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My son used our car and left his CD in. I don't know WHAT the heck he's listening to (I never denied him his choice once he hit 16) but it was so raunchy... Good beat-but "I want to ------you from your head to your toes". The "F" word right and left...I asked him what he LIKES about the music and he really didn't have anything to say. Music is so personal, but when you beat messages that demean women or promote violence, I find it difficult to see the "redeaming value". No blanket statement, but I do think a lot of it has gone too far, as have the radio stations that play it. (But then, I didn't let my kids watch the Simpsons until middle school)
Music is so POWERFUL, it can shape social attitudes and individual perception. I'm wondering what the next phase in the cycle will be. Will we see artists bending towards messages of peace, antiwar or philisophical issues like in the '60's? I may be wrong, but I bet in the very near future we will see more artists return to "poetic" lyrics with much more substance behind their message. Question is-will the money follow.
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