[Eujacwta]

rock and roll isn't evil it's just music. just like guns don't kill people people kill people. but then again people do drugs at concerts and we all know drugs are bad. trying to sound like the dude on southpark there but you get were i'm coming from. that is all individual choice and if listening to music makes you want to do drugs then you have other deeper issues so don't blame the music.

i too love rock some of my favorites are yes, symphony x, dream theater, cacophony, yngwie, rush, elp, genesis, kansas, deep purple, led zeppelin, pink floyd, scorpions, black sabbath, savatage, queen, andy timmons, al di meola, eric johnson, joe satriani, shawn lane, greg howe, gary moore i can go on forever. as a musician i love being onstage and playing music and creating that special moment it's better than any high a drug can give you.

there are plenty of socially responsible bands that offer up positive messages to people. i especially love the music of yes and the work of maestro's wakeman and howe. they take the responsibility of writting uplifting music that you can listen too all day and feel great and have a good attitude without a lot of anger and or doomy feelings to interfere with your vibe.

sure every artist goes through dark periods exploring the feelings they have but most of us grow up and get away from the darker stuff and start to write material that evolves into more than flated 5th's and diminished scales unless your yngwie that is but there is so much to be said within a composition and it can take people into realms of imagination and stimulate you to ponder worlds of escapist fantasy or make you wonder what the artist was feeling at the time they wrote it.

perhaps it's just an exploration of new scalar territory and a pretentious shred fest or it could be a deeply felt passion that an artist is trying to use to convey their feelings of love for someone special or a sadness for someone who has passed. whatever it is they are communicating it is something that is not evil that can touch us all and have a profound effect on how we feel. music should be used to excite and uplift and entertain us all at the same time.

i thank god that i have been blessed with the talent to play guitar and piano and the wonderful musicians that i have had the privilidge to play and record music with. it connects us to a family that we all can belong to.