tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605839.post116252882070786896..comments2023-09-03T10:27:50.770-05:00Comments on Personal Musings of Priestly Goth: Varieties of the Gothic ExperienceCommunity of the Holy Trinityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15327079170088324442noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605839.post-1162835750745034192006-11-06T11:55:00.000-06:002006-11-06T11:55:00.000-06:00The last line should read "...I am not surpised th...The last line should read "...I am not surpised that there is this overlap in muscians."Community of the Holy Trinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15327079170088324442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605839.post-1162835617220967372006-11-06T11:53:00.000-06:002006-11-06T11:53:00.000-06:00Ah, yes I had forgoten that he is so describe, pos...Ah, yes I had forgoten that he is so describe, possibly self-described. Well, he certainly was probably among the first Goth CCM muscicians that were actually Goth and not doing it to "reach the kids". He is the genuine article, and among the kindest people I have met. Given the nature of things I am not surprised that there is this overlap you in muscicians.Community of the Holy Trinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15327079170088324442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605839.post-1162834145761636852006-11-06T11:29:00.000-06:002006-11-06T11:29:00.000-06:00I imagine that Brian Heally is fairly obscure, but...I imagine that Brian Heally is fairly obscure, but I had a friend introduce his music to me and was impressed. At the same time he is supposedly the "father of Christian Goth", at least according to a couple articles I read about him. It is interesting, but if you look at the backup players in DAS (a rotating group of members of other Christian bands) you will see a lot of the same people who used to back up Jeff Johnson, my favorite musician. Though their styles are about as opposite as you could imagine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605839.post-1162750186527225702006-11-05T12:09:00.000-06:002006-11-05T12:09:00.000-06:00Gavin,I know Brian Heally he is a friend of Alex's...Gavin,<BR/>I know Brian Heally he is a friend of Alex's. I met him several times though I doubt he would remember me.<BR/>I have alwasy enjoyed DAS as well. I didn't mention it because I always think of him as one of the more obscure among a fairly obscure category of CCM. But perhaps I have been wrong.Community of the Holy Trinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15327079170088324442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605839.post-1162676469759049032006-11-04T15:41:00.000-06:002006-11-04T15:41:00.000-06:00The rural thing is fun to ponder. What is this "c...The rural thing is fun to ponder. What is this "club scene" of which you speak? There was no such thing in Richmond, the nearest city, at least not in the way Chicago does it. There are sports bars...there are a couple of dance clubs. But concert venues are few and far between. The laws, at least when I was in school, were so very strict...who could perform and what they could sing. So, maybe it is better now, but one reason one would outgrow Goth is because there was no where to go...no where to club, or strut, or what have you. Had I grown up in a different area, I still might be coloring my hair...not that I ever did, but I would have and would likely still be doing so.<BR/><BR/>Maybe next year I dye my hair for Halloween and accidentally leave it for the following Sunday.Tripp Hudginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02987346084472861229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605839.post-1162589471288277862006-11-03T15:31:00.000-06:002006-11-03T15:31:00.000-06:00Kate,I'll have to check out both of those. I'm alw...Kate,<BR/><BR/>I'll have to check out both of those. I'm always looking for good sermon prep music. <BR/><BR/>I'm willing to go for "proto-goth", just don't tell my congregation. They're weirded out enough by my comic books and action figures and interest in sci-fi and dressing up as robin hood and all the other "non-Midwestern adult" things I do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605839.post-1162588238649372112006-11-03T15:10:00.000-06:002006-11-03T15:10:00.000-06:00Gavin, have you heard Black Tape for a Blue Girl? ...Gavin, have you heard Black Tape for a Blue Girl? or Godspeed You Black Emperor? Both stupendously gorgeous and good for, oh, playing during research/sermon preparation!<BR/><BR/>FYI, we think of you as goth. In your heart. Proto-goth, maybe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605839.post-1162581658841300582006-11-03T13:20:00.000-06:002006-11-03T13:20:00.000-06:00Larry,Thanks for this... It helps to hear your "Go...Larry,<BR/>Thanks for this... It helps to hear your "Goth testimony" and it also helps to hear that music is such a big part of the Goth sub-culture. It was sad to read that Mad at the World were posers... a favorite album of mine in high school was their "Seasons of Love". But I understand that there are certain Christian groups that see themselves more as evangelists than artists. It's still disappointing, though because I find that to be a bit of a sell-out. I also really liked Brian Healy - Dead Artist Syndrome in High School and College. I remember getting together with a friend and writing stories based on the D.A.S. song "Red" and everything I wrote would have such a horrible ending.<BR/><BR/>I've never been into the club scene, but I imagine that if I had spent high school and college in a more urban area I probably would have wound up joining the Goth community. I always joked that I was just as rebellious as any other teen but I rebelled against my peers instead of rebelling against authority. And the college I went to was in the Seattle area and very grunge... which is the sub-culture I went for in college.<BR/><BR/>I've gotta say, though, the Goth music I did come in contact with in high school and college really did speak to me. I had a friend in college who loaned me his box set of This Mortal Coil and I still think of it as some of the most beautiful music out there. Eventually, I'm going to get myself a copy of the This Mortal Coil CDs, but I'm not sure if it'll have the same feel to it anymore.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for your comments. Also, it's nice to see this blog have some more about Goth on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com