[HairOfTheDog]

Well, I could pick "Kansas" as an example too, but popular when I was a teen was "Black Sabbath" "Iron Maiden" "Judas Priest" "Ozzy Ozborne" Their lyrics ain't Kansas.


And, the guy's point is not lost on me, I don't think that raunchy coarse language in music is a good thing, but in my moment of feeling hip above, I thought "It really isn't any worse than what I grew up with".... and I grew out of it. We liked it ~because~ it was upsetting and offensive. It said stuff that we couldn't say.

For most kids, the appeal to repel and rebel gets old after awhile, when they grow up and have the independence they crave. Then, bit by little bit, they start to act like their parents.

[Between the Lines]

"It really isn't any worse than what I grew up with".... and I grew out of it.

The music you used in your example would incite someone who wished to emulate them, to take drugs, be moody, depressed and a party amimal. The lyrics HOTG used in his example would incite someone to be a criminal, a gunslinger and to hate. While someone might outgrow your example, kids arn't going to live long enough to outgrow being a hate filled criminal gunslinger.

[humblegunner]

popular when I was a teen was "Black Sabbath" "Iron Maiden" "Judas Priest" "Ozzy Ozborne"

Don't forget "Nazareth"!!! ;-)

[redangus]

The real problem is that many of the black kids listening to this music don't have parents. The music becomes their view of the world and how life should be lived.

[randog]

Then, bit by little bit, they start to act like their parents.

Good God Gertrude, isn't that the truth! The proof's in the puddin'!

I agree with your point--we listened to scary music to scare our elders and appear hip. I recently bought a few CD's of music I listened to in my early twenties--a live Motorhead album and Black Sabbath w/ Ronnie James Dio (Heaven and Hell). It was hilarious! I couldn't believe I listened to this crap, let alone took it so seriously!

[xsmommy]

though their lyrics might be violent, satanic or what have you, those bands from our youth were not killing each other. they might have been OD'ing but the rappers have feuds and murder each other.