Being Canadian, it’s only natural that Josh managed to introduce me to Hello Kelly… i’ve since enjoyed listening to the group’s EPs and consistently mislabeling them Hello Kitty…
well, now, they’ve finally “arrived” and are officially signed to 7 Spin Records with a late summer release planned for their debut full-length release… right now though, i’ve got a quick look at the Green Things Grow EP which is the latest from them…
the first song is called “My Girlfriend” and fairly straightforward riff, simple chord progression and a half step tempo drop during the chorus… at least it feels that way… it’s slightly awkward in that sense, but it’s not as bad as the timing in the second song, “The Communication Breakdown” which doesn’t ever seem to sync… like watching a DVD where the words don’t quite match the moving lips… the music sounds a lot like “The Time to Make It Good” which was one of my favorite of the older songs…
the final track is called “No Time for Tears” and it’s a softer sound, a bit poppier and the chorus has a nice ring to it… the vocals are a little better and they actually do fit the rhythm of the song quite well… I’m not sure which if any of these songs are going to actually make the full release, but regardless… i’m excited about the upcoming material… you should be too…
This EP is available on iTunes under the name Wait for Dreams EP (with a 4th song of the same title) and the older album is available song-by-song (minus the Tom Petty cover) as Modern Day Fades Away…
More Hello Kelly Fun: Walk TRu of Modern Day Fades Away
peace… love… bdg…
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i like the quote that’s spotlighted there… “He uses our scars as beauty marks…” of course, they knew that it would be a popular quote, so that’s why it’s spotlighted… i’m just noting it, because it’s one of the could that have actually stuck out to me…
anyway, this chapter is about how our personal triumphs and failures (mostly failures) enable us to reach out to those who are coming in along facing similar problems or struggles… basically, no on can minister more effectively than someone who has been in the same shoes…
now, this touches a little bit on a sore subject for me as it ties in with sharing your testimony… i always had a problem sharing my testimony, because it’s not much of a testimony… well, actually, it’s more than it seems on the surface, but the point is that people place such a higher importance on testimonies that have shock value or is fraught with sensationalism… it becomes a competition and it almost (if it doesn’t) encourages people to run off the deep end, before they get saved so that they have a better story to tell…
there is a Biblical principle at play, i suppose, where i think Jesus says, something like: she loves much because she has been forgiven for much, but he who is forgiven for little, loves little… that’s in regards to the prostitute and i think it’s more about how much we recognize that we’ve been forgiven… we’ve all been forgiven of much, but we don’t all admit it…
anyway, i’m way off track… this chapter is about using our experiences to become more effective ministers… i think it applies to everyone – even those of us with “boring” testimonies…
this is also the halfway point of the book… halfway… yikes… it’s all downhill from here… (i mean that in a good way… i think…)…
peace… love… bdg…
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