“This is a dangerous book. It is about music but it is also about much more than music, because music is not, contrary to Stravinski’s infamous remark, about music alone.”
“Day grabs one’s attention and does not let it go. Every page is interesting, and what he is writing strikes one as eminently true.”
“If you are a Baptist, read this book. Or a Lutheran, Episcopalian, Methodist, Presbyterian, or Whatever. Roman Catholics (of course) should read it. Day is writing about the culture of American Christianity and what it does to our understanding of God, self, and community—as reflected in the way Christians worship. Scathingly witty and relentlessly honest, his book is a bracing tonic. Be assured, you don’t have to be Catholic to enjoy, and learn from, Why Catholics Can’t Sing!“
“A book certain to elicit both furious denunciation and standing ovations.”