Delfín
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Posted: Sep. 15 2001, 12:16 |
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These were questions I always made myself, I find spiritual matter as something that moves me in a very strong and deep way. In fact, I find Islands as the first sign of a new spiritual feeling in all Mike´s subsequent albums. The next one, 'Earth Moving', although musically weaker than 'Islands', takes all these things further in songs like 'Holy', Bridge to Paradise' or See the Light'.
I also find a little contradiction between the Christian feeling of the words in 'The Time Has Come' and the Egyptian look of the video. I think Mike has religious tendencies but they are more intuitive than rational, in order to find a well-defined belief. Anyway, I think as the years have taken place he has found himself fonder in these beliefs. I find religious and more precisely Christian signs in many songs. Just to recall the beautiful carol 'Peace on Earth', the lyrics at 'Holy', or just remember the Biblic quote on 'In the Beginning', and overall mystic and religious feelings in tracks like 'Ascension', 'Amber Light', perhaps more related with 'new age' spiritual influences, or the more explicit religious references of 'Runaway Son' and the spectacular exorcism of 'Outcast'.
I personally feel a big lack in the kinds of music in which you can´t find any spiritual reference or anything that scapes from nowadays hedonism, materialism and ratonalism.
Perhaps that´s why I hate Ricky Martin´s stuff!!!
Delfín>
-------------- The most precious thing I possess, is knowing the answer's yes
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