I have always said that “music is expression.” Your message should be conveyed through your music, and if it is a track with vocals then your music should reflect the spirit of what you are trying to promote. Recently I was told to look up this particular song to play it for church. It is a song with a “lot” of different arrangements and parts. When I went to Youtube to check the song out, I came across this video and I absolutely loved the energy of it. I then thought to myself “Is this the point to where Gospel has now evolved?” Regular conventional music has lost a “lot” of it’s spunk. Nowadays tracks have to have perfect straight timing to even be considered for airplay, and the instrumentation on a lot of it is “very” lackluster. Even the new jazz music seems more “watered down.” In fact, it feels like the “only music left” which doesn’t necessarily have to follow that format is Gospel. I am happy about that because I believe Gospel music should be more about the reflection of the message with the music to back that message up. Here is a song by Tye Tribbett simply entitled “I still have joy.” Musically this track will go just about “anywhere,” but when you see the dancing, the spirit and the raw energy of this piece you should realize that the arrangement “does fit the message.” Will everyone like this song/video? Probably not. The traditional Gospel lovers will probably feel this was “way over the top” but this might be a bigger hit with the younger generation. I had to view this video over several times, and even though some musical parts seemed “forced” I understand fully where Tribbett was trying to go with this tune. I love music with expression, and this song is “definitely it.” I would love to know what you think. If you get a moment, please check out this song and make your own conclusion. I thank you for checking out my Daily Thought and as always I wish you the very best that life has to offer.
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