Led Zeppelin, 1971.
When your children and/or grandchildren ask you "tell us about rock'n'roll", you will tell them to sit down comfortably (or stand up as the situation arises) and play them this album in its entirety.
All households are to contain a copy of this album - failure to do so will result in severe punishment (perhaps Andre Rieu will visit you when you least expect!!).
Black Dog, Rock'n'Roll, Stairway To Heaven, When the Levee Breaks (featuring another drum beat that was to power the early hip-hop movement via the Beastie Boys)and everything else.
If you have not got/listened to this album, you WILL do so before we meet again (unless you're older than me!), and tell me what you have learned.
Rock would and could never be the same after this album.
20/10.
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It would be absolutely cool if André Rieu were to visit, unexpected or not. And incredibly better still if he were to bring his banjo with him and played.
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, I cannot believe you rated a CD as good as a Yusuf Islam concert, especially with it containing such a potent anti-Christian message.
Yes, there are two paths you can go by
But in the long run
There's still time to change
The road you're on
How many people have believed that lie and ended up in Hell because of it? Where do we draw the line between music simply being something to listen to and music as a medium for a message? I've drawn that line - in this case it's a message that I find unacceptable.
Confirmation word for this post: warer.
...and good for you to draw lines where you need to.
ReplyDeleteThe issue of "unredeemed" song lyrics is one I constantly think about - do we accept into our consciousness a "perfect" song with moral values counter to ours?
Prince is a case in point - so often I have found myself admiring his music while at the same time being repulsed by the low moral tone of some of his (catchiest) music.
A bottom line in this could be that as Christians we are called by Jesus to shine/be a light in this world of darkness - what material we use as part of our shining forth is up to Him, and whatever opportunities we see, using our Faith Eyes...
If someone came to me saying they had recieved revelation from Robert Plant that there are in fact 2 ways to get to Heaven, I would smile gently and point them to my Jesus T-shirt, "no one comes to the father but by me"...
And discuss the futility of attempting to build/buy/search for a stairway to Heaven.
I know this hasn't settled the discussion, but feel it may add a few more ideas.
Enjoy the Way, Truth and Life that IS your Saviour!
Love in Christ,
Gerald.
Actually the message in those lyrics is not that there are two ways to get to Heaven. It starts with an acknowledgement that there is one way to get to Heaven, and one way that doesn't get to Heaven, stairway or not. That much is true, but the message continues with a lie, that if you're not taking the right way you'll have time to change, that you can follow the wrong way for as long as you like and get around to changing later.
ReplyDeleteIf we're not on the right road already, do we really know how much time we have to change ways?
Music has a power to move people emotionally, and sadly, many people believe the messages of songs simply because the music has moved them. Lyrics should not be ignored or pushed to one side. They are an integral part of a song and should be treated as such.
1 John 4:1-6.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.