I love Led Zeppelin!!!
I also love, ironically, CLASSICAL and TRADITIONAL Catholic music (NOT MODERN CHRISTIAN!!!)
Is it a sin to listen to LED ZEPPELIN or any other classical rock legends?
I absolutely will NOT combine my favorite genres above and listen to Christian rock!!!
Itâs almost like sometimes when you crave something spicy (Zeppelin) or others when you crave something sweet (Classical music) but you never crave both at the same time. When you combine sweet and spicy, it just doesnât taste right.
But anyway, is ZEPPELIN a sin?
Dear ajpirc,
Cordial greetings.
Led Zeppelin belongs to that debased sensory material, rock music, and owing to its most unwholesome nature it ought to be given a wide-berth by the faithful. Their compositions undeniably contain some rather obscene sexual connotations, which no ammount of psuedo-intellectual drivel about âlistener oriented theoriesâ can rationalize. Thus, for example, their filthy song,
Trampled under Foot, makes a reference to a girlâs âtransmissionâ flowing like hot oil, while the singer says that he would like to âpump some gasâ and in
Whole Lotta Love they sing, âIâm gonna give you every inch of my loveâ, both of which lyrics are unmistakably vulgar and offensive, save to those who are desperate to defend rock music come what may. So much so that I am extremely loath to even adduce them as evidence of this groups moral depravity. In the light of this it is hardly surprising that Jimmy Page declared that âRock ânâ roll is sexually - you musicâ. Surely these are very murky waters indeed for those who profess religion and claim that they are pursuing holiness in the fear of God!
As if the filth connection was not bad enough, Led Zeppelin reveal what can only be described as occultic influence. For example, on the inside cover of their album
House of the Holy is a picture of a naked man holding up a child in sacrifice to a mysterious light on the top of a derelict building. The cover of
Presence shows a strange object which guitarist Jimmy Page says symbolizes the force that enables the group to have such power over their audiences, a power known only as the âpresenceâ. The vast majority of God-fearing Catholics quite rightly feel very uneasy with this sort of thing and find it jolly disturbing stuff. Those who have no problem with this flith have simply become desensitized by frequent exposure to its moral depravity.
Everyone knows in their heart of hearts, even if they are in denial, that rock music has from the time that it was foisted upon us, always been about disorder, aggression and sexual promiscuity - a fantasy of human nature, running wild to a savage beat and releasing the beast within man. The music itself is debased and disturbing, aside from any lyrics and the emotions that are evoked by such music can hardly be deemed virtuous and conducive to a life of sanctity and separation from the world - we are bidden to keep ourselves âunstained from the worldâ (Jam. 1: 27) and to think upon âwhatever is pureâ (Philipp. 4: 8). How will listening to Led Zepellin, or rock music generally, assist us in that endeavour, my dear friend?
We should be under no illusions, sacred and classical music touches the soul delightfully and elevates it nobly, whereas debased and unsavoury rock music corrupts the soul as profoundly as error corrupts the mind.
My counsel, dear friend, is that you cease forthwith from listening to this unwholesome and evil music, that is if you place any value upon your immortal soul. It is detrimental to your moral health because rock music emanates from an Augean stable of unimaginable filth and depravity and cannot possibly have any place in the lives of those who are serious respecting the pursuit of holiness.
Warmest good wishes,
Portrait
Pax
