Okay, so i came across a NYTimes video report on "rock" worship and thought i'd post it here to get feedback. unfortunately, my skill level at the blog level is low so i cannot embed the video here but i've put the link. maybe one day when i get my dmin project complete, i can go to the next level in blogging. today, i got a phone call from a "coach" in the dmin prog who really helped give me some direction toward my dissertation. kudos, kenley.
finally, not being a musician (my wife is), what constitutes "rock?"
http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=02dc92c26aaaea495b5ccf52a7f42897c19bf70d
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Hi Pastor John,
Congratulations on Kristofer’s baptism! He’s a good kid, and smart too.
I found some info. on what rock music is.
Robert Palmer, noted rock music critic and historian, connects rock music directly with the blues, which, in turn, is connected directly with Africa: "The African music from which the blues ultimately derives came to what is now the southern United States with the first African slaves" (Palmer, Deep Blues, pp. 25,26). He observes that influential bluesman Robert Johnson used rhythmic devices that "have counterparts in West African drumming" and he used "them in an African manner, stacking rhythms on top of each other in order to build up a dense, layered rhythmic complexity" (Deep Blues, p. 64). In his book Rock and Roll an Unruly History, Robert Palmer is even more forthright about the direct connection between voodoo and rock music:
"The idea that certain rhythm patterns or sequences serve as conduits for spiritual energies, linking individual human consciousness with the gods, is basic to traditional African religions and African-derived religions throughout the Americas. And whether we’re speaking historically or musicologically, the fundamental riffs, licks, bass figures, and drum rhythms that make rock and roll rock can ultimately be traced back to African music of a primarily spiritual or ritual nature. In a sense, rock and roll is a kind of ‘voodoo,’ rooted in a vigorous tradition of celebrating nature [that which the Bible calls "the flesh"] and spirit that’s far removed from the sober patriarchal values espoused by the self-appointed guardians of western culture [this is a reference to Bible-believing Christians, among others]" (emphasis added) (Robert Palmer, Rock and Roll an Unruly History).
The massive popularity and eventual worldwide scope of rock and roll gave it an unprecedented social impact. Far beyond simply a musical style, rock and roll, as seen in movies and in the new medium of television, influenced lifestyles, fashion, attitudes, and language. It later spawned the various sub-genres of what is now called simply 'rock music'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_roll
what is an interesting discussion is the issue of what the origins are and how they effect us now. for example, i was suprised to discover a long time ago that the days of our weeks are all derived from the name of roman gods as an honor to the gods. yet, we have no problem using those names.
cristina has done some study on the history of music and the influences of music are very broad. go to youtube and see adventist singer/pastor wintley phipps tell the story possibly of how the melody of 'amazing grace' came about and it is very, very difficult. in fact, there is some indication that jazz, etc., came more from the negro spiritual of slaves and derived from there, many using the songs as a means of conveying numerous messages.
when it comes to the issue of music, there are a whole host of root tracing that can be obtained.
thanks for the note.
john
Wow, I checked one last time, and some people are actually posting responses. That's great.
Can you think of anything that has been lost, in the use of the Roman gods as names of the week?
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