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Larry Norman - Reader's Digest ~ [Lyrics]
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Larry Norman - Reader's Digest - Lyrics -- Track 10
From the Album "Only Visiting This Planet" (Verve Records 1972)
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Larry Norman -- vocals, piano
John Wetton -- bass
Keith Smart -- drums
Mickey Keen -- guitar
Rod Edwards -- piano and backing vocals
Roger Hand -- backing vocals
Gordon Giltrap -- guitar
Bob Brady -- piano
Bill Price -- engineer
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When Larry Norman recorded Only Visiting This Planet in 1972 for MGM at George Martin's studio in London, there wasn't place in the music industry for "Jesus Rock." MGM had no idea what to do with it. This meld of rootsy pop, gospel, and rock & roll songs sung about Christ had less than nothing to do with hymns, and was rejected by the Christian church at large at the time. In the 21st century, Norman is regarded as the "Father of CCM" and that $450 million dollar a year industry, and this album is regarded by CCM Magazine as "the greatest Christian rock record of all time." It's ironic. Norman died largely broke in 2008. Only Visiting This Planet is the second part of a trilogy that included Upon This Rock (Capitol, 1969), that dealt with the theme of creation, and So Long Ago the Garden (MGM, 1973) about the world's redemption. This set (which ironically was the first one to be reissued) concerns itself with the Fall. All three albums have been remastered and reissued by Solid Rock Records, a label Norman founded - he was well-known for his fiercely independent streak. The album is a masterpiece; one needn't believe in God to enjoy it; it stands on it's own as an enduring work of popular art.
These songs were expertly written and arranged, they spill across the rock, pop, and gospel spectrum, and were gorgeously produced. "I Wish We'd All Been Ready," with its wash of strings and a backing choir, adds to the drama of Norman's topic: the Rapture, when all Christians, living or dead, are prophesied to be reunited with Christ before the end of the world. Belief in this premise is not necessary: the song is delivered with such understated conviction and produced for maximum dramatic effect, that it's deeply moving. The hard-rocking "Why Don't You Look into Jesus" addresses addictive behavior amid snarling guitars, punchy drums, and popping pianos. The opening track is a mysterious broken love song called "I'v'e Got to Learn to Live Without You" that drips with longing. "I Am the Six O'Clock News" is a straight-out rocker that reflects the irony in the media's coverage of the Vietnam war. The acoustic ballad "The Outlaw" is a poetic narrative pondering Christ's life and death. There is biting social commentary in "The Great American Novel" that reflects Bob Dylan's early work but, "Righteous Rocker #1" is payback: it's a lyrical precursor to - and was perhaps inspiration for - "You Gotta Serve Somebody." The album contains two bonus tracks, and is well worth checking out by anyone interested in genuine rock & roll classics.
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So much more creative and intelligent than what passes for contemporary Christian music today. Larry Norman was one of a kind. RIP.
Larry was brilliant!!!
An incredibly well-written song.
Definitely copied Dylan. Who cares....still a great song.
@@ebnphlo Forgive my ignorance, but who is Dylan exactly?
Bob Dylan
from one larry to another larry... i'm only visting this planet too.. next stop HEAVEN
Not too soon I hope! :)
The greatest lyricist of alltime,
I don't know a singer-songwriter who has reflected this time in his songs so well as Larry Norman. He describes this time like no other and then to think that he already started it in the 70s. Amazing.
@AMBASSADOR MAGGOT SOLIDROCKPRODUCTIONS he and Dylan should have done an album and a tour together. That would have been incredible.
The band Larry had for this album was just amazing. Having John Wetton on the bass must have been awesome.
I miss this guy so much, but i would bet he aint missing this place.
This is just fantastic.
Larry lives! lol
In light of recent news that China has successfully tested a hypersonic missile, this song still has frightening relevance. Thank God that the kings of this earth "are only princes to begin with." Our permanent home & eternal life are not here on this terminally ill planet, but in Heaven with the true King of kings, Jesus Christ.
Oh Larry… see ya there soon , It’s now 2023 and it’s all the same song , but , we believers already know🎶
Thank You Father God , we sure are looking forward to our new home🙏🏽♥️🕊…✨ blink blink blink💋
Still relevant to today.
❤
Echoes of Bob Dylan. But, in many ways, better.
Thank you for posting this issue with appropriate photos. I noticed an imperfection in the text. The trilogy is discussed and consists of the following three titles: Only visiting this planet, So long ago the garden and In another land. Upon this rock is a release on its own.
Lowkey just subterranean homesick blues...
Subterranean Homesick Blues = lowkey hundreds of other songs including "Too Much Monkey Business" by Chuck Berry. Folk music form.
"I've been listening to Paul's records....I think he really is dead!!"--lol
Well I'm buying this album. Dylan wrote something similar and I can't remember the name.
Subterranean Homesick Blues maybe?
....only cost 13 billion.... 😳🤔🙏🙏🙏🙄
As real now as then
it's almost staggering how relevant this song is now
Those rocks cost 24 billion.
You know you've transcribed the lyrics wrong near the end right? "You think it's such a sad think" should be "You think it's such a sad thing." You should edit it; it looks awkward.
Great thing that Alice Cooper is now a christian