First recommendations

[Diehardpetrafan:)]

When recommending 80s Christian Rock bands to someone, who would be your first picks? I would first recommend

Well of course first
Petra
Daniel Amos They've proved a good recommendation for myself, why not spread the word?
Whitecross- they've really done a lot for me with the Lord n' stuff
Stryper-they were what sparked my expedition of the rest of them bands!
Barren Cross Some of the best- especially for heavy metal lovers!

Last, but most certainly Never Least,
Angelica The poor guys get so snubbed-- I love them so much!

[Progfan]

White Heart
Servant
Prodigal
Resurrection Band
77s
Idle Cure

[Diehardpetrafan:)]

Yeah those are good choices too

[George Harrison]

Petra (duh)
Die Happy
Resurrection Band
Whitecross
Daniel Band
Guardian
Modest Attraction. (only some is good)
Kansas (alright, that's a bit of a stretch but they are good )
Bride's Best of Album
Angelica (perhaps)
PK Mitchell
Letter 7
Mastodon
Motherlode

There's more of course but I either can't think of them or don't like them

[Diehardpetrafan:)]

Petra (duh)
Die Happy
Resurrection Band
Whitecross
Daniel Band
Guardian
Modest Attraction. (only some is good)
Kansas (alright, that's a bit of a stretch but they are good )
Bride's Best of Album
Angelica (perhaps)
PK Mitchell
Letter 7
Mastodon
Motherlode

There's more of course but I either can't think of them or don't like them

Hahaha, U2 & Kansas are the farthest stretches I'll allow Those are mostly good recommendations! Haven't heard all them myself but I know/like most I would recommend Bride, Snakes plus their first albums but I myself need to get to all their stuff!

[GabrielHansberry]

Petra
White Heart
Steve Camp
Greg X. Volz
Servant
Brighton
Crumbacher
DeGarmo & Key
Twenty Twenty (They made one self-titled album in the 80s)
Prodigal
Mastodon
Newsboys (Yeah, their first couple albums were "rock", albeit Australian rock)
September (Lines Are Falling is pretty great)

...I could stretch the "rock" definition further, but I'm doing that a fair bit already, so I'll leave it at that.

[Diehardpetrafan:)]

Petra
White Heart
Steve Camp
Greg X. Volz
Servant
Brighton
Crumbacher
DeGarmo & Key
Twenty Twenty (They made one self-titled album in the 80s)
Prodigal
Mastodon
Newsboys (Yeah, their first couple albums were "rock", albeit Australian rock)
September (Lines Are Falling is pretty great)

...I could stretch the "rock" definition further, but I'm doing that a fair bit already, so I'll leave it at that.

20/20? I really like their song I Am Blind I don't know that you stretched it too far, I would consider the ones I know out of there 'rock'. Great choices as well!

[pmal]

Mylon LeFevre & Broken Heart is missing from your lists.

[Diehardpetrafan:)]

Ye i was just saying this morning how I like them more than I realize!

[George Harrison]

Petra
White Heart
Steve Camp
Greg X. Volz
Servant
Brighton
Crumbacher
DeGarmo & Key
Twenty Twenty (They made one self-titled album in the 80s)
Prodigal
Mastodon
Newsboys (Yeah, their first couple albums were "rock", albeit Australian rock)
September (Lines Are Falling is pretty great)

...I could stretch the "rock" definition further, but I'm doing that a fair bit already, so I'll leave it at that.

Never heard of twenty twenty and September. Have to check them out sometime!

[Diehardpetrafan:)]

Never heard of September either

[Progfan]

September is very good. Also, Twenty Twenty had two albums. The second album is “Altered” and is generally more rocking than the first. Members of White Heart were involved on both albums if memory serves correctly.

[Progfan]

Did anyone mention Vector? Their first two albums are great, and pretty different from each other.

[Diehardpetrafan:)]

That's very good info, progfan!! 'Preciate it! I'll have to check out Vector too then

[gman]

How about a little love for JAG. Love the dudes voice. Some of the Whiteheart guys were involved with the songwriting and such. I still love the various 80's pop and rock influences in the songs.