Inside Rock Music by Vance Ferrell

[DangerAardvark]

A crazy lady on a bike gave me this book. It's basically about how rock music is teh devil. Here are some real gems.

?When I was about seven, I became involved in a satanic coven . . I grew up with a ?Star Wars? mentality. I loved Star Wars and the whole concept of the sinister side of the forces of darkness. Those things were very important to me. I also enjoyed other science fiction movies. ?When I was eight and a half, I was involved in my first ritual sacrifice.

The great Rock and Roll conspiracy:

?As the manager of the rock group began to talk,
the evangelist was shocked by his knowledge, not
only about rock music, but also about the sales
and the marketing plans of the industry. The man
proceeded to tell him about, what he called,
the ?four step plan? taking place in rock music.
?He explained that each phase or step in this
agenda appeals to a different side of the human
personality.

He said that Step One began in 1955,
at the birth of rock music and lasted until 1965.
This step pushed sex through music.

Step Two ran from 1965-1970. He said that
this phase was meant to arouse the spirit of
young people toward drugs, rebellion, and antiestablishment
movements.

Step Three, he continued, began in 1970 and
has run through part of the 1980s. In this step,
the quality of music isn?t important, but that it
has an addicting sound caused by loud beats and
violent tones.

Step Four.
? ?We have found,? he said, ?that the greatest
commitment anyone makes is a religious one.
That would be the greatest motivator to get people
to buy rock records. So, beginning in the 1980s,
we will bring rock into mainline Christianity.?

Well, at least he shares my contempt for Christian rock.
So what's good music? Here are some guidelines:

Here are several interesting descriptions of good
quality music:
Clear soft tones which are not harsh, shrill, or offend
the ear. The singing is not loud, but clear in intonation.
The words are given with distinct utterance and
clear intonation (9 Testimonies, 144)...
Good singing is subdued and melodious,
similar to the sweet music of birds (Evangelism,
510). Voices should be modulated, softened, and subdued
(ibid., 507-508). Sharp, rasping voices are also
inappropriate (ibid., 507).
We should try to sing praises to God, sweetly and
reverently like the angels in heaven, not like commercial
hard rock singers, only intent to make another
dollar.

He even goes so far as to specify which tones of voice are acceptable and even what musical intervals are acceptable:

Lastly, we might mention these points:
1. Vocal treatment: The raucous style common to
rock; the suggestive, sentimental, breathy, crooning
style of the nightclub performer; and other distortions
of the human voice should be avoided.
2. Harmonic treatment: Music should be avoided
that is saturated with the 7th, 9th, 11th, and 13th
chords, as well as other exotic sonorities. These chords,
when used with careful restraint, produce beauty; but,
when used to excess, they distract from the true spiritual
quality of the text.

Wow, that's some potent crazy!

 

[eplebnista]

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
Wow, that's some potent crazy!

Indeed it is.