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In many cases, it's more a thematic thing than if God or Jesus is actually mentioned, but there is often a clear influence.
It also sometimes happens that a musician who started out in Christian Rock shifts to '''Not Christian Rock''' - especially back when the secular music scene had a better demographic than the Christian music scene. Such bands might invoke [[Jesus Taboo]].
This trope is often the result of [[Faux Symbolism]] when bands invoke Judeo-Christian motifs solely for show/aesthetic appeal and people take the imagery literally. Also compare [[Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory]], another common explanation for this trope.
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* [[The Band]] often used Christian or Biblical imagery. Their most famous song, "The Weight", is a good example ("I pulled into Nazareth..."), see also "Daniel and the Sacred Harp", others.
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** Which is actually from the title of an Alice In Chains song.
** More than a few people think that [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] is a Christian band.
*** Somewhat understandable, especially during the [[Peter Gabriel]] era. "[[
*** And that their first album was called "From Genesis to Revelation".
*** Or a Christian video game console.
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[[Category:Music Tropes]]
▲[[Category:Not Christian Rock]]
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