Since we're here mixin' it up in the "melting pot", I thought we'd stray off a little and go (oh no...) secular.

In what is called the "secular" realm of music, many of us have favorites.
Now I'm talking currently... not bitd. Before Christ, you may have had a favorite, but now do not listen to them due to their unfortunate lyrical subject matters. F'get dem...

I'm talkin' now. Do you have a fav that's considered "secular" ?

I would hafta go with Triumph (minus a song or 2 that I've deleted due to questionable lyrics). I just think they were an incredibly talented band and have some excellent songs.

On the lighter side, I still like to hear some "Jim-Approved" songs of Little River Band and Reo Speedwagon.

Well technically we are supposed to be a Christian only music discussion type site. But if we keep to this thread I'm not sure I see any harm in the discussion (Alldat can decide if he wants to discipline me later).

For several years I didn't listen to any secular music at all (and some here still don't, which is very cool). I have to confess that like you Jim, any secular music I listen to has to be very clean (and 85 to 90% of my collection is still Christian)
But these are the secular bands in my collection and I really dig them all.

Asia
Doro (a guilty pleasure)
Fifth Angel
Giant (I think a lot of "Christian only" music fans have them in their collection)
Heart (a couple)
Journey (again just a few)
Queensryche (again just a few)

I'm actually going to go back and probably pick up a few of those Triumph albums I used to have as they were one of my favorite bands.

All in the mix:

Asia
Queen
Journey
Styx

I listen to almost no secular stuff (mainly because I find enough good stuff in the christian world to keep me entertained)

I do like the sound of Jorn Lande though - even though his lyrics can be a bit dark!

Fundy

To be honest I only listen to Christian music for a year or ten now.
I'm not very interested in secular music anymore.

Most from U2

some of past few from Alice Cooper (Along came a Spider,Dragontown,Brutal Planet,Last Temptation)

Creed

I also have the greatest hits disc from ZZ Top.

I do have Creed's Greatest Hits. I forgot about that one.

Bon Jovi never gets old to me. I listen to mainstream bands in the modern rock/hard rock style thou my first choice is Christian rock. I mean as long as the lyrics aren't that bad and they aren't anti-GOD I don't have a problem. I will usually scan lyrics before buying a cd thou. In this day and age I enjoy bands like Creed,Bon Jovi, Wal-Mart version Hinder, but not a whole lot more then that.

For me, if the band has mostly garbage for lyrics, I still won't buy the CD if they get one right. If Motley Crue were to do a song about Jesus, I still would not go out and listen to the rest of their catalog. Ditto for Kiss, AC/DC, or the rest of the stuff I loved back in the day. I might buy the one track, but that would be it.

I take Alice Coopers albums "The Last Temptation", "Brutal Planet" and "Dragon Town" to be 'Christian' in content, but any of his other albums to be secular. So I have those 3 albums and also "The Eyes Of Alice Cooper".

ALthough it has to be said that I'd love to get Hey Stoopid! and Trash back in to my collection. Hey Stoopid is a great album and has lots of memories for me.

Fundy

Careful of the "memories". I got into a "memories" spell for a while and ended up with a few albums and songs that I ended up getting rid of... again !

1) RUSH

2) IRON MAIDEN

everything after that sorta moves around....

Tall Tyrion the lyrics you have posted are the "words" of a person who doesn't know Jesus. What I hope is that Jesus will give him the answers on his questions.
How do they call it
Music with positive lyrics?

Rush -- I remember the music of Rush when I was a secular hard rock fan.
Many years ago. My favorite albums was "The Trees".