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ORIGINAL: yustme

This thread started off very friendly,please lets keep it it frendly.Those of you who don't like Roy Pauley,what he says must be tramping on your toes or it wouldn't get you so upset.It's just like when we go to church and the Preacher preaches on something that reveals our sin to us,we don't like that.What it is,is the HS telling us He doesn't like something in our lives,but we don't want to change it,so we say "Well that's his opinion".This is how we learn what God wants changed,by listening to others opinions and reading His Word DAILY.

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I respect Roy Pauley's opinion. I respect the pioneers in Gospel Music who paved the way for all those today. Roy's column is simply a critque/criticism of a music industry, not a column on whether the past era of gospel music is more 'spiritual' than the current.

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ORIGINAL: Seaton

Also, lets not confuse Roy Pauley's opinion about the 'good ole days' with spiritual matters. An individual's relationship with God is not based on whether they sing traditional four part male harmony, wear a three piece suit with tie and have their hair slicked back with the finest hair product.

I respect Roy Pauley's opinion. I respect the pioneers in Gospel Music who paved the way for all those today. Roy's column is simply a critque/criticism of a music industry, not a column on whether the past era of gospel music is more 'spiritual' than the current.

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ORIGINAL: BenHarris

I for one will defend Roy Pauley. He has been a great friend to our quartet and to many up and coming quartets. The Dove Brothers are but one of many who have greatly benefitted from Roy's column in SN. Roy does not want the industry to return to the 50's and 60's, and has never, not even once, suggested such a thing. Nor does he attempt to tear down the industry. What he does want to see is quality music from the singers, the arrangements and the presentations, and to learn from those who have paved the way. Southern Gospel singers of today, for the most part, know little of music theory, are not inspired to learn, don't see the need in learning, and do not seem motivated to improve their craft whatsoever. Of course, not all are this way, but one only needs to listen to SG radio to be assured that this is a condition that is eating away at the soul of our industry. Of course there were scoundrals and people of less than Christian character back in those "golden days", but they were disciplined musicians and singers, far more than the average today. I can assure you, there are those still are out there today, that are womanizer's, and doing anything for a buck, except work for it. I know of a group that disbanded recently because one man had far less than Christian character would demand. There are more family style groups these days and that has tempered the average a bit, but even within those ranks there are those who make my skin crawl. Make no mistake, Roy Pauley is far more dedicated to the cause of gospel music than are many so-called fans of today. Those who don't like his opinions, and thus don't like him, either don't understand his motives, or have their toes stepped on by his comments. If I don't know music, don't try to learn, and generally can be found ill-equipped to present quality music to my audience, then I should be brought to task. God deserves our best, not something far less. If I don't study to show myself approved, then I am not giving my best. If I won't bother to learn the rudiments of music and if my group does not bother to learn the more difficult arrangements, than Mr. Pauley should take all the shots in the world at me, for I am not doing my best for Christ, let alone the cause of Southern Gospel Music and its future well being. To form judgements of a man you have never met really bothers me. I know his comments make some squirm a bit, but then again my pastor sometimes makes me squirm a bit too, within his sermons. If Roy was not causing such debate he would not be doing his job. If you wish to put your head in the sand and gleefully continue to do the same old same old, then by all means, do so. But don't put the guy down for opinions that are contrary to your own, or in whose opinions make you squirm. I wish every artist in gospel music was as devoted to the genre as is Roy. I wish all SG artist wold work as hard at learning music as they do in booking dates. I wish all would present music to the world that musically speaking would compete with the best secular has to offer. We already have a message music far more compelling than anything from the world. If our artists were as musically capable, I ask you, who in worldly music could compete? That is Roy's message, goals and hopes for the industry. I am sorry that many cannot, or refuse, to see his motives as they truly are. It is far easier to condemn his comments to old foggy rantings when they fly in the face of ones on mode of operation.

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ORIGINAL: tnctenor
(3) One of Roys on going comments is about the loudness of music. I have walked out on the Crabb Family for just that reason. I like harmonic playing, but when he cut loose, it was SO loud it hurt! Louder doesn't mean better. Sometimes it is a cover for being inadequate.