CCM in 3D
By CCM in 3D
CCM in 3DOct 19, 2020
An Interview with Phil Keaggy (Episode 61)
Derek flying solo this week with a phone interview with the one and only Phil Keaggy. The interview started off as a discussion of Keaggy's 1991 album Beyond Nature, but it didn't stay there.
If you are a Phil Keaggy fan, this is an episode for you.
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Dan Day is a semi-retired, former small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS.
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for KEYN-FM in Wichita.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Year in Review -- 1987 (Episode 59)
After a too-long hiatus attending meetings with Su Perbusy, most of the 3D's are back, this time with a look back to the year 1987.
Russ Taff and The Imperials both released career records that year, while newcomers like Magaret Becker and Steven Curtis Chapman burst onto the scene.
Join Dan and Derek (and a special robot guest) as they go back in time to the year 1987.
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Show Note: Dan mentioned the YouTube guitarist who performs covers of Dann Huff solos. Actually, there are two of them. First, there is the unnamed guitarist at the White Guitar Channel. Here he is covering Dann's solo on "Never Wanna Go Back" by Geoff Moore and two different Dann solos on the song "Unexpected Friends."
The second YouTuber is guitarist Kristian Larsen. Here is Krisian covering Dann's solo from Smitty's "Cross of Gold" and the iconic solo on "Secret Ambition."
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Dan Day is a semi-retired, former small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS.
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for KEYN-FM in Wichita.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Year in Review -- 1988 (Episode 60)
Dave is still stuck in meetings with Su Perbusy, so Dan and Derek are continuing to look back, this time to the year 1988.
An a cappella vocal group burst onto the scene that year, Phil Keaggy paid homage to the Beatles, and Amy Grant released her career-defining album. Oh, and it was also the year of "Awesome God."
Join Dan and Derek (and a special robot guest) as they go back in time to the year 1988.
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Dan Day is a semi-retired, former small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS.
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for KEYN-FM in Wichita.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
100 Favorite CCM Albums of 1985-95: 15 - 11 (Episode 58)
Casey Kasem? Check! Gene Rayburn? Check! The 3D's? Check, check, and check. Everyone is present and accounted for as Dan, Dave, and Derek count down their favorites. This time it is albums 15 through 11. You can go back into the archives to hear our other selections.
And remember kids...as the numbers get smaller, the hits get bigger. And the matches get more likely.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS.
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Deep Dive: DC Talk's *Free at Last* (Episode 57)
The 3D's finally deep-dive the album that blew the doors open wide for DC Talk. Get ready as your humble hosts take this mug for a ride.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS.
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
100 Favorite CCM Albums of 1985-95: 20 - 16 (Episode 56)
The end of our popular favorite 100 CCM albums countdown is in sight. We've been faithfully counting down our favorite CCM albums from the years 1985-1995 and this time we consider numbers 20-16 on our respective lists. Go back into the archives to hear our other selections.
And remember kids...as the numbers get smaller, the hits get bigger. And the matches get more likely.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS.
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
100 Favorite CCM Albums of 1985-95: 30 - 21 (Episode 55)
We are getting closer to the end of our popular favorite 100 CCM albums from the years 1985-1995 countdown. This time we look at numbers 30-21 on our respective lists. You can go back into the archives to hear our other selections.
And remember...as the numbers get smaller, the hits get bigger. And the matches get more likely.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS.
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Ten Favorite CCM Vocalists (Episode 54)
A little magazine that rhymes with shmolling smone recently released their picks for the "500 Greatest Vocalists of All Time." We thought we would chime in with our favorite (not "greatest") CCM vocalists of our 1985-95 window. How did we do? Leave a comment on our Facebook page to let us know.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS.
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Ask Us Anything (Episode 53)
This week the 3D's go on a wide-ranging discussion of everything from their favorite CCM album covers to why they chose to cover the years 1985-1995.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS.
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
100 Favorite CCM Albums of 1985-95: 40 - 31 (Episode 52)
We are slowly but surely making our way through our favorite 100 CCM albums from the years 1985-1995. This time we dive into numbers 40-31 on our respective lists. You can go back into the archives to hear our other selections.
And remember...as the numbers get smaller, the hits get bigger.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS.
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Hidden Gems (Episode 51)
There are fantastic albums that, for whatever reason, fall through the cracks and fade into obscurity. These are what we like to call "hidden gems." On this episode, the 3D's choose some of their favorite hidden gems.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS.
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Deep Dive(s): *Pictures in the Sky* and *Winds of Heaven...Stuff of Earth* by Rich Mullins (Episode 50)
A very special occasion. CCM in 3D has officially reached our 50th episode. To mark this grand occasion, Derek sits down with Kathy Sprinkle, Beth Snell Lutz, and Dave Trout in order to deep dive into two Rich Mullins albums: Pictures in the Sky and Winds of Heaven...Stuff of Earth. If you are a fan of Rich Mullins' studio albums, you are going to love this episode. We guarantee there are some Mullins stories here that you have never heard before. Sit back and enjoy.
Dan, Dave, and Derek would like to thank God for bringing us this far. May He be pleased to grant us many more episodes of CCM in 3D.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS.
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Deep Dive: The Imperials' *Free the Fire* (Episode 49)
With the recent passing of Imperials founding member Armond Morales, the 3D's thought it was a good time for a deep dive into the 1988 album Free the Fire. The album brings back all of the Imperials members from the previous album (This Year's Model) but trends in a slightly different direction. Join the 3D's this week as they dive deep into the album that causes us to reconsider the importance of wild geese.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS.
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
100 Favorite CCM Albums of 1985-95: 50 - 41 (Episode 48)
The 3D's are back at it with their favorite 100 albums from 1985-95. This time we dive into numbers 50-41. Go back into our archives to hear our other choices.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS.
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Year in Review -- 1986 (Episode 47)
This week the 3D's take a look back and review the year 1986. What was going on in the world. What was hot on non-Christian radio. And, of interest to listeners of this podcast, what was happening in CCM that year?
The year 1986 in CCM consolidated gains made the previous year. New albums from Michael W. Smith, Petra, and Stryper pushed the boundaries of what was thought possible for the genre.
Join the 3D's as they go back in time to the year 1986.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS.
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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Make sure you are subscribed to CCM in 3D. Type CCM in 3D in your podcast provider, hit that subscription button, and leave us a five-star review. This will make it easier for other podcast listeners to find CCM in 3D. Visit us at our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/CCMIN3DPodcast
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Top Five Favorite "Jesus Music" Albums (Episode 46)
It is no secret that two of the 3D's (Dave and Derek) are huge fans of so-called "Jesus Music." Therefore, since analog Dan is still MIA, the remaining D's head way out of bounds and turn their attention to their top five favorite "Jesus Music" albums. Oh, and robot Dan makes several appearances and [wait for it] raps near the end of the episode.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS.
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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Make sure you are subscribed to CCM in 3D. Type CCM in 3D in your podcast provider, hit that subscription button, and leave us a five-star review. This will make it easier for other podcast listeners to find CCM in 3D. Visit us at our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/CCMIN3DPodcast
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
In the studio with Kathy Sprinkle, Elizabeth Snell Lutz, and Dave Trout (Episode 45)
Derek sat down in person recently with Kathy Sprinkle, Elizabeth Snell Lutz, and Dave Trout to discuss some new releases of the music of Rich Mullins. If you are a fan of the late singer-songwriter, you are in for a real treat with this episode.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS.
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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Show Notes: You can order the new Rich Mullins music at https://richmullins25.com/.
For more Rich Mullins content, please visit the Rich Mullins Early Music Facebook page and the Rich Mullins Early Music YouTube page.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Top Five Favorite CCM Remakes (Episode 44)
Dave and Derek opine on their favorite remakes and cover songs by CCM artists. Also, a mysterious robotic guest has joined the pod. Things will most definitely never be the same.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS.
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Top Five Favorite Greatest Hits Compilations (Episode 43)
The 3D's (minus Dan) turn their sights this time on their favorite greatest hits compilations released from 1985-95. How many Petra and White Heart albums will make their respective lists? Tune in and find out.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS.
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Top Five High School CCM Albums (Episode 42)
Hey, I heard you missed us. We're back. The 3D's (mostly) return and ponder their top five CCM albums released while they were in high school. Get ready for some serious 1980s nostalgia.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS.
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
100 Favorite CCM Albums of 1985-95: 60 - 51 (Episode 41b - Non-Spotify edition)
Our "favorite CCM albums of 1985-95" episode continues this week as we move on to numbers 60 through 51 on our respective lists. Note: Throughout this episode, we tease Spotify music at the end of the pod. If you would like to enjoy that music-fortified episode, you can find it here. This version is for our non-Spotify listening fans. We appreciate you too.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
100 Favorite CCM Albums of 1985-95: 60 - 51 (Episode 41a)
Our "favorite CCM albums of 1985-95" episode continues this week as we move on to numbers 60 through 51 on our respective lists. Note: This is a Spotify-only release.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
We're Back! Happy birthday, Tommy Sims (Episode 40)
It is no secret that the 3D's love the bass work of Tommy Sims. It just so happens that the return of CCM in 3D after our summer hiatus coincides with the birthday of one Mr. Sims. This week, we go deep on our five favorite Tommy Sims CCM moments from 1985-95.
Note: During the episode, Derek mentions the InsideMusicast interview with Tommy Sims. That interview can be found here.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
100 Favorite CCM Albums of 1985-95: 70 - 61 (Episode 39)
Our "favorite CCM albums of 1985-95" episode continues this week as we move on to numbers 70 through 61 on our respective lists.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Three for the Show -- Petra, Susan Ashton, and Wes King (Episode 38)
A recurring series where one D gives the others three songs from an album that we love that the other two don't know. The other two do the same for the rest of us. Then we get together and talk about what we heard. Confused? Don't be. It's a little things we like to call "Three for the Show."
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for Entercom Communications.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
What is the State of CCM in the 21st Century? (Episode 37)
For this week's episode, the 3D's take a break from their normal 1985-95 window to ponder the state of current contemporary Christian music. Is it terrible? Is it just as good as ever? Somewhere in between? And where does one go to find the best of the best? All of these questions (and more) are on the table as the 3D's engage in a frank discussion about CCM in the 21st Century.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
100 Favorite CCM Albums of 1985-95: 80 - 71 (Episode 36)
Our "favorite CCM albums of 1985-95" episode continues this week as we move on to numbers 80 through 71 on our respective lists.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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Make sure you are subscribed to CCM in 3D. Type CCM in 3D in your podcast provider, hit that subscription button, and leave us a five-star review. This will make it easier for other podcast listeners to find CCM in 3D. Visit us at our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/CCMIN3DPodcast
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Deep Dive: Out of the Grey's self-titled album (Episode 35)
This week the 3D's take a deep dive into one of the finest debut albums in CCM history--the 1991 debut album by the duo known as Out of the Grey. By the way, we all think Tommy Sims is really fantastic on this album.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for both Audacy and KSN.
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100 Favorite CCM Albums of 1985-95: 90 - 81 (Episode 34)
Our "favorite CCM albums of 1985-95" episode continues this week as we move on to numbers 90 through 81 on our respective lists.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
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100 Favorite CCM Albums of 1985-95: 100 - 91 (Episode 33)
Our "favorite CCM albums of 1985-95" episode series launched with a bang last time as we discussed some of our "honorable mentions" -- albums that barely missed making it onto our main lists. Now it is time to dive into the albums that did make our individual lists, beginning with numbers 100 through 91. We kept our lists super private and none of us had any idea what the others had listed prior to recording. Get ready for wacky fun and crazy hijinks.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for Entercom Communications.
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100 Favorite CCM Albums of 1985-95: Honorable Mentions (Episode 32)
Just like everyone, the 3Ds are suckers for lists. So we got together and compiled our own personal lists of our favorite CCM albums from 1985-95. On this week's episode we list our "honorable mentions," the albums that just barely missed making it onto our lists. Interesting times ahead.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for Entercom Communications.
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Deep Dive: Margaret Becker's *Simple House* (Episode 31)
Amy Grant wasn't the only CCM artist to release a "female singer wearing a red dress on the album cover" album in 1991. Margaret Becker's Simple House was also released that year. This week, the 3D's look back at what they consider to be Maggie's finest moment. And bonus! This is the last episode of CCM in 3D to be recorded in a less-than-ideal acoustic environment. Better audio days are coming soon.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for Entercom Communications.
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Deep Dive: Charlie Peacock's *Love Life* (Episode 30)
This is an episode that the 3Ds have been anticipating for a long time. When Charlie Peacock's Love Life dropped, it made a deep and lasting impression on all three of us. It was an album with a lot on its mind and deep wisdom to impart. In addition, Love Life was a dizzying musical cornucopia of exceeding goodness.
We still adore every musical highlight and lyrical turn of phrase on this classic album. Hopefully that comes through in this episode. Grab a glass of your favorite beverage and find an easy chair as this is going to be a long and winding deep dive into one of the finest recordings in the CCM genre, circa 1985-95.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for Entercom Communications.
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Three for the Show -- Allies, Geoff Moore, and Matthew Ward (Episode 29)
Believe it or not, the 3Ds don't all have the same musical tastes. There are many albums and artists that one of us loves that (for whatever reason) passed right by the other two. So we decided to record the first of what will surely be a recurring series where one D gives the others three songs from an album that we love that the other two don't know. The other two do the same for the rest of us. Then we get together and talk about what we heard. Confused? Don't be. It's a little things we like to call "Three for the Show."
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for Entercom Communications.
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Deep Dive: Susan Ashton's *Wakened by the Wind* (Episode 28)
The year 1991 was a great one for CCM, with many benchmark albums released that year. One of the finest was the debut album by Susan Ashton, entitled Wakened by the Wind. Aided by the songs and production talents of Wayne Kirkpatrick and a bevy of Nashville's finest session musicians, Wakened by the Wind is one of the finest debut albums in CCM history and a signature statement by one of CCM's premiere vocalists. The 3Ds are giddy with excitement to deep dive into this bona fide CCM classic.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for Entercom Communications.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Deep Dive: White Heart's *Don't Wait for the Movie* (Episode 27)
In 1986, White Heart added a new singer and toughened up their sound. The result was the album Don't Wait for the Movie. Join the 3D's this week as they dive deep into the album that taught us all that "God made convertibles."
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The 3D's are Dan, Derek, and Dave. Three friends who used to work together in early 1990s in Christian radio who love to reminisce about music from the golden era of CCM, 1985-1995. If you love classic Amy, Michael, Petra, Russ, and White Heart, you have found your new favorite podcast. New episodes drop every Monday. Make sure to subscribe.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for Entercom Communications.
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Deep Dive: Chris Eaton's *Vision* (Episode 26)
Join the 3D's this week as they deep dive into one of the most overlooked CCM gems of the 1980s, Chris Eaton's Vision.
Show note: The Pino Palladino Spotify playlist mentioned during the podcast can be found here.
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The 3D's are Dan, Derek, and Dave. Three friends who used to work together in early 1990s in Christian radio who love to reminisce about music from the golden era of CCM, 1985-1995. If you love classic Amy, Michael, Petra, Russ, and White Heart, you have found your new favorite podcast. New episodes drop every Monday. Make sure to subscribe.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for Entercom Communications.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
CCM "greatest hits" albums (Episode 25)
In an age of digital streaming and drag-and drop, self-curated playlists, the idea of an artist releasing a "greatest hits" album seems rather quaint. But in the heyday of CCM, the greatest hits album was a big deal. Most artists only got one greatest hits collection, others had a couple, while a few bands had scads of them (White Heart and Petra, call your respective offices). On this, the 16th episode of CCM in 3D, the D's discuss their favorite greatest hits albums, ca. 1985-1995.
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The 3D's are Dan, Derek, and Dave. Three friends who used to work together in early 1990s in Christian radio who love to reminisce about music from the golden era of CCM, 1985-1995. If you love classic Amy, Michael, Petra, Russ, and White Heart, you have found your new favorite podcast. New episodes drop every Monday. Make sure to subscribe.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for Entercom Communications.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Year in Review -- 1985 (Episode 24)
This week the 3D's take a look back and review the year 1985. What was going on in the world? What was hot on non-Christian radio. And, of interest to listeners of this podcast, what was happening in CCM that year?
The year 1985 was a year of transition. New albums from Amy Grant and Russ Taff broke ground sonically and in terms of dealing with tough topics. In addition, a brand new technology called the Compact Disc was beginning to assert itself in the marketplace.
Join the 3D's as they go back in time to the year 1985.
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The 3D's are Dan, Derek, and Dave. Three friends who used to work together in early 1990s in Christian radio who love to reminisce about music from the golden era of CCM, 1985-1995. If you love classic Amy, Michael, Petra, Russ, and White Heart, you have found your new favorite podcast. New episodes drop every Monday. Make sure to subscribe.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for Entercom Communications.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Deep Dive: Steven Curtis Chapman's *More To This Life* (Episode 23)
This week's podcast is part of an entire month of "deep dives," a little something that we are calling "Deep Dive December with the 3D's."
These days, the name Steven Curtis Chapman is associated with multiple Grammy and Dove awards, huge concert tours, and even an autobiography. Ernie Johnson Jr., the studio host of Inside the NBA on TNT once called Steven Curtis Chapman the "Michael Jordan of Christian music."
But before all of the accolades and worldwide acclaim that launched him into a great adventure, Chapman was a simple singer/songwriter hailing from Paducah, Kentucky. After two moderately successful on the Sparrow label, Chapman released his third album, More To This Life, in 1989. The album would generate a great deal of radio airplay, produce one of the most iconic songs for Christian weddings, and pave the way for bigger things to come.
Join the 3D's as they deep dive into Steven Curtis Chapman's More To This Life.
Show note: Toward the end of this podcast, Dan mentions an official CCM in 3D playlist on Spotify. That playlist can be found here.
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The 3D's are Dan, Derek, and Dave. Three friends who used to work together in early 1990s in Christian radio who love to reminisce about music from the golden era of CCM, 1985-1995. If you love classic Amy, Michael, Petra, Russ, and White Heart, you have found your new favorite podcast. New episodes drop every Monday. Make sure to subscribe.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for Entercom Communications.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Deep Dive: Phil Keaggy's *Find Me in These Fields* (Episode 22)
This week's podcast is part of an entire month of "deep dives," a little something that we are calling "Deep Dive December with the 3D's."
Phil Keaggy released his first CCM album (What a Day) in 1973, right at the beginning of the so-called "Jesus Music" movement. Keaggy continued to record consistently throughout the 1970s and 80s. In 1988, Keaggy recorded the finest Beatles album not recorded by the Fab Four--the critically acclaimed Phil Keaggy and Sunday's Child. Surely the pressure to follow up Sunday's Child with "Phil Sings the Beatles, part deux" was high. But Phil Keaggy has always zigged when others would zag. This week the 3D's consider Keaggy's follow up to Sunday's Child as they deep dive into the now 30-year-old classic, Find Me in These Fields.
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The 3D's are Dan, Derek, and Dave. Three friends who used to work together in early 1990s in Christian radio who love to reminisce about music from the golden era of CCM, 1985-1995. If you love classic Amy, Michael, Petra, Russ, and White Heart, you have found your new favorite podcast. New episodes drop every Monday. Make sure to subscribe.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for Entercom Communications.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Deep Dive: Russ Taff's *Medals* (Episode 21)
This week's podcast is part of an entire month of "deep dives," a little something that we are calling "Deep Dive December with the 3D's."
Here is the recipe. Start off with a heaping helping of great songs written by Chris Eaton, Roby Duke, Chris Eaton, Crissie Grossman Puig, Pam Mark Hall, and Russ & Tori Taff. Season to taste with the finest L.A. session players of the 1980s: Paul Leim, Nathan East, Neil Stubenhaus, James Newton Howard, Robbie Buchanan, Larry Williams, Dann Huff, Michael Landau, Paul Jackson, Jr., Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin, Tommy Funderburk, Tata Vega, and Lenny Castro. What do you get? You get the album Medals, arguably Russ Taff's finest moment as a solo artist.
Medals also found Taff reinventing himself for the record. As Lucas W. Hendrickson writes in the 2001 book CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music, "Medals...falls squarely between the 'former lead singer of the Imperials' vide found on his solo debut Walls of Glass and the troubled, introspective nature of his 1987 self-titled project."
As far as the 3D's are concerned, no album better personifies 1980s L.A. smooth/West Coast AOR CCM quite like Medals.
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The 3D's are Dan, Derek, and Dave. Three friends who used to work together in early 1990s in Christian radio who love to reminisce about music from the golden era of CCM, 1985-1995. If you love classic Amy, Michael, Petra, Russ, and White Heart, you have found your new favorite podcast. New episodes drop every Monday. Make sure to subscribe.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for Entercom Communications.
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Deep Dive: The Imperials *...This Year's Model* (Episode 20)
This week's podcast kicks off an entire month of "deep dives," a little something that we are calling "Deep Dive December with the 3D's."
In 1985, The Imperials brought super-producer Brown Bannister into the fold to produce their album Let the Wind Blow. The high-tech (at the time) 8-bit graphics screamed "Cutting Edge™" but the resulting album was a relatively safe effort firmly ensconced in the prevailing smooth, West Coast AOR ethos of that time.
By the time 1987 rolled around, lead singer Paul Smith and long-time Imp Jim Murray were gone from the band and were replaced by Jimmie Lee Sloas and Ron Hemby. The two newcomers provided the band with an infusion of youthful energy and Bannister steered the band into uncharted waters as they released ...This Year's Model.
The 3D's had big, big fun revisiting this classic album (as you will hear).
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The 3D's are Dan, Derek, and Dave. Three friends who used to work together in early 1990s in Christian radio who love to reminisce about music from the golden era of CCM, 1985-1995. If you love classic Amy, Michael, Petra, Russ, and White Heart, you have found your new favorite podcast. New episodes drop every Monday. Make sure to subscribe.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for Entercom Communications.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Mastedon...remastered! (Episode 19)
On this week's podcast, the 3D's look back at two of their favorite hard rock albums from the late 80s and early 90s--Mastedon's It's a Jungle Out There! and Lofcaudio. Recently the folks at Girder Music sent us their remasters of both of these classic albums. Since Derek already owned original copies of both recordings, it was interesting to compare the sound and packaging of the new releases verses their older counterparts.
What did we think? Listen to the podcast to find out.
Show notes: Once again, a big thank you Greg at Girder Music for hooking us up with the remasters of It's a Jungle Out There! and Lofcaudio. We received the discs as a kind gesture from Girder in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. Head on over to Girder's website on the day this episode drops (November 30, 2020) and take advantage of their "cyber Monday" sale.
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The 3D's are Dan, Derek, and Dave. Three friends who used to work together in early 1990s in Christian radio who love to reminisce about music from the golden era of CCM, 1985-1995. If you love classic Amy, Michael, Petra, Russ, and White Heart, you have found your new favorite podcast. New episodes drop every Monday. Make sure to subscribe.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for Entercom Communications.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Favorite CCM Christmas albums (Episode 18)
We haven't even celebrated American thanksgiving week--let alone gotten through the season of Advent--but the 3D's have jumped the gun and started thinking about their favorite CCM Christmas albums released during the years 1985-95. On this episode, you'll hear about Dave's trip with some college buddies to a shopping mall (what are those?), a CCM Christmas album named after a secondary color, and which one of the 3D's really, really doesn't like the song "The Little Drummer Boy."
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The 3D's are Dan, Derek, and Dave. Three friends who used to work together in early 1990s in Christian radio who love to reminisce about music from the golden era of CCM, 1985-1995. If you love classic Amy, Michael, Petra, Russ, and White Heart, you have found your new favorite podcast. New episodes drop every Monday. Make sure to subscribe.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for Entercom Communications.
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Deep Dive: White Heart's *Freedom* (Episode 17)
On this week's podcast, the 3D's do their best to remain (somewhat) objective as they dive deep into an album that would make all three of their "desert island" discs list--the 1989 album Freedom by White Heart. Producer Brown Bannister wrote about this album, "If you haven't heard this record, you haven't heard White Heart. Of course I'm not discrediting any of their previous projects in the past, but I believe this album takes major leaps forward in tapping the true potential of this band. This is truly a 'collective' expression of six very talented guys." Yes and amen!
Show notes: Here is a link to the Tommy Sims Spotify playlist mentioned during this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6BbF1lYgmd33YBY0XDAhls?si=M3NBHHqaTumDfvlfSe5Eqg
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The 3D's are Dan, Derek, and Dave. Three friends who used to work together in early 1990s in Christian radio who love to reminisce about music from the golden era of CCM, 1985-1995. If you love classic Amy, Michael, Petra, Russ, and White Heart, you have found your new favorite podcast. New episodes drop every Monday. Make sure to subscribe.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for Entercom Communications.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
CCM "various artists" albums (Episode 16)
This week, the 3D's explore the many "various artists albums" released between 1985-95. What do we mean by "various artists albums"? Is this going to be a "WOW" episode? No sir. These are albums with many different artists performing original songs around a certain theme. Just listen. You'll understand.
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The 3D's are Dan, Derek, and Dave. Three friends who used to work together in early 1990s in Christian radio who love to reminisce about music from the golden era of CCM, 1985-1995. If you love classic Amy, Michael, Petra, Russ, and White Heart, you have found your new favorite podcast. New episodes drop every Monday. Make sure to subscribe.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for Entercom Communications.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Deep Dive and Interview: Stryper's *Soldiers Under Command* and an interview with Michael Sweet (Episode 15)
Christian metal was practically unknown until the arrival of Stryper on the scene in 1983. Soldiers Under Command was the band's first full-length studio album and it achieved gold status. The album established the band as a force in Christian music and opened doors for other Christians metal bands.
Buckle in as the 3D's (who may or may not have been wearing yellow and black at the time of recording) go track-by-track through this classic recording. Then stay tuned as Dave Wilson interviews Michael Sweet about Soldiers and what the band is up to these days.
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The 3D's are Dan, Derek, and Dave. Three friends who used to work together in early 1990s in Christian radio who love to reminisce about music from the golden era of CCM, 1985-1995. If you love classic Amy, Michael, Petra, Russ, and White Heart, you have found your new favorite podcast. New episodes drop every Monday. Make sure to subscribe.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for Entercom Communications.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Deep Dive: Amy Grant's *Lead Me On* (Episode 14)
There are "classic albums" and then there are "genre defining albums." Amy Grant's Lead Me On fits easily into the latter category. Although not a great performer on the radio in terms of hit singles, Lead Me On became a favorite with fans and critics alike, even becoming the top-ranked album in the 2001 book CCM Presents: The Top 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music. It is an album that rewards repeated listens and holds up remarkably well some 32 years after its release.
Come along for the ride as the 3D's take a deep dive into one of the finest albums of the CCM genre.
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The 3D's are Dan, Derek, and Dave. Three friends who used to work together in early 1990s in Christian radio who love to reminisce about music from the golden era of CCM, 1985-1995. If you love classic Amy, Michael, Petra, Russ, and White Heart, you have found your new favorite podcast. New episodes drop every Monday. Make sure to subscribe.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for Entercom Communications.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.
Deep Dive: DeGarmo and Key's *Streetlight* (Episode 13)
Childhood friends Eddie DeGarmo and Dana Key (they met in first grade) went on to become one of the best-known duos in contemporary Christian music. One of their albums (This Ain't Hollywood from 1980) was nominated for a Grammy and their video for the song ""Six, Six, Six" found its way into rotation at MTV.
In 1986, the duo released their seventh studio album entitled Streetlight. The album marked a move away from the synthesizers that had marked their previous 80s albums and back toward a more guitar-based, organic feel. Join the 3D's as they travel back to 1986 and do a deep dive into this CCM rock classic.
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The 3D's are Dan, Derek, and Dave. Three friends who used to work together in early 1990s in Christian radio who love to reminisce about music from the golden era of CCM, 1985-1995. If you love classic Amy, Michael, Petra, Russ, and White Heart, you have found your new favorite podcast. New episodes drop every Monday. Make sure to subscribe.
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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.
Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)
Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for Entercom Communications.
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Make sure you are subscribed to CCM in 3D. Type CCM in 3D in your podcast provider, hit that subscription button, and leave us a five-star review. This will make it easier for other podcast listeners to find CCM in 3D.
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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.