tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943366568013445284.post22473100926490317..comments2024-02-09T06:15:27.088-08:00Comments on josh barkey: breaking awayJOSH BARKEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056229250824359708noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943366568013445284.post-56950722591800065192010-06-18T08:55:37.391-07:002010-06-18T08:55:37.391-07:00I too remember the joys of Breakaway. I would rea...I too remember the joys of Breakaway. I would read it cover to cover as soon as it arrived. (When I finished it I would read through my sister's Brio magazine.) I remember my dismay when I read the damning review of Ace of Bass and later gave away my recently purchased cassette; I enjoyed the music but I also enjoyed guilt free sleeps. <br><br>I think the blinders came off when somebody wrote in asking about Billy Joel's music. Being a closet Billy Joel fan I read the review with interest but already knowing what the response would be. There is no way that Billy Joel's music could be endorsed if only because of the song "Only the Good Die Young." <br><br>I was surprised though because the article gave a description of how the reviewer hoped that Joel's spiritual longing, detailed within his song lyrics, would finally lead him to a saving relationship with Jesus Christ. The review noted that Joel revealed his longing within the song Blonde Over Blue. He then even included a quote from the song, "These days not a damned soul prays and there is no faith because there's nothing to believe in." (With "damn" not spelled out in it's entirety of course, both profanity and the name of the LORD are too dangerous to be put into print)<br><br>In the end the reviewer couldn't recommend Joel's music but the damage had been done. I didn't necessarily disagree with anything that the article said, but it was obvious that the reviewer listened to and enjoyed Joel's music. Ace of Bass got the axe but Billy Joel got mild but sympathetic disapproval and the reason Joel got off easy was because the reviewer liked his music. After reading that mild hypocrisy I stopped caring about Breakaway's music reviews. <br><br>I listen to secular music now because I find CCM music to be utter rubbish. It's too saccharine and has no relation whatsoever to real life. If I want music to awaken my spiritual hunger I listen to Bach. <br><br>This is really a long winded way of saying, "I agree."Edhttp://www.wychykibwp.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943366568013445284.post-82630989512448145512010-06-24T06:43:59.317-07:002010-06-24T06:43:59.317-07:00Somehow I missed this post... how very relevant to...Somehow I missed this post... how very relevant to the weekend. I also agree, though in Peru I was rocking Beasty Boys that had been recorded over a Phil Collins cassette... for years I thought Phil Collins was a group of Brooklyn rappers (I didn't know what rappers were either).Josh Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12009131478908493238noreply@blogger.com