Music Monday 25 - In the Club

Lady GaGa. Kylie Minogue. Jamiroquai. Cascada. Tiesto. ABBA. I really like all these groups and artists because I really like dance music. I like the beat, the electronic production and the general upbeat attitude. However, as much as I like dance music, I really can’t stand the club scene, like at all.

I just got back from Las Vegas, which has shed the family friendly persona it created in the 90s and embraced its hedonistic, sex-driven persona. This current persona has been partially built on the burgeoning club scene. Clubs like Pure, LAX, Tryst and Jet have become the places to be in Vegas. And while I love Vegas as much as anyone I know, I can’t understand the fascination with the club scene and culture; it has never appealed to me.

In spite of this complete lack of a desire to go to a club, I have a strong desire to listen to music played inside of clubs. There’s nothing better than cruising around town on a summer day, windows down, loudly playing something with a good beat. Dance music is intended to be played in a club, while people dance or wait to enter the club. Like an animal that thrives outside of its natural environment, though, dance music has found a home on my iPod and in my truck. I can’t explain it. I just know that Lady GaGa while I’m driving makes me happy. The thought of Lady GaGa in a club makes me sick to my stomach.

How do you feel about dance music outside of a club?

Music Monday 24 - Created to Create

One of my very good friends, Luke, just released an EP last week. As I listened to the EP I was blown away by the music he had written, performed and recorded. The EP is his creation, from beginning to end. Obviously Luke had help and people who participated in the project, but he created it.

I’m not very musically inclined. I have no idea how to create anything musical. I wouldn’t even know where to begin with writing a song or creating a piece of music. My musical inability isn’t a new reality, it is just brought into starker contrast as I listen to something created by a friend I’ve known since high school.

Humans have been created in the image of God and God is a creator. It only makes sense that we should create; music is a great expression of that creativity. I envy those who can create music; I wish I could create something as powerful and beautiful as music. However, even if we’re not musically inclined, we have still been created to create, whether that’s with words, images, thoughts or ideas.

Download Luke’s EP here.