Day 49: Spirit

My Best Guess: A spirit-raising collection of Christian music, crossing every genre from rock to hip-hop to country. Keep the faith alive with Spirit.

According to Sirius: Pop and rock with a higher purpose. The best of Contemporary Christian music, brightening your day with the power of the Word.

Curt's Rebuttal: Okay, I do take issue with that description. I was close, granted...but there's more than pop and rock on there. And I'm curious as to their definition of "contemporary," 'cause I'm guessing there's stuff from the '80s and '90s in there, too.

Sample Playlist:

• David Crowder Band, Everything Glorious
• Crystal Lewis, People Get Ready - Jesus is Coming
• Jeremy Camp, Here I Am to Worship
• tobyMac, I'm For You
• John David Webster, Miracle
• Casting Crowns, East to West

High Point: Seeing that there is a Christian rock band out there called "4Him." With a cool text messaging-friendly name like that, you know they're hip with the kids.

Verdict: On the one hand, it was interesting to hear the cross-genre music today. Kind of reminds me of a game we played in improv classes, where you'd have to change film styles (or, in this case, music styles), while still riffing on the same topic (in this case, Christianity). On the other hand...I felt like the lyrics were trying to sell me something. Then again...I do enjoy Switchfoot, and some other bands that kind of muddy the border between Christian and Heathen rock. In the end, said three Hail Marys and didn't bookmark it.