tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10588797.post1969673721633157972..comments2023-06-24T11:08:45.596-05:00Comments on For the Love of God and Humankind: Rough Around the Edgesmattstephenskchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710700768667514897noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10588797.post-64029793418471387252007-09-23T21:36:00.000-05:002007-09-23T21:36:00.000-05:00Yeah, top 40, whether secular or sacred, virtually...Yeah, top 40, whether secular or sacred, virtually all fits that description. Thanks for pointing out that it isn't just the Christian stuff. Although the Christian stuff causes a lot of eyes to roll to an even greater extent because song writers are notoriously peppy and in denial of the struggles of real life. Either that or they smooth them over with some overspiritualized cliche (as I mentioned). Then you have guys like Tim Hughes who writes a song like "When the Tears Fall", Andrew Peterson with a song like "The Silence of God", or Martin Smith with "Obsession"... gut-wrenching honest and beautiful. That is, until some cheesy, worship bandwagon band like the Newsboys buys and butchers it. Talk about ripping your heart out. The saddest part of all of it is that the American people, and the Church no less, has been so numbed by top 40 garbage that they no longer recognize, let alone appreciate, truly good music. This grieves my heart to no end.Belovedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178571788989858707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10588797.post-68558926425333607622007-09-23T19:56:00.000-05:002007-09-23T19:56:00.000-05:00agreed. i would lump most of what is in the adult...agreed. i would lump most of what is in the adult aleternative genre - the radio format - into the descriptor you gave. raw, underproduced, heart-on-the-sleeve. echoes of real life. top 40 and its 'echoes' - slick, overproduced - ring hollow...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com