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young stranger · 09-27-2001, 09:36 PM

I have to add this to your comment Selene, but really it is to many of my parent's generation (all of you who grew up in the 50's, 60's, and 70's). Now all of you who read my comments know that despite being in my mid-twenties, I really grew up listening to music from the three decades I just mentioned, which is why I am here on this forum. I do NOT listen to rap or much modern stuff for that matter, because as all of you have said, "music" is a term that should be taken lightly in connection with that stuff. As for the attitude of the music and my generation in general, I agree it is terrible and I don't share it. But I always remind my mother that it is her generation that raised these kids. The way I see it, some people who rebelled in the 50's, 60's, and 70's matured when they got older and had kids, and that's why some of us are growing up as mature, responsible citizens and listening to good music. But many of my mother's generation did NOT grow up. Despite that, they had children and paid little or no attention to raising them correctly. So whatever faults kids today have, including making "music" with unecessary obscenities, I look to their parents as the main reason. Don't get me wrong, I think the rock 'n roll revolution was a great thing for our society, but some things have gone too far, for instance we really could have done without the sexual revolution. And don't blame this generation for it, because it is the previous generation who started all this, but then failed to grow up and fulfill the responsibility that comes with having children. I am a very observant person and I see many more examples of terrible parenting every day than good parenting. From all my observations, there is no doubt in my mind that the real serious problems we talk about, for instance, disrespect, seriously inappropriate lyrics in music, drug use, sexual promiscuity, and violence (like young kids shooting other young kids or teachers) are all mainly the result of bad parenting. In their defense, this really isn't the atmosphere most conducive to writing good music.

09-27-2001, 09:36 PM	#17
young stranger Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: New England Posts: 62	I have to add this to your comment Selene, but really it is to many of my parent's generation (all of you who grew up in the 50's, 60's, and 70's). Now all of you who read my comments know that despite being in my mid-twenties, I really grew up listening to music from the three decades I just mentioned, which is why I am here on this forum. I do NOT listen to rap or much modern stuff for that matter, because as all of you have said, "music" is a term that should be taken lightly in connection with that stuff. As for the attitude of the music and my generation in general, I agree it is terrible and I don't share it. But I always remind my mother that it is her generation that raised these kids. The way I see it, some people who rebelled in the 50's, 60's, and 70's matured when they got older and had kids, and that's why some of us are growing up as mature, responsible citizens and listening to good music. But many of my mother's generation did NOT grow up. Despite that, they had children and paid little or no attention to raising them correctly. So whatever faults kids today have, including making "music" with unecessary obscenities, I look to their parents as the main reason. Don't get me wrong, I think the rock 'n roll revolution was a great thing for our society, but some things have gone too far, for instance we really could have done without the sexual revolution. And don't blame this generation for it, because it is the previous generation who started all this, but then failed to grow up and fulfill the responsibility that comes with having children. I am a very observant person and I see many more examples of terrible parenting every day than good parenting. From all my observations, there is no doubt in my mind that the real serious problems we talk about, for instance, disrespect, seriously inappropriate lyrics in music, drug use, sexual promiscuity, and violence (like young kids shooting other young kids or teachers) are all mainly the result of bad parenting. In their defense, this really isn't the atmosphere most conducive to writing good music.