Tag Archives: music
The Fray (is a band made up of Christians)
I have been thoroughly loving a band called The Fray lately. Some of their songs you may be familiar with include How To Safe a Life, Over My Head, Look After You, and most recently, You Found Me. The lyrics to You Found Me began to make me wonder if these guys were Christians. Sure [...]
Damien Rice – “9 Crimes”
This is a gorgeous song by Damien Rice titled 9 Crimes. Be sure and listen for the cello and bass section which comes in around the second chorus. Just beautiful stuff.
Music Suggestions
I would like to know what albums you have been listening to lately and what albums you would recommend purchasing. I need to hear some new music. The following are my only 3 guidelines. I don’t listen to country music – other than Johnny Cash, of course. I don’t listen to pretty much any music [...]
Music Recommendation Friday
Ray LaMontagne (pronounced LA-MONT-ANE) I’ll let his music speak for itself. After you press play on the video turn up your volume and close your eyes. Listen to him first and see how you picture him, then open your eyes and watch. I couldn’t believe it the first time I saw him. He is easily [...]
Movie Recommendation Saturday
For the first installment of “Movie Recommendation Saturday” I’d like to recommend the movie “Reservation Road” with Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Connelly, & Mira Sorvino. It’s a powerful movie about loss, honesty, and grace. It got butchered by almost every critic, so you know it’s a worthwhile movie.
Chris Thile
Chris Thile is the reason why I want to learn the mandolin. Check out the following video. He speaks for the first minute, so you may want to skip ahead a bit. You won’t be disappointed! [ratings]
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