Hey guys!
Erin again. This post is going to be a bit different. Rather than taking the time to review and give feedback on a particular artist/album/song, I thought I'd take a stab at dissecting the importance of music and the affect it has on us personally and as a society.
How many times have you heard a song that changed your day? For that matter, how many times can we attribute a significant life change to the impact made by a song? Personally I can point back to several times that hearing a particular tune has drastically changed my perspective and view of God, life and people. Music has the power to exhale life or inhale death. It can influence the way people dress, think, speak. It can change affect their religious views, make them aware of a social problem, soften a heart... harden a heart. People melt when they hear a sentimental song that touches their soul. They can be empowered by music. Music can draw people together for a common cause, or separate them to stand out amongst a crowd. It can drive people to suicide leaps or pull them away from them.
And in spite of all that, we are still so flippant and casual about what we choose to listen to. I say this coming from the stand point of one who doesn't often filter what I listen to as much as maybe I should.
I would like to be clear on a couple of things. What I am
not saying here is that we shouldn't listen to secular music or any specific genre of music. I am also not telling you what you should listen to. I think it will be different for each person. Only you know how what you listen to affects you.
That being said, I'd like to make some observations on how a few different styles of music affect me and how, I believe, this could be something that is a bit more universal than typically thought.
