The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #35721   Message #490003
Posted By: Matt_R
22-Jun-01 - 06:14 PM
Thread Name: Can you sing gospel without belief 2
Subject: RE: Can you sing gospel without belief 2
What about the question "Can you believe and not sing Gospel"? Personally, I think Gospel in corny. Religious-themed songs, I like. And there are some really good worship songs for church that were written recently. But Gospel to me is always nasal bluegrassy, or cornball "Christian Contemporary," or modern African-American gospel, all of which are those "Jesus Jesus Jesus Jesus Jesus Jesus Jesus!" kinds of songs. Give me a good Negro Spiritual, or a Latin Verdi, Bach, Vivaldi, or Berlioz Mass, or religion-related rock song anyday!

--Matt