- Included in the Under Appreciated Rock List.
- THE HOLY GHOST RECEPTION COMMITTEE #9, a group of New York high school students who put together two psychedelic rock albums.
- The Original Facebook Post about THE HOLY GHOST RECEPTION COMMITTEE #9 is at: Original Facebook Posts / Aug 2014 / THE HOLY GHOST RECEPTION COMMITTEE #9.
Martin Winfree published a note.
August 31, 2014 ·
UNDER APPRECIATED ROCK BAND OF THE MONTH FOR AUGUST 2014: THE HOLY GHOST RECEPTION COMMITTEE #9
One glance at the above album cover proves beyond doubt that Bob Dylan was serious with his Christian period. The songs were serious as well: “Covenant Woman”, “Pressing On”, “Saving Grace”, “Are You Ready”, etc. The opening track, “A Satisfied Mind” is a rare cover by Dylan of someone else’s song; the song dates fr…
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Martin Winfree
August 31, 2014 ·
The Under-Appreciated Rock Band of the Month for August 2014 is the delightfully named Holy Ghost Reception Committee #9, a group of New York high school students who put together two psychedelic rock albums that were released by the staid Paulist Press. There is also an overview of Bob Dylan’s Christian period – even richer than what I had known about. See my Notes for the details:
Martin Winfree
August 31, 2014 ·
For the Story of the Month on my UARB post, I have pulled out an early non-music item, “The Scientific Proof of the Existence of God”. For all we know, the utterly unknown “dark energy” that constitutes more than one-half of the entire universe might just be God. Check it out: