Re: Hassidic rock

[glenn tamir <klezska...>]

"Rock & Roll" in this case, doesn't necessarily refer
to the lyrics (ie. sex & drugs, etc) but perhaps more
on the music (rhythm, melody, etc).  I don't know for
sure as I have not read the article.

It could be wrong and knee-jerk to associate a musical
style with a lifestyle.  One doesn't necessarily have
to do drugs and have lots of sex to play Rock & Roll
(but it does help!)

 
--- Yoel Epstein <yoel (at) netvision(dot)net(dot)il> wrote:
> For those of you who read Hebrew, there is an
> article about the Hassidic
> rock scene in this weekend's Yediot Aharonot
> magazine section.  Actually,
> the article is pretty much a straightforward survey
> of the groups and the
> types of music they play, without much analysis or
> commentary.  The article
> suggests that Hassidic rock is pretty much
> acceptable by the ultrareligious
> community.  This was surprising to me.  Does anyone
> know of any halachic
> controversy surrounding the suitability of musical
> styles generally
> associated with drugs, sex, and general moral decay
> for religious audiences?
> 
> joel epstein
> 
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