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don’t you dare bring on da noise:

In order to take the spiritual temperature of an individual or society, one must “mark” the music. There is no more effective way to teach anything than with the aid of music. It undoubtedly affects our emotions. To start with many listeners do not realize the fact that music is a powerful communicator of philosophy. In traditional (normal) music, there is a melody and notes that one can sing along to. In noise music, the actual musical part has become more and more debased away from these standards and has slowly replaced them with desperation and a distorted view on the world. This leaves the listeners mind, will, emotions and actions affected adversely.

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Lets take a slight roll down history lane, shall we?? First there was Mozart, then Beethoven, then Glen Miller, and all was fine in the world.. :) then the bomb called Elvis was dropped, soon came Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash, this was the rage called rock and roll. And the world would never bee the same again, Parents disdained it and generally their opposition was based on the sound and style of the music. But the underlying theme had become the anthem for the youth culture. To many this theme became far more important and influential than the actual music. This theme was more than just an image— IT WAS THE SPIRIT OF REBELLION!! Music was no longer an organized structure of melody and notes, rock and roll introduced dissonance and unpleasant sound at extremely loud volumes.

Our youth are being corrupted. Many large doses of Hemlock are indicated… hmm, these hysterics actually invoke greek and roman collapse a little later on in their screed… so much for my joking. Radiohead and Sonic Youth are mentioned, which are bands I would think of if you used the word “noise” as a genre label, but I’ll admit I haven’t heard of any of the other bands listed. Of course, back before rock music started destroying civilization, parents actually raised their children, instead of letting MTV do it for them, so my sympathies are limited.

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