Postitive Influence of Rock Music
Positive Influences of Rock Music
Beneath misconceptions attached to rock music, lies the truth. In a recent unpublished survey, results showed that the majority of people, a mixture of different age groups and genre listeners, disagree that rock music has had any positive influences that outweigh the negative (Do). Through lack of analyzing, many judge rock music without ever knowing the truth about it. Those that do not understand the genre may blame it for everything that is wrong with today. Rock music is not to blame for the darkness in our society; instead, it leads us away from it. It has many positive influences that cannot be seen at a quick glance. Not only has rock affected individuals but society and time altogether. Rock music has had positive influences that stretch across the messages it conveys, its therapeutic values, the media, race, and gender. Rock music is a powerful tool, fueled by the positive messages it carries. Suicide is one of the many problems that society has to deal with. Among the different age groups, teenagers are the most prone to suicide. It happens to be the age group in which rock music appeals to most. Having music filled with positive messages proves to be very useful. Some rock acts have chosen to write positive songs because they understand how influential their songs can be. After receiving an overwhelming amount of letters from suicidal teens, the band, Good Charlotte, wrote and released a song entitled Hold On'. The song and video conveys an anti-suicidal message directed at those thinking about it. As stated in the chorus of their song, "Hold on, if you feel like letting go. Hold on, it gets better than you know" (Good Charlotte). Powerful messages can be translated through the medium and they understood the positive effects their music could have. Embracing the concept, they may have saved many lives. In contrast, many will argue that it there are many dark messages in rock music and may blame it
Beneath misconceptions attached to rock music, lies the truth. In a recent unpublished survey, results showed that the majority of people, a mixture of different age groups and genre listeners, disagree that rock music has had any positive influences that outweigh the negative (Do). Through lack of analyzing, many judge rock music without ever knowing the truth about it. Those that do not understand the genre may blame it for everything that is wrong with today. Rock music is not to blame for the darkness in our society; instead, it leads us away from it. It has many positive influences that cannot be seen at a quick glance. Not only has rock affected individuals but society and time altogether. Rock music has had positive influences that stretch across the messages it conveys, its therapeutic values, the media, race, and gender. Rock music is a powerful tool, fueled by the positive messages it carries. Suicide is one of the many problems that society has to deal with. Among the different age groups, teenagers are the most prone to suicide. It happens to be the age group in which rock music appeals to most. Having music filled with positive messages proves to be very useful. Some rock acts have chosen to write positive songs because they understand how influential their songs can be. After receiving an overwhelming amount of letters from suicidal teens, the band, Good Charlotte, wrote and released a song entitled Hold On'. The song and video conveys an anti-suicidal message directed at those thinking about it. As stated in the chorus of their song, "Hold on, if you feel like letting go. Hold on, it gets better than you know" (Good Charlotte). Powerful messages can be translated through the medium and they understood the positive effects their music could have. Embracing the concept, they may have saved many lives. In contrast, many will argue that it there are many dark messages in rock music and may blame it