[nothingnew]

Nowadays, I listen more as a critic. It’s almost all good that way. No ‘message’, no problem.

That's what I'm talking about. The message I get is from the music. When you separate the lyrics, which is sometimes hard to do, you get the essence of the true feeling of the "song".

I'm 61 and have played guitar since I was 9.

Someone can put what ever lyrics they want to their music, but the music is what I hear FIRST.

FMCDH(BITS)

[Zeneta]

I agree with you about the music first.

I do enjoy, however when I can have both.

Jethro Tull,(Ian Anderson) for example is dripping with irony.

Personally I think one of the best albums ever made was “Blind Melon”