My intent in separating these artists from the main discography pages is not to offend, but rather to aid people in knowing what to expect lyrically.  Most of these bands do not have typical "Contemporary Christian Music" lyrics which declare the Truth of the Gospel loud and clear.  Most of their albums, if they mention Jesus' name at all, will do so only once or twice.  Their lyrics are more along the lines of the moralistic and vaguely spiritual type, which I believe most serious non-Fundamentalist Christians would not find offensive in and of themselves.  If I say an artist is "not recommended", it simply means that the artist has shown a willingness to use curse words in their lyrics, which is one of the dumbest things (in my opinion) that any artist who's attempting to make an impact in the world of spiritual music could do.  It's obviously true that anger and frustration are a part of life, and a lot of Christian music may come across to people who have had many strenuous trials in their lives as being happy-go-lucky or naive and idealist.  But to put this anger and frustration with life that we all feel sometimes onto tape in the form of curse words to be played over and over again is a line that I think any serious artist who truly wants to "make a difference" would not cross.  The fact that an artist is in this list means that 99% of their songs which I have heard do not have any highly offensive words in them.  I must confess that I do not mind the d*** word very much, as it has been used in several songs from some of the more popular "controversial" Christian artists, such as Terry Taylor and Mark Heard.  However, most of the other common cuss words (a**, b****, f***, s***) do offend me, and I don't want to hear them in any of the music I play on a regular basis.  An artist that uses the f-word in any of their albums is either excluded from my discography listings, or has their entry cut off at the previous album.  A few artists, like Impellitteri, will have some vocalists that are recommended, and others that are not.  Of course, only the albums with recommended vocalists (such as Rob Rock) who appear to regularly refrain from singing songs that have offensive words will be listed on this page.  A few more examples are as follows: (1) King's X - one of my favorite "secular" bands, decided to use the f-word in a studio track on their 2005 Ogre Tones album.  So, sadly, I have ended their discography listings, as well as my collecting of their albums, with the 2003 release Black like Sunday.  However, Ty Tabor, who is the only remaining professing Christian in King's X to my knowledge, has not (yet) sung any songs with curse words which I am aware of.  His solo albums are still highly recommended, and if I get a chance to check out some of his side projects (Platypus and Jelly Jam) one of these years, I may add them to this list if the lyrics appear to have some spiritual content.  (2) When Trouble (with Bruce Franklin) came onto the scene, I read that in some media they were touting themselves as a Christian band.  I have only heard their Psalm 9 album.  While not officially part of the printed lyrics, the singer used the f-word at the end of the 5th song.  Given that all of the religiously influenced lyrics came while Bruce Franklin was in the band (the first 3 albums, I think), and due to the fact that their very first album is not recommended, I have simply excluded Trouble from this list since, from what I can tell, they were never a serious Christian band.

If you want to argue about the concept of "Christian cursing", which I have actually done in one liberal internet forum for Christian music, then don't bother.  One of these years I plan to prepare a page that gives my opinion of this (unbelievably) controversial issue, and link to it on this page.  For the time being, however, an "E" designation in the symbology to the left of an album title indicates an album which has mildly offensive wording (d***, a**, b****) in the audible lyrics of one or more tracks.  Albums that have the f-word or s-word will not be listed, and most of those artists, like Trouble, will not be listed at all.

This page does not yet address the issue of secular albums being released on labels that are known for releasing mostly Christian albums - labels (usually small independent and short-lived ones) such as Blonde Vinyl, Jackson/Rubio, Tooth & Nail, etc., which will occasionally or frequently release albums that have very little to no spiritual content in the lyrics.  If my purpose with this page, as stated above, is to clue people in to lyrical content, then I am duty bound to eventually move groups such as Fluffy, The Huntingtons, Flight 180 and many others to this page.  These are groups with at least one or more albums of completely secular and/or political content.  The above mentioned groups are still in the main discography listings only because they are on Christian labels.  The reason I haven't started doing this yet is because I would like to have a page on this site that address the critical and very controversial question 'What is Christian music?'.  Having acquired (but not read) most of the CCM, Heaven's Metal/HM, and Cross Rhythms magazines up through the present, I have access to a large number of articles written on this subject, and would like to have/find most of these articles and read them, as well as peruse the numerous internet sites/articles that are also at my disposal before I attempt to prepare my official opinion.  I am fairly certain it will not change from my presently held belief, but I wish to prepare the most informative page possible when I address it.  Obviously, this is a very important question if I am going to start announcing by virtue of these discography pages what I would officially call a "Christian album".  There are many groups, some of which I collect like Sixpence None The Richer, with lyrics that are vaguely spiritual or lamentatory, but not very instructive or helpful in finding the Answer to the questions that are raised.  This, of course, is probably the artist's purpose - not to answer the question but to encourage the search that will hopefully lead the listener to the Truth eventually.  So I obviously wish to proceed carefully with this aspect of my discography project, and wish to make all of my opinions carefully explained before I proceed with the forthcoming changes.  I cannot give an estimate at this time as to when I might start, but it will probably be a long while from this April 2009 posting.
 
 

After The Fire (UK)
ATF₂

     1978 Signs Of Change <GBR> {Rapid}
&    1981 Signs Of Change <GBR> {Tape 1}
&  * 2004 Signs Of Change <GBR> {Roughmix Limited}
     1979 Laser Love <GBR> {CBS}
&  * 1981 The CBS Recordings [Laser Love / 80-f / Batteries Not included] (2 CDs) <GBR> {Edsel}
     1980 80-f [version 1] <GBR> {Tape 1}
     1980 80-f [version 2] <GBR> {Epic}
     1981 Batteries Not Included <GBR> {Epic}
&    1982 Batteries Not Included <GBR> {CBS}
&    1983 Batteries Not Included <GBR> {CBS}
     1982 Der Kommissar [version 1] <GBR> {CBS}
     1982 Der Kommissar [version 2] <GBR> {Epic/Sony}
     1983 Der Kommissar [version 3] <GBR> {CBS} {Epic}
&  * 1995 Der Kommissar [version 3] <GBR> {Columbia}
     1983 ATF [U.S. version of Der Kommissar - version 4] <USA> {Epic}
&    1983 Der Kommissar [ATF re-titled - version 4] <USA> {Epic}
   * 2001 Ker Kommissar [version 5] <USA> {Collectables®}
  L * 2006 Live At Greenbelt...Plus <GBR> {Angel Air}
   * 2006 AT2F <GBR> {Angel Air}
 L * 2009 Radio Sessions 1979-1981 <GBR> {Angel Air}
 
 

   * 1990 The Awful Truth <USA> {Metal Blade/Engima}
   * 1990 The Awful Truth <JAP> {Pony Canyon}
 
 

Balance Of Power (Lance King era) (UK)

   * 1997 When The World Falls Down <GER> {Point Music}
   * 1997 When The World Falls Down <JAP> {Pony Canyon}
   * 1998 Book Of Secrets <GER> {Point Music}
   * 1998 Book Of Secrets <JAP> {Pony Canyon}
&  * 2000 Book Of Secrets <USA> {Nightmare}
   * 1999 Ten More Tales Of Grand Illusion <GER> {Massacre}
   * 1999 Ten More Tales Of Grand Illusion <JAP> {Pony Canyon}
&  * 2000 Ten More Tales Of Grand Illusion <USA> {Nighmtare}
   * 2001 Perfect Balance <USA> {Nightmare}
   * 2001 Perfect Balance <GER> {Massacre}
   * 2001 Perfect Balance <JAP> {Avalon}
 
 

Been, Michael

   * 1994 On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakthrough {Qwest}
 
 

     1982 The Call {Polygram}
     1983 Modern Romans {Polygram}
     1984 Scene Beyond Dreams {Polygram}
   * 1986 Reconciled {Elektra/Asylum}
  E * 1987 Into The Woods {Elektra}
   * 1989 Let The Day Begin {MCA}
   * 1990 Red Moon {MCA}
  #* 1992 The Walls Came Down {Polygram}
  #* 1997 The Best Of The Call {Warner Resound}
   * 1997 To Heaven And Back {Fingerprint}
&  * 1998 To Heaven And Back {Fingerprint/Cadence}
 
 

Cooper, Alice

   * 1994 The Last Temptation {Epic}
   * 2000 Brutal Planet {Spitfire}
   * 2001 Dragontown {Spitfire}
 
 

Creed (USA)

 E * 1997 My Own Prison <USA> {Wind-Up}
&E * 1999 My Own Prison <JAP> {Epic-Sony}
   * 1999 Human Clay <USA> {Wind-Up}
   * 1999 Human Clay <JAP> {Epic-Sony}
   * 2001 Weathered <USA> {Wind-Up}
   * 2001 Weathered <JAP> {Epic International}
 
 

Divine Regale

     1992 Window (4 songs) <USA> {Custom}
   * 1994 Horizons (5 songs) <USA> {Whin Chin Chin Productions}
   * 1997 Ocean Mind <USA> {Metal Blade/Relativity}
 
 

Driver (see Rob Rock)

 d   1989 Driver demos <USA>
&d * 1993 Driver demos [split cd w/ Prophet - s/t album] <GER> {Reborn Classics}
   * 2008 Sons Of Thunder <JAP> {King}
   * 2008 Sons Of Thunder [digipak] <USA>
   * 2008 Sons Of Thunder <GER> {Metal Heaven}
 
 

d    1991 Lost Elephant
     1992 For Love Not Lisa EP
   * 1993 Merge {East West}
   * 1995 Information Superdriveway {East West}
   * 1999 The Lost Elephant {Tooth & Nail}
 
 

Galactic Cowboys

   * 1991 Galactic Cowboys <USA> {Geffen/Uni}
   * 1991 Galactic Cowboys <JAP> {MCA Victor}
&  * 1998 Galactic Cowboys <USA> {Geffen Goldline}
   * 1993 Space In Your Face <USA> {Geffen/Uni}
   * 1993 Space In Your Face <JAP> {MCA Victor}
   * 1996 Machine Fish <USA> {Metal Blade/Relativity}
   * 1996 Machine Fish <JAP> {Metal Blade/Polygram}
&  * 1998 Machine Fish <JAP> {JVC}
   * 1996 Feel The Rage EP <USA> {Metal Blade/Relativity}
   * 1997 The Horse That Bud Bought <USA> {Metal Blade/Relativity}
   * 1997 The Horse That Bud Bought <JAP> {JVC}
   * 1998 At The End Of The Day <USA> {Metal Blade/Relativity} {Metal Blade/Diamante}
   * 1998 At The End Of The Day <JAP> {JVC}
   * 2000 Let It Go <USA> {Metal Blade/Relativity}
   * 2000 Let It Go <JAP> {JVC}
 
 

   * 1987 Impellitteri EP (4 songs) <USA> {Relativity}
&  * 1996 Impellitteri EP (4 songs) <JAP> {Sony}
&  * 1999 Impellitteri EP (4 songs) <GER> {Century Media}
&  * 2000 Impellitteri EP / Stand In Line <GER> {Century Media}
   * 1992 Grin And Bear It <JAP> {JVC}
   * 1992 Grin And Bear It <KOR> {Seoul}
   * 1993 Victim Of The System EP <JAP> {JVC}
   * 1993 Victim Of The System EP <KOR> {Seoul}
   * 1994 Answer To The Master <JAP> {JVC}
   * 1994 Answer To The Master <KOR> {Seoul}
   * 1996 Screaming Symphony <JAP> {JVC}
   * 1996 Screaming Symphony <KOR> {Seoul}
   * 1996 Screaming Symphony <GBR> {Music For Nations}
   * 1997 Fuel For The Fire EP <JAP> {JVC}
   * 1998 Eye Of The Hurricane <JAP> {JVC}
   * 1998 Eye Of The Hurricane <KOR> {Seoul}
   * 1998 Eye Of The Hurricane <PHI> {Galaxy}
   * 1998 Eye Of The Hurricane / Victim Of The System <GBR> {Dream Catcher}
 L * 1998 Live! Fast! Loud! <GBR> {N.E.M.E.}
   * 2000 Crunch <JAP> {JVC}
   * 2000 Crunch <KOR> {Seoul}
   * 2000 Crunch <PHI> {Galaxy}
   * 2000 Crunch / Screaming Symphony <GBR> {Dream Catcher}
   * 2009 Wicked Maiden <JAP> {JVC}

 

Jacob's Dream

   * 2000 Jacob's Dream {Metal Blade}
   * 2001 Theater Of War {Metal Blade}
   * 2005 Drama Of The Ages {Metal Blade} 
   * 2008 Dominion Of Darkness {Custom}

   

Kansas (Kerry Livgren/John Elefante era)

     1974 Kansas {Kirshner}
&  * 1990 Kansas {Columbia}
&  * 1995 Kansas {Legacy/Epic}
&  * 19   Kansas {Kirshner}
&  * 1999 Kansas {Sony}
     1975 Masque {Kirshner}
&  * 1990 Masque {Columbia}
&  * 1993 Masque {Sony}
&  * 19   Masque {Kirshner}
&  * 2001 Masque {Epic/Legacy}
     1975 Song For America {Kirshner}
&  * 1990 Song For America {Columbia}
&  * 19   Song For America {Kirshner}
     1976 Leftoverture {Kirshner}
&  * 1990 Leftoverture {Columbia}
&  * 19   Leftoverture {Kirshner}
     1977 Point Of Know Return {Kirshner}
&  * 1990 Point Of Know Return {Columbia}
&  * 19   Point Of Know Return {Kirshner}
 L   1978 Two For The Show {Kirshner}
&L * 1989 Two For The Show {Columbia}
&L * 19   Two For The Show {Kirshner}
&L * 19   Two For The Show {CBS/Sony}
     1979 Monolith {Kirshner}
&  * 19   Monolith {Kirshner}
     1980 Audio-Visions {Kirshner}
&  * 1996 Audio-Visions {Legacy/Epic}
     1982 Vinyl Confessions {Kirshner}
&  * 1996 Vinyl Confessions {Legacy/Epic}
     1983 Drastic Measures {CBS} {Legacy/Epic}
&  * 1996 Drastic Measures {Legacy/Epic}

 

King's X [through 2003] (see Ty Tabor)

   * 1988 Out Of The Silent Planet <USA> {Megaforce/Atlantic}
   * 1988 Out Of The Silent Planet <GER> {Megaforce/Atlantic-WEA}
   * 1988 Out Of The Silent Planet <NLD> {Megaforce/Atlantic-WEA}
&  * 1992 Out Of The Silent Planet <USA> {Atlantic}
&  * 1992 Out Of The Silent Planet <JAP> {Atlantic/MMG}
   * 1989 Gretchen Goes To Nebraska <USA> {Megaforce/Atlantic}
   * 1989 Gretchen Goes To Nebraska <GER> {Megaforce/Atlantic-WEA}
   * 1989 Gretchen Goes To Nebraska <NLD> {Megaforce/Atlantic-WEA}
   * 1989 Gretchen Goes To Nebraska <JAP> {Megaforce/Warner-Pioneer}
&  * 1992 Gretchen Goes To Nebraska <USA> {Atlantic}
   * 1990 Faith Hope Love <USA> {Megaforce/Atlantic}
   * 1990 Faith Hope Love <GER> {Megaforce/Atlantic-WEA}
   * 1990 Faith Hope Love <NLD> {Megaforce/Atlantic-WEA}
&  * 1992 Faith Hope Love <USA> {Atlantic}
&  * 1992 Faith Hope Love <JAP> {Atlantic/MMG}
   * 1992 King's X <USA> {Atlantic}
   * 1992 King's X <GER> {Atlantic/WEA}
   * 1992 King's X <NLD> {Atlantic/WEA}
   * 1992 King's X <JAP> {Atlantic/MMG}
   * 1994 Dogman <USA> {Atlantic}
   * 1994 Dogman <GER> {Atlantic/WEA}
   * 1994 Dogman <NLD> {Atlantic/WEA}
   * 1994 Dogman <JAP> {Atlantic/EW}
   * 1996 Ear Candy <USA> {Atlantic}
   * 1996 Ear Candy <GER> {Atlantic/WEA}
   * 1996 Ear Candy <NLD> {Atlantic/WEA}
   * 1996 Ear Candy <JAP> {Atlantic/EW}
  #* 1997 Best Of King's X <USA> {Atlantic}
  #* 1997 Best Of King's X <GER> {Atlantic/WEA}
  #* 1997 Best Of King's X <NLD> {Atlantic/WEA}
  #* 1997 Best Of King's X <JAP> {Atlantic/EW}
   * 1998 Tape Head <USA> {Metal Blade/Relativity}
   * 1998 Tape Head <GER> {Metal Blade/SPV}
   * 1998 Tape Head <NLD> {Metal Blade/SPV}
   * 1998 Tape Head <JAP> {JVC}
   * 2000 Please Come Home...Mr. Bulbous <USA> {Metal Blade/Relativity}
   * 2000 Please Come Home...Mr. Bulbous [limited edition - 2 CD] <GER> {Metal Blade/SPV}
   * 2000 Please Come Home...Mr. Bulbous <GER> {Metal Blade/SPV}
   * 2000 Please Come Home...Mr. Bulbous <NLD> {Metal Blade/SPV}
   * 2000 Please Come Home...Mr. Bulbous <JAP> {JVC}
   * 2001 Manic Moonlight <USA> {Metal Blade/Relativity}
   * 2001 Manic Moonlight <JAP> {Zain/J-Disc}
   * 2003 Black Like Sunday <USA> {Brop!/Metal Blade-Relativity}
 
 

   * 1998 Chaos To Control <USA> {DCA Recordings}
   * 1998 Chaos To Control <GER> {Inside Out}
   * 1998 Chaos To Control <JAP> {Zero}
&  * 2001 Chaos To Control <JAP> {Avalon}
&  * 20   Chaos To Control <BRZ> {Megahard}
   * 2001 Reality In Focus <USA> {Inside Out USA}
   * 2001 Reality In Focus <GER> {Inside Out}
   * 2001 Reality In Focus <JAP> {Avalon}
&  * 20   Reality In Focus <BRZ> {Megahard}
   * 2003 Decoding The Soul <USA> {Inside Out USA}
   * 2003 Decoding The Soul <GER> {Inside Out}
   * 2003 Decoding The Soul <JAP> {Avalon}
&  * 20   Decoding The Soul <BRZ> {Megahard}
 
 

Mason Proffit (see John Michael Talbot, Terry Talbot)

     1969 Wanted [AKA Mason Proffit] <USA> {Happy Tiger}
&  * 2006 Wanted [AKA Mason Proffit] <USA> {Wounded Bird}
     1971 Movin' Toward Happiness <USA> {Happy Tiger}
&    1973 Movin' Toward Happiness <USA>
&  * 2006 Movin' Toward Happiness <USA> {Wounded Bird}
     1971 Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream <USA> {Ampex}
&  * 2005 Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream <USA> {Wounded Bird}
     1972 Rockfish Crossing <USA> {Warner Bros.} {?Line?}
&  * 2000 Rockfish Crossing <USA> {One Way}
&  * 2006 Rockfish Crossing <USA> {Wounded Bird}
     1973 Bareback Rider <USA> {Warner Bros.} {?Line?}
&  * 2000 Bareback Rider <USA> {One Way}
&  * 2006 Bareback Rider <USA> {Wounded Bird}
&    1974 Come & Gone [Wanted / Movin' Toward Happiness] (2 LPs) {Warner Bros.}
&  * 1997 Come & Gone [Wanted / Movin' Toward Happiness] <USA> {One Way}
&  * 2006 Come & Gone [Wanted / Movin' Toward Happiness] <USA> {Wounded Bird}
 
 

Mass

     1985 Mass EP (4 songs) <USA> {Mass}
     1985 New Birth <USA> {RCA}
&  * 2007 New Birth <USA> {Retrospect}
  E * 1988 Take You Home EP <USA> {Medusa}
&E * 2008 Take You Home EP <USA> {Retrospect}
   * 1989 Voices In The Night <USA> {Enigma}
   * 1989 Voices In The Night <GBR> {Enigma/Virgin}
   * 1989 Voices In The Night <JAP> {Alfa}
&  * 1988 Voices In The Night <USA> {Retrospect}
  #* 2000 Best Ones <USA> {Fore Reel}
   * 2007 Crack Of Dawn <GBR> {Escape Music Ltd.}
 
 

Merchants Of Venus (NOR)
Wondergroove

   * 1992 Wish Across The Sky [reissued as Hi-Fi Demonstration Record] <GER> {Warner Music}
&  * 2000 Hi-Fi Demonstration Record [limited edition] <USA> {Solid Rock}
 
 

M Pire (see Joshua)

   * 1995 Chapter One <GER> {Long Island}
   * 1995 Chapter One <JAP> {Far East Metal Syndicate}
&  * 2001 Chapter One <USA> {M&K Sound}
 
 

     1968 I Love You <USA> {Capitol}
     1968 I Love You <BRA> {Capitol}
     1968 I Love You <CAN> {Capitol}
     1968 I Love You <GER> {Capitol}
     1968 I Love You <NZL> {Capitol}
     1968 I Love You <TAI> {Leico}
&  * 1994 I Love You <USA> {Capitol}
&  * 1995 I Love You <KOR> {Si-Wan}
     1969 Both Sides Of People! <USA> {Capitol}
     1969 Both Sides Of People! <CAN> {Capitol}
     1970 There Are People And There Are People <USA> {Paramount}
 
 

Rock, Rob
Rob Rock & Rage Of Creation

Tabor, Ty

   * 1997 Naomi's Solar Pumpkin <USA> {Custom}
   * 1998 Moonflower Lane <USA> {Metal Blade/Relativity} {Metal Blade/Diamante}
   * 1998 Moonflower Lane <GER> {Inside Out}
   * 1998 Moonflower Lane <JAP> {Pony Canyon}
   * 2002 Safety <USA> {Metal Blade/Relativity}
   * 2003 Safety <GER> {Ear Candy}
   * 2006 Rock Garden <USA> {InsideOut} 
   * 2006 Tacklebox <USA> {Molken} 
   * 2008 Balance <USA> {Molken} 

 

Tyton

     1989 Mind Over Metal {Medusa}
 
 

What If

   * 1987 What If <GER> {BMG}
&  * 2000 What If <JAP> {BMG}
 
 
 

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