A conversation with Larry Norman and a note on his passing…

One of the creative and driving forces of the 70’s Jesus awakening died in February. I just heard about it yesterday. Larry Norman was a controversial figure in the Jesus People movement and for decades after. He left a touching note to his audience which can be found at his website www.larrynorman.com…. »

It’s all rock and roll to me

Rock and Roll hasn’t really changed much the last four years. The drums are pretty much the same.  Guitars have quit a number of new effects pedals and such. The best amps are still the ones from the 60’s like Vox made.   

I played in a few rock bands like 20% … »

Can the boomers welcome new music?

I remember when Larry Norman recorded the first Christian Rock record to be released in 1970. It was a major start in the Christian Rock genre that helped push along a Baby Boom revival. The song, “I wish we’d all been ready,” was also a representation of the eschatologically-inclined generation.
I recall the new… »

The problems with today’s worship music

In my opinion, there are three problems in contemporary worship music. First, most of the time the music is poorly arranged. Church worship bands do not know how to leave "space" in the music, too many of the musicians are playing too many of the same notes at the same time. Because of this the… »