i dont remember the last time (or ever really, for that fact) that i was torn between listening to music i enjoy and doing what i thought was probably the right thing to do. well, tonight i was truly torn. jess and i went to listen to this guy, scott biram, and i'll be honest, i dug the music. a lot. i mean it was the kind where you could just feel the raw passion (and fun) behind it. i loved it. he's a "one man band" and the music was a combination of blues, bluegrass, and good rock, played through a distorted acoustic guitar (he did percussion with his feet). (you can hear some songs on his website.) however, the content of his songs where questionable to say the least. it was kind of raunchy, there was definitely some anti-religion overtones every now and then, and these things together with a bunch of people (who you can probably guarantee dont go to much church) dancing around to it like it was the greatest thing ever, just didnt make me (and definitely jess) feel too great about supporting it. man, i wanted to buy the cd so much. well, i didnt and now i'm filled with plenty of regret and relief. after listening to some of the songs (non-live versions) i'm beginning to think that a lot of the raunchiness was due to it being a live performance.
anyway, this just struck me, i think, because i rarely have to choose between music and morals.
didnt know it'd be this tough.
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