You know what I don't like about most major music stores like Future shop and Best Buy? They don't give the same respect to Christian bands that other places might. It took me 20 minutes to find a Relient K CD (mmhmm), and it was in the (very tiny) gospel section. Now, I know what gospel is, and I think punk and gospel are like, exact opposites. Why can't they just put it in the rock section like any other band?
I just ended up buying the CD and a $50 in iTunes money. That way most of what I want is on the Internet and it's very convenient, too. I just wish my computer would work right...
Oh, and so far, I've downloaded Denver and the Mile High Orchestra - Good to Go (These guys are still amazing. I will recommend them anytime. My only gripe with this one is that it's not completely big band, but the stuff that is is awesome, and the rest is just really good), and Audio Adrenaline - Until My Heart Caves In, and I still have 28 bucks left. I'll update this post when I run out of money.
edit: okay, I ended up getting the two above, along with MercyMe - Almost There, MxPx - Before Everything and After, and that Tetris game for my iPod. You kinda have to get used to the controls. And I saved just enough so that I can buy that Switchfoot song from the new album when they release the first song on iTunes. w00t.
It's-a me!
- Matt
- Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- I can be a lot of things. I can be a university student that's going to be in his second year of university taking software engineering. I can be a musician that plays guitar and bass, and does some composing or arranging on the side. I can be a math or science nerd that makes plenty of calculus jokes, whether you want me to or not. I can be a hardcore gamer, as well as an Apple and Nintendo fanboy (though not nearly as bad as some people are). I can be a guy that tries to follow Christ with all his might. I can be just an all-around good guy to talk to. But most of all, I can be me, and that's probably the most important thing I can be.
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It's actually spelled MxPx, with lowercase X's. Sorry, just a pet peeve of mine. Yes, I realize they themselves spell it both ways, but their original name was Magnified Plaid, and when they made posters they did M.P. but I guess whoever made them did X's instead of dots, and so people started calling them MxPx, and it stuck.
And I agree, Christian music is too hard to find. I'm a bit surprised RK was in the gospel section though, because they're mainstream enough that I find they're usually in the secular music section (sometimes in both) - same goes for Switchfoot or MxPx. But you pretty much have to go to a Christian bookstore (like House of James) to get a decent selection of Christian music. Although, I've been to Christian bookstores before (like the main one in Saskatoon) that are huge and really nice, but have a tiny music section. HoJ has a pretty good one.
I edited my post and changed those two letters just for you. :)
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