tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29189038.post4489790141482464229..comments2012-06-26T11:46:39.265-04:00Comments on Northern Lord vs. Southern Lord: Beatles Music Used In Adventist WorshipRaul Batista (Varonelo)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12916566410978458359noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29189038.post-36236425558458254432009-12-02T17:55:38.236-05:002009-12-02T17:55:38.236-05:00Thank you, anonymous, for your insightful comment....Thank you, anonymous, for your insightful comment. It is a pleasure to know that someone with your experience in the music business found time to read my post. God bless.Raul Batista (Varonelo)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12916566410978458359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29189038.post-90967701368678986342009-11-27T19:28:29.344-05:002009-11-27T19:28:29.344-05:00Hi Raul--
"The Long and Winding Road" wa...Hi Raul--<br />"The Long and Winding Road" was the theme somg for Gem State Academy's graduating class of 1968! Beatles' music played over the gym loudspeakers at commencement--I thought I'd died and gone to heaven (pun intended?)<br /><br />Dr. B's dislike of R+R is typical of his generation. Funny how the ABC carries big band versions of hymns which my 84 y/o tradventist pastor's widow mom likes... she/they conveniently forget how reviled their "wild" music was by their SDA parents' back then.<br /><br />As someone who has spent decades working in the music industry (Nashville-based), I find Dr. B's dissection (he somewhat correctly describes the Xtian rock BUSINESS segment) more curmudgeonly disgruntled than scholastically factual. Xtian rock lyrics are referred to by many jaundice-eyed music biz types as "greeting card music": lame, tame, and harmless (and useless except for the $$$ generated).<br /><br />Dr. B's (rest in peace) staid taste aside, I would agree with him that perhaps he should have had a bit more control of the previews for his presentation (perhaps he should have required a signed contract excluding rock music and no red M+M's in his dressing room). I wonder if he ever lectured on the history of hymns as common tavern drinking tunes. Guess it as always depends on whose ox is being gored? ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com