Date: 07 December 1996
To: RichMailList
Subject: [RichMailList 98]: Info from Mark Robertson


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Hi Rich Fans,

This Mailing List has already gone through the process of wondering why the songs on Songs made it on there. We've also already made our choices on what songs we believe should have been on there. There are several links to these subjects starting with [RichMailList 62]: Pick your top 20 Rich songs. Apparently there are some on the newsgroup rec.music.christian that are going through this process now. Anyway, thanks to Brendt Waters for alerting me to a very interesting response to that thread.


Date: Fri, 06 Dec 1996 01:17:17
From: Brendt and Dana Waters
Subject: Rich tour and album news

Saw this post from Mark of the Ragamuffins (e-mail address
is rosweleast@aol.com).

Some of this is kinda out of context (unless you go back and
read the preceeding posts), but the news toward the end is
the good stuff....

If you want to go back and read the whole string of posts, the
subject line was "rich mullins' _songs_ ... and we want better ones!"

ttfn,
   Brendt

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From: Mark Robertson
Newsgroups: rec.music.christian
Subject: Re: rich mullins' _songs_...and we want better ones!
Date: 3 Dec 1996 10:36:18 GMT
Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com

Let's see...

First off, Rich had very little say about which songs were selected for
the _songs_ record. "We're Not As Strong" is great, but I know he didn't
like the remake of "Elijah." If you're gonna blame anyone, blame the
producer.

Second, though some fans disagree, "Brother's Keeper" was precisely the
record that Rich wanted to make. He was sick of the big slick production
and wanted something more intimate. I think "The Breaks," "Brother's
Keeper," "Quoting Duet.," and "Wounds Of Love" are among his best songs
ever.

My personal faves include:
CREED
JACOB AND TWO WOMEN
PEACE
SOMEWHERE
HOLD ME JESUS
THE COLOR GREEN
THE BREAKS
WE'RE NOT AS STRONG
BOY LIKE ME, MAN LIKE YOU
ELIJAH
CALLING OUT YOUR NAME

We're gonna do another farewell tour starting May '97!

Rich also has a new record in the can...it's a musical, and it's unreal.
There's also plans for another Ragamuffin record, and possibly a live
record.

-Mark (bass player for the Ragamuffin band)

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