He Set Me On Fire

So, I often complain about how plain worship music is. Most of it is written for corporate worship, meaning lots of people worshipping together like at church. This isn't bad, but it leads to a "lowest common denominator" style of music writing. The song needs to be palatable to as many people as possible in the congregation, so it is written in typically the most simplistic musical terms. It usually works for everyone except the musicians in the crowd.

Don't get me wrong - this form of music is an excellent form for praise - it's just not the most musicially compelling.

David Crowder Band is one of the only exceptions, and even they have just a few exceptions. The music is more compelling than the average worship song, but less compelling than many other forms of music. However DCB excels lyrically.

Here's an example of their more interesting personal worship.