Christian Schlock

Flint · 08-24-2006, 09:45 AM

The part, to me, that seems...incongruous...is that the Jesus-Rock bands attempt to emulate the "rock style" - which is based on the "rock lifestyle" - and this seems...just not quite right...to me. Because...this is hard to express...how sincere can they be about pursuing a righteous lifestyle if they feel like they have to copy the social posturing from a lifestyle that runs counter to their own? They aren't taking from "the devil" and turning it to good - they are pretending to be "the devil" and tacking a cheap veneer of trite and superficial lipservice on top of a musical style that is traditionally based on everything they are supposed to be against. This just seems phoney and ridiculous to me. It makes me embarassed for them. They aren't "bringing souls to the lord" - they're just perpetuating a "corrupt" system. It's counter-productive to their agenda.

If you really stand for something different - be yourself and let that "truth" be seen.

08-24-2006, 09:45 AM	#6
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	The part, to me, that seems...incongruous...is that the Jesus-Rock bands attempt to emulate the "rock style" - which is based on the "rock lifestyle" - and this seems...just not quite right...to me. Because...this is hard to express...how sincere can they be about pursuing a righteous lifestyle if they feel like they have to copy the social posturing from a lifestyle that runs counter to their own? They aren't taking from "the devil" and turning it to good - they are pretending to be "the devil" and tacking a cheap veneer of trite and superficial lipservice on top of a musical style that is traditionally based on everything they are supposed to be against. This just seems phoney and ridiculous to me. It makes me embarassed for them. They aren't "bringing souls to the lord" - they're just perpetuating a "corrupt" system. It's counter-productive to their agenda. If you really stand for something different - be yourself and let that "truth" be seen. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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