Comments for Tangled Up in Web Pages http://gls.elpidzo.com Greg Steward - Head Tangler Tue, 12 May 2009 18:25:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Form and Content in the Context of Worship by russnorris http://gls.elpidzo.com/2009/05/12/form-and-content-in-the-context-of-worship/comment-page-1/#comment-2 russnorris Tue, 12 May 2009 18:25:11 +0000 http://gls.elpidzo.com/?p=154#comment-2 CarlT makes some good points, but i think the whole issue has more to do with whether 'the KennyG' is 1) present and 2) in one Spirit with the worshippers (worshippers of the Lord Jesus Christ of course) rather than HOW it sounds. Musically I'd prefer Coltrane, Wes or Dex ... over KG, but if it's pre-recorded and/or I'm not sure of their faith then it doesn't do it for me. A failing grade on either throws a wet blanket on the whole thing. Even JSBach would have had his detractors who just didn't like his contrapuntally imposed major 7ths and far fetched modulations and would rather hear their old, faithful Buxtehude who sounded so familiar and didn't 'jazz' it up so much. But, JSB was there, that Sunday, doin' worship, making his musical offereing, in one accord with the fellowship of common believers, and I think that would make it work, at least it for the die-hard Buxtehude fans. This past Sunday I played the hymn 'Holy, Holy, Holy' in our local PCA church. (Played straight the first time thru then harmonically embellished, but always including the hymn melody on top.) I did a survey afterward, not to find out did they like it, but did they recognize it. No one recognized it, but they did say they liked it and appreciated it. Well, I was there in body and worshipping the one true God, hopefully the offering came across as such. And, hey the pastor was there too, real time, not pre-recorded. CarlT makes some good points, but i think the whole issue has more to do with whether ‘the KennyG’ is 1) present and 2) in one Spirit with the worshippers (worshippers of the Lord Jesus Christ of course) rather than HOW it sounds. Musically I’d prefer Coltrane, Wes or Dex … over KG, but if it’s pre-recorded and/or I’m not sure of their faith then it doesn’t do it for me. A failing grade on either throws a wet blanket on the whole thing.

Even JSBach would have had his detractors who just didn’t like his contrapuntally imposed major 7ths and far fetched modulations and would rather hear their old, faithful Buxtehude who sounded so familiar and didn’t ‘jazz’ it up so much. But, JSB was there, that Sunday, doin’ worship, making his musical offereing, in one accord with the fellowship of common believers, and I think that would make it work, at least it for the die-hard Buxtehude fans.

This past Sunday I played the hymn ‘Holy, Holy, Holy’ in our local PCA church. (Played straight the first time thru then harmonically embellished, but always including the hymn melody on top.) I did a survey afterward, not to find out did they like it, but did they recognize it. No one recognized it, but they did say they liked it and appreciated it. Well, I was there in body and worshipping the one true God, hopefully the offering came across as such.
And, hey the pastor was there too, real time, not pre-recorded.

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