I do understand the propensity for people to engage in religiousy behavior.
Popular music/Rock n Roll certainly can have that sort of expression and devotion,
and that has been written about by Academics and Critics as well as been explored
by Artists - Prince, Bozo from U2, The Beatles and The Stones, Led Zep, Madonna, Bob Marley.
There has been some Christiany stuff (or with Christian members) out that isn't deliberately
labeled as Contemporay Christian - U2 (yeah I like them), Trouble, heck, even Black Sabbath have
songs with lyrics that are downright Biblical in nature, even with the Dark image and a
sound that is among the mightiest ever in all Rock or any music.
CC Costa Mesa was sort of ground zero for Christian Rock/Pop, and so it does not bother
me when people tap their toes, sway a bit, raise their hands, dance, even bang their head some
if that is what they feel like doing. Even "moshing" (slam dancing) and stage diving was pioneered by the
Jocks turned Punx from Edison High School and was originally called the HB strut.
I'm also kool with light shows, smoke machines - I don't care.
Do they belong in Sunday service? not really, but other days...why not.
I do think the quality of Music over all has gone down, and I'm not someone who is anti
Electronics, rap, or whatever at all. I like Techno, Dancehall, everything.
So many Rock bands and Rappers today are kinda wack, like so much of popular culture.
The band at one church we go to knows about 5 songs, and plays them every Sunday we go there,
so we deliberately wait in the bookstore/cafe until they are done. Like modern country,
it's a lame version of what could be great if it was just done well.
Some people lately also complain about Hillsong type music, but I don't know enough about that
because I don't follow that stuff.