Dangerous Rock Music

People can identify with artists and become pooled into this brainwashing music and so-called free-speech law. Everyone has heard at least one rock song in their lifetime or have heard of it. There is no escaping the vastness and popularity of rock music. Rock music is bad music and should be removed because violent music leads to violent people.
             The first rock-and-roll song was "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley which is clearly not a dangerous song. The lyrics are smooth and simple to understand which brings on a certain urge to dance. "Rock-and-roll was for and about adolescence. Its lyrics articulated teenage problems: cars, summer vacation, parents, and most important, young love" (Rock Music). One of the greatest and all-time remembered rock-and-roll star was Elvis Presley. He was sexually appealing to young women and had rebellious and dangerous qualities for the men and horrified parents. This man met the president of the United States, so he must not have been so dangerous to him. Furthermore, new themes emerged each turning decade. For instance, in the 50s music contained dancing, sexual content, and anger. In the 60s, music became even more louder and created different, appealing individuals. Then in the early 70s artist became poetic, drug oriented, and protester of the Vietnam War era. Also, among the 70s was Joplin, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix that died from substance abuse not because of the music. Finally, from the 80s to today some bands were still focused on a political fame, for instance Nirvana and Pearl Jam. The past history of rock music does involve sex, drugs and violence, but if we look at the definition of dangerous it says "being able or likely to do harm" (Yahoo Education). People seem to blame the music for violence but it is the person who does the violent crime, not the music.
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