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dark clouds a'risin'
thunder bolts a'rollin'
master jesus ridin' around
with a rainbow 'round his shoulders
seek on, oh, seeker
come go to glory with me
and you shall wear a starry crown
come join the band of angels
rain come down, rain come down
hear him above ridin' around.....
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Mar 31, 2013 - 07:09 mrgus wrote: Illustrates why I like the phrase,"I don't have a problem with God, it's the fan clubs I can't stand."  |
| mrgus (Salt Lake City) | Posted: Oct 25, 2012 - 11:23 SmackDaddy wrote: Illustrates why I like the phrase,"I don't have a problem with God, it's the fan clubs I can't stand." |
| neuticle (fog fog fog) | Posted: Aug 23, 2012 - 10:58 shakitten wrote: I'm blown away by all the religious comments. This is an amazing album, and some songs are period pieces. In Civil War times, this type of Spiritual was common. Please, folks...we all have hot buttons about our beliefs. But sometimes it's just history, and to yank out the references would not be authentic. Enjoy it for what it is. I am not a Christian by any stretch, but I can enjoy gospel, old spirituals and choral/hymnal work when it's passionate, historically accurate,,beautiful and well-done. Your comment is more open minded than most on RP. Thank you .People get so bent out of shape as soon as some sort of religious /spiritual reference comes into play..too bad. I'm no Christian, but I'm not a "God" hater and I'm not a believer either. W/ out "spiritual " music, we'd be in a darker place for sure. Whatever god you worship is fine w/ me, just don't cram it down my throat..rock on |
| Mugro (My body is in Dubai, but my hopeful heart is in Red Sox Nation) | Posted: Mar 18, 2012 - 08:42 shakitten wrote: I'm blown away by all the religious comments. This is an amazing album, and some songs are period pieces. In Civil War times, this type of Spiritual was common. Please, folks...we all have hot buttons about our beliefs. But sometimes it's just history, and to yank out the references would not be authentic. Enjoy it for what it is. I am not a Christian by any stretch, but I can enjoy gospel, old spirituals and choral/hymnal work when it's passionate, historically accurate,,beautiful and well-done. Amen.  |
| shakitten (Trying to get back into a good dream) | Posted: Jan 14, 2012 - 20:21 I'm blown away by all the religious comments. This is an amazing album, and some songs are period pieces. In Civil War times, this type of Spiritual was common. Please, folks...we all have hot buttons about our beliefs. But sometimes it's just history, and to yank out the references would not be authentic. Enjoy it for what it is.
I am not a Christian by any stretch, but I can enjoy gospel, old spirituals and choral/hymnal work when it's passionate, historically accurate,,beautiful and well-done. |
| Dgradeworkunit (Shenandoah Valley) | Posted: Sep 10, 2011 - 07:48 "Goodwilling" a CD with Christian themes is tantamount to rejecting western civilization. Of course that's par for the course these days, but it isn't exactly the tolerant thing to do. In contrast, Christians (other than perhaps Old Order Mennonites and Amish), seldom reject wholesale what the culture at large has to offer. That fact certainly ought to make one wonder about who is intolerant and who isn't. |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver BC, Bud) | Posted: Aug 09, 2011 - 22:43 whitebuffalo wrote: I bought this CD after I heard them on Morning Becomes Eclectic and then Goodwilled it when I listened more more closely and realized that it was stealth Christian rock. I felt like the church organist who accidentally ordered the Frank Zappa songbook online. There should be some kind of a PMRC sticker on stuff like this. With a picture of the dude from Creed.  I like the song but your post gave me a chuckle! (Creed; eeyew.) |
| Businessgypsy (Deepest, Darkest Florida) | Posted: Jan 01, 2011 - 14:36 on, oh, seeker come go to glory with me and you shall wear a starry crown come join the band of angels <rant> Can't tell you how often this has come up. Last four family funerals, a well meaning person places their arm on mine "Don't worry, he's an angel now" I have no problem with any belief system that causes no harm and leaves those of other persuasions alone, but c'mon Christians: know a little about the structure of your own faith! The dead do not become angels, angels are not and never were human within the canons of the creed. Satan = angel Michael = archangel My dead family member ≠ angel I wonder if these are the same people that thinks all of Islam demands honor killings of female relatives because a few fundamentalists engage in the practice. </rant> |
| SmackDaddy (San Diego) | Posted: Jun 24, 2010 - 18:37 lwilkinson wrote: You can live your life as an agnostic or atheist if it makes you feel better but no one dies an atheist; laying on your death bed gives you a whole new outlook, something I learned sitting death watch on 4 grandparents and 2 parents. This is the biggest BS statement I've read in a long time. Believe it or not, many aetheists and agnostics are just as committed to their lack of belief as you are to your belief. Accept that 80% plus of Americans believe even if you don't and then accept that belief is a natural part of existence and the human condition. Following what 80% do isn't being a very rugged individualist. That may mean pulling back on that "in-your-face cause I don't believe" arrogance but in the end, life will have less conflict for you. What "arrogance"? Just because someone doesn't believe in your views, that makes them arrogant? BTW Arrogant Aethiests is the name of my new band. Just enjoy the music because it speaks to the soul; even if atheists don't have one. If one human has a soul, they all have a soul regardless of their beliefs. You can't pick an choose how the universe works based on your preferences. |
| randomprime | Posted: Apr 22, 2010 - 05:29 whitebuffalo wrote: I bought this CD after I heard them on Morning Becomes Eclectic and then Goodwilled it when I listened more more closely and realized that it was stealth Christian rock. I felt like the church organist who accidentally ordered the Frank Zappa songbook online. There should be some kind of a PMRC sticker on stuff like this. With a picture of the dude from Creed. I figured lyrics containing "Master Jesus" would be warning enough. |
| Bleyfusz | Posted: Apr 22, 2010 - 05:19 whitebuffalo wrote: I bought this CD after I heard them on Morning Becomes Eclectic and then Goodwilled it when I listened more more closely and realized that it was stealth Christian rock. I felt like the church organist who accidentally ordered the Frank Zappa songbook online. There should be some kind of a PMRC sticker on stuff like this. With a picture of the dude from Creed. Well..... after all, what would life be without surprises? |
| whitebuffalo | Posted: Feb 18, 2010 - 01:25 I bought this CD after I heard them on Morning Becomes Eclectic and then Goodwilled it when I listened more more closely and realized that it was stealth Christian rock. I felt like the church organist who accidentally ordered the Frank Zappa songbook online. There should be some kind of a PMRC sticker on stuff like this. With a picture of the dude from Creed. |
| Sjaaks (Horst, Netherlands) | Posted: Feb 18, 2010 - 00:56 Poacher wrote: I have a soul and I am an atheist. I also watched both my parents die. I also believe religion is a virus. Just because you may have your own beliefs, do not presume that is the same for other humans. You are so right, absolutely do not like it when people try to push their beliefs onto you, as if your own statements can't be true... How rude to tell somebody who's an atheist he/she doesn't have a soul, how dare you?!  When i die, i know it's over with my life. I'm a creation of nature and not of something fiction as a god. Animals die and it's over, they don't worry about there being a god or belief or something like that. The "high" intelligence of us humans makes us capable to imagine stuff like that, but no one can ever convince me that there's something/someone "up there"... As for this song... Sounds very nice!!! 9 |
| k8ling1114 (Minneapolis, MN) | Posted: Dec 17, 2009 - 05:27 thought the end there was a segue into Mercy Street, peter gabriel! |
| Poacher (Brighton, UK) | Posted: Aug 13, 2009 - 07:17 lwilkinson wrote: You can live your life as an agnostic or atheist if it makes you feel better but no one dies an atheist; laying on your death bed gives you a whole new outlook, something I learned sitting death watch on 4 grandparents and 2 parents. Accept that 80% plus of Americans believe even if you don't and then accept that belief is a natural part of existence and the human condition. That may mean pulling back on that "in-your-face cause I don't believe" arrogance but in the end, life will have less conflict for you. Just enjoy the music because it speaks to the soul; even if atheists don't have one. I have a soul and I am an atheist. I also watched both my parents die. I also believe religion is a virus. Just because you may have your own beliefs, do not presume that is the same for other humans. |
| Darlington (Columbia, South Carolina) | Posted: Aug 13, 2009 - 07:13 Great song for a rainy day in South Carolina... Too bad this group broke up after this cd/album...one of the first purchases I made because I heard a song or two on RP... |
| keller1 (In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby) | Posted: Jul 12, 2009 - 16:09 Interesting conversation on faith, or the lack thereof. I actually envy people with faith, and would never criticize them for having it. To the contrary. Crash Davis said in Bull Durham, "We're winning. If Nuke thinks he's winning these games because he's wearing a garter belt under his baseball pants, then he is. Our job is not to mess with that." So, if it works for you, by all means believe it. |
| Dauntless (Bucharest, Romania) | Posted: May 10, 2009 - 02:57 lwilkinson wrote: You can live your life as an agnostic or atheist if it makes you feel better but no one dies an atheist; laying on your death bed gives you a whole new outlook, something I learned sitting death watch on 4 grandparents and 2 parents. Accept that 80% plus of Americans believe even if you don't and then accept that belief is a natural part of existence and the human condition. That may mean pulling back on that "in-your-face cause I don't believe" arrogance but in the end, life will have less conflict for you. Just enjoy the music because it speaks to the soul; even if atheists don't have one. I don't understand this absurdity "no one dies an atheist", not only it's false and a piece of propaganda, but you could die anytime in your life from an accident or like me, doing extreme sports... that changes nothing. It's illogical believing in something completely unproven or verified by any kind of data. I would prefer believing in Tor and other Nordic gods if I were to just go wild with my imagination... </rant> |
| lwilkinson (North Am-Home of the Last of the Rugged Individualists) | Posted: Feb 04, 2009 - 10:56 You can live your life as an agnostic or atheist if it makes you feel better but no one dies an atheist; laying on your death bed gives you a whole new outlook, something I learned sitting death watch on 4 grandparents and 2 parents. Accept that 80% plus of Americans believe even if you don't and then accept that belief is a natural part of existence and the human condition. That may mean pulling back on that "in-your-face cause I don't believe" arrogance but in the end, life will have less conflict for you. Just enjoy the music because it speaks to the soul; even if atheists don't have one. |
| rsimark | Posted: Jan 03, 2009 - 19:35 surreal1221 wrote: I must say that the first 5-10 seconds of the song were wonderful and spectacular. It'd (IMHO) make a great instrumental. . .BUT. . . The first mention of God really put me off, and I'm not necessarily an atheist I'm just not very religious and would much rather not hear it so obviously in my music. Still gave it a 7, maybe if I hear it a few more times my opinion will change. I have to agree on the religious nature. If you can get past that part, I found it a very enjoyable mellow out album. It was worth the effort to track it down. I finally found it new in the used bargain bin while Tower still existed. Very happy to have tracked them down and related Hem, among other RP finds like PT. For me it's a great chill out album and worth the effort to find. Thanks again to RP broadening my listening experience. |
| surreal1221 (Atlanta, GA) | Posted: Dec 03, 2008 - 05:37 I must say that the first 5-10 seconds of the song were wonderful and spectacular. It'd (IMHO) make a great instrumental. . .BUT. . . The first mention of God really put me off, and I'm not necessarily an atheist I'm just not very religious and would much rather not hear it so obviously in my music. Still gave it a 7, maybe if I hear it a few more times my opinion will change. |
| HarrO (Florida) | Posted: Nov 01, 2008 - 18:38 No, I think "Propaganda" is the perfect word here. |
| bam23 (Berkeley) | Posted: Oct 31, 2008 - 10:35 anniebear wrote: I am an atheist. I hate Xtian propaganda music. However, I freekin love this song. Weird. I don't get this comment. Some of the greatest music in Western culture, traveling back at least a millennium, has been and continues to be inspired by various notions about god and/or gods. The key here is the inspiration and the result. I also have no use for any attempted message (propaganda also seems to be the wrong term here) that simplistically tries to explain this Universe in terms of whatever facile and mysterious fairy tail is being used, but your appreciation of the music should have no relationship to the philosophy of the composer or performer. Now, if you want to try and make me like Jesus Christ Superstar, maybe the theme of the rather pedestrian music flavors my distaste for it. |
| George_Tirebiter (Phoenix) | Posted: Oct 31, 2008 - 10:34 I picked up this album a few months back after hearing a tune of theirs. I should have saved my money. The songs are original and well produced, but it's depressing. If you're hankering for that morning dose of melancholy, fire this up. You'll be sitting at a rainy window in nothing flat!  |
| rtwingo (Israel) | Posted: Aug 30, 2008 - 14:33 Sounds like a melancholic Sheryl Crow. |
| colt4x5 (east of eden) | Posted: Apr 26, 2008 - 11:29 joan osborne wannabes. |
| pushkinjim (IKEAland) | Posted: Jan 23, 2008 - 01:45 Very nice! |
| luty (BS, Germany) | Posted: Jan 23, 2008 - 01:43 First time listening, pretty nice. |
| UltraNurd (Boston, MA) | Posted: Oct 31, 2007 - 10:32 Some might find the LOLCatz Version of the Bible more accessible. |
| aquadonia (Green Bay, WI) | Posted: Oct 20, 2007 - 19:06 |
| TheFriendlyCat (Five Miles South of Nowhere) | Posted: Sep 19, 2007 - 09:39 Am totally non-religious, but I really like this  |
| anniebear (chapel hill, nc) | Posted: Sep 19, 2007 - 09:37 |
| cc_rider (Austin Texas. Y'all.) | Posted: Sep 19, 2007 - 09:36 bokey wrote: First the newage set and now we're gonna do Jesus?It's saturday night and I have no life.
What are WE, chopped liver? c. |
| nigelr (Coffs Harbour, Australia) | Posted: Aug 18, 2007 - 23:55 Ah, heavenly track indeed! Nice to be looking up at the stars occasionally........... |
| lathyris (Houston, TX) | Posted: Jul 18, 2007 - 11:54 Is that a hammered dulcimer in the background? |
| sparkyc | Posted: Mar 13, 2007 - 21:10 praise the lord and get out your bibles! |
| bokey (Filialville) | Posted: Feb 10, 2007 - 16:21 First the newage set and now we're gonna do Jesus?It's saturday night and I have no life. |
| Mari (île de lesvos) | Posted: Jan 12, 2007 - 10:32 It's certainly comin' down tonight  Torrential! This song is a perfect match. |
| Moak (Reading, PA) | Posted: Dec 14, 2006 - 08:36 jules44 wrote: Reminds me of Mindy Smith....who we NEVER HEAR on RP!
I recently noticed Mindy getting batted around over in the LRC... |
| jules44 (Sunny North Carolina) | Posted: Aug 04, 2006 - 16:20 Reminds me of Mindy Smith....who we NEVER HEAR on RP! |
| weevilkinevil (close to Paradise) | Posted: Jun 21, 2006 - 16:22 She has a beautiful voice! Never heard of this band-- thanks once again RP for introducing me to new music!!! |
| cutterjudd (smackdabinthemiddle) | Posted: Apr 24, 2006 - 08:37 I also found this song inspiring on a personal level.   |
| Mari (Broome, WA) | Posted: Apr 24, 2006 - 08:33 ... Here's one for you dundidit; Rain Come Down ... ... Softly on ya ... |
| tg3k (The Jungle - 459.62 miles south of Paradise, CA) | Posted: Feb 24, 2006 - 16:00 Got this CD a couple years ago (after hearing cuts from it here on RP), and it's still getting quite a bit of play at home and in the car. This particular song is one of my favorites from the album. |
| trekhead (Just Missed Me.) | Posted: Jan 26, 2006 - 05:38 Cool. I was just thinking , I hadn't heard these guys in a while... 10. |
| larz (too close for comfort) | Posted: Dec 07, 2005 - 15:43 str8nochaser wrote: With all due respect, what an ignorant response. I think you might want to look into some of J.S. Bach's or W.A. Mozart's stuff. You may want to start with "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring." Oh for sure... I guess I was just thinking about 'Christian Rock' which generally sucks. |
| rKokon (Colesville, MD) | Posted: Nov 14, 2005 - 09:47 pdhski wrote: Anyone else hear Joan Osborne's "Saint Theresa" in the verses here???
Possibly. Those of us who resonate with anguish find it wherever it may be trying to hide. I think I discovered this band here. Wish I had the time to hear all of their albums. That goes on my To Do list, alas. |
| UltraNurd (Boston, MA) | Posted: Nov 14, 2005 - 09:40 str8nochaser wrote: With all due respect, what an ignorant response. I think you might want to look into some of J.S. Bach's or W.A. Mozart's stuff. You may want to start with "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring." And not just classical hymns; there a plenty of new liturgical settings (Marty Haugen's assorted Lutheran liturgies come to mind) that have an excellent contemporary sound and inclusive lyrics and are also all about Jesus. |
| str8nochaser (Snottsdale, AZ) | Posted: Aug 17, 2005 - 23:56 larz wrote: Some of the best lyrics have 'Jesus' in them. It's just when the entire song becomes ABOUT Jesus... that's when it's generally no good. With all due respect, what an ignorant response. I think you might want to look into some of J.S. Bach's or W.A. Mozart's stuff. You may want to start with "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring." |
| Roverfish (Tucson, AZ - Thanks for visiting, please drive through!) | Posted: Aug 17, 2005 - 23:50 yashpheh wrote: boring
Out with you now. If every tune's boring, and you've posted the same thing for several songs now, go away and stop bothering those of us who come here to listen and learn. Or offer up something more substantial than a self-assessment. Still an excellent tune. I kinda tired of this album after a while, but it's still a worthwhile purchase. |