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Re: songwriters and geography trivia

Black Peppercorns, eh? I'll have to investigate.

The other thing that gets me about CCM music, is that it can only deal 
with certain themes. If it gets too "real" then it's a problem. Or if a 
song deals with a non-approved "Theme" then is ostracized, too. 
There was a gospel artist (I can't remember who) that put an anti-gay 
song on their album called "It Ain't Natural." Now, right or wrong, that 
message would seem consistent with the "Mainstream" Christian worldview 
(I know this is treading dangerous ground, but bear with me. I'm trying 
to make my point delicately)The song was praised as upholding Biblical 
values, and it was about time someone took such a stand. But when it was 
released as a single, you could hear the crickets chirp on the charts. 
The song addressed a theme that wasn't approved. It's fine for someone 
else to make a stand, but when time came to stand behind that message 
and face an unpopular reaction, no one would do it.
I work in Christian radio. This kind of thing happens all too often. I 
used to not like most Christian music because it was (is) cheesy, with 
certain fantastic exceptions. But now loathe it, because I'm finding 
most of it to be a horrific lie. 
And for these reasons, my respect for bands like OtR grows, because it 
seems to me that they follow their muse, and that's it. Some months ago 
there was a thread here about OtR hiring an image consultant or 
something like that. I said then, and I still say that scares me because 
it's a step to "The dark side". Stick with the music. Forget the rest. 
Be true to yourself, or the whole things a lie.
Man, did I climb on a big-ass soap box for this one...

Greg

>Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 00:54:50 +0200
>From: Amy <aet at mail_dntcj.ro>
>To: Rick Callender <binkmeisterrick at yahoo_com>,
>        Greg Smith <janweatherman at hotmail_com>
>Subject: Re: songwriters and geography trivia
>
>Rick Callender wrote:
>
>> it's sad that this is so often the case, but it's a true point. sure,
>> i'm Christian, but i don't make a point of flaunting that to my
>> audience. "Chrisitan music" has such a poor connotation because most
>> people think of the drivel (in *my* opinion) which comes from the
>> canned music sytles of the likes of Sandy Patti, Carman, and Micheal
>> W. Smith.
>
>yes, and people don't ever experience the other music! they do need to 
rise
>up to a level of excellence though. I mena, there are some groups now 
that
>have... but in general a lot of times you can tell a christian band 
simply
>from it's music and that's sad.
>
>> but much of the "Chrisitan"
>> music in general seems to carry an air of condemnation toward 
anything
>> "non-Christian." i can't quite explain it, but it's there.
>
>I think it's becuase in general christians don't think God loves the 
world.
>I mean they say they do but they would rather think God loves them and 
the
>world is going to hell.  IYKWIM and that is sad. we are called to 
rescue
>the world and christians don't love the world the way God does. very
>pharisitical (like that's a word!) or sadducetical? LOL
>
>ever heard of Kevin Prosch? Or the Black Peppercorns? (same 
person/group by
>the way) worship leader that now does coffeebars and stuff... pretty 
cool.
>sings about more than God ;-)
>
>


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