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Title: Raised by Wolves: The Story of Christian Rock & Roll by John J. Thompson, Dinah K. Kotthoff ISBN: 1-55022-421-2 Publisher: ECW Press Pub. Date: November, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3 (10 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Off the Beaten Path
Comment: If you're trying to find detail on your favorite Christian pop stars, this really isn't the place. You will, however, find great information on those tenacious Christian music "artists". These artists, for the most part, came on-scene before contemporary Christian music was well accepted. They had, out of necessity, to develop their own ministry and distribution systems. They kept their stuff a bit too controversial for the mainstream --both mainstreams. They were too Christian for the secular market, but too edgy for mainstream Christians. The artists Raised By Wolves concentrate on really show some of the better work in Christian music. I made lots of great discoveries in the book.

This all is not to say other artists aren't mentioned. Newsboys, Audio Adrenaline, DC Talk, and more, get very positive reviews, too. I bought the book because I'm questing for Christian music.

Rating: 3
Summary: Encyclopedia look at Christian music
Comment: This book is an excellent source of dates and names. However, it is lacking personal glimpses into the lives of the artists. We find out the songs and albums produced by a number of Christian artists (and those preferring not be identified as a Christian artist) but the book is almost completely devoid of personal interviews with the artists or profiles of their life experiences and influences.

The book is useful as an encyclopedia of the history of Christian rock and roll but begs a follow-up book profiling more in depth some of the artists such as Terry Taylor, Steve Taylor, Larry Norman, and Phil Keaggy.

Also, a minor note here but the author also drops the name of his band (The Wayside) more often than the band's success to date would warrant.

Rating: 3
Summary: Book is okay
Comment: This book could have used a good editor

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