Bleed Into One: A History of Christian Rock

Subject: Bleed Into One: A History of Christian Rock Wed Dec 21, 2011 4:14 pm

I found out about this just recently. They have a kickstarter page to raise $60,000 to cover music licensing fees as well as post-production. You can check out the page here:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/188209269/bleed-into-one-the-story-of-christian-rock

Quote :: “Bleed Into One” is a feature-film length documentary, and will
become the definitive voice on the history of Christian Rock as told by
those who lived, struggled, and shaped the phenomenon. Bleed Into One
has a goal to release by summer 2012.

In the vein of Dogtown and Z-Boys, the film will chronicle the
underdog nature of a genre of music that truly had to battle its way
towards acceptance. A battle against a world who did not understand the
musician’s faith, and a battle against those of faith who did not
understand their music.

To many inside the church, the mere concept of sacred themes being
presented within the perceived immoral framework of Rock Music created
almost immediate controversy in the early seventies that in some
quarters continues to this very day. Simply on the basis of their chosen
style of music these artists were instant outcasts in both the secular
world who deemed them to be pushing an unwelcome agenda, and more
surprisingly in the Christian world where they were viewed as an
unnecessary and frightening evil.

Pastors and televangelists quickly began to focus their ire not only
on the secular rock artists but also on the increasingly popular medium
of sacred rock, its practitioners and fans.

The Christian community eventually acknowledged the power of the
genre as a growing number converts directly credited Christian rock
music as THE thing that brought them their newfound faith. The greater
Christian community saw this music not as an art form, but as a new
evangelism tool and the music quickly became exploited when mediocre
Christian copycat bands flooded the Christian bookstores and airwaves.
What was once rooted in music and message was now rooted in money and
marketing, leaving the true rock faithful looking back underground.

The early 1990’s saw the important -- if not revolutionary --
emergence of a new breed of bands who became not only important in
spiritual circles but to music in general. For the first time artists
began to look past the outreach potential of music and began see the
medium as much as an art form as it was a form of spiritual expression.

Largely ignored, and in some cases mocked by the Contemporary
Christian music machine, a culture began to grow around the developing
scene as bands began creating music that appealed to the public at
large, with their success being determined solely on the basis of the
merits of their music.

While this could be good, I don't know how widespread the viewership is going to be.

Also, I am thinking that everyone has a hand out to get their project done. Unless it is a project that I am super duper excited about, they are not getting my cash.

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Very interesting. Not sure I'm too excited about it, but it is interesting.

Holy Cow $60,000. Man that is a lot of money. I'd certainly be interested in seeing it, but I'm hard pressed to support something financially that I have no idea how it will turn out.

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