Sep 16, 2020
There are various unusual tales in rock historical past. However Luxurious is
absolutely the one band through which three out of 5 members ended up
turning into Orthodox clergymen.
Combining a hard-edged instrumental texture with candy,
melodious vocals and literary lyrics, Luxurious has continued to
report and carry out sporadically since their starting within the
mid-Nineties Christian punk scene. They’ve retained a loyal
following and their newest album, Trophies, was launched
final yr to a lot acclaim.
Fr. David Lee Bozeman—singer, songwriter and guitarist—joins the
present to inform the band’s story, talk about the connection between
liturgy and fashionable tradition, and touch upon his lyrics, which deal
with themes like ordination, marriage actual and counterfeit, the
scourge of pornography, and the sanctification of the physique.
Contents
[2:36] “The Majesty of the Flesh”
[9:39] The sophisticated sanctity of the Christian physique;
deification/theosis
[14:58] Fr. David’s songwriting course of
[15:53] The story of Luxurious, three of its members’ path from
Protestantism to sacramental religion
[25:06] “Braveness, Braveness”, a track about Fr. David’s
ordination
[35:48] “To Conquer and Destroy”
[39:29] The band’s early influences and Fr. David’s reference
factors from the 80s and 90s
[44:19] Fr. David’s expertise of the Christian rock scene
[46:27] Orthodoxy and fashionable tradition: liturgy is introduced into
secular life, not vice versa
[52:02] “The Struggle on Girls” and the maintain of pornography on the
fashionable world
[1:02:00] The compact expertise of T.S. Eliot’s poetry and its
affect on Fr. David’s lyrics
[1:05:46] “Museums in Decline”
[1:11:58] “Trophies” and the Orthodox understanding of marriage
and second marriages
[1:20:35] Provocation in Luxurious’s early lyrics
[1:23:16] “Queer Logic”, a lament over the Supreme Court docket’s
resolution on homosexual marriage
[1:27:37] “Perpetua Simone”
All music on this episode used with permission from
Luxurious and Lee Bozeman.
“The Struggle on Girls”, “Museums in Decline”, “Trophies”, “Braveness,
Braveness” from Luxurious, Trophies. https://luxurious.bandcamp.com/album/trophies
“To Conquer and Destroy”, “Perpetua Simone” from Luxurious,
Luxurious. https://luxurious.bandcamp.com/album/luxurious
“The Majesty of the Flesh” from Lee Bozeman, The Majesty of
the Flesh. https://leebozeman.bandcamp.com/album/the-majesty-of-the-flesh
“Queer Logic” from Lee Bozeman, Queer Logic. https://leebozeman.bandcamp.com/album/queer-logic
Hyperlinks
Lee Bozeman http://www.leebozeman.com/
Lee Bozeman on Bandcamp https://leebozeman.bandcamp.com/
Luxurious on Bandcamp https://luxurious.bandcamp.com/
Luxurious on Twitter https://twitter.com/thebandLuxury
Luxurious on Fb https://www.fb.com/LuxuryBand
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