Published July 7th, 2008 by hrabbach
Delirious? - End of an era…
I found a press release in my mail this morning that I thought I’d share with you. It’s from Furious Records, announcing that Delirious?, one of the pioneering bands of the “modern worship” movement, are “taking a break” from recording and performing as a band at the end of 2009. In fact the rest of the press release makes it sound like a rather final “break”.
The Delirious? guys have been around for so many years and so incredibly busy during those years, it’s hard to imagine going to a major christian music festival and them not being there. But it was something that doesn’t come as a complete surprise. Stewart Smith (drums) left the band earlier this year to spend more time with his family and all the others have families as well - it must be hard to lead a normal family life when you’re touring for several months of the year.
I believe that no other band has influenced me more in my development as a christian, by showing that worshipping God through song doesn’t have to be dull and boring. Without their songs, I probably wouldn’t be a worship leader today. Many of the songs they wrote will still be sung many years from now, by people who probably won’t even know who Delirious? were. And I will always remember the countless times I saw them perform live, from one of their first appearances at the Christmas Rock Night here in Germany back in 1999 to the Frenzy Festival in Edinburgh just a couple of weeks ago. But although this website is about the lyrics more than about the music, the one truly unforgettable moment for me will always be the 20 minutes of instrumental worship during their Soul Survivor 2005 worship session.
It is with great respect that I report on what really is the end of an era - may we still enjoy their songs for a long time afterwards and give glory to God with words and melodies that they have written.
