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I didn't want to hijack the thread about music, but after reading the replies it struck me funny that people are asking about the older crowd enjoying contemporary music. When I was going up (in the 60's and 70's) we sung redback and southern gospel in church, but the kids I hung out with listened to heavy metal, acid rock, and other worldly music.If I could handle listening to Frankenstein by the Edgar Winters Group in 1973, I believe I can handle How He Loves by the David Crowder Band.

I never was a music guy, except for big band music, but my COG girl liked Elvis, Little Richard, Brenda Lee, Jerry Lee and Deano.Since I was a Trumpet player, come to think of it I did like Al Hirt and Louis Armstrong (Satchmo, Satchel Mouth), with that gravely voice and his Trumpet Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/

Like most of us - I sang the church music in church - and listened to Lynyrd Skynyrd, Johnny Cash and Barry Manilow outside of church.My point - I could enjoy all kinds of music back then - not sure why folks can't enjoy all kinds today

For me it was Stones, Hendrix, Cream, Airplane, Sabbath, and the like. I was a real headbanger for sure.Today, I enjoy different styles of music. Can't say I like All styles, but I do like many different styles of music.I also like different styles of music in church. Southern Gospel, traditional hymns, Brook Tab and Christ Church worship music, and some Contemporary music. Where I personally draw the line so far as music in church is when it crosses the line into a Rock performance. Being a guitar player now, and a former headbanger back in the day, I am all too familiar with the spirit behind that music. I'm my opinion, there is no place for it in the church. YMM “Hell will be filled with people that didn’t cuss, didn’t drink, and may even have been baptized. Why? Because none of those things makes someone a Christian.”

I am 60 years old.Like others, when it comes to musical style I enjoy most any done well. I can't say I like all of any style and certainly not every performer of any given style. Further, musical style is cultural it is not eternal and personal preference is unique to each individual earthen vessel.

You struck a chord here with me! All the contemporary and praise music sounds the same to me. Most of it very shallow! Most of these contemporary (though certainly not all) could not hack it because of lack of originality and to some degree talent in secular world.As far as what I listened to growing up. Skynerd, Bob Segar, Eagles, Zeppelin, Van Halen, Pink Floyd.I like good choir music. Not crazy about praise team style.I am 54 by the way

It seems we all grew up listening to music that would burn the delicate ears of most of the youth today.I am in no way comparing rock music to worship or praise music, completely two different worlds. I think it is funny how people can get all tore up over church music, but don't have a problem with what we listen too on the radio.(I'm not sure if I should have used too or to in my last sentence, but I know that it isn't two

Growing up, I always listened to Southern Gospel music. On rare occasions I would listen to a 50s type rock song. I loved music from groups like the Happy Goodmans. My mother always bought me various SG records. The church was against worldly music and I felt like I was sinning if I listened to it. I can remember one time riding in the car with another church family and they put on some rock and roll music. I was kind of shocked.

You struck a chord here with me! All the contemporary and praise music sounds the same to me. Most of it very shallow! Most of these contemporary (though certainly not all) could not hack it because of lack of originality and to some degree talent in secular world.As far as what I listened to growing up. Skynerd, Bob Segar, Eagles, Zeppelin, Van Halen, Pink Floyd.I like good choir music. Not crazy about praise team style.I am 54 by the way

Barry Manilow? LOL.......That explains a lot NB.