Father-to-Son: Building a Classic Christian Rock Collection

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Welcome to Father-to-Son: Building a Classic Christian Rock Collection! In this podcast, we discuss various Christian Rock Albums roughly from the late 1960s to the late 1980s from a multi-generational perspective. In each episode, we look at a different album and put it through a series of geological studies. The essential question of every episode: Does this album merit a place in your Classic Christian Rock Collection? You'll have to tune in to find out!

Episodes

  1. FEB 2

    Ep.12: World of Sand - Servant

    Welcome back to Father-to-Son! Join us this week as we discuss Servant's 1982 album, World of Sand! Does it merit a spot in your Classic Christian Rock Collection? You'll have to tune in to find out! This podcast is for educational use to offer opinions, criticism, and additional information to edify our listeners. Music clips are for demonstration only. They have been modified from their original form for this podcast. The copyrights of these music clips are not owned by either Jonathan or David - with the exceptions of the intro and outro music, which was written and performed by Jonathan Kohns. We love this music and fully encourage you to support the original artists by purchasing your own copies of their works.

    1h 38m

  2. 10/16/2025

    Ep.11: Unguarded - Amy Grant

    Welcome back to Father-to-Son! Join us this week as we discuss Amy Grant's 1985 album, Unguarded! Does it merit a spot in your Classic Christian Rock Collection? You'll have to tune in to find out! This podcast is for educational use to offer opinions, criticism, and additional information to edify our listeners. Music clips are for demonstration only. They have been modified from their original form for this podcast. The copyrights of these music clips are not owned by either Jonathan or David - with the exceptions of the intro and outro music, which was written and performed by Jonathan Kohns. We love this music and fully encourage you to support the original artists by purchasing your own copies of their works.

    1h 23m

  3. 09/22/2025

    Ep.10: Hotline - Whiteheart

    Welcome back to Father-to-Son! Join us this week as we discuss Whiteheart's 1985 album, Hotline! Does it merit a spot in your Classic Christian Rock Collection? You'll have to tune in to find out! There are no music clips in this episode to comply with the wishes of the copyright holders. We look forward to bringing you more music clips under Fair Use guidelines in future episodes. The intro and outro music was written and performed by Jonathan Kohns. As always, we love this music and fully encourage you to support the original artists by purchasing your own copies of their works.

    1h 28m

  4. 04/04/2025

    Ep.9: Meltdown - Steve Taylor

    Welcome back to Father-to-Son! Join us this week as we discuss Steve Taylor's first full length album - Meltdown! Does it merit a spot in your Classic Christian Rock Collection? You'll have to tune in to find out! This podcast is for educational use to offer opinions, criticism, and additional information to edify our listeners. Music clips are for demonstration only. They have been modified from their original form for this podcast. The copyrights of these music clips are not owned by either Jonathan or David - with the exceptions of the intro and outro music, which was written and performed by Jonathan Kohns. We love this music and fully encourage you to support the original artists by purchasing your own copies of their works.

    1h 28m

  5. 03/03/2025

    Ep.8: Colours - Resurrection Band

    Welcome back to Father-to-Son! Join us this week as we discuss Resurrection Band's Colours! Does it merit a spot in your Classic Christian Rock Collection? Tune in to find out! (We did have some technical issues while recording this episode. We've done our best with the mix. Bear with us, this episode is too good to pass up.) This podcast is for educational use to offer opinions, criticism, and additional information to edify our listeners. Music clips are for demonstration only. They have been modified from their original form for this podcast. The copyrights of these music clips are not owned by either Jonathan or David - with the exceptions of the intro and outro music, which was written and performed by Jonathan Kohns. We love this music and fully encourage you to support the original artists by purchasing your own copies of their works.

    1h 26m

  6. 10/31/2024

    Ep.7: Why Vinyl?

    Welcome back to Father-to-Son! Ever wonder why we talk about vinyl so much in our episodes? Tune in to find out! This podcast is for educational use to offer opinions, criticism, and additional information to edify our listeners. Music clips are for demonstration only. They have been modified from their original form for this podcast. The copyrights of these music clips are not owned by either Jonathan or David - with the exceptions of the intro and outro music, which was written and performed by Jonathan Kohns. We love this music and fully encourage you to support the original artists by purchasing your own copies of their works.

    51 min

  7. 04/21/2024

    Ep.6: Petra - Petra

    Welcome back to Father-to-Son! Join us this week as we go back to 1974 with Petra's self-titled first album! Does it merit a spot in your Classic Christian Rock Collection? You'll have to tune in to find out! This podcast is for educational use to offer opinions, criticism, and additional information to edify our listeners. Music clips are for demonstration only. They have been modified from their original form for this podcast. The copyrights of these music clips are not owned by either Jonathan or David - with the exceptions of the intro and outro music, which was written and performed by Jonathan Kohns. We love this music and fully encourage you to support the original artists by purchasing your own copies of their works.

    1h 33m

  8. 02/06/2024

    Ep.5: On Fire! - Petra

    Follow us this week as we take on one of the most recognizable names in Christian Rock: Petra! Today we are looking at "On Fire" from 1988. Does it merit a spot in your Classic Christian Rock Collection? You'll have to tune in to find out. This podcast is for educational use to offer opinions, criticism, and additional information to edify our listeners. Music clips are for demonstration only. They have been modified from their original form for this podcast. The copyrights of these music clips are not owned by either Jonathan or David - with the exceptions of the intro and outro music, which was written and performed by Jonathan Kohns. We love this music and fully encourage you to support the original artists by purchasing your own copies of their works.

    1h 45m

  9. 12/14/2023

    Ep.4: Sparrow Christmas (feat. The Son-in-Law)

    Surprise! Christmas comes early to the Father-to-Son Podcast. Follow us this week as we explore Sparrow's 1988 Christmas Album, where we are joined by a special guest! Does it merit a spot in your Classic Christian Rock Collection? You'll have to tune in to find out. This podcast is for educational use to offer opinions, criticism, and additional information to edify our listeners. Music clips are for demonstration only. They have been modified from their original form for this podcast. The copyrights of these music clips are not owned by either Jonathan or David - with the exceptions of the intro and outro music, which was written and performed by Jonathan Kohns. We love this music and fully encourage you to support the original artists by purchasing your own copies of their works.

    1h 17m

  10. 12/09/2023

    Ep.3: Sightseeing at Night - Fireworks

    Follow us this week as we explore a deep cut in the geography of Classic Christian Rock: Sightseeing at Night by Fireworks. Does it merit a spot in your Classic Christian Rock Collection? You'll have to tune in to find out. This podcast is for educational use to offer opinions, criticism, and additional information to edify our listeners. Music clips are for demonstration only. They have been modified from their original form for this podcast. The copyrights of these music clips are not owned by either Jonathan or David - with the exceptions of the intro and outro music, which was written and performed by Jonathan Kohns. We love this music and fully encourage you to support the original artists by purchasing your own copies of their works.

    1h 15m

  11. 11/14/2023

    Ep.2: To Hell with the Devil - Stryper

    Welcome back to Father-to-Son! In this episode, we are taking a look at a fan-favorite: Stryper's To Hell with the Devil. Does it merit a spot in your Classic Christian Rock Collection? You'll have to tune in to find out. This podcast is for educational use to offer opinions, criticism, and additional information to edify our listeners. Music clips are for demonstration only. They have been modified from their original form for this podcast. The copyrights of these music clips are not owned by either Jonathan or David - with the exceptions of the intro and outro music, which was written and performed by Jonathan Kohns. We love this music and fully encourage you to support the original artists by purchasing your own copies of their works.

    1h 31m

  12. 10/21/2023

    Ep.1: Upon This Rock - Larry Norman

    In our inaugural episode, we discuss Larry Norman's Upon This Rock - quite possibly the first Christian Rock Album. Does it merit a spot in your Classic Christian Rock Collection? You'll have to tune in to find out. This podcast is for educational use to offer opinions, criticism, and additional information to edify our listeners. Music clips are for demonstration only. They have been modified from their original form for this podcast. The copyrights of these music clips are not owned by either Jonathan or David - with the exceptions of the intro and outro music, which was written and performed by Jonathan Kohns. We love this music and fully encourage you to support the original artists by purchasing your own copies of their works.

    1h 11m
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Welcome to Father-to-Son: Building a Classic Christian Rock Collection! In this podcast, we discuss various Christian Rock Albums roughly from the late 1960s to the late 1980s from a multi-generational perspective. In each episode, we look at a different album and put it through a series of geological studies. The essential question of every episode: Does this album merit a place in your Classic Christian Rock Collection? You'll have to tune in to find out!

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