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jeepnstein

(2,631 posts)
36. It's a love/hate thing with me.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 09:02 AM
Dec 2013

I've been playing Christmas music since well before Halloween. Every year is a continual grind to get every bit of phrasing and time together with my band mates. And just as we hit a pleasant spot someone decides to take it to another level and that sensation of drowning in music theory strikes again. Tonight I'm playing a Christmas Eve service and I wish I could say I was looking forward to it in the slightest. Instead, I'm buried in the details of the performance. I hope someone else gets something out of it because it's just no fun at all to me.

And then every once in a while it happens. We all let loose and just let it flow. It's magical for a minute or two and then back to the grind. Arghhh.... I should be playing through everything again but my fingertips are bruised and my head is spinning.

Have a Merry Christmas everyone.

Must be the same thing that makes this pagan okasha Dec 2013 #1
Yeah, and the chants just transcend. rug Dec 2013 #2
That's beautiful. okasha Dec 2013 #6
Some of the greatest music ever written The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2013 #3
Followed closely by Christian Gangsta Rap. rug Dec 2013 #4
Love just about any classical choral pieces. justhanginon Dec 2013 #8
inspiration has no religion, even if it is triggered by religious beliefs Voice for Peace Dec 2013 #5
It's been said by many okasha Dec 2013 #7
I have always loved sacred music, but christian rock not so much. cbayer Dec 2013 #9
There's a certain logic to it markbark Dec 2013 #10
ears and a brain. Evoman Dec 2013 #11
Almost everybody loves this anthem, practically a signature for the Stones......... dimbear Dec 2013 #12
This is the closest they've come to a religious song. rug Dec 2013 #13
Charlie looks extremely bored. Manifestor_of_Light Dec 2013 #30
Really like that video goldent Dec 2013 #35
Because it has a good beat and well written lyrics and... LostOne4Ever Dec 2013 #14
That's tough. My town is between hills and I can usually get only two stations clearly. rug Dec 2013 #15
The burden we pay for not living near a large city LostOne4Ever Dec 2013 #16
Have you looked into Sirius XM? cbayer Dec 2013 #22
I thought about it but I just like the surprise of driving into range of a new station. rug Dec 2013 #25
I enjoy that as well, particularly when on a long road trip. cbayer Dec 2013 #26
This is a good answer. cbayer Dec 2013 #23
much great art is religious art, too. kwassa Dec 2013 #17
I listen to good music and appreciate all forms of good art. uriel1972 Dec 2013 #18
Why did you name yourself after an archangel? rug Dec 2013 #19
Heh wasn't always an atheist... uriel1972 Dec 2013 #20
The Housemartins are too square for my taste. The Silver Bells rock! immoderate Dec 2013 #21
I also listen to a lot of music in other languages. cbayer Dec 2013 #24
I know some religious people that like this song. AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #27
I don't care for it but he seems to like it. and yes I would have had a beer with him after. hrmjustin Dec 2013 #29
Consider, if you will, Seals and Crofts, Hall and Oates, Nash and Young,........and so on. dimbear Dec 2013 #28
The Tallis Scholars and Anonymous Four are great. Manifestor_of_Light Dec 2013 #31
The same reason I can enjoy Lord of The Rings whithout believing in Orcs and Elves. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2013 #32
That's how I feel about Dawkins' speeches. rug Dec 2013 #33
It's moving. Irregardless of religious pov, it touches people as much music does. pinto Dec 2013 #34
It's a love/hate thing with me. jeepnstein Dec 2013 #36
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