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Posted: December 10 2008 at 14:44

King By-Tor wrote:

The only lyrics that bother me are the overly christian ones

Oh the ones that go lika this?: "God is the only God, those who praise Neil Peart will be sent to hell" Tongue

Edited by cacho - December 10 2008 at 14:45

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Posted: December 10 2008 at 14:47

cacho wrote:

King By-Tor wrote:

The only lyrics that bother me are the overly christian ones

Oh the ones that go lika this?: "God is the only God, those who praise Neil Peart will be sent to hell" Tongue

It is getting really hot in here.

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Posted: December 10 2008 at 14:48

I just want Dave to say hi to me. Hug

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Posted: December 10 2008 at 14:49

cacho wrote:

King By-Tor wrote:

The only lyrics that bother me are the overly christian ones

Oh the ones that go lika this?: "God is the only God, those who praise Neil Peart will be sent to hell" Tongue

- No, that's called the Suede Room

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Posted: December 10 2008 at 15:09

rushfan4 wrote:

cacho wrote:

King By-Tor wrote:

The only lyrics that bother me are the overly christian ones

Oh the ones that go lika this?: "God is the only God, those who praise Neil Peart will be sent to hell" Tongue

It is getting really hot in here.

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Posted: December 10 2008 at 15:17

For me, bad lyrical content can ruin an otherwise good album. There have been a few albums I've listened to where the music was incredible, but the lyrics were horrendous. This usually leads me not to listen to the album too much, and wish that the band was instrumental, even if they have a great singer. On the other hand, if the lyrics are simply mediocre, but the music is great...I'll deal with the so-so lyrics. Of course, I don't consider lyrics about tarkuses and unifauns to be bad. The more obscure the lyrics the better and fantasy based lyrics are ok with me. What I don't like in music are cheesy, simplistic lyrics. Some preachy Christian lyrics (Neal Morse) irritate me, but some of the more subtle, spiritual Christian lyrics (TFK, Iona, etc.) I quite enjoy.

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Posted: December 10 2008 at 16:30

If the lyrics are bad, then I will probably not listen to the music.I do like lyrics like Roger Waters that are satirical, but that is about as "mean" of lyrics that I listen too, unless you count the occasional Metallica bad Tongue

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Posted: December 10 2008 at 16:39

I don't think he's talking quality, only stuff that might brainwash you and make you go postal if you hear it once

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Posted: December 10 2008 at 16:49

Before I turned 13 i couldn't speak English at all so almost everything I listened to I couldn't lyrically understand... Still don't really pay attention unless they're particularly great or awful. In the second case my experience will be spoiled a little but won't overshadow the music if it's great. Usually I just take the voice as an instrument.

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Posted: December 10 2008 at 16:53

King By-Tor wrote:

I don't think he's talking quality, only stuff that might brainwash you and make you go postal if you hear it once

That'll teach me to read the original post before I go replying willy-nilly.

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Posted: December 10 2008 at 16:55

The Doctor wrote:

King By-Tor wrote:

I don't think he's talking quality, only stuff that might brainwash you and make you go postal if you hear it once

That'll teach me to read the original post before I go replying willy-nilly.

Take that! Wink

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Posted: December 10 2008 at 16:58

It could worry me if the lyrical content is something that I am distinctly opposed to morally, such as supporing racism or genecide for example, and its clear that the band/singer is being completely serious. Then I wont listen to a band/album because of its lyrical content, but it would have to push something I'm strongly opposed.

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Posted: December 10 2008 at 17:02

^I agree. And generally, I think, that bands that have those lyrics don't come to my appeal of their music luckily.

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Posted: December 10 2008 at 17:13

no, lyrical content doesn't bother me. if people preach their religion, that's fine for them because it's what they believe and they're free to speak their minds, even if i disagree with it. i'm not christian or anti-christian but i don't mind people that write about either subject. if somebody is pushing something i strongly disagree with, i don't buy their albums and that's my way of disagreeing. i'm not going to give my money to someone who's preaching murdering or rape but if somebody's just promoting their religion it doesn't bother me.

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Posted: December 10 2008 at 17:24

I agree with sleeper, I'd have a hard time listening to some "white power" band, no matter how good they were musically - luckily they tend to rule each other out.

I'm also slightly irritated by religious lyrics (not to the point of refusing to listen to the stuff). If it's absolutely necessary to have such lyrics, I'd advocate Callisto's way of doing it over the likes of Neal Morse. With growled vocals, at least I won't understand them. Wink

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Posted: December 10 2008 at 17:31

There's a line for religious lyrics. Torman Maxt was too much, Amaseffer is just enough

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Posted: December 10 2008 at 17:40

King By-Tor wrote:

There's a line for religious lyrics. Torman Maxt was too much, Amaseffer is just enough

Definitely. As long as I don't feel I'm being preached to (trying to make me feel like a lower being), they're OK by me.

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Posted: December 10 2008 at 18:22

I think it's important to have lyrics like that.

Music/Art is almost the only freedom we have to to express emotions such as hate or happyness,whether people agree with or not its important.With most bands though lyrically those type of subjects are usually another point of view or to generally to annoy people.

But if the band are generally telling people to kill other people,most likely those bands are sh*t.But then again religion. does the same.

Bill Hicks - "Give me the satan worshipping family,the ones with the good albums."

Edited by mrcozdude - December 10 2008 at 18:24

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Posted: December 10 2008 at 18:35

I really don't care about the lyrics, but it seems every band with christian lyrics sucks. They just don't have good music. I have yet to hear a christian band that stood out at me. Even Neal Morse was great, up to when it started singing. Then it sounded like something out of a christian modern pop-rock CD.

This is coming from a strong christian person. When I'm in a band we'll be a christian band that makes good music.

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Posted: December 10 2008 at 18:41

Isn't U2 a Christian band with good music?