In Sharing 492, Have Your Cake And Eat It Too

[Chseeads]

Arise.  Take up thy bed and walk.

[Newsman]

Thank you.

Take it easy, John. Praying for you.

[Heather]

Kimber!!!! ::HUGH::

Well isn't Seth a sassy pants today.....

Service last night was awesome. Sis Gina McCool has such a testimony. Plus her kids are so sweet [and well behaved!].

Brandon came to church with me this morning [awesome service. We had Bro Jason Pearcy with us] then we went hiking. My new favorite thing is hammocking.  I got one for myself and for him. It's awesome. Got a lot of funny looks at the park but also had a lot of people saying they needed one themselves.

Anyways I'm tarred. Work tomorrow. At least it's payday!

[Melody]

I think I'm about sick of Christian music that sounds like dance club music, and heavy panting whiney male singers-music, and pretty much 99% of whatever is on KLOVE.  I see it influencing Hannah and I didn't think it was that bad just not great but it rakes on me everytime I hear it and it puss and oozes of worldliness.   


/end rant. I'm not a music buff. 

[Roscoe]

Lou and Chey love KLOVE. I, on the other hand, am not as fond of it, although I will turn it on if my local southern gospel station starts preaching.  I'm pretty content with a memory stick full of REAL gospel music. You know, the Hinsons, the Paynes, the Crabb family,the McGruders- all those that drive Jenn and Ruby to Barf-ville.

Oh, and Sir John, I thought I'd posted that I was praying as well, but apparently I didn't. Nevertheless, prayers for you were said, and will continue to be...

[Lynx]

Two problems with K-Love - they play what is popular, not necessarily what is good, and their playlist is so small that you can listen to it for seven hours and basically you've heard everything they'll play for the next three months. 

Unfortunately a lot of modern christian singers - more than half, about 70% I would estimate - sing for their popularity and bank accounts, not as a ministry.  They sing what is popular at the time, because it is popular and they know it will sell. But then you have that in every style of christian music.

Fortunately I have Isaac Radio.  It's a radio station that broadcasts from my music player, playing only good music, all the time.  And the playlist is of course MUCH larger.   

[MsJennJenn]

This is why I listen to black gospel. Not contemporary.
Obviously as Isaac said there is some that's for the bank, but most gospel I hear and love isn't.

[Lynx]

Eh... black gospel has its fair share.  Mostly with black gospel the problem is show-offs, people who try to impress the listener with their vocal flexibility rather than just sing the song.  Black gospel is almost as bad for that as southern gospel, although of course showing off sounds much different in southern gospel.

But in every style there are some good singers and groups.  Like the Paynes for example. 

Jenn, what are some of your favorite black gospel groups?  I would like to broaden my horizons in that category - my music collection is deficient.

[Roscoe]

And Isaac, as far as Lou is concerned, please let HER version of your music collection remain deficient in that genre. I LOATHE, HATE, DETEST, and otherwise strongly despise Black Gospel. All the "yeah-yeah" and holding on to a note for a year, then repeating it ad nauseam- ick. Just ick.
And yes, I know Jenn and other lovers of black gospel are gearing up to hammer me. 

And, morning, all. I am back at work- something else I loathe.  Why couldn't I be rich?!?! 

[Lynx]

One thing that drives me nuts in black gospel is when singers try to add "soul' to their singing, with no idea of what soul really is. Imitating a sound you heard coming from another singer is not the same as singing with true feeling.

[The Purple Fuzzy]

And Isaac, as far as Lou is concerned, please let HER version of your music collection remain deficient in that genre. I LOATHE, HATE, DETEST, and otherwise strongly despise Black Gospel. All the "yeah-yeah" and holding on to a note for a year, then repeating it ad nauseam- ick. Just ick.
And yes, I know Jenn and other lovers of black gospel are gearing up to hammer me. 

And, morning, all. I am back at work- something else I loathe.  Why couldn't I be rich?!?! 

I like a few black gospel groups, but, like you, have problems with that stuff and when they "harmonize" but it sounds like it's clashing instead of harmonizing to me.  I don't even know what to call that, but I HATE it.

[Newsman]

Thanks, Bobby!

Going back to the specialist today. A bit nervous.


John 

[MsJennJenn]

Jenn, what are some of your favorite black gospel groups?  I would like to broaden my horizons in that category - my music collection is deficient.

Guess it would depend on which area of black gospel you're wanting.
Choir, r&b-ish, soul, contemporary-ish black gospel, on the verge of rap, but not rap? if that one makes sense lol

[MsJennJenn]

And Isaac, as far as Lou is concerned, please let HER version of your music collection remain deficient in that genre. I LOATHE, HATE, DETEST, and otherwise strongly despise Black Gospel. All the "yeah-yeah" and holding on to a note for a year, then repeating it ad nauseam- ick. Just ick.
And yes, I know Jenn and other lovers of black gospel are gearing up to hammer me. 

And, morning, all. I am back at work- something else I loathe.  Why couldn't I be rich?!?! 

I like what I like. You like what you like. I can't change your opinion, nor you mine.
I listen to music for several reasons: Lyrics, the vocals, because it moves me, and the actual music itself.

One thing that drives me nuts in black gospel is when singers try to add "soul' to their singing, with no idea of what soul really is. Imitating a sound you heard coming from another singer is not the same as singing with true feeling.

Some people have soul. Some do not. Regardless of their color. I listen to a lot of soul, and I do in fact imitate it, but as a singer, and a very strong one at that, that's a form of learning for me. I listen to different types of music, different singers, who have different sounds, and ranges to learn. I can sing in all three ranges, from soprano to tenor to a low alto. Obviously I can't hit a HIGH rafter soprano note, not in full voice anyway, or sounding screechy, but I can sing pretty high. I didn't get this way purely based on my gift. Yes that was a factor, but it's also because I listen to other styles and ranges, and "imitate" it as you say, to learn to broaden my vocal range. And it works.

[MsJennJenn]

And triple post....lol

One of my best friends Andrea has a son Davis - well when he was little and learning to talk, we could never get him to say Jenn - it just sounded like chinese when he'd try. Andrea has always called me honey, and I call her honey back. So one day, we tried to get Davis to say Jenn, and he said "noney". As in honey, but it came out noney. So I have therefore been noney to him, and his now sister Madelyn.

I lead the Young Adult praise group - and we do the last Sunday night service of every other month.
I soloed on the Anthem, and as I started to sing, Davis jumped up from his spot on the floor and said "hey...that's noney singing".

Makes my heart feel all warm and full of love! Love that kid!

[Lynx]

Jenn, what are some of your favorite black gospel groups?  I would like to broaden my horizons in that category - my music collection is deficient.

Guess it would depend on which area of black gospel you're wanting.
Choir, r&b-ish, soul, contemporary-ish black gospel, on the verge of rap, but not rap? if that one makes sense lol

Dealer's choice, I need all of them. And strangely I do know what almost rap but not quite means. I have a few groups like that... Shachah, Anointed, Level 3:16, etc.

[MsJennJenn]

Anointed is not in that category lol.

Choir: I'm not really sure, a lot of them have choirs with them. Like Marvin Sapp, Fred Hammond. Bishop Leonard Scott. Bishop Paul S. Morton, Byron Cage. Cedric Ford. Donald Lawrence. Earnest Pugh. Eddie James. Hezekiah Walker, John P. Kee, Kirk Franklin, Judacamp, Joshua's Troop, Kevin LevVar & One Sound, William Murphy, Kurt Carr, Miami Mass Choir, Myron Butler & Levi, New Breed, Smokie Norful,

R&B-Ish: J Moss, Antwaun Stanley, Ayiesha Woods, Deitrick Haddon, Charles & Taylor, Damita, Dawkins & Dawkins. Isaac Carree, Isreal & New Breed (although he kind of goes everywhere depending on the CD). Same goes for James Fortune & FIYA, Joshua Rogers, Men of Standard, Tamela Mann, Tasha Cobbs, Tim Bowman Jr., William McDowell

Rap, but not rap: Mali Music, Deitrick Haddon could also fall here, GI, Tye Tribett (which he kind of goes everywhere too), Victory World Music, 21:03

Rap: Flame, Trip Lee

As far as Soul goes: Mahalia Jackson! Mighty Clouds of Joy, this area is so broad, it's hard to distinguish "gospel" soul, from "r&b" soul. WHen I think of soul, I think of Mahalia, Etta James, Otis Redding, Ella Fitzgerald and that lot.

[Chseeads]

[Melody]

I think I am getting old. Lol. I like songs more and more for what seems like sincerity and consecration than anything else. With the exception of Mickey Mangun. I just don't get the appeal.

Roscoe, there are many black gospel songs I like but skip to the next song when it starts repeating. Very hype and insincere feeling. 

I'm probably an average singer.

I like Vicki Yohe's first releases and then no more.

What I do listen to more often is revivalradio.net.  It's all kinds of apostolic. Not even pandora can provide that diversity.  There are still songs that I don't care for but I'm getting to the point where I'd rather listen to a twangy country song that an old church mother is singing though I do NOT like the genre.

Idk how to articulate it correctly I suppose.

[Roscoe]

I like what I like. You like what you like. I can't change your opinion, nor you mine.
I listen to music for several reasons: Lyrics, the vocals, because it moves me, and the actual music itself.

I just like to torment you and Ruby. 
I will listen to the occasional black gospel, but it is rare...very rare. Listening to the noise when Lou watches a "Madea" movie on her laptop is more than enough for me.

And just for the record, I am doubtless a below average singer. Just ask anyone who heard my debut song, "When God Unfolds the Rose" played on a local amatuer radio repeater.   

[MsJennJenn]

Your "torment" doesn't even reach me. Ha.

and I have every Madea play on DVD, and have seen all of the other movies.
I've also seen him live! lol love it!

and we don't doubt that you can't sing.
any man who drives a pink miata obviously can't sing.

[Lynx]

Jenn: I know Anointed doesn't really belong in that list, but some of their songs get really close...

Mellowyellow: I've noticed a lot of singers and groups that do that, start out very good for the first few albums, but then somehow it seems they figure out how to make the sound on their own.

[taco_harvell]

Cooking Turnips! Whose hungry?

[MsJennJenn]

That is so gross.

[taco_harvell]

That is so gross.

Turnips are gift from God above!