# We need a whole lot more of Jesus, and a lot less of Rock and Roll. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 30, 2005, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-whole-lot-more-of-jesus-and-a-lot-less-of-rock-and-roll/319197 "2005-08-30T02:50:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-whole-lot-more-of-jesus-and-a-lot-less-of-rock-and-roll/319197/21 "2005-08-30T17:10:31Z")
For some reason this thread put me in mind of Hank Hill’s line at the Christian rock concert: “Don’t you see that you’re not making Christianity better, you’re making rock and roll worse!” ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-whole-lot-more-of-jesus-and-a-lot-less-of-rock-and-roll/319197/22 "2005-08-30T18:21:06Z")
**Big Bad Voodoo Lou** and **Uvula Donor** that has really put a smile on my face today. I haven’t thought about Joe’s garage in a long, long time. First heard it on a road trip with my rock band from Orlando to Cincinnati. Come to think of it, our guitar player did have a strat with a whammy bar. Back then they used to call me Mary 😃 ---
**Author:** ![davmilasav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@davmilasav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davmilasav)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-whole-lot-more-of-jesus-and-a-lot-less-of-rock-and-roll/319197/23 "2005-08-30T18:45:50Z")
[QUOTE=Thudlow Boink] [QUOTE=davmilasav] I like the lyrics by that Israeli guy of the Knights In Satan’s Service: > [@](#): > > Russ Ballard?? Pardon my ignorance but who’s Russ Ballard? ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-whole-lot-more-of-jesus-and-a-lot-less-of-rock-and-roll/319197/24 "2005-08-30T18:48:44Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > **A-X** , I finally got to see JC Superstar live a couple of months ago. I’m agnostic, but I have loved the music ever since it came out. Last time I saw it, I recall wondering if it was blasphemous to think Judas was _hawt_. Then I remembered I’m not a Christian, and I felt better about all of it. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-whole-lot-more-of-jesus-and-a-lot-less-of-rock-and-roll/319197/25 "2005-08-30T18:57:06Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > There was a huge controversy over _Jesus Christ Superstar_. A rock opera about the (gasp) Son of God. There were protests, bannings, burnings, and bomb threats. I approve of the tactics, just not the motivations. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-whole-lot-more-of-jesus-and-a-lot-less-of-rock-and-roll/319197/26 "2005-08-30T19:12:17Z")
> [@davmilasav](#): > > Pardon my ignorance but who’s Russ Ballard? Guitarist, keyboardist, singer (Argent, “Hold Your Head Up”), songwriter (Three Dog Night, “Liar”), producer (many artists). ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-whole-lot-more-of-jesus-and-a-lot-less-of-rock-and-roll/319197/27 "2005-08-30T21:09:10Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > I’ll see your two Jesuses and raise you a Jonah and a Mahershalalhashbaz. Back in his college days, my dad used to drink something called a Purple Jesus. Ever try one? ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-whole-lot-more-of-jesus-and-a-lot-less-of-rock-and-roll/319197/28 "2005-08-30T21:43:00Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > Back in his college days, my dad used to drink something called a Purple Jesus. > Ever try one? Mix equal parts grape juice (or Grape Kool Aid), 7-Up, Vodka, and Everclear. Serve over ice. (In a glass! ) Drink. But very carefully… ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-whole-lot-more-of-jesus-and-a-lot-less-of-rock-and-roll/319197/29 "2005-08-30T21:58:38Z")
_This man came up to me just the other day He asked me if I’d been born again I told him I didn’t think I had That I had been rejected But I think Hell’s got all the good bands anyway…_ Ode to C.C. Part Two - **The Flaming Lips** That about sums it up for me. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-whole-lot-more-of-jesus-and-a-lot-less-of-rock-and-roll/319197/30 "2005-08-30T22:05:12Z")
> [@Queen Tonya](#): > > I’ve got extra Jesus, wanna trade? Oooh, tradesies! I’ll give you the two plastic Jesi from my dashboard and my velvet painting of Jesus with Elvis - PLUS, as a bonus, the big brass Jesus from my foyer, for your fibre-optic Jesus playing baseball with some kids and a lamb, with the flashing red LED lights in the eyes and gold sequins on His robe that plays Ava Maria when you wind it up. I’ve been praying for one of those hourly. Hourly. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-whole-lot-more-of-jesus-and-a-lot-less-of-rock-and-roll/319197/31 "2005-08-30T22:26:19Z")
I swear there ain’t no Heaven and I pray there ain’t no Hell. I’m not gonna tell by living, only my dying will tell, said only my dying will tell, yeah… Only my dying will tell. ---
**Author:** ![davmilasav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@davmilasav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davmilasav)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-whole-lot-more-of-jesus-and-a-lot-less-of-rock-and-roll/319197/32 "2005-08-30T23:09:45Z")
> [@fishbicycle](#): > > Guitarist, keyboardist, singer (Argent, “Hold Your Head Up”), songwriter (Three Dog Night, “Liar”), producer (many artists). Thanks, **fishbicycle**! Oh, anybody ever been to Jesus of the Week [?????е?????????](http://www.jesusoftheweek.com/?city_id=ebx)? ---
**Author:** ![davmilasav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@davmilasav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davmilasav)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-whole-lot-more-of-jesus-and-a-lot-less-of-rock-and-roll/319197/33 "2005-08-30T23:14:45Z")
Dammit! I hit “preview!” I’ll try again: [Jesus of the Week](http://www.jesusoftheweek.com/?city_id=ebx) ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-whole-lot-more-of-jesus-and-a-lot-less-of-rock-and-roll/319197/34 "2005-08-30T23:29:32Z")
[QUOTE=davmilasav] [QUOTE=Thudlow Boink] > [@davmilasav](#): > > I like the lyrics by that Israeli guy of the Knights In Satan’s Service: > Pardon my ignorance but who’s Russ Ballard? The writer of the song you quoted. ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-whole-lot-more-of-jesus-and-a-lot-less-of-rock-and-roll/319197/35 "2005-08-31T00:44:26Z")
> [@Sam Stone](#): > > Just think what Jesus could have accomplished if he had a Marshall stack and a Stratocaster with a whammy bar. Dude, no way would Jesus play a strat. He’d be rocking out the commandments on a Les Paul so hard that the wood would smoke but it’d be a miracle guitar that burns while Jesus shreds at lightning speed but is never consumed in its flames and Van Halen will be all like, “Whoa!” and the earth opens beneath Scott Stapp who gets bent over and savaged by the ghost of Jim Morrison (fat, bearded Morrison, not young and svelte) and then all his amps would explode and the Rapture begins only the Chinese won’t get to go because they don’t have Rock 'n Roll they have Pat Boone and Yatta. ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-whole-lot-more-of-jesus-and-a-lot-less-of-rock-and-roll/319197/36 "2005-08-31T00:49:04Z")
“I don’t care if it rains or freezes as long as I got…” ---
**Author:** ![Meaty\_Beaty\_Big\_and\_Bouncy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Meaty\_Beaty\_Big\_and\_Bouncy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meaty_Beaty_Big_and_Bouncy)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-whole-lot-more-of-jesus-and-a-lot-less-of-rock-and-roll/319197/37 "2005-08-31T00:54:12Z")
> [@Hung Mung](#): > > Dude, no way would Jesus play a strat. He’d be rocking out the commandments on a Les Paul so hard that the wood would smoke but it’d be a miracle guitar that burns while Jesus shreds at lightning speed but is never consumed in its flames and Van Halen will be all like, “Whoa!” and the earth opens beneath Scott Stapp who gets bent over and savaged by the ghost of Jim Morrison (fat, bearded Morrison, not young and svelte) and then all his amps would explode and the Rapture begins only the Chinese won’t get to go because they don’t have Rock 'n Roll they have Pat Boone and Yatta. Pete Townshend is Jesus? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-whole-lot-more-of-jesus-and-a-lot-less-of-rock-and-roll/319197/38 "2005-08-31T01:06:40Z")
Well, I must say that I disagree with the OP 100%. But this is not the place for that kind of talk. So, in the spirit of the rest of this thread I’d just like to admit that… [Jesus was way cool.](http://www.elyrics.net/go/k/king-missile-lyrics/jesus-was-way-cool-lyrics/) ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-whole-lot-more-of-jesus-and-a-lot-less-of-rock-and-roll/319197/39 "2005-08-31T01:13:05Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > I approve of the tactics, just not the motivations. Love the sin, hate the sinner, isn’t that it? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-whole-lot-more-of-jesus-and-a-lot-less-of-rock-and-roll/319197/40 "2005-08-31T02:19:53Z")
> [@Hung Mung](#): > > Dude, no way would Jesus play a strat. He’d be rocking out the commandments on a Les Paul so hard that the wood would smoke but it’d be a miracle guitar that burns while Jesus shreds at lightning speed but is never consumed in its flames and Van Halen will be all like, “Whoa!” and the earth opens beneath Scott Stapp who gets bent over and savaged by the ghost of Jim Morrison (fat, bearded Morrison, not young and svelte) and then all his amps would explode and the Rapture begins only the Chinese won’t get to go because they don’t have Rock 'n Roll they have Pat Boone and Yatta. I believe this is now my favourite sentence ever. He’s still have the big Marshall stack though, right? And I think we can agree that in Heaven’s band, he’s backed up by Moses playing a mix of Tama and Pearl drums with Zildjian cymbals? And what would Jesus’s style be? Who are his influences? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-whole-lot-more-of-jesus-and-a-lot-less-of-rock-and-roll/319197.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-whole-lot-more-of-jesus-and-a-lot-less-of-rock-and-roll/319197.md?page=3)