christian alternative rock has its roots in the early 1980s, as the earliest efforts at Christian punk and new wave music were recorded by artists like Daniel Amos, Andy McCarroll and Moral Support, Undercover, The 77s, Adam Again, Quickflight, Youth Choir (later renamed The Choir), Lifesavers Underground, The Altar Boys, Steve Taylor, 4-4-1, David Edwards, Black Carnation and Vector. By the 1990s, many of these bands were being carried by independent labels, such as now-defunct Blonde Vinyl and the growing Tooth & Nail Records , because their music tended to be more lyrically complex (and often more controversial) than mainstream Christian pop music. Christian punk is a form of Christian alternative music and a subgenre of punk rock with some degree of Christian lyrical content. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Daniel Amos (aka D. A., Dä) is an American rock band formed in 1974 by Terry Scott Taylor on guitars and vocals, Marty Dieckmeyer on bass guitar, Steve Baxter on guitars and Jerry Chamberlain on lead guitars. ... Look up Undercover in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The 77s are an American rock band consisting of Michael Roe on lead guitar, Mark Harmon on bass and Bruce Spencer on drums. ... Adam Again was the name of a rock band, lead by vocalist Gene Eugene, and backed by Riki Michele, Paul Valadez on bass, John Knox on drums, Greg Lawless on guitar, and Dan Michaels on saxophone. ... Quickflight is a new wave rock band formed in Kelowna, British Columbia that was active in the early 1980s. ... The Choir are an atmospheric alternative Christian Rock band. ... Michael Knott LSU (a. ... The Altar Boys are a Christian rock band formed in 1982 from California. ... Director Steve Taylor // Roland Stephen Taylor (born December 9, 1957) is an American singer, songwriter, and director born in Brawley, California, and reared in Denver, Colorado. ... 4-4-1 (also written as 441) are an alternative-pop Christian rock band who played primarily in the 1980’s. ... There have been several well-known people named David Edwards, including: David Edwards (actor) David_Edwards_(journalist) David Edwards (singer) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Black Carnation was an alternative Christian music group which released several albums including It Remains The Same on the Blonde Vinyl label in 1992. ... Vector is a new wave rock band formed in Sacramento in the early 1980s by Jimmy Abegg, Steve Griffith and Charlie Peacock. ... Blonde Vinyls Logo Blonde Vinyl was an independent record label founded by Michael Knott and Terry Scott Taylor. ... Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in California in 1993. ... Category: ...

See also

• List of Christian alternative rock artists

List of notable Christian alternative rock artists. ...

External links

• CMSpin Christian Music News Alternative Christian Rock News, Reviews, Testimonies, Interviews and Artist Profiles.
• Christian Music Daily
• God Save the Teens: Local Kids Seek a New Kind of Church Through Hardcore and Hip-Hop by Lauren Sandler in the Village Voice 30 May - 5 June 2001
• Review As I Lay Dying and Norma Jean by Ben Bishop in The Hard Music Magazine
• Rock and Pop > Christian Punk and Hardcore in the Yahoo! Directory
• Firestream.net - The Believer's Heavy Music Refuge
• Godcore.com - Christian Music Database