Category: Music
Flirting with Christianity
Faith, it drives me away But it turns me on Like a strangers love -Muse With regard to a Jewish agnostic friend of ours, Matt Anderson once remarked that he is “flirting with Christianity.” This friend of ours is a...
Redemption Songs
Jars of Clay’s Redemption Songs is an absolute gem. Though it contains no original lyrics, Jars of Clay brings their distinctive acoustic style to traditional hymns. As they say in the liner notes, You have in your hands a collection of very old...
i like switchfoot……no, I Love Switchfoot
About 24 hours ago I stopped procrastinating and bought Switchfoot’s new CD Nothing is Sound and, man, did I make a good decision. It is another offering of what we’ve come to expect and love about the San Diego pop/rock...
Dies Irae: The Place of Fear in Verdi's Requiem
Last evening the Canterbury Choral Society gave a laudable performance of Verdi’s Requiem at the Oklahoma City Convention Center. The weighty lyrics were expertly matched with a full-bodied performance of the soul-shaking music. Verdi was a king of operatic composition,...