Death of Rock 'n' Roll

He doesn't need it, you do to learn what pure love is which is not found in moods .

bdp , exactly so . I don’t listen to rock for that reason and if I want something on the "earthy plane", after all we are human and can’t praise God 24/7/365,
I listen to jazz which is FAR better both on the musical plane alone and the skill and dedication of those who play it .
I also hated/hate rock for clearing the airwaves in a year of the "swing" / American Standard Songbook era which was the high-water mark in real musical appreciation among the American general population .

I’d go so far as to say that American Jazz is better overall than American composed classical , bring in the big guns from Europe and you have another story .

tosta , perhaps . I had lost several men and shooting
the "enemy" in such a bogus war also heavy on my mind . In short my defenses were low and I imagine that is also so in prison .
But I often wonder, since as I said , Armed Forces Radio NEVER played
classical , if what I heard was just for me alone which would qualify for a miracle . Not that I know that or claim that .

flesher, what I would advise my grandson in your situation is to stop listening to music at all for at least 6 months , better yet a year .Music is a gift for us to be happy on this vale of tears but with 48Ksounds like you may have taken it a bit far and a vacation might be in order .
The recordings ain’t going anywhere and you might get a different perspective on things .

At eighty+ I pretty much say what i think .
  I never heard a note of classical till I was over 30 and a soldier in Vietnam . The Armed forces radio ,which never played classical, that day played a Beethoven song sung by the Great Swedish tenor , Jussi Bjorling, which swept over me in a tsunami of true beauty .
I am sure, very sure, that if that had that had not happened I would never , with my 8th degree education , got degrees from top US and German universities , married a beautiful educated women , and thanks to Bach, become a Christian . And many other things .

I was always smart but Classical music gave me something I never had ,
"Good Taste ", without which intelligence is rather lame .And it does it in all elements of life , not just music ! No other form of music
can do that, some do just the opposite .That is why when I hear , "oh, its a just a matter of taste " I think yes, good taste and bad taste .

In the land of Sibelius  heavy  metal rules , case closed  .

Yes harold, I do . And it happens to be the truth .

Not to worry, the masses at all places and all times will go for the lowest level .

Thanks for the news