...instrumental rock music ("post-rock") for the purpose of expressing faith in or worshiping God. In or outside church contexts (especially in, though.) Thoughts?
...Why aren't there more places in the world like the Hangzhou Charming Music Library?
..."Deep Water" by Portishead. Yes.
... Musicophilia. (my review of Oliver Sacks' book.)
...Currently listening to, among other things, the Mountain Goats' Heretic Pride. John Darnielle could have gone for a cheap laugh, with a Garrison Keilor-like mention of Unitarians, but he names "the Episcopalian churchyard" as "our neutral meeting place"in "So Desperate." There are songs about religious people this record, but I am trying to learn how to write about that in a way that says something other than, "hey, a bunch of songs about faith and belief, isn't that eeenteresting?"
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I like the idea of expressing faith through instrumental rock. Sometimes the lyrics of "worship" songs get my tripped up and annoyed, I don't feel that way right now, why would I sing it? Instrumental worship allows your heart to fill in the blanks, yet unites the group with a common theme. Churches are so weird about having to stick to the status quo. Personally, I express my faith best when I'm in creation, usually singing to myself, alone.
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