Si ellos quieren guerra vengan donde mi Si me quieren muerto vengan donde mi Guys used to comment at sea that when I was listening to Slayer or more extreme metal bands on my headphones that I looked beatific. That I looked saintly. When I feel anger rising at all the petty (and not so petty) malice that comes from people (on Facebook its mostly hatred toward good men and women who are public figures, often those making sacrifices in public service and their families), sweet music does nothing but enflame it. I need music with ferocity. I need to purify. The same sort of music I usually listened to in my weight-lifting days (also a great way to vent, always did my best weight-lifting when I had to be away from my wife for a long time & could never feel contented). Some reggaeton does the trick, like this song, Hector El Fathers Vengen Donde Mi. Other genres, too- Cypress Hills Killafornia comes to mind. All this music raises a question of effect. It seems often that people give song lyrics less latitude on the whole than books, films, television, or video games before they consider it offensive. The latter are more likely to be taken as art, expression or escape, I think, while song lyrics are more often considered advocacy. Scooter Libby once wrote a novel that featured a young girl being raped by a bear. It proved no hindrance to him becoming Vice President Cheneys top aide. Meanwhile, Ozzy Osbourne has been sued based on a claim that his lyrics caused a suicide. Its a weird double standard. And there are certainly times that the musicians themselves have the same perception, often have that intent. After his conversion to Pentacostal Christianity, Hector El Father said he no longer wanted his music to poison people. newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/father_of_reggaeton_becomes_son_of_god/ Many gangs have their own rap acts, and many big-time rappers have gang connections. Violence surrounds the subculture. Skinheads use their music for their message and to raise anger to be transformed into action. Others, like Ice T or Obituary or Slayer instead compare their music to film or consider it raw social commentary. (Maybe the mainstreaming in Hollywood of some, like Ice Cube, undermines my premise of a double standard....?) For me, though, fierce and powerful music is an outlet for my frustrations with willful ignorance, peoples selfishness & their malice. I dont become a saint, but I move a step in that direction.
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 16:11:31 +0000
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