A bracketed number indicates my 1-5 rating. Bolded entries indicate they're part of my music library.

1: avoid it -it's either dull or irritating --enough to make me turn it off.
2: unimpressive, but it's not quite enough to make me change the radio-station
3: I might listen to this on purpose, but not normally buy it. I'd pick it to play if I owned a radio station.
4: This stuff is good enough to buy for my personal collection.
5: I'll buy this, and eagerly await future releases -maybe even buy loaner-copies.

• Deitrich Hadden:[3] Soul/Gospel with a slight hip-hop flavor. Lots of power.
• Half Mile Marathon:[4] Praise and Worship rock --almost Adult contemporary, but enough thump to keep it interesting.
• Halo: [3] Pure arena rock -similar to Foreigner. Lyrics a bit cliche.
• Fred Hammond: [2] Funk/rock big-sound praise and worship. He'd give a great concert, but I don't normally pick this style for listening.
• Hangnail: (WTU: punk pop)
• Hanover Saints:[3] punk
• James Harvey: [5] Psychedelic/hard rock/lots of studio effects.
• Mark Heard: [4] bluesy southern rock
• Eddie Hedges: [3] Light AC --but on the interesting side. Soul/pop.
• !Hero: [5] not a band, but an album, or soundtrack of !Hero the Rock Opera. Mixed styles from T-Bone's rap to Rebecca St.James' almost-SCCM.
• Kim Hill: [3] SCCM clear, but rather masculine.
• Steve Hindalong: [5] Art rock
• Hoi Polloi:[4] similar to Pat Benetar, Lyrics cryptically-Christian at best.
• Hokus Pick:[5] Diverse! --some songs similar to B-52s, and then their sound's all their own from softish stuff to heavy pop. Pure fun! Heavily humor-injected lyrics.
• Eva Holbrook: [5] Mandolin extraordinaire, with ethereal hypnotic gimmick-free vocals. Then, just when you think acoustic and traditional, you'll be surprised with soft psychedelic rock.
• Chuck Holland: [4] rock guitar --diverse style.
• Hometown Foreigners: [4] Blend of hard and heavy with acoustic. -some screamo.
• Mary Rice Hopkins: [2] pleasant enough voice, but way too stereotypical.
• Horde:[3] Extreme dark metal. More noise than music --rated a [3] only for its novelty sound. Check out Radrockers.com for their story. That's what sold me on 'em.
• Hot Pink Turtle: [5] funky, psychedelic hard arena rock with some bluesy spots.
• House of Heroes: [4] Good instrumentals --artsy retro with some neat harmonies --BUT the punk/emo vocals keep this band from getting a 5 out of me
• Human Condition:[4] light alternative. Vocals similar to Billy Idol or David Bowie.
• Human Song: [3] Soft arena praise and worship, with occasional '40s USO vocal harmonies.
• Ian: [3] electronic dance pop.
• Identical Strangers: [strong 4] Pure rock with some '80s flavorings.
• Inhale/Exhale:[3] Hardcore, but on the melodic edge
• Inner Flame:[5] Blues rockers
• Insyders:[2] Ska. If their smarmy attitude is typical of ska, ska won't get more than a "2" from me.
• Jacob's Patience: [4] acoustic alternative.
• Jacobstone:[4] modern rock with lots of retro flavoring --Grateful Dead-like harmonies.
• JAG: [3] modern arena rock. somewhat cliche lyrics.
• Sarah Jahn:[4] deep voiced (contra-alto?) female vocalist. pleasantly relaxing folk/jazz rock. (WTU: alterna-folk in same vein as Jewel and Sarah McLachlin)
• Tommy James: [5] pure classic rock --He did some Christian albums after The Shondells.
• Jars of Clay: [4] similar sound to Tears for Fears on my first impression, but I heard another CD and rather liked their laid back alternative style. I raised my rating from a 2 to a 4. (WTU: acoustic, alterna-pop, alternative rock)
• Harvey Jett: [4] Former guitarist for Black Oak Arkansas plays blues rock with some country flavors. Lyrics are slightly on the cliche side.
• Jack Jezzro:[1] Jazz/muzac/elevator music instrumentals.
• Joe Club:[4] Country rock
• Johnny Q. Public:[4] Hard slightly punk alternative
• Jolene: [3] Country rock, if not modern country
• Joy Electric:[4] techno-pop Synthesizer music between Muzac's "Pop Music" and Kraftwerk.
• Jonas:[4] alternative. I heard Jonas, for my first time, at a concert in Warrensburg, MO, on 19 Feb, '03. They're an alternative band for which to keep your ears open.
• Juggernautz:[4] industrial synth rock
• Juliana Theory: [4 -in doses] Psychedelic heavy rock. Punkish vocals and jangly white-noisy guitars at times.
• Jump 5: (WTU: bouncy, peppy, upbeat pop, energy, positive vibes)
• Justifide: [4] Heavy almost-death metal. Some sing/rap. In a Metallica vein.(WTU: hard-rocking aggressive, hard rock mashes metal, hip-hop, reggae)
• Kainos: [4] Heavy rock, female fronted, similar to Evanescence, but with more emo flavor.
• Glenn Kaiser: [3] Blues, with some rock.
• Katinas: [2] Soul/hip-hop boyband/SCCM (WTU: flawless vocals)
• Cheri Keaggy: [3] folk or country rock/progressive --pleasant no-fault voice (WTU: Biblical lyrics)
• Phil Keaggy:[5] compared with Nugent/Hendrix for guitar ability, but called much better --Ted Nugent supposedly even said it. His overall music reminds me of George Harrison with a celtic flavor rather than Indian.
• Keaggy, King and Dente: [4] Called the three greatest guitarists in Christian music. Great relaxing but extremely intricate guitar-driven rock.
• Sarah Kelly:[4] Intense vocals to hardish rock. Little variation in musical style throughout the CD.
• Dana Key: [2] SCCM soft rock, lots of keyboardy sound.
• Kids in the Way: [3] Just another punk/emo band
• Wes King: [1] Soft arena SCCM No cryptic Christianity! Up-front praise, worship, and preaching (to the choir?). Perfect AC fit.
• King's X: [4] Heavy metal with a dark edge, great vocals, be discerning with message --members are going through trials.
• KJ-52:[2] Rap, in all its English-slaughtering glory. Not angry rap, but sneering.
• Klank: [4] heavy industrial, compared to Nine Inch Nails. Similar to East West, but a bit heavier?
• Jennifer Knapp: [4] pleasant folksy voice, a bit slurred. (WTU: folk-rock, acoustic raw-nerved)
• BK and Associates:[3] laid back rap. I bought one. Maybe this is what's called "West-Coast" rap, as opposed to the more angry-sounding "East-Coast" rap.
• Knowdaverbs:[4] laid back fun rap with lots of melodic stuff mixed in.
• Michael Knott:[5] retro-flavored art rock. Often very laid back.
• Lenny Kravitz:[5] retro-rocker extraordinaire. Lots of Christian content --but not all.
• Scott Krippayne:[3] SCCM, but he's got at least one great song --"I'm Not Cool" ...but that's OK, my God loves me anyway...
• The Kry: [5] Modern psychedelic electro-rock.
• Kutless: [4] Alternative with a heavy edge.
• Rachel Lampa: [1] slurred, warbler SCCM (WTU: young pop prodigy, teen)
• Jonny Lang:[4] blues rocker. Vocals similar to if Louis Armstrong sang Christian blues rock.
• LaRue:[5] Alternative, with an extremely interesting blend of instruments and male and female vocals.
• Rod Laver: [4] Growled, sometines sneering, rap with heavy instrumentals. Imagine Louis Armstrong doing rapcore.
• John Lawry: [BOD 3] Strong '80s arena sound like DeGarmo and Key.
• Nikki Leonti: (WTU: funky pop, tender ballads, velvety voice)
• Letterkills:[4] Hard, emoish rock. They call themselves a band of Christians --not necessarily a Christian band.
• Grover Levy: [5] Darkish acoustic rock. Cutting lyrics.
• Crystal Lewis: [2] SCCM (WTU: pop R&B)
• Lifehouse: [4] Alternative. A fair amount of white-noise guitar. Similar to Switchfoot, but a bit more plodding and liquid
• Lifesavers (Lifesavors):[5] Surf/David Bowie/Tom Petty --diverse retro.
• Li'l Raskull:[2] Stacatto (speed-rap?), sneering, sometimes angry, rap in all its stereotyped English-slaughtering glory. Monotonous instrumentals.
• The Listening:[5] Formerly known as Rock and Roll Worship Circus. solid spacey rock with solidly Christian lyrics --but definitely NOT cliché
• Living Sacrifice:[3] just another Christian death metal band.
• Lloyd:[3] hard pop, a bit lighter than Audio Adrenaline.
• Allan Lorton:[5]gravelly vocal to retro rock. Lots of non-cliché praise and worship.
• Lost Dogs: [4] A Christian answer to the Traveling Wilburys. Very diverse laid back style. They call it "Americana." Artists who came to mind while listening were Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, George Harrison, Harry Nilsson (in Land of Point).
• Lovewar:[4] Big hair and spandex arena rock.
• Lucerin Blue: [3] light hardcore. A bit too much scream/growl in the vocals for me.
• Luna Halo: [5] Spacey Psychedelic, similar to PFR. Vocals like Silverchair or John Lennon.
• Luti-Kriss:[3] death metal, nice instrumentals, but too growly/yelled with the vocals.
• Lyrycyst: [4] Rap with strong lyrics. A little East-Coast sneer, but overall pretty good stuff.
• Toby Mac:[5] When DC Talk parted ways to make solo albums, Toby Mac kept the attitude rap while Michael Tait took the real rock sounds. I don't like to admit it, but it's grew on me --specially after seeing him in concert a couple times! (WTU: hip-hop grungy rapcore)
• Magdalen:[5] (also Magdallen)'70s artsy hard rock to arena and hard blues. Vocals sometimes sound like Foreigner or King's X
• Mary-Kathryn:[4] interesting world music, but don't operate heavy machinery to it.
• Mary Mary: (WTU: first-rate hip-hop and R&B)
• Sarah Masen:[5] soft country/swamp-flavored rock/coffeehouse music. no-fault vocal, similar to Cheri Keaggy or Ginny Owens.
• Massivivid: [4] Heavy rock with techno-dance flavoring.
• MxPx (Maximum Plaid):[3] hard punk (WTU: pop-punk/melodic-punk)
• Kevin Max:[5] Another of the DC Talk trio. Went his own way with spacey, ethereal rock.
• Maylene and the Sons of Disaster:[4] Hard and heavy metal and screamo blend. Sometimes there are classic-rock moments. Some songs reflect Christianity, while I struggle to find it in many. Discern well.
• Lisa McClendon: [4] '40s-soul-nightclub flavored hip-hop.
• The McDonoughs:[3] Family group, female vocals. Soft rock with lots of Roman Catholic influences.
• Jessica McLean:[4] Approachable, no-fault female vocals to light acoustic rock.
• The Merbabies:[4] art rock, with sometimes-whiney vocals, but not too much so.
• Mercy Me: [3] rock to alternative, but lacking any real edginess, like Among Thorns or Delirious.
• Michelangelo and the Difference:[4] art rock with often biting lyrics.
• Riki Michele: [4] Relaxing with being boring airy soft arena rock, to almost MOR.
• Mike's Chair:[3] On the daring edge of AC. Soft rock.
• Millenial Swing:[5] Praise & Worship to swing/big band (see The Bunters)
• Julie Miller:[3] Acoustic rock with country and folk flavors. Child-like voice at times.
• Miss Angie:[5] no-fault female vocals set to synth/techno music.
• Geoff Moore and the Distance:[4] retro-pop with some '80s arena flavor.
• MOR: "Middle of the Road" pop, but not rock or other easily defineable sound.
• Cindy Morgan:[3] SCCM -She's got a nice voice, but her backup singers are too breathy and slurred.
• Amy Morriss:[4] Alto female vocalist with slight warble/slur/breathiness. Very pleasant to hear, and her instrumentals are most interestingly diverse.
• Mortal: [4] Synth/death-metal/dance-pop all rolled into one. Vocals are a scratchy yelled whisper, rather than the typical guttural growling. Sorry, I don't really know how to otherwise describe them.
• Mortification:[3] Heavy Gothic thrash metal. Growled vocals really detract from the almost-good thrash guitars. I can't listen without chuckling, wondering how his throat feels after a concert.
• David Mullen:[3] Jazz-rock, gravelly vocals, reminds me of Roger Daltrey at times.
• Nicole C. Mullen: [2] SCCM breathy warbler (WTU: street smart, organic, funky folk)
• Rich Mullins:[3] SCCM/MOR to soft rock. Very clear and pleasant voice.
• My Friend Stephanie: [4] Interesting alternative with poppish, retro-sounds. I heard a distinct Strawberry Fields Forever influence in one song. Powell's Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music describes them as "distorted power pop". I wish those were my words. I like 'em.
• My Little Dog China:[4] modern rock. solid stuff. some Roman Catholic influence.
• Mylon and Broken Heart: [3] Soft rock with a few heavy numbers to their credit.
• New Anthem: [4] Hard emoish rock.
• New Jerusalem:[5] As with any sound-alike band, there's some getting used to the new songs. If you like Led Zeppelin (with some hints of ACDC) you'll love New Jerusalem! Same great heavy plodding sounds, and even the vocals are an extremely close match to Led Zep's Robert Plant.
• Newsboys: [5] pop rock is an OK phrase to describe the Newsboys, but they've got a classic-like sound which transcends the stereotype. Catchy, humorous, often biting lyrics (many co-written with Steve Taylor).
• Newsong:[3] Diverse, light/soft sounds. Lively stage show, but rather lethargic CDs
• Noisy Little Sumbeams:[4] interesting hard blend of rock, big hair and spandex metal, rap, industrial and classic metal.
• Nicole Nordemann: [3-5] light and lively pop, with quite-pleasant vocals.
• Normals:[4] softer alternative reminiscent of U-2
• Bebo Norman: [BOD 3] Countryish light rock. Soft breathy/sandy vocals. Slurs, mumbles --not my listening style.
• Larry Norman:[5 (can I give a "6"?)] often called the father of Christian rock. Most excellent rock late '60s early '70s heavy rock with psychedelic hints. His really late stuff (2001) even keeps the style, though it leans into hard alternative.
• Nouveaux:[3] Stereotypically '80s arena rock.
• Novella: [3] progressive rock
• Erin O'Donnell: [3] Pleasant vocals, but strays into sleepy-time music too often. Very soft pop, with some gems shining through.
• Officer Negative: [3] heavy dark speed metal with yelled/growled vocals. Lyrics cryptic, but don't condone violence/sex/drugs or other evils.
• Olivia: [3] Punk, similar to Relient K, but with a little more emphasis on the instrumentals than the sneering yelled vocals.
• One Hundred Days: [5] -if you hear more than one CD! Nice retro-rock! Sound ranges from arena, Kansas, to big hair metal, then Beatlesesque, similar to PFR.
• O.C. Supertones: [3] rap/ska (WTU: high-energy rock, hip-hop, reggae, R&B, bristling)
• Ordained Fate:[4] Big hair and spandex heavy metal. Female-fronted.
• Stacie Oricco: [3] Compared with Britney Spears. Target audience is adolescent girls. A few songs, I'd be tempted to rate as high as 5. (WTU: urban pop princess)
• Fernando Ortega: (WTU: American and Irish folk with Spanish influence)
• Out of the Grey:[3] Coffeehouse-type rock. Similar to Sixpence None the Richer and Over the Rhine, but way dulled down.
• Over the Rhine: [4, but with qualifications] Beautiful artsy coffeehouse rock with almost no-fault female vocals. I only say "almost no-fault" because Karin Bergquist seems to have trouble with her "R's". It doesn't detract from the sound, but rather, it's uniqueness in professional musicianship makes it quite an interesting sound. Also, listen discerningly. Some of the lyrics may be theologically offensive. It's only for that reason I don't give Over the Rhine a 5.
• Ginny Owens:[5] nice voice --has an Alanis Morisette/Jewel/Sarah McLachlan sound or tone. (WTU: uplifting, ethereal, alternative pop rock, charming pop rock)
• Paige:[5] no-fault female vocals, backed by interestingly heavy electronic and other instrumentals.
• Palisade: [3] Very FFH-ish in sound, but lacking originality in lyrics. Pleasant, "safe" rock.
• Parachute Band:[1] Soft cliche mush with an occasional 3 or 4 shining through the sticky sweetness.
• Twila Paris:[2] interesting SCCM MOR.
• Sandy Patti: (WTU: precious pop)
• Paul Colman Trio:[4] Euro-flavored retro-rock/alternative, and a most pleasant-to-experience stage show.
• PAX217: [3] heavy rap, with lots of other flavorings. Somewhat angry in vocal tone.
• P.O.D. (Payable on Death): [3] Thrash metal and rap don't mix in my opinion, but over time, they've grown on me enough that I actually bought some and like it. (WTU: funky hard rapcore, reggae, explosive rock, ska punks)
• Kendall Payne: [4] country/folk/rock no-fault female vocalist.
• Charlie Peacock: [4] country/blues/jazz rock, similar to Lost Dogs, Daniel Amos and Terry Taylor --Americana?
• Peculiar People Band: [4] modern rock
• Pedro the Lion: [4+] Laid back rock. Almost shoegazer or trance (like my son likes to call it). Don't operate heavy machinery while listening. Lyrics to make you think.
• Petra: [4] Lots of good hard rock, but lyrics tend to be preachy. Starting in the mid-'70s, they did blues and country rock then shifted into arena rock and big hair and spandex metal with the '80s, and ended up with a great heavy rock album in 2003.(WTU: to CCM what Aerosmith is to mainstream)
• Phat Chance: (WTU: teen boy-band, melodic rocky pop)
• Phatfish:[5] Coffeehouse rock on line of Over the Rhine, or the female vocaled Chasing Furies and Waterdeep... They sound a lot like some of the '70s artsier stuff Heart did. There's nothing lyrically cryptic about Phatfish's Christianity!
• Jill Phillips: [4] No fault vocals to country rock --a bit heavy on the country.
• Sam Phillips: [4] Dark, minor, very diverse sound no-fault female vocalist. Lyrics might be a bit cryptic in their Christianity.
• Phillips Craig and Dean: [2] MOR/soft rock -clear vocals (WTU: praise and worship, pop harmonies)
• Pillar: [4] rap/heavy alternative. Some yelling, but sung choruses make Pillar almost a 5.
• Plaid:[4] hard alternative with a retro-heavy sound (WTU: Strong Led Zeppelin influence)
• Plankeye:[4] Hard alternative
• Plumb:[5] Female fronted alternative. no-fault vocals.
• Plus One: [2] SCCM warblers -made instrumental change to heavier in 2004, but retained lots of the boyband vocals. (WTU: male pop vocal, tight harmonies, passionate role-model for teens)
• Point of Grace: [2] girlgroup (WTU: pop quartet, angelic 4-part harmonies) --some great singles!
• Stan Pollmann: [4] Bluesy countryish folk rock.
• Pool Boys: [3] soft/light acoustic rock. Somewhat cliche lyrics, but interesting music.
• Poor Old Lu: [4] A really laid back group with a classic style. Lots of the vocal harmonies are reminiscent of Pink Floyd.
• PFR (Pray For Rain):[5 (6?)] John Lennon/Beatles meet Queen, King Crimson and Uriah Heep after all being saved. Great classic sound!
• Primetime: [3] Praise and worship Celtic/folk/acoustic instrumentals
• Pristina:[4] electronica with female vocals. Hypnotically pretty music.
• Prodigal Sons: [3] Techno with sparse vocals.
• Project 86: [4] Heavy, great instrumentals, but with a fair amount of screamed/yelled vocals. (mere trivia: While listening, it hit me that some artists are called vocalists, and some, singers.) WTU: rapcore, industrial

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