Excellent points.
Particularly about other syncopated rhythms that are not at all ‘satanic sounding.’
Hard to know precisely where to draw lines.
I do think the attitude of the heart, as usual, is key.
However, when the volume is destroying children’s (as well as adult’s) hearing . . . SOMETHING IS HORRIBLY WRONG whether the people who’s hearing is being destroyed LIKE it, are addicted to the dopamine high from it, or not.
Quix: However, when the volume is destroying children’s (as well as adult’s) hearing . . . SOMETHING IS HORRIBLY WRONG whether the people who’s hearing is being destroyed LIKE it, are addicted to the dopamine high from it, or not.
Nevadan: Completely agree.
Also, I checked up on one of the studies mentioned in the article. They tested the effect classical music and “voodoo music” (that is, actual music of voodoo practitioners) on two separate sets of mice. It says they used low volume in order to eliminate that as a problem.
According to their research, the voodoo music did have negative effects on the mice (it took the “voodoo” mice three times as long to complete a maze test as did the “classical” mice). Also, there was measurable, physical neron damage to the “voodoo” mice.
So, what I would like to know (and this was not discussed in the study results) exactly what volume was used and for how long were these mice exposed? What was the tempo (speed) of the music? I think there are still many variables here. If voodoo music is primarily just rhythm - I don’t see how that is the same thing as music with a back beat. Most popular music with syncopation (songs anyway) have a melody, key changes, some kind of variation within them. Anyway, I don’t see this study as conclusive that all music with a back beat is harmful.