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Nothing Regal -- Maximum P&W

Nothing Regal is a contemporary rock/pop/praise and worship band based in Cumming, Georgia. We play for community events and concerts/worship services for churches and organizations.

As for our approach to music, we not only play popular praise and worship songs from other songwriters, but also write original worship music that reflects the grace-focused and relation-based culture we feel should define the church. And, as a part of our intent to be "in the world and not of it," we readily admit that we're not big fans of a lot of so-called Christian music, and we really, really like to inject our worship sets with bits of spiritual truth from the O'Jays, Pete Townshend, Lifehouse, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash, The Youngbloods, Collective Soul, Stevie Wonder, John Hiatt, Bob Dylan, U2, and CCR (among others). Trust me, you haven't had church until your heard the congregation singing "Love Train" or "Shine" at the top of their lungs.

In addition to the groups mentioned above, our influences don't come so much from the contemporary praise and worship culture, but instead they come from classic rock and roll artists who have had a longstanding career of being able to speak the language of the common person. (That's not to say, however, that we don't enjoy a good praise and worship jam by Derek Webb, Paul Baloche, Todd Agnew, or Chris Tomlin every now and then either.) Songwriters like Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, John Cougar, the Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, Bob Marley, and U2 have managed to remain relevant and enjoyed and loved by so many for so long because they have a natural ability to translate truth and longing and pain and joy into everyday speak and not wrap it in "smarter than thou" artsiness that has everyday folks scratching their heads.

We want to do the same with praise and worship music and take it out of the lofty, esoteric realm to bring it down to the place where all are equal at the feet of Jesus, all are just as dirty and stained as everyone else, and all can understand in basic simplicity this beautiful thing called grace we are allowed and encouraged to live in -- and to come to appreciate and love and honor the God who gives such grace to everyday people.

Wanna use Nothing Regal songs in your church?

New online songbook now available!

Then go to our website at NothingRegal.com and download our FREE songsheets. Play and use the songs as much as you like. All we ask is that you don't take credit for creating them, and that you provide a link back to us from your church or band website.

Enjoy!

Massive Website Update!

New good stuff at www.nothingregal.com

Massive Update at www.nothingregal.com!

If you haven't checked out the official Nothing Regal website (www.nothingregal.com), by all means, take some time and drop by.

We've updated the site with a new look, pics of the band, devotions on worship music, and more.

See you there!

The Mixed-Up Worship Songbook of God

"Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you.
"But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.
"For surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield." (Psalm 5: 10-12)

I chose this verse simply because I appreciate that the ancient songbook (the book of Psalms) understands that songs used in worship went beyond just simple adoration and "good feeling" songs. If you read the book of Psalms with an open mind, you will quickly find songs dealing with praise and adoration, but not only that. You'll just as quickly also discover songs filled with repentance and regret and sadness. And it gets worse. You'll also find songs demanding retribution against enemies, songs expressing doubt about why the wicked prosper and the righteous suffer, and songs about fond memories of being able to worship freely that were written during the Jewish captivity.

Why is this important to me? For me, this knowledge enhances my experience of worship. It means I can worship in doubt and misunderstanding, as well as in joy and praise. It means that worship songs don't always have to be upbeat and happy. It means that when God demands that we worship him in spirit and in truth, he means it.

Sure, our modern, contemporary take on worship likes to highlight the adoration and praise elements, but if we are going to worship in the way that scripture's songbook guides us, we will have to be sure that our definition of "worship music" is always open to be changed by the truth of God.

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Encore Performance: The second ?Solid Rock: Teen Concert for Christ? will be held at the Benzie High School Auditorium...

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Nothing Regal

Nothing Regal -- Maximum P&W

Wanna use Nothing Regal songs in your church?

New online songbook now available!

Massive Website Update!

New good stuff at www.nothingregal.com

The Mixed-Up Worship Songbook of God

Praise and Worship News from Google

What's on your mind?

Give us your feedback.

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