# Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 3, 1999, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-the-devil-have-all-the-good-music/16937 "1999-11-03T19:03:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Phaedrus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@Phaedrus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phaedrus)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 1999, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-the-devil-have-all-the-good-music/16937/41 "1999-11-10T06:31:00Z")
Satan: He has about 30 albums. Name a genre and I’ll give you my opinion which one is better than examples in the secular world. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 1999, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-the-devil-have-all-the-good-music/16937/42 "1999-11-10T06:40:00Z")
There was also that Hank Jones and Charlie Haden album that came out a few years ago…piano/bass improvisatory duets based on spirituals and hymns. Got a LOT of media attention for a jazz disc. * * * Uke ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 1999, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-the-devil-have-all-the-good-music/16937/43 "1999-11-09T23:55:00Z")
I dig the rock… Oh, and if thery are instrumental albums, why bother with a distinction? * * * Yer pal, Satan ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 1999, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-the-devil-have-all-the-good-music/16937/44 "1999-11-10T23:34:00Z")
Instrumental Christian musicians sprinkle their electric guitars with holy water before every piece, that’s why. Though this does lead to the occasional electrical short. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 1999, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-the-devil-have-all-the-good-music/16937/45 "1999-11-11T08:31:00Z")
So… If the Allman Brothers had re-named “Jessica” as “Jesus my Saviour”, it would be Christian music? What is it that defines instrumental music as being ‘Christian’? Is it just the spiritual pedigree of the artist? ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 1999, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-the-devil-have-all-the-good-music/16937/46 "1999-11-11T13:12:00Z")
Well, first the instruments have to accept the Lord as their personal saviour… ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 1999, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-the-devil-have-all-the-good-music/16937/47 "1999-11-11T16:17:00Z")
They charge more for those instruments, PunditLisa In a pawn shop recently, some Born-Again Bongos were going for 33% more than the Secular Snare Drum! * * * Yer pal, Satan ---
**Author:** ![Phaedrus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@Phaedrus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phaedrus)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 1999, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-the-devil-have-all-the-good-music/16937/48 "1999-11-12T08:49:00Z")
Satan. I guess the distinction would be the same between, say, Bach and hmmm Satie? A lot of difference. Phil’s music has won a few awards anbd he has been featured in Guitar magazine several times. His album, The Master and the Musician has extensive liner notes that turn the entire album into a spiritual message. It is an awesome album when juxtaposed against the music of its era. A couple of years ago he played in Nashville for a house of guitarists and nearly brought the house down, many of the older names were there like Stephen Stills etc. Stills may not have been one of the people there but it was people like him. If you want I can post a short portion of the review. Keaggy rules! Later… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-the-devil-have-all-the-good-music/16937.md?page=2)