Glory Bumps or, The Psychodynamics of the Southern Gospel Experience
Approaching southern gospel for the first time, listeners often comment on the apparent lyrical and intellectual poverty of the music. Indeed, for someone who has never been rendered speechless by the beauty of a gospel melody or heard—really felt—the “sound of light” pouring from a stage, this musi...
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| Published in | Then Sings My Soul p. 25 |
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| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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University of Illinois Press
18.04.2012
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| Summary: | Approaching southern gospel for the first time, listeners often comment on the apparent lyrical and intellectual poverty of the music. Indeed, for someone who has never been rendered speechless by the beauty of a gospel melody or heard—really felt—the “sound of light” pouring from a stage, this music can seem astoundingly shallow and one-dimensional. Southern gospel is no more likely to drift into lyrical vapidity than most American popular music.¹ But while we have come to expect banalities and clichés from so many pop, rock, and country lyrics about the heart constantly lusting, loving, and being broken, it |
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| ISBN: | 0252036972 9780252036972 |