Yeah it seems to me that shouting is becoming kind of a joke... People are looking it as like, a way to show off how much chops they have, or make people laugh or make other musicians go "oohhhh, he didn't just do that." Which to me, is totally against what it's supposed to be about.
Shouting is supposed to be an expression of something the holy spirit leads people to do when they are overcome with joy, and if you're sitting there thinking about what kind of cartoon you can stick in next week to me you're missing the point.
In fact, I think gospel music as a whole is getting out of control because the musicians are more concerned about impressing people than trying to bring across the message in the songs. People will post a hymn that's supposed to glorify God on the internet, not with the purpose of bringing out the melody or the intent behind the song, but more just to show off how crazy their chords are or how much chops they can blow, like it's a funk concert.
This is why I thank God for people like Jeremy Haynes that are trying to live a life through their music that represents the spirit and character of God's people whether it impresses people or not.
And as crazy as Butch is, if you see him play a service, he is actually pretty reverent and he plays the music. Then afterwards maybe when all the musicians hang he'll do some stuff that's outta control, or maybe at a musicians event. But a lot of times people are expecting him to turn cartwheels in a real service and they can't understand why he chooses to be a servant instead of a showman.
Well *I* understand...
God bless all of you and continue to show the true spirit of Jesus through your music and your life.
