I did, however, appreciate Tenth Avenue North last night.. they were the only band that didn't make a big deal of themselves.. they stood there humbly and sang to God, not even promoting their new cd that is coming out in a couple months. They talked about Jesus. period. That 20 minutes was better than all of the other bands put together. And I have seen them perform for longer periods of time before.. and never have they tried promoting themselves.. I could see them in concert endless time because I know I am going to worship.Yes, I do understand stage presence is important.. and some people may argue it is necessary for a concert. Sometimes, it is okay.. but when it overwhelms the real reason.. i begin wondering the validity of the band's purpose and if they are still keeping their eyes on Jesus.
After Newsong tried selling their cd the 500th time I just looked at JB and Amanda and said.. "Really?"
Maybe I am just being skeptical or pessimistic or something..
but in my head and heart it seems pragmatic.
The music shouldn't be about making money, that's for the rest of the world to do.
It should strictly be about worshiping and moving us to recognize God's grace on His fallen people.
the end.
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The catch 22 of any musicians life and any professional music no matter which genera is that without "selling" it you can't make that next album. In Christian music the stuff you want is a worship experience because you are now older and more worship inclined. A concert is part live experience of the music part way to get your name more known. You have to sell in order to put the music out there that may speak to the soul of someone. Third Day has had a great many songs but that one person which can only be reached by their next album won't be reached if they don't make enough on CD and ticket sales to make that album and sing that song directly to his soul. It's a thin line and you can argue that it does get crossed a great deal and you might be right but the music industry is brutal and those beautiful worshiping acts require money to keep going. The piece of the music sales pie any christian artist competes for is so small to begin with. Couple all this with the fact that christian music fans are the most likely to Take the songs and send them out as mp3s to their friends and The christian Music industry is going bankrupt. Would you rather wake up in 5 years without those groups or their music? If not those are your choices.
I agree! I find that I like or dislike artists depending on their personality/ stage presence. For example, I saw Don Chafer speak at a winter retreat we went to a couple years ago, and he was so intelligent and humble, that I appreciated him so much more as a musician because I like him as a person, and I feel like he has the right perspective that you're talking about. Not sure if this is a helpful comment... but I felt like you had a great train of thought, and since I didn't get to participate in the conversation yesterday, I just had to chime in!
You sound like a whiny bitch...
yeah, after re-reading this from last year.. I did kind of..
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