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The legacy of Larry Norman, who inspired Dylan, U2, and the Pixies BY aNDrew BeaUjoN Thereareworseepitaphsthan“FatherofChristianRock.” Theres“Guy popularizedthe“oneway”signal—youknow,thefingerpointingupward—so WhoInvented ThoseSubscriptionCards ThatFallOut When YouOpen belovedofprofessionalathletes.AndhewasaninfluenceonthemembersofU2 aMagazine,”forinstance,or“UdayHussein.”Butformostrockfans, (Bono,theEdge,LarryMullenJr.)whoattendedaChristianfellowshipinIreland ChristianmusicisanastytrickplayedbytheDevilhimself—rocknroll earlyintheircareer.AccordingtoJaySwartzendruber,editorofCCMMagazine, withoutthesexanddrugsor,Godforbid,humor. whenBonometwithagroupofChristian-musicluminariesinNashvilleinlate MaybethatswhyLarryNorman, whosconsideredtohaveinventedthegenre, 2002,thefirstthingheaskedwaswhetherNormanwouldbeattending. hateditsomuch,oratleasttheindustryitspawned.“Ilovethechurchandmy PixiessingerBlackFrancisdiscoveredNormansmusicinhisearlyteens,when sistersandbrothers,”Normansaidin1989,“butIdidntalwaysfeelwelcome. hisfamilygot“heavilyinvolvedinevangelicalchurchactivities.”AHendrixand Andchurchneverfeltlikehome.” Beatlesfan,Francisappreciatedthat Thefeelingwasmutual.Norman, Normansworkwasnt“whiteand whodiedFebruary24atage60of uptight” andthatthesingerdidnt heartfailure,nevercrossedabridge proselytize.“Thephilosophywas hedidntseemtoburnbehindhim. there,”hesays,“andIwas,atthat Helefthisfirstgroup,People!, timeinmylife,fullysupportiveofthe claimingthatCapitolhadforced philosophy.ButIappreciatedthathe themtochangethetitleoftheir1968 was,youknow,coolaboutit.” LPfromWeNeedaWholeLotMore BlackFrancismetNormanatan ofJesusandaLotLessRockandRoll earlyPixiesshowattheRoxyinL.A., tothemorerack-friendlyILoveYou. andthetwostayedintouch.Hewas ManyChristianbookstoresrefused struckbythecompanyNorman tostockhis1973albumSoLongAgo kept—“thestudded-nose-ringdude theGardenbecauseofrumorsthat whodidpornosoundtrackswith Normanwasnakedonthecover—he hisporno-actressgirlfriend,people hadsuperimposedaphotoofalion obviouslynotpartofhiscircle....The inafieldoverhimself,leadingsome Christianchurchmakesabigdealout tobelievethegrasswaspubichair. ofthefallibilityofmanandthatthe AndwhileNormanwasaprodigious idealcourseistobeChrist-like.Inmy developeroftalent,groomingqual- humbleopinion,Larrywasthemost ityChristianartistssuchasDaniel Christ-likepersonIveevermet.” Amos,RandyStonehill,andKeith Beforehisdeath,Normanwas Green,hebrokewiththemalldue workingonanalbumwithhisbrother tobusinessorpersonaldisputes. Charles,whorecordsunderthename ButNormansmusicalaccom- CharlesNormal.Itwastobeacover plishmentwasneverinquestion. ofLeeHazlewoods1964cultclassic HecametoprominenceintheJesus TroubleIsaLonesomeTown.Francis Movement,amedia-imposedname sangonit,alongwithhisnine-year-fordisillusionedhippieswhofound oldson.IndielabelArenaRock ahomeinevangelicalchurchesin RecordingCompanywillreleasea theearly70s.Thosechurcheswere NormancompilationonMay27.“I conservative,buttheyembracedthe cantbelievenoonesdoneitbefore,” screamingguitarsandpounding saysArenaRocksowner,GregGlover. drumsthatthenewmembersof “HemeansasmuchtomeasaJohn theirflocksdemanded.Normans LennonoraPaulWesterberg.” 1969psychedelicmasterpiece“I “[Norman]isprettymuchcredited WishWedAllBeenReady”evinced asbeingthefirsttoevermarrylegiti-theamateurtheologyandparanoia materocknroll,thewholespiritand thatpermeatedthemovement,describinglifeonearthfollowingtheRapture. vibeandlyricaldepth, withthemessageofJesusbeingthesavioroftheworld,”says “Childrendied/Thedaysgrewcold/Apieceofbread/Couldbuyabagof DougVanPelt,editorofChristian-rockmagazineHM. WithNormansdeath,“even gold,”hesanginakeeningvoice,asdelicateacousticguitarfiguresdanced hiscriticsmightberegretfullyacknowledginghiscontributiontothescene.” overpiano,strings,andPartridgeFamily–styleharmonies. Theimageryand Likehislife,Normansbodyofworkleavesbehindmorequestionsthan refrain—“Youvebeenleftbehind”—hadalastingimpactonevangelicalpop answers. Themostenduringquestionwasthetitleofoneofhisearlysongs: culture,butmoreimportant,thesongwasfullofdeeplyweirdartistry. “WhyShouldtheDevilHaveAlltheGoodMusic?”Itsonetheindustrythat Anditwasweirdnesswithreach.NormansBiblestudygroup,theVineyard, prosperedinhiswakeisstillstrugglingtoanswerconvincingly. grewintoacommunityofabout600congregationsandwastheentrypoint forBobDylanslate-70sChristianconversion.Ifyouvebeentochurchcamp, AndrewBeaujonistheauthorofBodyPiercingSaved MyLife:Insidethe youveprobablysunghis“SweetSongofSalvation”aroundafire.Normaneven PhenomenonofChristianRock(DaCapo).
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Cockwisefromeft: Bo Koster Patrick HaahanCarBroeme TomBankenshipand JimJamesphoto-graphedforSpnin Nunney Tennessee March42008
long hailed by many as america’s finest live band,my morning jacket have weathered road casualties, failed romances, even electrical storms to release their evil urges. have jim james and his “bunch of dudes” finally made the album of their lives?
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Reviews Live Being T here Wilco air out their entire discography over a five-night Chicago residency. Josh Modell clears his schedule. Youregonnaneed/tobe/ Patient with me,” sings Jeff tweedy, 23 songs into a five-night stand that would stretch to 160 songs and include at least one performance of every track from every Wilco album. on February 15, 2008, the first gig at Chicagos riviera theatre, tweedys hometown disciples wouldnt need patience, but less rabid fans such as myself might. days after the final show, tweedy tells me hed conceptualized the residency months before and immediately knew that it wouldnt be a one-record-per-night affair à la Sparks recent London run of 21 albums over 21 nights. “I didnt want it to be chronological,” he says, “because that would defeat the purpose—not knowing what was coming next. I love Sparks, but I dont know if I could handle 21 nights of Sparks. Im surprised they can handle 21 nights of Sparks.” tweedy jokes that these shows are like a paid rehearsal, and that they would allow the latest Wilco incarnation—no fewer than 11 different people have been in the band since 1994—to get a handle on the entire catalog, which has progressed from twangy alt country to dark, experimental power pop to noodly jams. a year after the release of Sky BlueSky and its ensuing tour (79 shows in 14 countries), its understandable that tweedy might want to pause and take stock of a career that has not only borne personal pitfalls and the vagaries of the music industry but become more successful than ever despite them. doing this in public, however, is something else entirely. and devoting a week to experiencing and critiquing a bands entire repertoire, no matter how accomplished and stylistically varied it may be, is a task best left to the intrepid. or at least to someone with a forgiving social calendar. 116 May2008 WWWSPNCOM BOB_LVE_W LCO_MAY_F NAL_HRndd116 116
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Portishead, Third
The Apples in Stereo, Electronic Projects for Musicians
Atmosphere,
When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
Awesome Color, Electric Aborigines
Boredoms, Super Roots #9
Boris, Smile
Billy Bragg, Mr. Love & Justice
The Brian Jonestown Massacre, My Bloody Underground
Albert Brooks, Comedy Minus One
Buckshot & 9th Wonder, The Formula
Hayes Carll, Trouble in Mind
The Chapin Sisters, Lake Bottom LP
The Constantines, Kensington Heights
Bill Cosby, Why Is There Air?
Death Cab for Cutie, Narrow Stairs
The Death Set, Worldwide
Duffy, Rockferry
El Perro Del Mar, From the Valley to the Stars
Flight of the Conchords, Flight of the Conchords
Frightened Rabbit, The Midnight Organ Fight
Gossip, Live in Liverpool
In Flames, A Sense of Purpose
Kelis, The Hits
Kidz in the Hall, The In Crowd
The Kooks, Konk
The Last Shadow Puppets, The Age of Understatement
Jamie Lidell, Jim
Local H, 12 Angry Months
Love, Forever Changes (Collector’s Edition)
Lyrics Born, Everywhere at Once
Matmos, Supreme Balloon
Meat Beat Manifesto, Autoimmune
Colin Meloy, Colin Meloy Sings Live!
Mission of Burma, Signals, Calls and Marches; Vs.;
The Horrible Truth About Burma
Ministry and Co-Conspirators, Cover Up
Monotonix, Body Language
Eddie Murphy, Eddie Murphy
National Lampoon, Good-Bye Pop
No Age, Nouns
Neon Neon, Stainless Steel
Neva Dinova, You May Already Be Dreaming The Night Marchers, See You in Magic
Nine Inch Nails, Ghosts I-IV
Jim Noir, Jim Noir
James Pants, Welcome
Phantom Planet, Raise the Dead
PlayRadioPlay!, Texas
P.O.D., When Angels & Serpents Dance
Richard Pryor, Bicentennial Nigger
Chris Rock, Bigger and Blacker Robyn, Robyn
The Roots, Rising Down Scharpling and Wurster,
Chain Fights, Beer Guts and Service With a Grin
Subtle, ExitingARM
Todos Tus Muertos, Greatest Hits
Various Artists, Don’t Stop: Recording Tap
Vetiver, Thing of the Past
Whiskeytown, Stranger’s Almanac (Deluxe Edition)
Steven Wright, I Have a Pony
Yelle, Pop-Up
Thalia Zedek, Liars and Prayers
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