Here’s a 3 week Catch-Up on the 20/20 Song Project
Howdy folks,
Thanks to all of you who emailed over the last few days - your encouragement and generosity are amazing.
The good news is the Laptop is fixable and should be up and running later this week, the guitar is repairable and will go into the capable hands of Geoffrey Craig (a local guitar tech genius with a client list that includes; Nancy Griffiths, Van Morrsion band members, Ash and many others).
In the meantime I’m muddling through with the family PC, negotiating computer time between homeworks and my kids need to be on MSN or Bebo or Facebook etc etc all at the same time! (when I was a kid we did a radical thing - we just talked to each other!). I guess I’m one to talk as I’m a bit of a gadget and internet junkie too.
Anyways, below you’ll find 2 videos of ‘catch-up’ material to bring us back up to speed in the 20/20 song project.
As ever I’d love your comments and feedback.
Here you go…..
- Catch-Up video for weeks 13-14
- Song 15 Video
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September 6th, 2007 at 03:12 am
The first two are great instrumentals albeit a little rough like you said. The second one I had a thought of maybe more of a blues feel and some slide work in there some where. The looping you did took me back to a video I saw of Phil Keaggy and how i could listen to it over and over and not get tired of it. The third song sounds very well done and not needing a whole lot, the feel of the music seemed to go right along with the humble attitude of the words. Kind of an open, throw myself at God’s feet, giving up everything idea.
September 7th, 2007 at 03:19 am
The word mercy was in my thoughts as I listened to the first one but no words.
The second instrumental definately needs words. I thought of His faithfulness when we have failed Him. How He has never failed us and is always there to bring us through.
I like the words and music of the last one. (This may be hard to express in a comment) I think it is ten years ago in the sense of singing in a future sense. Lord let kingdom come- I believe its here and we have the keys . Heal us- I have been healed and see healing every week both physical and spiritual. Maybe you can change the words to thanksgiving for what He has done and is doing. Not sure if this makes sense but I feel sometimes the music of today is singing to things always just out of our reach.
Oh yeah, you might meet an intern with Kathryn Scott named Ester Ahn tell her I said hi. She just came from my town here in California. Keep up the great work. Thanks Ben
September 7th, 2007 at 11:41 am
Ben
I will indeed pass on your comments to Esther, it’s a small world eh!
Thanks for your comments too.
Bless you - Andy
September 7th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
Great to see and hear you again>Love that stuff you doing with the loop system..
September 7th, 2007 at 06:00 pm
Hi Andy, good to have you back.
I think the first two do make good instrumentals, however also feel they would be good with lyrics. The first one seemed quite a ‘jolly’ tune, made me think of ‘new mornings/days/beginnings/hope’ etc., that sort of thing.
The second one had a slight bluesy feel which could be accentuated slightly. I thought it would make a good song that would tell a story. Perhaps about someone like King David, telling some of the things that happened to him and how he came through it all with the help of The Lord. Perhaps a chorus of love, faith and hope for all of us.
The third song, well to be honest, I didn’t find it too exciting. Some of the lyrics, as you say, would need slightly updating. Maybe it would be best left as it is, for reflection. To me, it reminds me of political and cultural days gone by. I don’t mean to sound too critical, but I feel we should be praising The Lord more for what he has done and is still doing.
Look forward to next week’s song.
God bless
Jean