Blog #9
I bet your asking yourself what the hell I mean. Well what I mean is that some people really like the sounds of bands but hate the lyrics so they don’t listen to them. In other cases people think that people particular lyricist wrote an amazing song, but hate the sound so they don’t listen to it.
One example I have comes from a few years ago when a Mother asked me what type of music I listen too. I explained to her that I listened to a lot of metal and hard rock. She told me that she would never let her 18 year old boy listen to that type of music because of all the screaming and yelling but she also expressed how it was hard to keep him away from it. I asked her what she listened too and she replied Christian rock as well as light rock and some classical. She also told me that she would prefer he listened to the same. I then expressed to here that there are many bands out there who scream and yell but they scream and yell about hope, love, and in her case Christian faith. I gave her a couple of names of bands such as Underoath, As I Lay Dying and All that Remains and told her a little about them. I mentioned to her that some have spiritual lyrics and in some cases the band consists of musicians who strongly believe in the Christian faith. I am not just saying this about Christian metal/rock but for all instances like this. She didn’t say whether or not she would allow her son to listen to any of these bands, but she did say that she would check them out.
I will ask the question again…do people pay more attention to lyrics or sounds to decide on whether they like the music?
This is a video of All that Remains playing “The Air That I Breather.” Although All that Remains is not labeled a Christian Rock/Metal band, the lead singer/lyricist, Phil Labonte explains that his Christian faith goes into many of his lyrics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG9qlKEyV4E
Playlist
All That Remains- “The Air That I Breathe”
Ashes Divide- “Forever Can Be”
Fair to Midland- “Dance of The Manatee”
Megadeth- “She-wolf”
30 Seconds to Mars- “Oblivion”
I bet your asking yourself what the hell I mean. Well what I mean is that some people really like the sounds of bands but hate the lyrics so they don’t listen to them. In other cases people think that people particular lyricist wrote an amazing song, but hate the sound so they don’t listen to it.
One example I have comes from a few years ago when a Mother asked me what type of music I listen too. I explained to her that I listened to a lot of metal and hard rock. She told me that she would never let her 18 year old boy listen to that type of music because of all the screaming and yelling but she also expressed how it was hard to keep him away from it. I asked her what she listened too and she replied Christian rock as well as light rock and some classical. She also told me that she would prefer he listened to the same. I then expressed to here that there are many bands out there who scream and yell but they scream and yell about hope, love, and in her case Christian faith. I gave her a couple of names of bands such as Underoath, As I Lay Dying and All that Remains and told her a little about them. I mentioned to her that some have spiritual lyrics and in some cases the band consists of musicians who strongly believe in the Christian faith. I am not just saying this about Christian metal/rock but for all instances like this. She didn’t say whether or not she would allow her son to listen to any of these bands, but she did say that she would check them out.
I will ask the question again…do people pay more attention to lyrics or sounds to decide on whether they like the music?
This is a video of All that Remains playing “The Air That I Breather.” Although All that Remains is not labeled a Christian Rock/Metal band, the lead singer/lyricist, Phil Labonte explains that his Christian faith goes into many of his lyrics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG9qlKEyV4E
Playlist
All That Remains- “The Air That I Breathe”
Ashes Divide- “Forever Can Be”
Fair to Midland- “Dance of The Manatee”
Megadeth- “She-wolf”
30 Seconds to Mars- “Oblivion”
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