(The knobs on the band members' guitars and amplifiers were modified to go to 11.) Do not compensate for mediocrity by amping it up to MEDIOCRITY. The comedic film This Is Spinal Tap showed us all the absurdity of using sheer noise to compensate for a lack of talent. Steven played with Don along with Alan Barrington in the Christian touring band Jedidiah. Steven Swinford Pedal Steel - Holy is the Lord and You Are My Song and CD mastering.
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So here are five reasons for everyone to turn it down a notch-or maybe three or four.įirst, I know it's breaking the performer's code to say so (the way magicians are never supposed to reveal a secret), but cranking up the volume is just a cheap trick to add energy to a room. Bunky has also been very active in contemporary praise and worship music in church venues. But even I find almost every worship band in every church I visit to be too loud-not just a little bit loud, but uncomfortably, even painfully, loud. Furthermore, I'm a middle-aged man and my hearing is supposed to be fading. But in some churches, contemporary bands are now dominating the worship experience. Many Christian congregations gather on Sundays to sing hymns or worship songs by popular solo artists such as Michael W. I have played in worship bands for more than 30 years, and like lots of juice running through my Roland keyboard or Fender bass or Godin guitar. 6 Popular Megachurch Bands That Are Reinventing Worship. I grew up in the 1970s with fuzz boxes, stacks of Marshall amplifiers, and heavy metal bands loud enough to take on Boeing 747s and win. Apparently three guitars for 40 people were not enough. Guitars appeared, but just before I could get nostalgic and suggest we sing "Pass It On," the microphone stands appeared, too. I was at a Christian camp not long ago where we gathered to sing around a bonfire. Why does everything every Christian musician performs nowadays seem to require high amplification? Can you hear me? You can? I'm sorry if I am shouting, but I have just spent half an hour in a church service with a typical worship band, and my ears are ringing.