“Jesus rock” as I define it is rock music that echoes sentiments Christ would approve of. I have no idea if Rare Bird was what folks call “a Christian Band” (though they did do an album entitled “Born Again” back in the early 70s). But this song certainly qualifies as [...]

There were a lot of bad New Wave bands… and that includes those calling themselves Christian bands. But the 77s’ brand of 80s rock was lyrically out of the box and musically as good as it came. Their angst-ridden, intellectually-laden “Ba Ba Ba Ba” ends with this enigmatic phrase (in [...]

Another of my Psych Jesus rock favorites… oh, and there are so many. This isn’t exactly Atomic Rooster or Can (two examples of psychedelic bands on my playlist), but it sure is enjoyable. What started as a Catholic High School project turned into something far richer… this 1969 Jesus rock [...]

Stevie Wonder’s quietly strange song, “They Won’t Go When I Go” — included on the 1975* Grammy Album of the Year “Fulfillingness’ First Finale” — could be about unexpected death… or our denial of death… or sinful human stubbornness in the face of a Loving God. The yearning, sad lyrical [...]

For Colleen Davick. This ’80s era Xian punk band remains one of the best of its kind. Andy McCarroll’s smart lyrics and deft vocal style matched well with the raw but melodic music Moral Support generated. “How the Kids Are Feelin’” captures teen angst and offers an expected but compelling [...]

A classic song from one of the 1960s great keyboardists, sometimes called “the fifth Beatle.”

[As part of my ongoing attempt to introduce people to old Jesus music that's both good and unknown, I've been creating youtube videos. The latest WilsonStation.com "Jesus Music Classic" video of God Unlimited's "Black the Night" is embedded at this article's end.] Jesus music, like much of the Jesus movement [...]

I’ve finally begun posting some of the Jesus music I consider the cream of the crop. Hopefully, I’ll be able to make everyone happy while violating neither musicians’ feelings nor copyright laws. If any of the vids I post are considered objectionable by said artists, I’ll remove them immediately. My [...]

The 1977 album by Sphinx had only two cuts, and “Judas Iscariot” was one. Consisting of a great disco groove and stream of consciousness lyrics involving a conversation between Judas and a mysterious woman, it isn’t a theological statement as much as a musical one. Alec R. Costandinos, who basically [...]

We stretch the meaning of “Jesus Rock” with some of our entries here, but the San Francisco-based Aum’s “God Is Back in Town” certainly sounds like one of those songs which just might have gotten a bit of inspiration from the Jesus movement. Maybe not. Either way, a band with [...]