While driving to work today, I was listening to our local Christian radio station.
Imagine my delight when I heard Paul Baloche's "Our God Saves" coming through the speakers! But this "Our God Saves" was different. It wasn't the "Our God Saves" I've heard and passed to my praise team and used in worship.
That's right...it was a radio mix.
Can we all just take a moment and discuss the "radio mix?"
I don't understand it. I don't understand it ever. If Michael W. Smith writes a song that's seven minutes long, then it's because he wanted it to be seven minutes long. And if Paul Baloche releases his title track as a live offering, why in the heck does it need to be shortened, chopped up and filled w/ a string section and loops?
Do we believe that listeners MUST have their radio tracks under 3.5 minutes? And even if, do we think Christian radio listeners want their CCM/pop jams chopped as well?
"Our God Saves" is fantastic. Stop messing with our songs, radio.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
CHRISTIAN RADIO...
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7 comments:
Don't mess with Paul...if you do, you are messing with me. Is that the same station that has "God sized" music marathons? They used too and it always rubbed me the wrong way.
Yes. Yes, it is, Jeff.
That's one pretty long set of music if it's God-sized, huh?
Is it radio's fault he remixed his song?
This is the confusion that results from making "worship music" a means of entertainment. You start treating it the same as any other entertainment music, because that's what it has become.
I say it's the label fault for making him do it.
Let's not overlook the more obvious blunder here Todd, what were you doing listening to your local Christian radio station?
I don't listen to the radio...period.
Robert...it's about time you got here.
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