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Thursday, August 10, 2006

Christian Rock gives him the creeps!

This morning I was searching for something on the web, and pulled up a portion of this article, written for Slate by Rob Long. I don't agree with all of it, but was fascinated by his take on Christian music. Here's what Rob had to say

"...the two creepiest words in the English language are "Christian rock."
I've listened to my fair share of it, too—long drive across the country; busted iPod—and there's something so weird about it. It sounds like regular bad music when you first tune in. The lyrics always seem like regular bad music lyrics, too—"I feel your body next to mine/ And that makes my whole life shine"—but after a second or two you realize that they're singing about Jesus, not some girl named Mandy, and the whole thing just seems, well, creepy. Because rock music—and most other forms of entertainment, when you really think about it—is fundamentally about carnal desire. And Jesus, when you really think about it, is fundamentally not. For the entire link, http://www.slate.com/id/2105761/

I wonder if he'd change his opinion after hearing groups like David Crowder. Probably not.

Christian rock doesn't creep me out.

Talk to any old timer, and they'll proudly tell you that "Rock and Roll Will Never Die." That may be true, but my question is: Do Rockers EVER retire? It seems every old Rock Band is getting back together for a reunion tour, and the Rolling Stones never stopped touring.

Watching a guy the same age as my dad shaking his bootie like he was 19...

that creeps me out.

3 Comments:

  • At 10:09 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Christian rock sure doesn't creep me out either. My radio is tuned to WMBI all day long at work. :)

    I sure don't want to see a 60+ up on stage pretending he's still 20. ICK!

     
  • At 9:49 AM, Blogger Michelle said…

    Carol,

    Ick is a great word, though in MN we usually say ISH! :)

     
  • At 11:37 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    We just got back from northern MN on vacation...I'll have to remember the proper vocabulary..you bethcha!

     

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