CCM: good, bad, or no longer worth talking about?

Two months ago, Russ Breimeier at Christianity Today suggested that there might be some weight behind the criticism contemporary Christian music (CCM) has received of late:

“People often tell me that they can spot a Christian song even before the lyrics start. It’s not as much an issue of lyrics or even production quality as it is of artistic or stylistic quality.”

Then David Sessions piled on at the Patrol blog, last month:

“It really is a shame that we missed the memo, because dude, this is totally like what we specialize in. Here’s how I would describe it [CCM's signature sound]: utterly and completely soulless.”

Now, Jared Wilson has expressed his disdain for Sessions’s disdain:

“Anyone else think criticizing CCM has jumped the shark? Find something else to whine about, whiners.”