Re: Songs you skip because of lyrics on albums you like?

by Follower of Jesus Sat Jan 14, 2023 2:21 pm

Shake Me - Cinderella
Cherry Pie, Love In Stereo - Warrant
Seventeen - Winger
Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
Lover’s Lane - Firehouse
The God That Failed - Metallica

by Kerrick Mon Jan 16, 2023 8:35 pm

TheDoctor394 wrote:If I avoid any music because of lyrics, it tends to be a whole album....I like to listen to a whole album, or not listen to it at all.

I'm generally the same way. When listening to an album, I never hit the skip button (except for the couple of songs that have long unnecessary silent parts at the end which is very annoying...), though when I have my library on shuffle, I almost ALWAYS skip Sonata Arctica's song Sh*tload Of Money - which is musically as inane as the song title/lyrics. It's also on my least-favorite SA album anyways, so it very, very rarely gets played.

by TheDoctor394 Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:57 pm

Kerrick wrote:
TheDoctor394 wrote:If I avoid any music because of lyrics, it tends to be a whole album....I like to listen to a whole album, or not listen to it at all.

I'm generally the same way. When listening to an album, I never hit the skip button (except for the couple of songs that have long unnecessary silent parts at the end which is very annoying...), though when I have my library on shuffle, I almost ALWAYS skip Sonata Arctica's song Sh*tload Of Money - which is musically as inane as the song title/lyrics. It's also on my least-favorite SA album anyways, so it very, very rarely gets played.

I'm a huge power metal fan, and like some of Sonata Arctica, but they're not one of my favourites, and that song is pretty dumb. And I never have that much money anyway, so why would I want to be reminded of it? Razz

by WildWorld Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:43 pm

The only Black Sabbath song I avoid is Breaking Into Heaven from The Devil You Know (note to nitpickers, I know it was released by Heaven and Hell, but I classify it as a BS album, it's even listed with the other BS songs on my computer and phone). Thankfully it's on the end of the album.

by ChristianDeathMetal Wed Jan 18, 2023 7:33 pm

The Megadeth songs other mentioned. A couple of ACDC songs and a some Iron Maiden songs. I only listen to the early Testament albums and really only one or two Pantera albums. The others seem to have lyrics I didn't care for... And then I completely skip bands that have any satanism, torture/extreme gore or the like...

by Pethead Sat Dec 30, 2023 1:57 pm

A couple more:

The God That Failed on The Black Album. (I realize this song is about James’ mother’s death due to her whacky Christian Science nonsense, but I still don’t care for the lyrics).

Son of the Morning on The Dream Calls for Blood (Death Angel)

by StevenCressler Sat Dec 30, 2023 3:27 pm

Pethead wrote:

The God That Failed on The Black Album. (I realize this song is about James’ mother’s death due to her whacky Christian Science nonsense, but I still don’t care for the lyrics).

Yeah, I sympathize with James and understand why he wrote the song, but he's blaming the wrong thing. God didn't fail, his mom just expected him to do things he doesn't usually do.
On the other hand, before I read the lyrics I always assumed Leper Messiah would be like that, as the title is very blasphemous sounding... but then I found out what it's about, and I have a song with the exact same theme lol.

by Superjuice Sat Dec 30, 2023 3:48 pm

"Can't Catch Me" on the Heaven's Edge debut (well, technically it's their only album), where they unnecessarily drop an f-bomb, so I deleted it, but it's too bad since it's a great song otherwise.

by Superjuice Sat Dec 30, 2023 4:07 pm

Pethead wrote:
Black Rider wrote:VH with Sammy is weird, he wasn't bad solo but suddenly he joins VH and is Bon Scott.
Except Sammy thinks he’s clever. And he is not.

A few years ago I watched a new live version of "Finish What You Started." And he makes it loud and clear in the bridge what the song is really about by changing the lyrics a little bit.

by TZ75 Sun Dec 31, 2023 2:15 am

MagnusPrime wrote:Lyrics have never really bothered me. Especially in bands that tend to sing fast (lookin' at you, Slayer) or have death/growling vocal styles where you can't understand a lot anyway.

On a semi-related note, how many here fast-forward past profanity and/or nudity in a film? Not trying to call anyone out, but I've actually met people in the past who won't listen to certain bands because of content but will watch movies with content that is as bad or worse than the albums or songs they avoid. I've encountered the inverse of this phenomenon as well.

I agree. Good point!

by scottmitchell74 Sun Dec 31, 2023 9:03 am

TZ75 wrote:
MagnusPrime wrote:Lyrics have never really bothered me. Especially in bands that tend to sing fast (lookin' at you, Slayer) or have death/growling vocal styles where you can't understand a lot anyway.

On a semi-related note, how many here fast-forward past profanity and/or nudity in a film? Not trying to call anyone out, but I've actually met people in the past who won't listen to certain bands because of content but will watch movies with content that is as bad or worse than the albums or songs they avoid. I've encountered the inverse of this phenomenon as well.

I agree. Good point!

I don't skip profanity, but as I've aged/matured I avoid or skip the naked stuff.

That said; we don't watch movies over and over and over (mostly) like we do songs. Songs get stuck in our heads. That's a huge reason music gets this treatment.

by Pethead Sun Dec 31, 2023 10:18 am

I tend to avoid films with sex/nudity. I don’t need those images in my head.

by Follower of Jesus Sun Dec 31, 2023 10:49 am

A few more that come to mind:

Judas Priest - Touch of Evil, Jawbreaker, Necromancer

Motley Crue - Girls, Girls, Girls (unbelievable riff, but the lyrics…)

Ratt - Give It All

by StevenCressler Thu Jun 06, 2024 1:53 pm

Black Rider wrote:I'll admit my standards aren't consistent, a lot has to do with how the song strikes me. Same with all art.

Yeah, that's probably part of why I'm a little more forgiving with Slayer, though they still have many songs I won't touch like Hell Awaits or Christ Illusion.

by Superjuice Sat Jun 08, 2024 10:17 am

I consider Defenders of the Faith one of the pinnacles of metal, but I haven't listened to "Eat Me Alive" in 25+ years .

by Pethead Sat Jun 08, 2024 10:19 am

Superjuice wrote:I consider Defenders of the Faith one of the pinnacles of metal, but I haven't listened to "Eat Me Alive" in 25+ years .

This, but with a different timetable.

by StevenCressler Tue Jul 09, 2024 12:25 am

StevenCressler wrote:
Black Rider wrote:I'll admit my standards aren't consistent, a lot has to do with how the song strikes me. Same with all art.
Yeah, that's probably part of why I'm a little more forgiving with Slayer, though they still have many songs I won't touch like Hell Awaits or Christ Illusion.

I just realized that there isn't actually a song called Christ Illusion, but take your pick from Cult and Skeleton Christ to which song fits best. Both awful songs.

by StevenCressler Tue Jul 09, 2024 12:30 am

Megadeth - Five Magics (This one hurts bc it's an amazing song, but I've never been comfortable with entertainment portraying magic in a positive light, especially coming from someone like Dave who knows first hand that it's real)

Slayer - Cleanse the Soul (The one song on South of Heaven that has the usual garbage Slayer lyrics. I'm sure some would say Spill the Blood too but that song doesn't paint Satanism in a positive light so I don't mind it)

by Superjuice Tue Jul 09, 2024 8:51 am

Revelations - Iron Maiden

Checked around songmeanings and found out it was inspired by Aleister Crowley's writings when Dickinson wrote it, proceeded to delete all files. One of several songs Bruce wrote about Crowley or his works.

by StevenCressler Wed Sep 11, 2024 3:11 am

WildWorld wrote:Dont care much for sexual lyrics, but most are too cheesy to take seriously. I'm more offended by songs that seem to encourage cheating like Great White's Rock Me, W.A.S.P.'s Wild Child, Bryan Adams' Run To You, and Heart's All I Wanna Do (apparently the band members also hate that song, at least Ann Wilson does).

Btw, would y'all count Wake Up Dead as encouraging cheating, or just a story abt Dave's life? I'm not sure for myself.

by StevenCressler Wed Sep 11, 2024 3:13 am

Pantera - By Demons Be Driven

I never realized until recently how blasphemous Pantera could be at times, such as BDBD or Slaughtered (and, while less extreme, Becoming too)

by Christian Thrash Rules Wed Sep 11, 2024 10:48 am

Not sure off the top of my head. I love Damage Inc. and Dyers Eve, but I don't listen to them as much as other Metallica songs. Unlike some people, The God That Failed doesn't bother me. James is talking about his mom, who was a Christian Scientist, which is NOT Christian. So, it's saying the fake god of Christian Science failed, not our God. That's how I look at it anyways.

by StevenCressler Wed Sep 11, 2024 12:26 pm

Christian Thrash Rules wrote:Not sure off the top of my head. I love Damage Inc. and Dyers Eve, but I don't listen to them as much as other Metallica songs. Unlike some people, The God That Failed doesn't bother me. James is talking about his mom, who was a Christian Scientist, which is NOT Christian. So, it's saying the fake god of Christian Science failed, not our God. That's how I look at it anyways.

That's also how I look at that song. It's about a perverted version of our God and not the true one.

by Christian Thrash Rules Wed Sep 11, 2024 6:43 pm

StevenCressler wrote:
Christian Thrash Rules wrote:Not sure off the top of my head. I love Damage Inc. and Dyers Eve, but I don't listen to them as much as other Metallica songs. Unlike some people, The God That Failed doesn't bother me. James is talking about his mom, who was a Christian Scientist, which is NOT Christian. So, it's saying the fake god of Christian Science failed, not our God. That's how I look at it anyways.
That's also how I look at that song. It's about a perverted version of our God and not the true one.

Exactly.

by Superjuice Thu Sep 12, 2024 12:31 pm

StevenCressler wrote:Pantera - By Demons Be Driven

I never realized until recently how blasphemous Pantera could be at times, such as BDBD or Slaughtered (and, while less extreme, Becoming too)

Phil Anselmo is a big fan of Aleister Crowley:

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