Came to The Fork In The Middle Of The Road And Went.....?

Throughout this blog I have firmly stood by my thoughs of my subject and while there have been somethings revealed and sought out by me there are still many other people out there claiming different thoughts and with the knowledge to back it up. Whether it's how music is postitive or negative on our minds, emotions, actions and sense of right and wrong there are debatable arguments out there that have legitimate points for both sides. I have wanted to read these opinions because no matter how hard your standing up for your thoughts there are still things out there that might shed a new prespective on things you thought you already knew.

Don Robertson a songwriter and composer posted in his website dovesong.com his thoughts about the positive effects of music on people. "A happy song might appear to make an angry person angrier, yet it is not the music itself that is creating the anger; rather it is the positive effect of the music. The angry person does not want to accept the song’s happy feeling: it points out his already existing anger, and makes that anger come to the surface." Now if we analyze that comment and put it in context into how it might affect a person and stimulate their thoughts than that is indeed true. If the Actual song is not affecting him rather than he is affecting himself than how would that imply to negative music. If the song is negative would the person accept it and became even angrier to the point of actually carrying out these angry thoughts on a whim, like so many people claim. If a song that has a good positive message is helping someone tame that anger and helps them become calm and happy but the person is wants to maintain his angry attitude than that's on them, not the music.

Now the negative effects apparently should be much more easier to decipher a person listens to a negative song and takes the song to heart and decideds to do something negative caused by the music, right? Alfred Ubiora on nigeriaworld.com says: "Those musicians that churn out vile lyrics as well as their recording companies should begin to understand that to whom much is given, much is expected. While no one is calling for regulation of free speech or legislation of morality, they must understand that as role models, albeit reluctant ones, they have a social responsibility to watch what they say, wear and do." Granted that is also a great point that affects this topic. If many of the people being affected by this so called "negative" music are looking up to these artists as role models and taking every word they say to heart or even to the point that what these artists affects them in a severe way than why shouldn't the artists be responsible. First of all it's not an artists fault if a kid decides to shoot up a person or break into a house because they listened to their music, if someone actually does something like that than they have other things going on other than music affecting their actions.

In the end there's always to sides to every story even if you think you've heard them all than be on the lookout for the third. It's not easy to come to the fork in the middle of the road and choose one road or the other the same goes for this topic but it's up to everybody to research and find out the most they can before coming to conclusions, no matter where one stands with this topic it's easy to say it's thought provoking nonetheless.