Re: Phenomenal live looping performance.... gospel power!

[Matthias Grob <matilists@gmail.com>]

what gives this music its phenomenal deepness and power is a 100 years 
(well, much older roots, of course) of praising music tradition of the 
gospel churches in the US. I just recently visited such a church again and 
I don't know of any musical experience that moves similarly. its changes 
my whole body feeling for hours, more than sauna does. And this is just a 
local lady playing the Hammond and the community singing and a boy on the 
drums and 20 big mamas with big hats sitting on straight wood saying 
"yeah"...

in the Glide church in SF its much bigger: servants walk around offering 
kleenex tissues because over 1000 people do not resist and cry more than 
some tears... and its not sad, its hope, it builds, its pure evolution!

I do not know how to explain this without being ridiculous, please just 
visit any of those churches when you have a chance, I am sure it will 
change your concept about Hammond organ, black culture and music all 
together!


On 8 Jul 2010, at 02:59, Michael Peters wrote:

>> Subject: Phenomenal live looping performance....
>> Line 6 + SM58 + talent....
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yWYT3Zpi7o&NR=1&feature=fvwp
> 
> reminds me a bit of Lilli Lewis who sang at Y2K9 with just a tiny Boss
> looper - it was so moving that many of us had tears in our eyes
> 
> -Michael
>