[NewMusic] only apartment of pain was Skronkathon 07

[Matthew Goodheart]

On Jul 20, 2007, at 3:02 PM, Matt Davignon wrote:

> How about for my neighbors' "Blast gospel music Sundays" and "Play
> Prince's 'Raspberry Beret' over and over Wednesdays?"

Actually, the loudest music I have heard recently (on parr with, and  
perhaps surpassing, the eminently enjoyable Heule/Dryer as well as  
Ms. Amacher) has been in churches. The recent explosion of "Christian  
Rock" has taken a decidedly heavy metal turn in some quarters, and  
tends to be rock-club loud. But the loudest has always been, in my  
experience, in black churches. The last time I was at Village  
Baptist  in Marin City, my ears rang for hours- they play LOUD and  
LONG.  It is my understanding that volume plays an important part in  
some Charismatic and Pentecostal glossolalia events. . . though not  
absolutely necessary, the suburbanite tongue-speakers I know tend to  
be more quiet. . . )

mg