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Theology of Rock with Barry Taylor

July 8, 2012 by Tripp Fuller 7 Comments

If you love Rock & Roll, being nerdy, & sweet story telling then you shall enjoy this episode. Our guest Barry Taylor is not only a professor of Culture & Religion at Fuller Seminary, author of Entertainment Theology and an Episcopal Priest but more importantly this evening he was the sound engineer for Rock Legends AC/DC. You could say he has the inside track on the sacred and the profane.

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Travis Mamone
Travis Mamone 5pts like.author.displayName 1 Like

Two pairs of metal horns up for this episode! \m/ \m/

 

One part that stood out to me was when Barry said lyrics are often secondary when it comes to songs, and that the arrangements sometimes tell more about the song than the actual lyrics (unless you're Ani Difranco, then the music is secondary to the lyrics). Reminds me of one of my favorite records, "For Emma, Forever Ago" by Bon Iver. The lyrics aren't always clear-cut, but with the way Justin Vernon sings and plays the guitar you can tell he's expression pain from deep inside his heart.

Da stand das Meer
Da stand das Meer 5pts like.author.displayName 1 Like

Great podcast - loved the bit about AC/DC's name... Have just finished Barry's 'Entertainment Theology' which is a real treasure trove of provocative ideas, all worth discussing in far more detail than he could possibly provide in one book.

 

Have you taken a look at Tom Beaudoin from Fordham's 'Rock and Theology' blog? It's a pretty interesting project they have going over there ... http://www.rockandtheology.com/

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