Live from Prague...
...Yes, I am in Prague at the moment, visiting friends studying abroad, and I was emailing my parents (y'know it's good to let them know you're alive when you travel overseas) when I came across this item on stereogum:
No Sympathy For The Devil
Speaking of Zeppelin, have you guys heard how much Pope Benedict XVI hates rock 'n' roll?
In November of '96, Vatican hardliner Cardinal Ratzinger warned that heavy metal was an "instrument of the Devil" and endangered young people's souls. The future Pope (who was in Opus Dei, Da Vinci Code stizz!) singled out these groups as the worst offenders...
* Pink Floyd
* The Rolling Stones
* Queen
* Led Zeppelin
* Black Sabbath
* The Beatles
* Alice Cooper
* AC/DC
... and of course ...
* The Eagles
He called upon members of heavy metal bands to "purify themselves" and posited that AC/DC "referred not to alternating current or even bisexuality, but to the satanic phrase 'Antichrist, Death to Christ.'"
Ok, look. I'll go for the rest of the list but... the Beatles? What? Out of all those, they're definitly the most wholesome. Although, Lennon did make that "bigger than Jesus" comment...
...I'm not going to write anymore because I'm using a Czech keyboard and I'm drunk (like to drink? Prague is the greatest). EVERYONE GO TO PRAGUE. NOW!
2 Comments:
Hi, Sara. I'm in DC and I'd like to send you a message. Can I email you?
I don't understand why this music associates with devil and evil ect? I like rock and rock 'n' roll and if you hear text in songs you will find deep sense and meaning.
Post a Comment
<< Home