Does anyone have plans to download Bill's new (digital) album? Apparently, it was recorded (all 1st take) in his kitchen. And if I deliberately choose *not* to buy it, what does that mean relative to my own maturation?
To my audiophile ears, the recorded background hiss is annoying. Maybe they left the kitchen sink faucet going?
To my audiophile ears, the recorded background hiss is annoying. Maybe they left the kitchen sink faucet going?
posted by Greg | 11:16 AM
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When a recording is bad, I don't think it says anything about maturation. I don't know about you, but these recent albums just aren't getting it done. The funny thing is, when I go back to older albums, I fall in love with certain tunes all over again.
By maturation--I meant almost like an era past.
Knowing the life choices that he's made, the music (even if it were like the days of old) has been tainted.
I may break down and do it anyway--Still thinking it over.
I don't know if you will recall, but way back in the day, before our time at Wheaton, there was a Christian artist by the name of Sandy Patti. She and her husband split, and CCM stations refused to play her tunes. Back then, I thought the stations were being a bit legalistic. Now that I married and recognize the nature of the breach, I can kind of understand why they did what they did. How do you divorce the lyrics and the message from the lifestyle of the artist? Maybe some can do it, but I have a hard time. Bill has definitely fallen in my estimation.
So Amy Grant? Persona non grata?
I still struggle with this, because we're all fallen. I think the difference for me is the perpetuation of stupidity. The continuation of the sin.
If someone divorces their spouse, and shacks up with someone else... is that a perpetuation of sin, or a single (or series) of bad choices that one is trying to rectify by not breaking yet-another commitment?
This is what I cannot wrap my mind around. Where does the sin stop and the reconciliation of one's soul begin... (Or--are we sinning all along, and just lying to ourselves? And since I suspect it is this latter, should public lifestyle really impact the message or content?)
When you refer to the "perpetuation of stupidity," I assume you mean Bill's continuing to pursue this indulgent lifestyle of touring over being their for his kids (even if he isn't there for his wife). Is that that the issue for you? The fact that he doesn't seem to have learned?
Yeah--that's exactly it. For whatever reason, it's easier for me to overlook a sin if it was a single instance. An error that one commits, then says "oops, that was dumb"... changes their life and moves on.
Conversely--somebody that does something stupid, pays the price, but continues in their stupidity... that's harder for me to justify.
I don't know about Bill--but one can only assume that his (selfish) pursuit of his musical career cost him his marriage and probably his relationship with his children. Now--it seems (more than ever) that he's paycheck to paycheck, gig to gig, with wife 2.0--which you know won't be received well by his kids. That behavior, in my eyes, is ultimately selfish. Not good for wife 1.0, or kids. Hence the perpetuation of stupidity. (Sure the kids are adults at this point, but where does responsibilities as a father end and the right to be selfish begin?)
Anyway--because of this, I'm having a tougher time comparing Bill to Amy or Sandi. Amy or Sandi may have made dumb mistakes in their marriage, but close that chapter in their lives and move on to a better one. It seems that Bill is just continually writing the chapter as he continues throughout his life.
We all sin, and I'm not immune. So it's entirely hypocritical for me to pounce on Bill, I expect. But for whatever reason, a single rectified sin feels better than a perpetuated one. (But in reality, I know that we're all sinned leprous.)
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