This was the first Christian Rock album I had ever seen or heard of. When I saw his glowing long blond hair - I thought, "What is this?" Then my brother slapped in on the turntable (for you young people that was what record albums were played on)and I heard "He's a rock that doesn't Roll". I thought this is totally, the best thing I have ever in my life. It began my journey into Christian Music. It's still on my top ten of Christian Albums ever. Larry Norman - may heaven be filled with your rocking praises.
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Thought I'd visit your site and was shocked to read that Larry Norman had died! What's ironic for me is that I've been experiencing a bit of a renaissance with his music of late. I pulled out a few of his albums which I hadn't listened to in a decade and managed to make mp3's of them, and have been listening to them regularly. Although his lyrics have aged, and his eschatological focus is less relevant, his music still packs alot of punch. His political songs, written for the Vietnam era, translate quite well to the Iraq situation. I've actually been working on a medley of his music on the guitar, thinking I might perhaps be able to do a bit of "salute" to his music sometime. Thanks for posting the news!
Brian
You just wanted to use eschatological in a sentence to enhance your word power didn't you. I've been having a renaissance of sorts myself. I've been listening to a lot of 80's tunes. I'm contemplating putting a promo together for the radio station for a program called Back in the Day - hilighting CCM through the 70's to early 90's. It's funny cause I wanted the pilot show to be on Larry Norman. Maybe I can play some Andy McCarroll and Moral Support.
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