Newsboys - 1990s Christian Rock Icons and my Rising Star Report 8/27/2024 ⭐✨
Video Credit- Newsboys, God's not Dead, YouTube
The Newsboys is a Christian Rock band from the early 1990s that made a huge impression on the scene and helped elevate Christian Rock in general. The Newsboys were commercially successful, and were cultural icons who still exist today and are producing music almost 40-years since they formed in 1985.
The Newsboys was formed in 1985 in Australia and the band moved their home base to America in 1987. In the early 1990s, the band made strides in the Christian Rock genre and released their breakout album "Not Ashamed". This album would propel them into the spotlight and helped to spur other Christian bands including DC Talk and Jars of Clay who also played Christian Rock/Grunge. It was a great time to see Christian Rock concerts filled with young people introduced to the good news.
The Newsboys switched their frontman to Michael Tait in the early 2000s. Tait was a member of the Hip Hop/Rock group DC Talk and made the transition flawlessly. The crisp and classy Hard Rock style that the Newsboys pioneered in the early 1990s remains, and Tait is a great frontman for the job. Their early material from the "Not Ashamed" days is still worth listening to, and has aged well.
The Newsboys released the album "God's not Dead" in 2012 and the film of the same name was released in 2014 featuring their single "God's not Dead". This was somewhat of a rebirth of the popularity of the band. The Newsboys are still active, and released their most recent record in July of 2024. This band is almost four decades old and still going strong. Their contribution to Christian music has helped establish and inspire many artists, and I am glad to have heard them in the 1990s.
My Rising Star Report 8/27/2024:
I have been on a mission to reduce my ego score, and this is my focus currently. It makes sense to pursues a 50/50 music mission/music lesson cadence and I think I will try this for the rest of the week.
I am still investing into Starbits on the Hive Blockchain through Hive Engine, and am excited to be earning passive income through record staking and NFT purchases that lead to better in-game stats.
Have an awesome evening and as always, game on 🎮🕹️🏆
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Video Credit- Newsboys, God's not Dead, YouTube