Feature youth culture link: Music Comparison Chart – The search for redeeming music.
Trying to discover good music is always hard. Now more than ever, music seems to be flooded with violence and sexuality. The lyrical content (and musical artistry sometimes) of popular music is lacking any real depth. If you are looking for some “good” music (not just Christian alternatives, because there’s plenty of bad music there as well), this chart can be helpful in discovering new artists. If you youth likes the sound of the Black Eyed Peas, don’t just get them the Group 1 Crew CD and miss out on an opportunity to think critically with them.
Other resources: Pandora
Pandora can be a great tool for discovering new music, but you can’t just type in “Christian Music”. You provide artists that you or your youth likes, and it will give you suggestions based on the qualities and characteristics of that music, not it’s generalized genre. Use Pandora as a fun way to explore music together with your youth. Create a parent’s station and a youth station, and then take some time listen to each one as a family.
Top 10 downloaded songs on iTunes, sample some of the music to get a feel of current youth culture.
- Firework
Katy Perry
- The Time (Dirty Bit)
The Black Eyed Peas - Grenade
Bruno Mars - Dog Days Are Over (Glee Cast Version)
Glee Cast - Hey, Soul Sister (Glee Cast Version)
Glee Cast - What’s My Name?
Rihanna & Drake - We R Who We R
Ke$ha - Bottoms Up (feat. Nicki Minaj)
Trey Songz - Just the Way You Are
Bruno Mars - (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life [Glee Cast Version]
Glee Cast
