Requiem for a Rock Musician

The Remnant Newspaper ^ | May 15, 2004 issue | Jacob Michael

[P-Marlowe]

My wife and I were big fans of Children of the Day

I actually auditioned for them when they were looking for a new guitar player/vocal back up (1972?). Didn't make it. It might have helped if I knew their songs. However, I knew all the "Love Song" songs at the time. But they weren't auditioning.

Chuck Girard is still around and producing music. His daughter is in the group Zoe Girl. They were at our Church a couple of weeks ago.

[P-Marlowe]

You can still find these albums in used record stores. The only question is... Do you have a turntable?

BTW if you want to get some of this music, there's a radio station on Live 365 that plays Jesus Movement music 24/7

Here's the link.

[HarleyD]

"Chuck Girard is still around and producing music."

So is Phil Keaggy-one of my favorite.

Interestingly enough the author mentions how he liked to listen to Phil but I can't tell whether this was before Phil became a Christian (1972) or after when he started to produce Christian music. Since this is a testimony of someone becoming a Catholic shunning music, for those who are not aware, it is interesting to note that Phil Keaggy was a Catholic who left an extremely lucrative career with the Glass Harps and left the Catholic Church to produce Christian music at a time when Christian (rock-n-roll) music was in its infancy. Phil's music was not what would be considered hard-core rock-n-roll and so I'm a little puzzled by what the author finds objectionable.

Thanks for the link.

[opus86]

I have cassettes of Keith Green (my first Christian tape) and Andrae Crouch. Still my favorites. I don't listen to much CCM anymore.

[Revelation 911]

author: Aside from the fact those most CCM (Christian Contemporary Music) artists are Protestants, and thus, are only capable of providing a musical presentation of heretical catechesis, the musical foundation is the exact same foundation that is found in secular rock.

what a smug horses ass

HD Phil's music was not what would be considered hard-core rock-n-roll and so I'm a little puzzled by what the author finds objectionable.

He was in town a couple weeks ago - I saw him for the first time - my 15 yr old (who has many of the skills the author boasts as unique) is a metal head - he didnt want to go - but was blown away by Phils talent.

.....and youre correct - he aint hardcore rock - he's more free form jazz / impressionist.

I thought his talents were phenominal - but it wasn't my taste. Every song sounded the same after a while.

Thats not to say were stupid unrefined rockers as the author suggests - we listen to a broad influence from classical Bach to hendrix-(I'm partial to Joplin myself)

IMO - for the author to posit that God cant edify a three cord blues progression (in E of course) is in fact limiting God and the totality of His grace - Its what is in your heart through the Holy Spirit, not the nuance of acoustic guitar or some long lost repetitive prayer chant

Now that being said - we come to our church experience with pre-suppositions - none of which have a basis in Scripture - we expect a Chior in a Southern Baptist Church - we expect a lone piano in a Mennonite Church - we expect 4 part hymn harmonies in a Methodist Church, we expect a nylon stringed acoustic guitar in a Catholic church (accompanied of course by a blue haired relic) - point being its a relative practice that is by nature a seeker sensitive activity - albeit a slower more archaic mode than the fast changing styles of cutting edge musical tastes

The author misses that entirely and takes a swipe at Protestants and contemporary music to inflate his own (and self serving) traditionalist balloon

[Corin Stormhands]

I've got the Honeytree album (somewhere).

She used to come to my conservative (and Wesleyan) college campus and sing in the chapel. But she'd have to borrow a dress from one of the students, 'cause she only wore jeans.

I've also got(somewhere)the music books for the Love Song and Andre Crouch albums.

[HarleyD]

"Now that being said - we come to our church experience with pre-suppositions - none of which have a basis in Scripture"

That's an excellent point. We fail to understand not just different denominations have different ways to worship, but even within a church between various countries they'll have cultural difference.

In 2 Samuel 6 it talks about how David's wife, Michal, despised him because David was dancing before the Lord. She thought this was undignified. She died a lonely woman with no children-David's rightful pronouncement for her attitude.

We should not be so hasty as to criticize others worshipping habits.

[ELS]

Here is the thread I mentioned.

[eastsider]

Thanks, ELS.