Religious Music

Believe you me, it is not a bad thing, really, it’s not. It even can kick some hairy butt-perm at times, but I digress like a cat from Japan that made it too far. Western civilization itself is a religion of sorts, and if that analogy sounds vague to you, then I got two words for you: bite these nuts. Not all religious music is Contemporary Christian. Ever heard of Johann Sebastian Bach? A very religious and gentle creature, and only one of the most fantastical Baroque era composers of all-time, my friend! I shit you not, I shit you not. Come to think of it, much of what is enjoyable in Classical music has certain religious themes, in fact a whole category of the Classical genre caters to religious feeling, and this is best musically expressed in what was referred to as sacred music, and certainly, Mozart made his fair share, and he was damn good, too, you hear!

Religious elements exist in the Rock roots of Blues music, just think of Blind Willie Johnson, for example, go ahead and think of him for a spell, child! A lot of what has been mentioned thus far relates to Christianity, but damn, you ever heard Klezmer before, boy? That stuff is great, at least often times, certainly an enriched music that is very much worthy of the Jewish faith, Psychedelic Rock contained many Eastern folk elements, much of which derived from the Buddhist, Islamic and Hindu faiths respectively. Even goofy Goth Rockers with their whimsical whiney songs, often times borrow quite heavily from Pagan and Satanic religious belief. Just think about Johnny Cash for a moment, that is to say, religion in music is everywhere! I believe this to be a good thing, as music native to a specific culture often contains overt religious fervor and imagery, my darling little fountain of joy. Celtic Folk comes to mind! You may even be listening to religious music at this particular juncture, Mr. or Mrs. Punk Rocker. You looking good in your Dockers, huh?

Now here is Beck’s ode to Scientology, the peculiar Hip-Hop of 1000 BPM…



Persona(l) freedom can be yours, and quite soon, I’ll have you know.

This has been a musical view by Mozart Breath, disagreement is yours, if you do so choose to accept your mission, buster.

Cheerio!