i wrote rhonda a song. plus these two are favorites of ours. love.
Rhonda, Kinsey and I drove down to the Fillmore to see DCB last night. The show was sold out. We got real close for Crowder, and the music was so good. Megaphone/mic combination on We Won’t Be Quiet. Keytar on Foreverandever, etc. Guitar Hero Guitar on …Neverending… I saw old friends, Louie, Ben, Shawn, Judah and Erin, Tim and Sara(who I just met), and it was just really fun. We got to bring some towels to give to homeless shelters, and hearing most of the Remedy album in person was really moving. David talked a little about compassion and justice. He said that a friend told him that compassion is standing near a river where there a bunch of people drowning, going into the river, and pulling them out. Justice is going upstream to stop whoever is throwing everyone into the river. The song Surely We Can Change was my favorite of the evening. After it was said and done, I took this sheet of paper I printed out from the dcb website to the merch table, and they gave me a Meet & Greet pass. They would only give me one, but I went up stairs. There were a bunch of people trying really hard to sound cool standing around the band members. My favorite quote was “I’m on your forum, like, all the time.” I talked to Dave for a little bit, and I got a picture with him. He is really nice, and really tall. He recorded a short video-hello for Kinsey too. I put up a clip of him playing the guitar hero guitar. It’s pretty sweet. The sound sucks, but it was really cool in person.
The Friday night before camp, I was able to enjoy some live music in Roseville. The headliners caught my ear at last year’s warped tour, and Friday was dynamic. The band doesn’t stop with sing-a-longs that fuel foot tapping and body swaying. There is a thorough commitment by the guys in this band to deliver entertainment at a professional level. It triggers this sense of happiness in me. Their latest album, A Different Light is one step further into the adventure that is Sherwood. These guys are musicians to the nth degree, with a stage presence to fit. Check ‘em out.
David Crowder * Band has a music video. There has been all this to do about squirrels on Dave’s xanga site, and I guess this is why. It’s pretty creative. At least Saturday Morning worthy, if not standard rotation in an after school slot. Enjoy.
I’ve set out on a sad but true venture. I am excited and reluctant, but I think more the latter. It still feels good though, so I’m going for it. I’ve written a worship song, and I’m going to send it to this ’song seeker’ thing. Who knows. I really doubt anyone will like it, let alone ever sing it, but I feel like this one needs more ears than just mine and Rhonda’s. I just finished tracking some entirely drum machine sounding drums and I am planning on doing rhythm and lead guitar stuff tonight. We’ll see how far I actually get.
Anyway, played in G, like all good worship songs, but capo 4, so it’s really in B, lyrics like this:
verses
make a sound as we fall into place
be it right now, definer of grace
i’m emptied, all heart beats and tears
you are the reliever of fears
this is my face tasting dirt
my brittle bones, embracing earth
a starting point, an honest view
my newday soul is addicted to you
chorus
spirit of God
find the depths of my heart
and take hold
just take hold
from the death in my soul
to the life i now know
like winter to spring
a new song to sing
bridge
you tasted death
so i could taste life
like winter to spring
a new song to sing
sing, sing, sing
looking forward to a great, great night.
i just got my tickets. san francisco. the fillmore. david crowder band.
it will be a good, good one.
I have to admit my skepticism. Before hearing this album, I thought Aaron Gillespie was craving the attention that Spencer Chamberlain has been getting since the rampant success of They’re Only Chasing Safety. I was wrong.
The Almost, the side project headed by Aaron of Underøath, is acutely triumphant in their musicianship as well as their Christianity. Aaron played every instrument in recording Southern Weather, except for some bass that was recorded by Kenny Vasoli from The Starting Line. It’s very Dave Grohl, only Spencer isn’t about to kill himself. Hopefully.
I am enjoying my socks off as I listen through the tracks. Amazing Because It Is is honest and puts a backbeat to the lyrics from Amazing Grace. Everyone Here Smells Like A Rat has the power to transform into the song that will never go away (in the good way). And Dirty and Left Out borrows some lyrics from Gaither. It’s monstrous rock with lucid acoustic and synth overlays. It pleases my ears and makes me smile, even when I’m thinking about it but I can’t listen to it. It’s infectious. I love it.
My favorite thing right now is seeing random webcam shots of David Crowder * Band recording their new album, Remedy Is Coming. It has been great fun. They also put up a clip of the day on YouTube. Day 15 was a medley of the sound tech (I think) laughing. I read Mike and Dave’s book Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven, But Nobody Wants To Die: The Eschatology of Bluegrass, which I thought poignant and misdirected. I fear the day when I lose a loved one, but all those that are close to me have thus far dodged the bullet. I will revisit upon entering the grief state, especially the column stories. If you have not read this, it is a good idea to read it. It stirs me up to think of the creativity that will pour forth on this upcoming album. Until then: remedy
I’ve got to hand it to him. My brother is a lyrical genius. If you have not yet, and have a stomach for unadulterated honesty, check out his stuff. Who knew? It’s in my Link list under Brother LIB. And I’ll leave you with a memory of making music.
