Michael English

[MrJoey]

I've added his new song "Right Where you are" to our rotation. Are any other stations playing it? Or do you think some stations are ignoring it? Just a thought. Hope you're all enjoying the week.

 

[smashedcd]

well im not in a position to add anything..except records to my turntable ..but if i was i wouldnt touch it..too many people remember the bad situation 12 years ago...including myself. plus i never did like his music.
oh on that turntable i have the new stryper vinyl lp playing ;D

 

[MyCatKnight]

smashedcd
"well im not in a position to add anything..except records to my turntable ..but if i was i wouldnt touch it..too many people remember the bad situation 12 years ago...including myself. plus i never did like his music.
oh on that turntable i have the new stryper vinyl lp playing "[color]

Smashed,

While I generally enjoy your input and insight, I disagree in this case. Even as a rocker like yourself, I must admit that his singing talents are up there with any male CCM artist... whether or not you personally liked it (anyone else feeling old since Brian Littrell covered Michael English's signature song "In Christ Alone"?). The cliched truth is, I won't be "casting any stones" at someone who admitted wrongdoing YEARS ago, and paid for it with his marriage and career. Please folks, let's think and pray seriously before posting tons of quick responses, and letting this degengerate into a laundry list of artists' indiscretions.

IMHO, it's still bottom-line oriented ($) business more than people care to admit. Following a publicity nightmare, we have seen the token move of artists' music pulled from rotation temporarily. But "the legendary artist with the huge catalog" gets back into rotation much easier and quicker than the "popular, but not quite iconic" star. It's human nature though, as secular radio was quick to decimate the Greaseman for far less offensive stuff than the money-cow Stern.

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Let me close this yellow and black (get it?) reply by saying that I did hype Stryper's "Reborn," but more for the nostalgia and reunion than for the music (real short album, no?). Now "Soldiers Under Command" was a different strory. 8)

 

[smashedcd]

i have listened to the stryper album 3 times in a day!! i love the album. as for michael i was just statig why i woulnt play it. i didnt list what he did. nor would i. but i still wouldnt play it. i wouldnt play stryper on the radio either. audience wouldnt like it.

 

[74WIXYGrad]

Unfortunately, people put singers on too high of a pedestal. It makes me very uncomfortable when they are put on the same level as preachers. Just because you might have a better voice than I doesn't make you a better Christian. God expects us all to use our talents to the best of our abilities.

I don't know what Michael English did, and I don't care, because it's none of my business. If God forgave him for what he has done, then it's more than good enough for me.

I listen to Amy Grant and Sandy Patti, and I enjoy their music. As Christians we have got to quit shooting our wounded.

 

[gregdymon]

I listen to Amy Grant and Sandy Patti, and I enjoy their music. As Christians we have got to quit shooting our wounded.

Isn't it interesting that you listed two women "superstars" of Christian music, who, at the time of the Michael English/Marybeth Jordan/Young Messiah fiasco, were apparently each involved in much the same behavior. Yet, neither of those two women suffered the humiliation and ostracization (is that a word?) English and Jordan did.... anyone find that interesting?

Further, I find it interesting that English's label was a Christian brand of a secular label (Warner Brothers), who took a hard line approach and pulled ALL of his music in their catalog. While, Word/Reunion et al, just sort of let the chips fall where they may when dealing with Amy and Sandy.... I would hate to think that the long time Christian label was thinking more about past and future sales of established artists while the new kid on the Christian music block was thinking about reputation in the Christian community... but, the farther I get from the three cases, the more I become convinced that is exactly what happened.

 

[74WIXYGrad]

"Isn't it interesting that you listed two women "superstars" of Christian music, who, at the time of the Michael English/Marybeth Jordan/Young Messiah fiasco, were apparently each involved in much the same behavior. Yet, neither of those two women suffered the humiliation and ostracization (is that a word?) English and Jordan did.... anyone find that interesting?"

It depends where you were when these incidents happened. Youo can bet the house that Amy Grant and Sandy Patti were both crucified by people when their behavior was revealed. And those who didn't care for their style of music were the ones hammering the nails. :'(

 

[radioelizabeth]

"Isn't it interesting that you listed two women "superstars" of Christian music, who, at the time of the Michael English/Marybeth Jordan/Young Messiah fiasco, were apparently each involved in much the same behavior. Yet, neither of those two women suffered the humiliation and ostracization (is that a word?) English and Jordan did.... anyone find that interesting?"

It depends where you were when these incidents happened. Youo can bet the house that Amy Grant and Sandy Patti were both crucified by people when their behavior was revealed. And those who didn't care for their style of music were the ones hammering the nails. :'(

First, as usual, I hate the way this thread is going.

Do we really have nothing more productive to do with our time than to chatter about others? Think I read somewhere once how that wasn't really something beneficial...

The statement I make is in regards to the comment on "behavior".

That statement assumes much, and opens the floor to a lot of speculation. Which again, I've heard is not beneficial.

I'll speak on the BROAD topic of being in the spotlight instead.

Any public figure (I include myself) stands on a platform constructed by their fan base. Odds are, fans will either build the pedestal too high to begin with, or be standing so close to it that they feel wounded and like they are "fallen on". And we all sometimes stand. And we all sometimes fall. Certainly, the fans will decide what they want to do with all that.

And in my opinion, they have.

 

[74WIXYGrad]

The point that I was trying to make is that there is a saying that the ground around the cross is level. Nobody should be put on a pedestal. In my time I've seen both preachers and singers both held high and hung high. I THINK BOTH ATTITUDES ARE WRONG. Now I am going to listen to my Imperials album.