Comments on: Godward Art Series: The Listening http://www.bencotten.net/2007/05/16/thelistening/ living life with eyes wide open Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:21:49 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Ben Cotten http://www.bencotten.net/2007/05/16/thelistening/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Ben Cotten Thu, 17 May 2007 15:02:38 +0000 http://www.bencotten.net/2007/05/16/thelistening/#comment-302 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... 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…

]]> By: Greg http://www.bencotten.net/2007/05/16/thelistening/comment-page-1/#comment-299 Greg Thu, 17 May 2007 14:11:54 +0000 http://www.bencotten.net/2007/05/16/thelistening/#comment-299 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. 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.

]]> By: Ben Cotten http://www.bencotten.net/2007/05/16/thelistening/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Ben Cotten Thu, 17 May 2007 12:49:10 +0000 http://www.bencotten.net/2007/05/16/thelistening/#comment-298 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"? <blockquote> 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... </blockquote> 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 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

]]> By: Greg http://www.bencotten.net/2007/05/16/thelistening/comment-page-1/#comment-296 Greg Wed, 16 May 2007 21:55:06 +0000 http://www.bencotten.net/2007/05/16/thelistening/#comment-296 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. 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.

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