tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post115332139724868840..comments2023-08-11T10:04:41.498-05:00Comments on Sandalstraps' Sanctuary: An Ode to the Lost Dogs and Politically Progressive Christian MusicSandalstrapshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-46637251124733523322009-07-17T15:23:45.809-05:002009-07-17T15:23:45.809-05:00"We now understand the situation better........."We now understand the situation better......Perhaps the killer was not violent by nature, but was made so by his passion for the woman who betrayed him......This, then, is not just a problem with a single person, but rather is evidence of human sinfulness and sick society, poisoned by our collective propensity towards violence.etcetcetcetc"<br />BAAAaaaaaaarrrrrrfffffffffff!!!<br />...R.U. Seeriusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-8861358395351743872006-09-25T18:31:00.000-05:002006-09-25T18:31:00.000-05:00Just found something that reminded me of this piec...Just found something that reminded me of this piece, so I thought I'd share it...<br /> Derek Webb, formerly of Caedmon's Call, has decided to publish his latest album (which was released last December) free on the web at www.freederekwebb.com. Why? Because it's Christian music with a political message, and he thinks it'll reach a larger audience this way (and, I'd venture to say, he's rightAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04245436658517798591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-1153741316387591802006-07-24T06:41:00.000-05:002006-07-24T06:41:00.000-05:00Rehearsal went well. That song has now been added ...Rehearsal went well. That song has now been added to the set list.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348006121457980087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-1153655109206555662006-07-23T06:45:00.000-05:002006-07-23T06:45:00.000-05:00Glad to know I have that kind of power.I think, as...Glad to know I have that kind of power.<BR/><BR/>I think, as I'm sure you already know, that that song is a good fit for the Silent Screen.Sandalstrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-1153617662036091262006-07-22T20:21:00.000-05:002006-07-22T20:21:00.000-05:00We're breaking Fortunate Sons out at practice tomo...We're breaking Fortunate Sons out at practice tomorrow. You are soley to blame.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348006121457980087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-1153580027438733602006-07-22T09:53:00.000-05:002006-07-22T09:53:00.000-05:00Troy,Thanks again for your thoughtful comments. Th...Troy,<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for your thoughtful comments. They always enrich the conversations here.<BR/><BR/>Chappy,<BR/><BR/>For you to put the Lost Dogs in the same <EM>sentence</EM> as Rush is really saying something given all that Rush has meant to you through the years! I had no idea they meant that much to you.Sandalstrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-1153538232328663482006-07-21T22:17:00.000-05:002006-07-21T22:17:00.000-05:00Once again, my friend, you have eloquently stated ...Once again, my friend, you have eloquently stated ideas with which I wholeheartedly agree. As one who has played in a few "clone" bands in his time, I can say that I'm much happier sharing Christ's love through songs that many believers find a bit "different". Also, the Lost Dogs are one of my very favorite bands...ever. In terms of emotional impact and happy memories they rank second only to Chappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00614712030295503138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-1153532562161231762006-07-21T20:42:00.000-05:002006-07-21T20:42:00.000-05:00Sandalstraps,now this is the kind of blog I need t...Sandalstraps,<BR/><BR/>now this is the kind of blog I need to read. <BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for your honesty. Truly. It's a deeply personal Sandalstraps/Mike Knott story. An evangelical and a punk at the same time...consider me brother to that.<BR/><BR/>(Am I confused, hurting, is my theology scattered at the moment...yeah, so hear me scream on my way into the pit; genuine yelling can be Tenaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825416797769424875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-1153403576635835422006-07-20T08:52:00.000-05:002006-07-20T08:52:00.000-05:00Troy,Thanks for your comments.Reading your comment...Troy,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments.<BR/><BR/>Reading your comments about Christian punk reminded me:<BR/><BR/>A few years ago I finally got to meet Mike Knott of the Lifesavers, LSU (LifeSavers Underground), the Aunt Betties, and so many other influential groups and projects. Brian Cubbage once told me that the biggets question evangelicals have of Mike Knott is this:<BR/><BR/>Is he for us Sandalstrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-1153353864827583612006-07-19T19:04:00.000-05:002006-07-19T19:04:00.000-05:00Sandalstraps,I need to get my friend Scott over he...Sandalstraps,<BR/><BR/>I need to get my friend Scott over here (from Suck the Marrow); he is the know-all genius of Christian music.<BR/><BR/>As an old guy with a Christian culture past, I actually saw Steve Taylor on the Meltdown tour (my, he was skinny); I remember when Clone was a new album and I had the cassette tape.<BR/><BR/>I saw Choir when they were still Youth Choir in a room the size ofTenaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825416797769424875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-1153350992696737812006-07-19T18:16:00.000-05:002006-07-19T18:16:00.000-05:00I heard some Havalina Rail Company inthe mid ninti...I heard some Havalina Rail Company inthe mid ninties when they were on Tooth and Nail records. I remember liking it, but could never get quite excited about it enough to buy it. Of course, back then I was listening mostly to hard rock, and they were anything but that. I think one of the Tooth and Nail catalogues billed them as "pirate music." Anyway, from what I vaguely remember they have a very,Sandalstrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-1153337469065851622006-07-19T14:31:00.000-05:002006-07-19T14:31:00.000-05:00Chris, You may want to try Havalina Rail Compan...Chris,<BR/> You may want to try Havalina Rail Company - they're one of the gems off of Tooth and Nail. They've dropped the "Rail Co" in the past few years though, and I'm not sure that they produce very much - However, any Christian band that includes an ode to Pete Seeger (bastion of liberal political music) is definitely goint to be worth your while.<BR/> AmyAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04245436658517798591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-1153336330429715802006-07-19T14:12:00.000-05:002006-07-19T14:12:00.000-05:00Brian,I think that you'd love the Lost Dogs - they...Brian,<BR/><BR/>I think that you'd love the Lost Dogs - they are Americana at its best.<BR/><BR/>I'd be interested to read Beaujon's book. However, I learned recently how little I know about Contemporary Christian Music. I got a free copy of CCM magazine in my mailbox at church. Evidently they're trying to talk us into getting a subscription for the church (they don't know us very well!). So I Sandalstrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.com