http://aldenswan.com/2008/02/in-memory-larry-norman-4847-22408/ free speech, critical thinking, and really good coffee Wed, 16 May 2012 01:35:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://aldenswan.com/2008/02/in-memory-larry-norman-4847-22408/comment-page-1/#comment-722 Trish Lewis Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:06:55 +0000 http://www.aldenswan.com/2008/02/25/in-memory-larry-norman-4847-22408/#comment-722 I had not heard Larry passed. Man, that's sad. His music spoke to me more than most, and I adored his early albums...wow.... I had not heard Larry passed. Man, that’s sad. His music spoke to me more than most, and I adored his early albums…wow….

]]> http://aldenswan.com/2008/02/in-memory-larry-norman-4847-22408/comment-page-1/#comment-721 Can Christians Be Good Musicians? | Tangled Up in Blue Guy Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:33:59 +0000 http://www.aldenswan.com/2008/02/25/in-memory-larry-norman-4847-22408/#comment-721 [...] Larry Norman died last week. He was very much a Christian rocker, one who accepted the scorn of others of his faith who thought that rock music had no place in Christianity. He wrote a fantastic essay on the subject for his liner notes to his album Streams of White Light Into Darkened Corners. He makes the point that for his faith, he can’t accept that rock music is inherently evil. He was also very careful to ensure that the music he wrote and produced was interesting musically and well-crafted. I am sorry that he died, as when I was young and Christian, his music provided an escape from the other dreck in the Christian Rock genre. (There were some other exceptions.) [...] [...] Larry Norman died last week. He was very much a Christian rocker, one who accepted the scorn of others of his faith who thought that rock music had no place in Christianity. He wrote a fantastic essay on the subject for his liner notes to his album Streams of White Light Into Darkened Corners. He makes the point that for his faith, he can’t accept that rock music is inherently evil. He was also very careful to ensure that the music he wrote and produced was interesting musically and well-crafted. I am sorry that he died, as when I was young and Christian, his music provided an escape from the other dreck in the Christian Rock genre. (There were some other exceptions.) [...]

]]> http://aldenswan.com/2008/02/in-memory-larry-norman-4847-22408/comment-page-1/#comment-720 Mike Haubrich, FCD Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:55:52 +0000 http://www.aldenswan.com/2008/02/25/in-memory-larry-norman-4847-22408/#comment-720 That is sad news. His music was a big part of my youth. That is sad news. His music was a big part of my youth.

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