Saturday, November 14, 2009
fun
Just a short entry about music. I listen mostly to Southern Gospel but enjoy listening to anything that I can understand. This evening we had a fun night out with friends at a "Branson On The Road" show. The music, of course, was country (mostly old country). I believe that we were in a minority age wise, since most of the crowd were senior citizens. Even though it may not have been our favorite music, we enjoyed it. Last year at this time we enjoyed a Siberian Orchestra Concert which is basically Christmas Rock (very loud). I'm sure we were the oldest group there. On our last cruise, I spent several nights in the Kareoke Lounge listening to a bunch of people sing themselves silly, and it was very entertaining. When our sons were small, I got a kick out of putting a few rhyming words into a quick song on the road. In a few weeks we plan to go to The Powell Hall in St Louis for the Powell Hall Symphony Christmas Special and I'm sure that we will enjoy that, too. My point: I don't believe anyone can truly say that they like music unless they enjoy (or at least are willing to listen to) a variety of music. Whether you get caught up in the worship of hymns or get caught up in the excitement of rock, music is a great escape and can bring a bad mood to a good mood in a split second. We should all sing like we have the greatest voices ever. Or just listen and enjoy.
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Kudos to you, Jack, for being so open-minded about music. I envy you for being able to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra -- I love their music! And I agree with you that karaoke is (or at least CAN BE) very entertaining. We know a guy from our former church in Indiana who used to (I don't know if he still does) go to the bars/clubs regularly to sing karaoke. He has a fantastic voice -- very country -- & I think it was cool for him to take part & show that Christians can have fun, too.
ReplyDeleteI used to operate by the principle that I would listen to Christian music ONLY. As a person trained to be a youth minister, that's what I was taught to have as the standard for the youth under my "wing" as well. Well, look how far I've "strayed"! Several years ago, I made a decision to move to the opposite end of the spectrum -- to purposely listen to NO Christian music. I have learned that so-called "secular" artists have a great deal to say about God, religious experiences, etc. In fact, I have learned a great deal about how many such musicians/artists view the Church, Christians, & organized religion -- many of whom have been scarred by religious abuse, legalism, people who talked one way but walked another, etc.
I am a firm believer that music in any genre is indeed incredibly powerful & has much to say to us --- as you say, IF we are willing to listen!