Progressive Rock and Drugs

Ever heard Hawkwind? The Beatles? The Rolling Stones? Miles Davis? 

Sure I have, and as for the Beatles and the Stones, I would say that their music has suffered, Which track by the Beatles "suffered?" - they're all great, except for "Rocky Racoon". I'll agree on the Stones, because the point I am making is that it's abuse that's wrong, not the drugs themselves.  not to mention how those Stones guys look and play now a days. Give any of them a score by Bach and their head would be spinning into infinity... Can't argue with that - but Bach sure ain't Rock'n'Roll. BTW, are you familiar with Berlioz? Popularity among 14 year old girls isn't how you measure good art. You could use it as one way of measuring it, if you wanted. You can use any yardstick you like to measure good art. .Anyone who knows how to play an instrument can play a pop tune, even under the influence. A pop tune, maybe. Not any pop tune

As for dear old Miles, he admitted himself that his playing suffered over the years because of his introduction to various hard drugs. Yes, that's my point on abuse.  Though there are some highlights after the Hard Bop period (ending in the mid 60s), they are few and far between. Miles stayed alive because he choose the best talent to join him on stage and in studio, not because he used drugs.

Just about anything you put into your body then... I would stop eating and drinking if I were you; all that oxygen and hydrogen in water goes to every single part of your body - especially your brain...

I'll eat and drink anything that doesn't push my body greatly out of balance. That means avoiding large amounts of fat, sugar and salt, in addition to various preservatives that are found in supermarket food. I think you might have missed a page or two when reading Physiology in school... No - I didn't do physiology. Anyway, not everyone is microscopically careful about what they eat - you can go too far in that direction.

Generally you have to be susceptible to mental illnesses in the first place, but serious abuse can do this, of course. One of the major reasons for depression is abuse of food, alcohol and drugs. Abuse IS the problem, not the drugs. Your argument implies that if there were no guns, there would be no killing. So you want food and alcohol to be made illegal too??

The least understood part of our body is the brain, and while there is some evidence that certain illnesses are inherited, most can be developed by anyone, especially by using drugs in a period where your brain has other problems (types of stress, mild depression etc.) As for alcohol, I couldn't care less if it was banned. It wouldn't affect my life at all to give up a glass of good wine... I'm actually able to have fun and talk to people sober, even pick up girls... As for food, it should be a heavily restricted and regulated commodity. A visit to WHO will tell you all you need to know, lets just say that te food industry will label anything food as long as they can make a buck. It's no secret that the epedemia of cancer, diabetes and cardio vascular related illnesses are heavily related to food.

Woah! My Great-Grandad lived to be 99 - and he just ate the good food that the lord provided. Let's not get hysterical, eh

What people do to their body is their own responsibility, but anyone who supports drugs supports crime and criminals, thus deserving the same fate as supporters of death and destruction in society...  *cough BULLsh*t*

Whatever, and from the cow we get milk and coffee...

You can't get a little bit pregnant... There is no controlled use of drugs unless it is made and distributed by professionals. You said it!!!  Drugs need to be controlled! The big problem is that they are NOT. THAT is what leads to the crime and criminals.

So we should legalize murder and put it into a system so we could avoid calling killers criminals. What a silly argument!! You would equate killing someone with smoking a spliff?  Drugs need to be controlled YES! - I said that! because all use have side effects, even legal prescripted drugs. YES! - and non-prescribed drugs like alcohol, caffiene and aspirin. Again I will recommend the Andrew Solomon book which might enlighten you. Thanks, but I reached "Enlightenment" on this topic many moons ago - and I'm fairly well read on the subject. There are loads of books out there, some more balanced than others (hint). It describes in detail the extremely demaning process of drugging people and all the resources needed to make it somewhat safe, though its always a dangerous experiment since people often react differently to the same drug. You said it - even aspirin. Did you know that it's easier to overdose on aspirin than on heroin?

Taking any illegal drug is like playing Russian roulette, mainly because of the fact that drugs are not controlled. Where there is a high demand and shortage of ready cash, unscrupulous dealers will sell anything - as you said. THAT is why drugs should be controlled properly. Not to advocate their use, but to help those people weaker than you and I who succumb to temptation and addiction for whatever personal and psychological reasons.

Most people who do drugs do them to appear cool.

Did them myself at Uni and had a fair bit of blow since (none since i gave up ciggies though). It is a game-beer, birds and blow. Got to do them or you're not cool.Anyone who thinks rock artists are making their best music whilst stoned out their minds are kidding themselves. If the music was designed to be enjoyed whilst stoned it would have been composed, recorded and mastered that way!