MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - Recently at North Central University, the worship band designated to lead music during the majority of the mandatory chapel services has grown increasingly fed up with their audience. “They just don’t take us literally when we say to hold the applause ‘til we’re finished with the song. When everyone tries clapping during the song, it just throws the groove off,” explains the Worship Live bassist.
Another problem that has arisen for Worship Live is it seems most people are not even paying attention to them. “Half of the concert hall has their eyes closed while they’re reaching out to us. The support is nice but honestly, we want all your attention not just half of it,” added their drummer.
Worship Live is a group of students plucked from the ranks of mainly Music Majors to perform almost everyday at 11:00 AM at the Trask Worship Center on the NCU campus. They represent the best of the best at NCU, if not just the ones with the most time on their hands. This lack of enthusiasm towards their performances has become a growing concern for the members and organizers of the group.
“With the record industry in such a state of distress, live shows are the best way to judge if your music is actually reaching people. CD sales and Billboard charts are almost meaningless.” A North Central Music Professor states. “If Worship Live isn’t getting their support during Chapel they may as well just forget about getting the funding to cut a record this year.”
So with the fate of this year’s Worship Live up in the air, the group has been scouring the internet and Christian Book stores for all the Hillsong CD’s they can find. The acoustic guitarist explains, “We have to hit ‘em hard, and nothing does that like a song written in Australia that is extremely overused during the summer camp season.” - BERNSTEIN
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Who are you to judge the motives of the people playing on stage?
Haha, i love it!
I don't know what you're talking about. Hillsong United will always be classic no matter how many times I have heard it played and replayed this summer at camp.....Those Aussies know what they are talking about! It takes a real worship band to recreate something like "One Way, Jesus" almost to perfection...
I'll be sure to keep my eyes open when reaching out in adoration of the worship band (and the always hot lead guitarist) next time I'm in chapel...
In my experience, Hillsong is overplayed (but still great), the lead Guitarist is rarely good-looking (this year he kind ogf looks like a weasely woodland-creature), and finally, freedom of the press does not judge motives, it only presents them. The reader does the judging.
I must say though...Worship Live is less concerty this year and more Worship leading-centered.
Cheers on the great report.
-Edward Rockwell,
Aspiring Reporter
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