Er! What's that you say sonny! :o)
Perhaps Im a bit nostalgic but I remember the Christian concerts of the 70s such as Phil Keaggy. They were generally small, the artists would take time out to share their perspective and love of God, there might be ushers in the crowd to answer questions for nonbelievers who you were encouraged to bring along and the music generally reflected the persons testimony. We recently attended an Avalon concert last spring which was reminiscent of the early concerts Ive attended. While the music during their concert was loud it was not unreasonably so, they presented a solid testimony and it was a good experience.
Another concert we attended (the one with the ear plugs) was not that way at all. It was a glitzy, ecumenical show with little (almost no) mention of our Lord Jesus-just "God". You literally could not hear the lyrics of the songs and one of the artist boast of getting loud. I took my younger son with the hopes that he would hear solid, talented men talking about their love for our Lord Jesus. All we really got was noise.
Im not labeling all Christian artists as bad nor am I going to judge them. But I dont believe singing a chorus 25 times over and over again is edifying to your Christian walk. And if you cant understand what is being said and there is no testimony, whats the point? It really becomes an entertainment value-not a Christian experience. And that's what music in many of our churches has become-entertainment, not worship.
Some of the more post-modern ones, yes. But the more traditional churches are not without their problems, either.
"What are these churches now if they are not the tombs and sepulchres of God?" - Friedrich Nietzsche