Post by turbo on May 3, 2008 16:30:55 GMT -5
OKAY, I've been away on vacation in Tennessee, and see that you all have got a snowball rolling here, so of course I have to add my 2 cents!! I WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOME WORDS OF COMFORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO THOSE WHO CARE ABOUT ALISON'S SOUL: I went to the Chattanooga concert, it was great aside from the fact that the hall did not have the best acoustics, very echoey, I think the sound system overpowered the structure. HOWEVER that not being the point, I watched the entire show and I thought it was great. Both AK and RP were in top form, very professional. Alison did a couple of led Zep vocals that are not on the RS CD, I will comment more on those after I get home. Obviously she did a great job. BUT THE THING THAT REALLY GLADDENED MY HEART was that, about midway through the show, Robert and T-Bone and some of the musicians went backstage, and Alison stood up there in the spotlight looking like a beautiful angel in white, and did about 3 beautiful gospel songs, to which the audience raved!!! She had Stuart Duncan accompanying her solo on those, I think; I will check my notes when I get home, as I said. AND THE LAST OF THAT SET WAS "DOWN TO THE RIVER TO PRAY", AND T-BONE, ROBERT PLANT, AND BUDDY MILLER CAME OUT AND DID THE BACKUP VOCAL TRIO ON THAT NUMBER. My point being, as one poster above noted, Alison is so powerfully filled with the Holy Spirit, and goodness and light, that those who think she is in danger of being "pulled over to the dark side" have got it backwards in my opinion: It is those around her that may be currently walking in darkness that are in "danger" of being pulled over to the light side!! By Alison's influence!! I know she has affected many more lives in a positive way than she realizes. I agree wholeheartedly with the poster above who said that Alison is probably an influence for good on Robert; she might be the only person in the world capable of reaching him and getting him to turn to Jesus and be saved, and live eternally. And if you think he is too evil for salvation, there are much worse people than he who have turned around and gone the way of salvation.
To any posters here who don't happen to believe in the Biblical principles that Alison openly advocates AND LIVES BY EXAMPLE, I certainly respect your beliefs and your right to them, but please consider that if Alison is your role model, musically at least, you might consider that she believes and lives as she does for a very good reason, and that possibly you might consider following her example!! She is not deluded or deceived or naive, on the contrary her upbringing and her faith have brought her great WISDOM. We have all learned from her to appreciate finer music, maybe we could also learn from her how to get to Heaven!!
Anyway in just a few months the entire issue will become more or less moot, as the RS tour winds down and ends. Next year AKUS will regroup and produce more of their unique bluegrass-flavored lovely music, and I for one can hardly wait!!! How 'bout y'all???
Will write more in about a week when I get home. Seeya!!
To any posters here who don't happen to believe in the Biblical principles that Alison openly advocates AND LIVES BY EXAMPLE, I certainly respect your beliefs and your right to them, but please consider that if Alison is your role model, musically at least, you might consider that she believes and lives as she does for a very good reason, and that possibly you might consider following her example!! She is not deluded or deceived or naive, on the contrary her upbringing and her faith have brought her great WISDOM. We have all learned from her to appreciate finer music, maybe we could also learn from her how to get to Heaven!!
Anyway in just a few months the entire issue will become more or less moot, as the RS tour winds down and ends. Next year AKUS will regroup and produce more of their unique bluegrass-flavored lovely music, and I for one can hardly wait!!! How 'bout y'all???
Will write more in about a week when I get home. Seeya!!