Tag Archives: music history

Psalm 133: How Good And How Pleasant

Posted on April 10, 2011 by nathanalbright

[Note:  This sermonette was given with a different intro condensed from a recent post [1] in Tampa on April 9, 2011 and was originally given as written in West Palm Beach on February 5, 2011.] Introduction In Jesus’ prayer in … Continue reading →

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Luka

Posted on April 4, 2011 by nathanalbright

Continuing my series of the analysis of meaningful song lyrics [1] [2] [3], I would like to examine a relatively obscure song that deeply moves me for similar reasons to the Donna Lewis song “Simone,” which is not surprising since … Continue reading →

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On Becoming A Violist

Posted on March 27, 2011 by nathanalbright

[Note: As I commented on yesterday [1], this is the first note of a series on the viola. It provides a glimpse of another side of my involvement with music to my involvement with underground music [2] that I commented … Continue reading →

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The Accidental Violist

Posted on March 26, 2011 by nathanalbright

One of the more unusual facts about me (and there are many) is that I’m a violist.  I’m not someone who played the violin first and then switched to add the viola as well (though I know at least two … Continue reading →

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Solsbury Hill

Posted on March 24, 2011 by nathanalbright

Continuing the series on quirky and obscure songs with personal importance [1] [2] is this song that is older than I am.  Given the singer (Peter Gabriel), it is hard to determine if the meaning I take from it is … Continue reading →

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Simone

Posted on March 17, 2011 by nathanalbright

As I referred to in my comment to my recent post about insomnia [1], one of the albums I listened to as a high school student to help me sleep was the album Now In A Minute by Donna Lewis.  … Continue reading →

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Requium For A Rapper: Nate Dogg

Posted on March 17, 2011 by nathanalbright

Yesterday the rapper Nate Dogg died at the age of 41.  He had suffered a stroke in 2008 [1].  Most people may not be aware of it, but Nate Dogg is one of the few nicknames people have given me … Continue reading →

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Psalm 88: For My Soul Is Full of Troubles

Posted on March 6, 2011 by nathanalbright

Psalm 88 is the last psalm directly attributed to the Sons of Korah (one additional psalm, Psalm 106, which is formally anonymous, is indirectly attributed to them by their instruction of the psalm to army of Judah in the days … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Headlines In History: The 1900’s

Posted on March 3, 2011 by nathanalbright

Headlines In History:  The 1900’s, by James Miller, Bonnie Szumski, and Scott Barbour, editors This volume is definitely a disappointing end to an excellent series.  Instead of the excellence reached by most other volumes of this series [1] [2] [3] … Continue reading →

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Notes From The Underground

Posted on February 26, 2011 by nathanalbright

As I was reading Our Band Could Be Your Life [1], I started realizing that I too had been part of the underground independent music scene without being the slightest bit aware of it, in at least three separate ways. … Continue reading →

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