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Hear No Evil: Marching In The Lord's Army, Fleeing The Devil, And Finding A Righteous Groove (2010)

by Matthew Paul Turner(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

140007472X (ISBN13: 9781400074723)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

WaterBrook Press

review 1: If you've read any of Matthew Paul Turner's stuff, you know two things about him already:1) He comes from a very interesting fundamentalist Christian background2) He knows how to write. Very well! And keep you laughing the whole time!!! In what seems to me like a loose follow-up to his other memoir, "Churched", Turner gives us a few simple snapshots of his past in relationship to music. Growing up, Turner's parents never allowed him to listen to too much for fear that anything outside of traditional hymns were somehow influenced by Satan. Once in college, however, he became exposed to everything that he had been missing out on, from Bob Dylan to Contemporary Christian. Having dreams of making it big in the contemporary Christian scene, Turner recounts his personal ex... moreperiences with certain artists, songs, and those who wish they were artists producing songs. This is a great, quick read for someone who loves humorous writing.
review 2: This is a collection of thoughtful essays about the author's upbringing in a strict fundamentalist church and school, and how that affected his attitudes toward Christian and secular music. I could definitely relate to a lot of the material, having been brought up in a similar church and Christian school where there was much consternation about the "new" Christian music and what was considered acceptable. Most people would not find this subject material interesting (unless you are in the Christian music business or you went to Belmont with the author) and I've read so many other memoirs this feels choppy in comparison. less

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