tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post6666724639902892324..comments2024-01-08T10:10:48.074+00:00Comments on That The Bones You Have Crushed May Thrill: Why?The Boneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271719805983763595noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-37481114569906420192012-05-01T15:12:46.165+01:002012-05-01T15:12:46.165+01:00"It's because the 'Bread of Life'..."It's because the 'Bread of Life' song is sh*te."<br />:) LOLGigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13592406521067190359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-16458204991196706372012-04-28T10:31:33.483+01:002012-04-28T10:31:33.483+01:00Lawrence, surely Portishead is not bad! It's j...Lawrence, surely Portishead is not bad! It's just moody, arty alternative music. It's like Morrissey. But slower, and with strings and a female voice.anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296248524361484973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-60452690114008883142012-04-25T19:47:28.398+01:002012-04-25T19:47:28.398+01:00One of the reasons for the persistence of these 19...One of the reasons for the persistence of these 1970s and 80s songs is that, to be fair, many of the melodies and harmonies are actually quite memorable. I was in York over the weekend for an exam board meeting, and went to the anticipated Mass on Saturday evening at St Wilfrid's, where all the music was that vintage. We sang a Bernadette Farrell song ('Christ, be our light') which I didn't know; the words were, to quote our revered host, 'sh*te' - the standard Justice and Peace stuff - but the tune was incredibly catchy and the harmonies, with their change from minor in the verses to major in the chorus, plus a waltz-like rhythm which swung along beautifully, were really good. I've been humming the tune (NOT the words) ever since.Sue Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868265477624790008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-64788120930090743082012-04-24T16:33:37.312+01:002012-04-24T16:33:37.312+01:00That awful "music" is not Catholic, not ...That awful "music" is not Catholic, not about worshipping God and keeping His commandments in His Holy Church. It is about worship of oneself, one's "feelings". It is the music of the New Age, pantheism, of Carol Keehan and the LCWR, a non-theistic and non-moral "religion".Lyndanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-63472683294046151922012-04-24T11:16:48.094+01:002012-04-24T11:16:48.094+01:00Well put Laurence.'With due reverence' is ...Well put Laurence.'With due reverence' is exactly what is needed and it is impossible to sing these plodding hymns with reverence. <br /><br />Yes the nine EMHCs made quite a procession - I wonder how many there were in the congregation 'necessitating' so many? (Rhetorical question of course)<br /><br />There IS a yearning for the Traditional music of the Church and last year I saw an example of this. I attended a performance of Mozart's Requiem which was given in Reims cathedral. Luckily I arrived early as the cathedral was absolutely full by the time it started. Not a spare chair anywhere. A lady next to me commented that she was glad to see so many as she knew the organiser who had been very afraid there would be little interest.<br /><br />How wrong he was. There was a full orchestra and choir who being placed in front of the altar were the focal point of attention. I could not help thinking how perfect it would have been if they had been there to 'sing the Mass' in such a magnificent setting instead of as a concert.<br /><br />There was loud applause and cheers at the end from the 'audience' As I came out I heard an English couple talking. One said to the other 'Wonderful - And it was all free!'<br /><br />The attendance there in that provincial cathedral proved that many people are willing to listen to the music of the great Masses and talented musicians are able to sing and play them. But I still think it was such a pity that the Mass was not celebrated for that is what Mozart wrote it for was it not, to accompany the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. It had been reduced to being a concert - still uplifting - but nevertheless merely a concert.pelerinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-50349237325368020562012-04-24T09:19:20.418+01:002012-04-24T09:19:20.418+01:00I'm rather pleased to say that I couldn't ...I'm rather pleased to say that I couldn't make out a word which was being sung. Perhaps it was because I was too busy trying to work out why the priest kept going backwards and forwards to the table (off-centre altar?).<br />All became clear when I counted nine EMHCs.georgemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-81313598410442365972012-04-24T07:05:31.027+01:002012-04-24T07:05:31.027+01:00Er, you know Gregorian chant wasn't actually d...Er, you know Gregorian chant wasn't actually dictated to Pope Gregory by the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove singing into his ear?<br /><br />Have a wee listen to the Copts and whathaveyou on Youtube as well.berenikehttp://exlaodicea.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com