The Catholic Culture Podcast: 85 – Three-Fifths of Our Band Got Ordained

September 16, 2020

Rock history is full of strange stories. But Luxury are arguably the only band in which three of the five members are Orthodox priests.

Combining hard-edged instrumental textures with sweet, melodic vocals and literary lyrics, Luxury has recorded and performed sporadically since their inception in the Christian punk scene in the mid-1990s. I’m here. They maintain a loyal following and their latest album is trophyreleased last year to positive reviews.

Father singer, songwriter, and guitarist David Lee Boseman joins the show to tell the band’s story, discuss the relationship between liturgy and modern culture, and discuss topics such as ordination, the real and fake marriages, the scourge of pornography, and more. Commenting on his lyrics dealing with the theme, and the sanctification of the body.

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[2:36] “The majesty of meat”

[9:39] The complex sanctity of the Christian body. Deification/deification

[14:58] Father David’s composition process

[15:53] The Story of Luxury, the journey of three of its members from Protestantism to sacramentalism

[25:06] “Courage, Courage”, a song about Fr. ordination of david

[35:48] “Conquer and destroy”

[39:29] The band’s early influences and Fr. David’s reference points in the 80’s and 90’s

[44:19] Father David’s Experience with the Christian Rock Scene

[46:27] Orthodoxy and modern culture: liturgy is brought into secular life, not the other way around

[52:02] The “war on women” and the impact of pornography in the modern world

[1:02:00] A compact experience of TS Eliot’s poetry and its influence on Fr. david lyrics

[1:05:46] “Art Museum in Decline”

[1:11:58] “Trophies” and the Orthodox Understanding of Marriage and Remarriage

[1:20:35] Provocation in Luxury’s early lyrics

[1:23:16] ‘Queer Logic’ laments the Supreme Court’s decision on same-sex marriage

[1:27:37] “Perpetua Simone”

All music in this episode is used with permission from Luxury and Lee Bozeman.

“The War on Women”, “The Declining Museum”, “The Trophy”, “The Courage, the Courage” of Luxury Goods; Trophy. https://luxury.bandcamp.com/album/trophies

“Conquer and Destroy”, from “Perpetua Simone”, Luxury
luxury. https://luxury.bandcamp.com/album/luxury

Lee Boseman’s “The Majesty of the Body” majesty of meat. https://leebozeman.bandcamp.com/album/the-majesty-of-the-flesh

“Queer Logic” by Lee Bozeman queer logic. https://leebozeman.bandcamp.com/album/queer-logic

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lee boseman http://www.leebozeman.com/

Lee Boseman on Bandcamp https://leebozeman.bandcamp.com/

Bandcamp Luxury https://luxury.bandcamp.com/

The luxury of Twitter https://twitter.com/thebandLuxury

Luxury on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LuxuryBand

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