Listening to certain songs

[Highwayhound]

Ummm, for questionable lyrical content you turn to Marvin Gaye and Al Green? Don’t get me wrong, I love both of them, but they sang about sex A LOT!!! “When I get that feelin, I want sexual healin.” There’s a lot of genius songwriting in rock music as well, and so what if some of it relies on aggression. Sometimes, you just want to be mad, and you just need to vent, and listening to a bangin rock song helps. I’ve tried to listen to Christian rock, several times, and it all seems so, so, factory. “Golly gee whiz, our God is an Awesome God!” It wears on you after a while, and you just need a good dose of reality.

If it is any consolation to your view the songwriter of Awesome God had this to say:

Mullins did not consider the song to be one of his best. In an interview with The Lighthouse Electronic Magazine in April 1996, he said “You know, the thing I like about Awesome God is that it’s one of the worst-written songs that I ever wrote; it’s just poorly crafted. But the thing is that some times, I think, that when you become too conscientious about being a songwriter, the message becomes a vehicle for the medium. This is a temptation that I think all songwriters have. I think a great songwriter is someone who is able to take a very meaningful piece of wisdom - or of folly or whatever - and say it in a way that is most likely to make people respond. But, what you want them to respond to is not how cleverly you did that; what you want them to respond to is your message.”

Rich Mullins also wrote a song based on the creed I speak each week at mass. Creed is one of my favorite songs and Rich Mullins was a very creative songwriter.

youtube.com/watch?v=aHWoDwxyKUE

If you have time this concert series is a good showcase of who Rich Mullins was.

youtube.com/watch?v=7qszqI7wUXM&feature=related

Have you ever heard of Fr. Stan Fortuna? He is a priest, songwriter and rapper. This song has the sex, drugs theme in it but with a dose of reality.

youtube.com/watch?v=kgZbP8nddhU&feature=related

An interesting thread you started Tbolt.

 

[Wirraway]

is it appropriate to dance to christian rock? I ask this in light of various threads condemning dance for all the usual reasons. what does one do at a christian rock concert, exactly?

 

[Wirraway]

I guess if you think that music should be listened to only for solemn reflection, or worship, then any kind of secular music (including classical) could be wrong…

who would actually think that? and why?

 

[Padilla7921]

is it appropriate to dance to christian rock? I ask this in light of various threads condemning dance for all the usual reasons. what does one do at a christian rock concert, exactly?

I haven’t been to many concerts, but I know people who have gone to Christian rock concerts, and they do they’re thing. They have a good time, do whatever they do at a rock concert.

 

[Wirraway]

I haven’t been to many concerts, but I know people who have gone to Christian rock concerts, and they do they’re thing. They have a good time, do whatever they do at a rock concert.

thanks, I was curious about that. I’m having difficulty imagining the setting of christian music in a lounge typically filled with cigarette smoke, cocktails, and the usual relaxed atmosphere.

does christian music also include blues and R&B?

 

[Padilla7921]

thanks, I was curious about that. I’m having difficulty imagining the setting of christian music in a lounge typically filled with cigarette smoke, cocktails, and the usual relaxed atmosphere.

does christian music also include blues and R&B?

Yeah I’m sure there are restrictions at a Christian concert.

As for Christian blues and R&B, yeah. I’ve never heard a Christian blues artist, but I know that Grits is a Christian group that has some R&B and rap songs. They’re rather spread across that series of genres.

 

[ATBAC]

I imagine it was probably Roger Daltrey who was swinging his mic around.

You might be right (though for some reason I am pretty sure it was Pete but I might be wrong), that was the first concert I went to (in 1989), just as soon as I stepped off the plane unto the US soil, I couldn’t even speak english but oh Lord! were The Who guys some absolutely incredible performers!!!.

And I don’t know the exact details, but I think the scandal was because he was writing a book about child pornography.

I would like to believe that as I personally have nothing against this great musician.

 

[ATBAC]

There is nothing wrong with dancing to a Christian Rock. One of the songs I love actually advocates the act:

I can only imagine by MercyMe

…
Surrounded by Your glory, what will my heart feel
Will I dance for you Jesus or in awe of you be still
Will I stand in your presence or to my knees will I fall
Will I sing hallelujah, will I be able to speak at all
I can only imagine
…

 

[Shannon9791]

is it appropriate to dance to christian rock? I ask this in light of various threads condemning dance for all the usual reasons. what does one do at a christian rock concert, exactly?

I’ve been to a few Christian rock shows and I slam danced at them. Even started a mosh pit at one. Good times.