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Re: Godward Art Series: The Listening

Ben Cotten — Thu, 17 May 2007 11:02:38 -0000

The Listening is actually touring soon with the Violet Burning. I had forgotten about One Bad Pig! I LOVED those guys!

One of the interesting things happening is the indie underground music scene is starting to have an effect on christian music as well. People are starting to produce their own stuff (like The Choir started doing years ago) and lots of smaller record labels are springing up with a more authentic voice.

Maybe there's hope yet...

Re: Godward Art Series: The Listening

Greg — Thu, 17 May 2007 10:11:54 -0000

Hey thanks for the info! There were some great bands back in the day - like The Violet Burning, One Bad Pig (very quirky!), the 77s (greeeeat band!), LSU Underground, and Adam Again (So. Cal Old Skool ) among many others. These bands were truly groundbreaking pioneers following in the lead of the grandfather of Christian rock...Larry Norman, of course.

"Restore My Soul" - a Heaven-sent song indeed. That song has ministered to me in profound ways over the years and its message has deepened as I continue to find myself a sinner saved by grace. Amen.

Still looking for that essay. Hard to find but I'll eventually track it down.

Re: Godward Art Series: The Listening

Ben Cotten — Thu, 17 May 2007 08:49:10 -0000

How did I not know you were a fan of The Choir? Awesome band. That album had the exact same effect on me. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Does it get any better than "Restore My Soul"?

I call to you
With one lung exploded
From breathing the dust of the earth
With my tongue eroded
From licking the crust of the earth
A tear away from reconciled
A prayer away from whole
Restore my soul...

They released an excellent album not too long ago called "Oh, How the Mighty Have Fallen". It harkens back to Circle Slide. It's really quite good. You can hear it at their pure volume site.

http://www.purevolume.com/thechoir

Re: Godward Art Series: The Listening

Greg — Wed, 16 May 2007 17:55:06 -0000

I'll have to check out those bands. What I do know is that The Choir's 1990 album "Circle Slide" and The Throes "All the Colors" (both Christian) rocked my world and changed my view that Christian music and creativity doesn't have to be cheesy. There's a very, very worthy essay written by Frankie Schaeffer called "Pigs in Wolves Clothing" (or something like that) that is an excellent and enlightening read on this topic. I'll dig around and try to find a link to it.