Should I be concerned about this "music"?

Silver Member Joined: May 05 2008 Posts: 912

If he's really interested in secular music and you want to guide him in the right direction, let me know. I'm a HUGE music fan and think there are great artisits out there who are brilliant and can provide both enjoyment and food for thought through their lyrics.

Posted: Thu, Jul 10 2008, 11:18 pm Post subject:

Love Pink Floyd.

Eric Clapton, Sting... good stuff.
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Pink Floyd lyrics

Well, they're a world away from KISS... "real" music with words that mean something (felt meaningful to me when I was a teen, but then I did not grow up frum). But only you can decide how to deal with secular music in general, at this stage.

Senior Member Joined: Dec 29 2005 Posts: 157

love Pink Floyd! I would say classic rock like The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton ... arn't really something to worry about much, a lot of people listen to them because they're interested in music rather than being rebelious. Personally I was brought up on this kind of music so it was never an issue in my house.

Diamond Member Joined: Feb 20 2007 Posts: 4464

The problem with Pink Floyd is a lot of Roger Waters songs are somewhat negative and angsty but at least they're better written. Dark Side of the Moon is safe (well besides for a lady screaming at some point which is now in my head. oh goody) but the Wall is really negative and so is Animals. The post Waters albums in the '80s or maybe '90s (have no clue really as I stopped listening in the early '90s) is much more mellow and even keeled.

OT: in one of Chaim Dalfin's books he talks about going to somebody's house to fundraise and he ended up meeting one of the members of PF (most likely Waters). Having listened to PF a lot in high school I found that really amusing.