Any Anberlin fans?

[Ryan Mohr]

I've been really into their music lately. Anyone else like Anberlin?

[Ryan Mohr]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUjDpzqVdxI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1TbRdbvmCg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf-Zj6zxoDQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ampF88PS9Xw

Some of my favorites, what genre would you call them?

[bamabass]

I am really into Anberlin....great sound

[lovenotfear]

i love that band, its unfair they don't get enough attention just because they are christians. There are allot of good bands in the christian industry that should be more popular.

[KsToaDangr]

I got into them last year when they played a show here in town. They are pretty popular in the christian music scene, but mainstream popularity is a much different thing.

[funkalicious101]

A girl I work with really likes them. I usually dont listen to anything that sounds like them, but they arent that bad.

[f'nar f'nar]

I love Anberlin, they really know how to make some catchy songs. I got into them back when their lyrical content appealed to me more, but now I just love the music!

[Ryan Mohr]

Read this from wikipedia:

Over the years, many fans, critics, and other members of the media have consistently characterized Anberlin as a Christian band. However, Stephen Christian stated in an interview that their faith is more complicated than a simple label: "I think we're categorized like that a lot because we're on Tooth & Nail Records, which, years ago, was known as a Christian label and never lost that reputation. I don't care who listens to our records. If it helps people in whatever circumstances they're in, that's amazing, but I definitely don't classify us as a Christian band."[22] Elsewhere, Christian has remarked, "[My faith] affects every single aspect of my life, but I'm not a preacher, I'm an entertainer."[30]

Despite these statements and others of the like, multiple sources list the band as part of the Christian rock genre, and some Anberlin song lyrics do contain religious references. Furthermore, the band appears at Christian music festivals such as Parachute Music Festival and their songs have been included on Christian rock compilation CDs[31] and DVDs.[32] They are also played on the Gospel Music Channel.[33]

Christian has also said in an interview with Lightforce radio how the band tries to "step out of the bubble" and referred to themselves as being part of Christian music. He discussed in detail what Christians should do in their lives: love and embrace others as Jesus would as well as show God's grace to others. He mentioned as well how the band Fall Out Boy said in an interview that they did not really know much about Jesus until Anberlin toured with them.[34]

In an interview with Smartpunk, drummer Nathan Young commented, "The thing is, some bands that are trying to get out of the Christian market, they get bummed out by questions about it. I don’t really mind it, because I’m a Christian, and I’m okay talking about it. With the whole term “Christian Band,” I don’t understand how a band can be Christian. We get the question, “Is Anberlin a Christian band?” and it’s like, yeah, Anberlin is — as humans".[35]

[Deluge Of Sound]

Eh, I saw them live once. They put on a good show, not really my thing though.

[Ryan Mohr]

bump

[Ampeg SVT]

I like them, Rex has some cool bass tones.

Also the new guitar player is local, I got to see his old band (Acceptance).