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God Gave Rock & Roll To You

Matt Beaton

27 episodes

4 months ago

Send us a text We're back! In this episode we discuss the Christian Rock period of Bob Dylan's discography: the trilogy of albums Slow Train Coming, Saved, and Shot of Love. Did you know that Dylan played harmonica on a Keith Green song? Also, learn how Dylan tried to convert his producer Jerry Wexler while recording Slow Train at Muscle Shoals. Is Bob Dylan still saved? Also, we touch on the Michael Tait controversy. Bands/ Artists discussed: Bob Dylan Grateful Dead Sinead O'Connor Keith Gre...

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Send us a text We're back! In this episode we discuss the Christian Rock period of Bob Dylan's discography: the trilogy of albums Slow Train Coming, Saved, and Shot of Love. Did you know that Dylan played harmonica on a Keith Green song? Also, learn how Dylan tried to convert his producer Jerry Wexler while recording Slow Train at Muscle Shoals. Is Bob Dylan still saved? Also, we touch on the Michael Tait controversy. Bands/ Artists discussed: Bob Dylan Grateful Dead Sinead O'Connor Keith Gre...

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Music Commentary

Religion & Spirituality,

Episodes (20/27)

God Gave Rock & Roll To You

No Holds Bar-Mitzvah'd: Bob Dylan's Christian Rock Albums (#027)

Send us a text We're back! In this episode we discuss the Christian Rock period of Bob Dylan's discography: the trilogy of albums Slow Train Coming, Saved, and Shot of Love. Did you know that Dylan played harmonica on a Keith Green song? Also, learn how Dylan tried to convert his producer Jerry Wexler while recording Slow Train at Muscle Shoals. Is Bob Dylan still saved? Also, we touch on the Michael Tait controversy. Bands/ Artists discussed: Bob Dylan Grateful Dead Sinead O'Connor Keith Gre...

4 months ago

58 minutes

God Gave Rock & Roll To You

Steve Taylor Blew Up The Clinic Real Good: The "I Predict 1990" Album, Side A (#026)

Send us a text We finally get to Matt and Doug's all-time favorite Steve Taylor album, 1987's I Predict 1990. We cover the first three songs, beginning with "I Blew Up The Clinic Real Good", about an ice cream salesman who blows up an abortion clinic to make sure he still has a clientele to sell to. Next, "What Is The Measure Of Your Success" skewers the big business Wall Street culture of the 1980's, and remains even more relevant today. Finally, "Since I Gave Up Hope, I Feel A Lot Better" t...

6 months ago

1 hour 3 minutes

God Gave Rock & Roll To You

Steve Taylor Throws Grandpa Off The Lifeboat: The "On The Fritz" Album, Side B (#025)

Send us a text We cover the second half of Steve Taylor's album On The Fritz, focusing on two songs: "I Manipulate", which tackles the warped theology of Bill Gothard, a minister who preached strict hierarchy in the family, and "Lifeboat", which critically discusses Values Clarification, a movement in the early 80's that emphasized personal values over values given from authority figures like parents or the Church. Plus, are Christians the new moral relativists? Is empathy a sin? Bands/ Artis...

7 months ago

57 minutes

God Gave Rock & Roll To You

Steve Taylor's "To Forgive" is the Magnolia of Christian Rock: The "On the Fritz" Album, Side A (#024)

Send us a text We continue our comprehensive exploration into Steve Taylor's ouvre, this time tackling his second full-length album, 1986's On The Fritz. We cover the secularization of the sacred with "This Disco (Used To Be A Cute Cathedral)". We try to figure out what "On The Fritz" means. We discuss whether "It's A Personal Thing" makes sense anymore in our current political climate. Then we go deep on one of our all-time favorite Christian Rock songs, the stone-cold classic "To Forgive", ...

7 months ago

57 minutes

God Gave Rock & Roll To You

Steve Taylor Drinks Milk From A Christian Cow: The "Meltdown" Album, Side B (#023)

Send us a text We continue our ridiculous in-depth, track by track analysis of Steve Taylor's first full length album, 1984's Meltdown, covering the last five tracks. Standouts include the great song "Sin For A Season" and "Guilty By Association". Bands/ Artists discussed: Steve Taylor Starflyer 59 Dance House Children Pixies The Smiths Morrissey Mountain Goats The Weakerthans God Gave Rock & Roll To You is a podcast exploring the Christian rock subculture of the late 20th century, host...

9 months ago

1 hour 7 minutes

God Gave Rock & Roll To You

Steve Taylor Solves Racism: The "Meltdown" Album, Side A (#022)

Send us a textWe continue our track by track analysis of Steve Taylor's work. We only get halfway through his classic first full-length album, 1984's Meltdown, because there is so much to talk about. Highlights on this side include Taylor's groundbreaking song "We Don't Need No Colour Code" which boldly takes on racism in the Church, and "Am I In Sync", which is one of our all-time favorite Steve Taylor songs.Bands/ Artists discussed:Steve TaylorChicago Bears Shufflin' CrewThe Fat BoysRun DMC...

10 months ago

1 hour 4 minutes

God Gave Rock & Roll To You

Steve Taylor is the Eminem of 80's Christian Rap: The "I Want To Be A Clone" EP (#021)

Send us a text We're back for a new year! This is the first in a series of episodes diving into the music of Christian alternative rock artist Steve Taylor. His music was ubiquitous in our youth, and we are going to go deep into his songwriting, both musically and lyrically. Steve Taylor was a pioneer in Christian rock, using his formidable songwriting skills to skewer American culture and Church culture with quick wit and scathing humor, starting with his first EP, I Want To Be A Clone, whic...

10 months ago

1 hour 18 minutes

God Gave Rock & Roll To You

Mennonites Were Rolling In The Aisles: Interview with Comedian Jeremy Alder Part 2 (#020)

Send us a text We continue our conversation with comedian Jeremy Alder. He describes how his preaching stints at Mennonite services primed him for standup, and how his divorce led him to find a connection in the stand up comedy community. He discusses the art of "clean comedy" and how his negotiations with the faith of his childhood have provided a source for his work. Bands/ Artists discussed: MC Hammer Pleasant Grove Silver Jews Purple Mountains Drive By Truckers Jason Isbell Ghoti Hook ...

12 months ago

47 minutes

God Gave Rock & Roll To You

Carman Had the Rizz: Interview with Comedian Jeremy Alder Part 1 (#019)

Send us a text We interview the standup comedian Jeremy Alder, who draws comic inspiration from being brought up in a Fundamentalist Christian family and being homeschooled his whole life. He talks about loving Michael Jackson, then being confused when all the cool music and his TV suddenly went away. We explore the dubious science and anthropology lessons from the A-Beka homeschool curriculum, remember the great Christian musician Rich Mullins, and follow Jeremy's journey through the Tooth a...

1 year ago

49 minutes

God Gave Rock & Roll To You

An Epistle of Tony to the Church at Newsmax: Christianity and Politics (#018)

Send us a text We diverge from our usual discussion about music to touch on the intersection of Christian faith and politics. Using Lee C Camp's recent book Scandalous Witness as a starting point, we discuss the various attempts by Christian religious movements to co-opt U.S. politics from the left and the right, and try to articulate a proper Christian response to political action in a pluralistic, secular democracy. Sounds like fun doesn't it? We think so.. Bands/ Artists discussed:...

1 year ago

51 minutes

God Gave Rock & Roll To You

Lust Control Responds! Doug Van Pelt Interview (#017)

Send us a text We talk with Doug Van Pelt, frontman of the Christian hardcore punk band Lust Control and founder of Heaven's Metal Magazine. In Episode 6, we did a critical takedown of what we consider to be troublesome content in the Christian Rock of our youth, specifically relating to shame and guilt-inducing themes, and singled out Lust Control as one of the worst offenders. Doug Van Pelt offered to come on as a guest to discuss our criticisms and explain his background and point of view....

1 year ago

1 hour 22 minutes

God Gave Rock & Roll To You

Charismatic Interpretation of Tongues is the Brian Eno of Prayer: Brett Tohlen Interview (#016)

Send us a text We have a great and wide ranging conversation with Brett Tohlen, Matt's songwriting partner from their band Lewis. Brett talks about growing up listening to the local Christian radio station, then discovering U2 and James. Matt and Brett discuss their years spent writing songs together, and Brett describes some of the themes behind the lyrics of their album "Even So". Doug outsmarts a Brooklyn hipster in 2004. Tony recounts how "speaking in tongues" was translated in his Pentec...

1 year ago

1 hour 31 minutes

God Gave Rock & Roll To You

If Taylor Swift Killed You, Would You Go To Heaven? Beau Jennings Interview (#015)

Send us a text We talk to the Oklahoma musician and filmmaker Beau Jennings of the bands Lasso, Cheyenne, and Beau Jennings & The Tigers. Beau talks about Christian ska, youth group rallies about "taking our country back", and religion and faith as a backdrop to music writing. Tony & Beau talk about Okie Noodling, Will Rogers and all things Oklahoma. We create a string-map connecting Sufjan Stevens, Fleet Foxes, The National, and even Taylor Swift back to the Christian music festival ...

1 year ago

1 hour 35 minutes

God Gave Rock & Roll To You

Sorta Christian: Danny Balis Interview (#014)

Send us a text We interview the Texas musician and radio personality Danny Balis, from the bands Sorta, King Bucks, Bastards of Soul and Silver Skylarks, and from his long tenure on Dallas' talk radio show The Ticket. We talk about his journey through Christian Rock as a youth under the tutelage of Brother Bruce, throwing his secular records away, returning to Satan by buying an Iron Maiden record, and getting bamboozled by his Denton bandmates who got saved and tried to turn their band Sahar...

1 year ago

1 hour 8 minutes

God Gave Rock & Roll To You

Write Drunk, Edit Sober: Daniel Hopkins Interview Part 2 (#013)

Send us a text We continue our conversation with musician Daniel Hopkins of the band Radiant, also known as Denim Wonder. Daniel recounts how Radiant got to play in Times Square on New Years Eve for the Jimmy Kimmel Show. We discuss the current state of Christian music. We talk about what is was like to be a Christian on tour, including encountering softball-sized mounds of cocaine. Tony wants to know what Daniel thinks about double bass drumming. Daniel expounds upon his middle school love o...

1 year ago

1 hour 6 minutes

God Gave Rock & Roll To You

Chik-Fil-A is the Christian Rock of Fast Food: Daniel Hopkins Interview Part 1 (#012)

Send us a text We have our first guest!! We talk with the musician Daniel Hopkins of the band Radiant, also known as Denim Wonder. He talks about growing up with Christian music, sneaking secular CD's into the house, loving Creed and The Dave Matthews Band, listening to great music in spite of the lyrics, and songwriting. We discuss the "dangerous songs" of our youth. Matt keeps talking about Counting Crows. Daniel talks about working at Chik-Fil-A, which is the Christian Rock of fast f...

1 year ago

1 hour 5 minutes

God Gave Rock & Roll To You

The Throes - All The Flowers Growing In Your Mother's Eyes (#011)

Send us a text We discuss the video of the Mike Knott tribute concert that just dropped on YouTube. Matt listens to Starflyer 59 for the first time ever. We take a survey of secular songs that were co-opted by Christians for their own purposes. Matt describes his teenage initiation into the Cult of R.E.M. We take a deep dive into the seminal Christian alt-rock album "All The Flowers Growing In Your Mother's Eyes" by The Throes. A heated argument ensues about whether or not Neutral Milk Hotel ...

1 year ago

1 hour 2 minutes

God Gave Rock & Roll To You

Lord Have Mercy On Me: Christian Themes in Secular Music (#010)

Send us a text In this episode, we explore the spiritual roots of popular music and listen to examples of Christian themes that have shown up outside of the Christian Rock cloister throughout the decades, from Black Gospel quartets, through Elvis, Johnny Cash, and into the modern rock of the 1990's and 2000's. Plus, another edition of "We Were Wrong", Tony's idea for a rock band comprised of middle aged Dads that used to be cool, the final word on whether humans are good or evil, and a discu...

1 year ago

1 hour 12 minutes

God Gave Rock & Roll To You

Bowl of Wrath: Questioning the Theology of Christian Rock (#009)

Send us a text We revisit some of our favorite Christian rock songs from our youth and discuss the lyrics and theological messages that were being communicated through the music. Also, did Dante create our modern conception of Hell? Why do we talk about Adam Again so much? How was one of the most uplifting hymns of all time written by a man who lost everything? Does God hate us? Bands/ Music discussed: Lauren Daigle Gungor Adam Again Lewis Leonard Cohen The Innocence Mission Cowboy Junkies ...

1 year ago

1 hour 10 minutes

God Gave Rock & Roll To You

Satanic Panic! The Evils of Backward Masking (#008)

Send us a text SPOOKY ALERT: We delve into the Devil-obsessed 80's, when demonic messages were deciphered by playing rock music backwards. We listen to some of the most notorious tracks and test for ourselves whether nefarious incantations were being subliminally infiltrated into the minds of the youth. Also, was skate culture Satanic? Did Led Zeppelin record Stairway to Heaven in Aleister Crowley's house? Do demons live in vinyl or cassettes? Bands discussed: Def Leppard The Beatles Led Ze...

1 year ago

1 hour 4 minutes