Sure there are. I enjoy Kings Kaleidoscope, Bifrost Arts, Beautiful Eulogy, and John Van Duesen. To name a few. But there's a reason we go to an Episcopal service with pipe organ and full choir at this point in our lives
There is a trend for younger people to be drawn to more liturgical and traditional worship styles, and I understand as we faithfully attend an Anglican church. I think there is a feeling that there is more of a connection to tradition in these types of services and contemporary services are (sometimes unfairly) judged as less rooted and more fleeting.
I will always remember Gregory Porter's No Love Dying. Listened to it at a headphone meetup on a $2000+ headphone/amp rig and his voice sounded like sonic gold. Also saw an Anberlin Cities tour where they had multiple sets of tympani all around the stage that made everything more explosive and impactful. Negative: All I Want for Christmas is You. And most contemporary worship music. Nice article.
There's something about hearing music the way it's supposed to be heard, whether it is with a proper sound system or at an immersive live experience. I can understand overplayed songs that have lost all meaning and only sound like a commercial. Are there any contemporary worship music that does not fit in the negative category?
When I hear "Gloria" by John Rutter, I remember going with my son to hear it at a church in GR which was sung by the Evangelical Choral Society (I don't remember the correct name.).
There are other songs which I stop sing (continuing in my head). Other songs are sung at the top of my lungs with a tear in the eye.
Other thought is that songs are sung so quickly that people don't think about the words: meanings, how they rhyme or not, and how they fix together. The song ended and then the next one started.
I remember going to that with you! It was a powerful concert and you got the name correct.
I do the same as I start to process the words and wonder if I agree with the theology that is being presented while others I sing out without thinking about the theology. I'm sure I do not fully agree with the Wesleyan theology that I belt out, but I sing it with gusto!
There is a problem with not leaving room for reflection during the time of singing. There needs to be more time for silence and processing in our worship services.
Sure there are. I enjoy Kings Kaleidoscope, Bifrost Arts, Beautiful Eulogy, and John Van Duesen. To name a few. But there's a reason we go to an Episcopal service with pipe organ and full choir at this point in our lives
There is a trend for younger people to be drawn to more liturgical and traditional worship styles, and I understand as we faithfully attend an Anglican church. I think there is a feeling that there is more of a connection to tradition in these types of services and contemporary services are (sometimes unfairly) judged as less rooted and more fleeting.
I will always remember Gregory Porter's No Love Dying. Listened to it at a headphone meetup on a $2000+ headphone/amp rig and his voice sounded like sonic gold. Also saw an Anberlin Cities tour where they had multiple sets of tympani all around the stage that made everything more explosive and impactful. Negative: All I Want for Christmas is You. And most contemporary worship music. Nice article.
There's something about hearing music the way it's supposed to be heard, whether it is with a proper sound system or at an immersive live experience. I can understand overplayed songs that have lost all meaning and only sound like a commercial. Are there any contemporary worship music that does not fit in the negative category?
When I hear "Gloria" by John Rutter, I remember going with my son to hear it at a church in GR which was sung by the Evangelical Choral Society (I don't remember the correct name.).
There are other songs which I stop sing (continuing in my head). Other songs are sung at the top of my lungs with a tear in the eye.
Other thought is that songs are sung so quickly that people don't think about the words: meanings, how they rhyme or not, and how they fix together. The song ended and then the next one started.
I remember going to that with you! It was a powerful concert and you got the name correct.
I do the same as I start to process the words and wonder if I agree with the theology that is being presented while others I sing out without thinking about the theology. I'm sure I do not fully agree with the Wesleyan theology that I belt out, but I sing it with gusto!
There is a problem with not leaving room for reflection during the time of singing. There needs to be more time for silence and processing in our worship services.