Alright, so the below post on part 2 of the effects chain is again very much for us gearheads…..so for those of you who would die before you described yourself as a gearhead, or for those of you who don’t mind gear talk but just glanced at the post below, saw its length, and said, ‘Ya right’, this post is for you.
I think Bach said it best way back in the 17th century: “Music is melody.” All our fancy effects, cool sweep arpeggios, amps at 11, and harmonic theory don’t mean a thing if there isn’t a great melody, backed with a nice understated bed of harmonic flavor. Everything else is just icing. How many times have you heard a band where you could drool all over the technicality, but the music did nothing for you?
So here’s a video of the most simplistic song ever. And it gives me goosebumps every time. It’s from a little indie film called ‘Once.’ Incredible flick. (Fair warning, it is an Irish film, so there’s a fair amount of words in it that we Americans consider curse words. In Ireland, I’m not so sure there’s such thing as a curse word! hehe) But here’s one of my favorite exhibits in simplicity touching my soul:
I don’t know if that does anything for you. But for me, that’s what music is about…..not technicality, but about touching you in some way nothing else can. Imagine when we can take that gift God created, and use it back for Him. Simplicity is beautiful…….and that’s what I want my music to be 9 times out of 10.
Splendid.
Karl.
Guitar for Worship 