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 How Now Shall We Live? $16.99 I bought this book as a gift. When I read it myself, I thought it would explain to Christians how to live once they were a Christian. What I found was that it was great reading for intellectuals who cannot believe since it would contradict their life view (i.e. reason for living). The chapters that explain how intricate the Universe is and how it could not happen 'randomly' were very eye opening.  Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever $14.98 This 2001 album with its convoluted by lovely title was my introduction to Explosions In The Sky, the Austin band made up of three guitarists and one drummer doing exclusively instrumentals. I wasn't really sure what to expect, because the genre "post-rock" into which the quartet is categorized doesn't tell you much. What we find here on each track is a completely predictable pattern of a slow, pensive opening on one or two guitars rising up to a crescendo where the entire ensemble goes at it. By the third cut you already feel the band is stuck in a massive rut, and by the end of the album you can scarcely believe that not only did they record this many songs, but even multiple further releases between 2001 and now. If you expect something labeled "post-rock" to be about more intricate harmonies, extended techniques, or forms previously rare or unheard in rock, then you'll probably be a little disappointed by this troupe. Except for the unusual instrumentation, the noodlings of Explosions in the Sky are not much different than the wallpaper of the Windham Hill label. Yes, it was sometimes entertaining as background listening, but as soon as I started focusing on it, I could only think of how hollow it was.  I Then Shall Live (Amazing Grace Album Version) $0.99 The quality of this MP3 file is frankly suboptimal, with muffled sounds and occasional clicks. Moreover, the meta-tag lists the file as an "unauthorized reproduction". Verdict: great song, poor mp3 encoding. |
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