[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.

[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