Comments on: Music Series Part 7: CCM Uses Satanic Beats http://www.nathanrice.org/2007/05/music-series-part-7-ccm-uses-satanic-beats/ The Personal Webspace of Nathan Rice Sun, 16 May 2010 21:27:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: George http://www.nathanrice.org/2007/05/music-series-part-7-ccm-uses-satanic-beats/#comment-917 George Wed, 23 May 2007 20:36:37 +0000 http://www.nathanrice.org/2007/05/23/music-series-part-7-ccm-uses-satanic-beats/#comment-917 <blockquote>The Gregorian chant folks thought any harmony was evil…</blockquote> This amuses me, because Gregorian chant (and especially the organum sub-genre) was quite fond of harmony. It was just harmony modern listeners wouldn't much care for, all those perfect fourths, fifths and octaves. And get this- back in the sixteenth century, the church was already talking about music inappropriate to worship- not because it was satanic, but because it was too complex. I'd like to see any modern fundamentalist say Josquin's <i>Ave Maria</i> is inappropriate! And still more ironic, the heavier sectors of metal music, those that decidedly do favor satanic, anti-Christian themes, have actually musically turned back to... guess what? Modes, as opposed to the modern major/minor scales- just like in Gregorian chant. Listen to death metal and you'll hear the phrygian and lydian modes all over.

The Gregorian chant folks thought any harmony was evil…

This amuses me, because Gregorian chant (and especially the organum sub-genre) was quite fond of harmony. It was just harmony modern listeners wouldn’t much care for, all those perfect fourths, fifths and octaves.

And get this- back in the sixteenth century, the church was already talking about music inappropriate to worship- not because it was satanic, but because it was too complex. I’d like to see any modern fundamentalist say Josquin’s Ave Maria is inappropriate!

And still more ironic, the heavier sectors of metal music, those that decidedly do favor satanic, anti-Christian themes, have actually musically turned back to… guess what? Modes, as opposed to the modern major/minor scales- just like in Gregorian chant. Listen to death metal and you’ll hear the phrygian and lydian modes all over.

]]> By: Ben http://www.nathanrice.org/2007/05/music-series-part-7-ccm-uses-satanic-beats/#comment-914 Ben Wed, 23 May 2007 19:50:15 +0000 http://www.nathanrice.org/2007/05/23/music-series-part-7-ccm-uses-satanic-beats/#comment-914 These people really baffle me. Aren't there more important things for these people to rant about? I'm more offended by the flood of homogeneous tripe I hear over CCM Radio these days. If one more Nickelback knockoff does a "worship" album I'm gonna rip my radio out of my car and mail it to "KLOVE - Positive! Encouraging!" with a decidedly "Negative! Discouraging!" letter. As for Bob Jones, they've been SO wrong for SO long it's amazing to me that people still take them seriously. I guess there's always room for another uber-fundamentalist mecca. "If it's too loud, you're too old!" These people really baffle me. Aren’t there more important things for these people to rant about? I’m more offended by the flood of homogeneous tripe I hear over CCM Radio these days. If one more Nickelback knockoff does a “worship” album I’m gonna rip my radio out of my car and mail it to “KLOVE – Positive! Encouraging!” with a decidedly “Negative! Discouraging!” letter.

As for Bob Jones, they’ve been SO wrong for SO long it’s amazing to me that people still take them seriously. I guess there’s always room for another uber-fundamentalist mecca.

“If it’s too loud, you’re too old!”

]]> By: Guy R Vestal & Family http://www.nathanrice.org/2007/05/music-series-part-7-ccm-uses-satanic-beats/#comment-916 Guy R Vestal & Family Wed, 23 May 2007 19:28:39 +0000 http://www.nathanrice.org/2007/05/23/music-series-part-7-ccm-uses-satanic-beats/#comment-916 I wrote a post on this subject myself, including scriptures to back it. http://www.thedailyway.com/?p=38 And I think it is rather high and mighty for anyone to assume that "one joyful noise unto the Lord" is more worthy than another. And watch how you use the word "Fundamentalist" thar pally-o! :) hahaha True Fundamentalists, don't step one inch away from scripture... (Now you can see my science problem) the "Fundamentalist/Reformers Movement" is hogwash! It has more politics in it than the RNC & DNC combined! I go further on this subject in a post I have coming out tomorrow on my top 10 must have cd's, and I think these fundamentalists would find members of the list quite heretical! BTW... Sorry for posting a link to my site. I wasn't meaning to advertise, I just thought it would be easier to read my opinion on it, than retype the whole thing here and take up your space. You can delete the link if you don't allow advertising. :) I wrote a post on this subject myself, including scriptures to back it. http://www.thedailyway.com/?p=38

And I think it is rather high and mighty for anyone to assume that “one joyful noise unto the Lord” is more worthy than another.

And watch how you use the word “Fundamentalist” thar pally-o! :) hahaha

True Fundamentalists, don’t step one inch away from scripture… (Now you can see my science problem) the “Fundamentalist/Reformers Movement” is hogwash! It has more politics in it than the RNC & DNC combined! I go further on this subject in a post I have coming out tomorrow on my top 10 must have cd’s, and I think these fundamentalists would find members of the list quite heretical!

BTW… Sorry for posting a link to my site. I wasn’t meaning to advertise, I just thought it would be easier to read my opinion on it, than retype the whole thing here and take up your space. You can delete the link if you don’t allow advertising. :)

]]> By: shad http://www.nathanrice.org/2007/05/music-series-part-7-ccm-uses-satanic-beats/#comment-915 shad Wed, 23 May 2007 16:21:00 +0000 http://www.nathanrice.org/2007/05/23/music-series-part-7-ccm-uses-satanic-beats/#comment-915 frank garlock is not right on music and Bob jones was a racal jerk frank garlock is not right on music and Bob jones was a racal jerk

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