Gospel music has sold out to secular sound
A writer for a the ucobserver.org, says today's gospel music or comtemporary urban gospel as it is called, has sold out to a more secular sound that's "dense, over-produced, over-sung and virtually indistinguishable from secular easy-listening pop. The music is targed, not felt.''
David Wilson of the United Church Observer web site also says " traditional gospel is straightforward, accessible and instantly recognizable.''
So what do you think? Read on.
Comments
wow, I absolutely agree with this! As a tremendous gospel music fan, I find it hard to even listen to songs being offered by Kirk Franklin or Mary Mary, among others. They are no more distinguishable from anything heard on secular radio. Needless to say they dont minister, at least not to me.
I find that the message is also compromised...these songs often make reference to He or Him..but hardly ever calling the Lord Jesus by name. You cant have Gospel without Christ!
Alot of the gospel artists are obviously in it for the money alone. These new so-called gospel or inpirational artists want a secular sound so that secular music lovers will by their music, while the true gospel lovers are starved for something original that was birth from a relationship with God, instead of sampling the secular; something that ministers to the heart and soul without having to first discern if its even gospel.
I've pretty much stopped listening to alot of the the local gospel stations' programming because alot of the music sounds too secular. If it were not for the CD player in my car, I would most often drive in silence!
Posted by: BmoreMan | November 18, 2008 1:08 PM
Hmmm...I believe the Bible says that Our Lord became all things to all men that He might save them. I'm not sure that we can separate what you've said about the different sounds of gospel music no more than the different sounds of music altogether. We need the different sounds to appeal to whom it may. Whether contemporary, rock, rap, traditional, country, Christian or music without words we have a diversity of believers & unbelievers whose hearts have to be reached & music is one way of trying to do just that. Have you ever been to a church or heard someone minister & it wasn't exactly what you prefered, but someone else loved it. Maybe he/she liked that haircut/style, but you didn't...etc. Going your route, maybe white people should only sing Christian & black people should only sing Gospel...but then what will it be called if anyone else sings it? Get the picture? (If you or I don't like it or agree someone else does.)
Posted by: justme | January 21, 2009 10:38 PM