Child-safe hard rock/prog rock/metal songs?

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My 9-year-old cousin wants to start listening to some of the stuff I listen to, but much of my playlist isn't exactly child-safe, so it might stir up something with his parents. So, what hard rock/prog rock/metal songs that are child-friendly do you recommend?

[XacharyCross]

Deadsoul Tribe - Just Like A Timepiece (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Irf4l1ayKw)

[Fizzeler]

Some good Prog. Rock suggestions (that are kid friendly):

Emerson, Lake, And Palmer - Emerson, Lake, And Palmer (http://www.last.fm/music/Emerson%252C%2BLake%2B%2526%2BPalmer/Emerson%252C%2BLake%2B%2526%2BPalmer)
Yes - The Yes Album (http://www.last.fm/music/Yes/The+Yes+Album)
Focus - Moving Waves (http://www.last.fm/music/Focus/Moving+Waves)
Spock's Beard - Day For Night (http://www.last.fm/music/Spock%27s+Beard/Day+for+Night)
Jethro Tull - Minstrel In The Gallery (http://www.last.fm/music/Jethro+Tull/Minstrel+In+The+Gallery)
and two of the most important:
Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') (http://www.last.fm/music/Frank+Zappa/Apostrophe+(%27))
The Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed (http://www.last.fm/music/The+Moody+Blues/Days+of+Future+Passed)

That should get your l9-year old cousin started on Prog. :)

[Onslaught_fei]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_gc4iJZrO0

[willdabeast21]

Rush is relatively safe, I'd say

[aander91]

Rush has nothing offensive.


Dream Theater's Octavarium and Images and Words is safe I believe.

Yes is safe, as well.

[Squaretriangles]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_gc4iJZrO0

This. And get him Frank Zappa's Have I Offended Someone? compilation.

[oogabooha]

Rush-Moving Pictures

[Quinarvy]

Closer - Nine Inch Nails (Kidding, don't use that)

But Rush is very safe.

[Ragin_Caucasion]

The majority of Power Metal bands. Bands like Blind Guardian, Dragonforce (lol, but he'll like it), Gamma Ray, and Sonata Arctia are some of the safer and more "fantastical" ones.

[BRKNSHDW]

Aqualung...definite lifelong scarring...joking.....i really don't see the point in child proffing a playlist....they're gonna get to it eventually...you can't child proof the outside world....

[KingProgdor]

Renaissance-Turn of the Cards most definitely.

There's no such thing as being too young to appreciate Annie Haslam!

[a21schizoidman]

Zakk!!!

you forgot Curved Air

[KingProgdor]

Zakk!!!

you forgot Curved Air

Them too!

And for something a bit more obscure, show him Solstice. ;)

[Quinarvy]

Guns and roses unless he knows what the stuff he already which then he'd have no problem listening to it then he can listen.

GNR is not child safe.

Like, at all, outside of a few songs.

[Fizzeler]

I have yet to say The Flower Kings and Kansas, but they are pretty child-safe

[Mega-Tallica]

Dream Theater
Queensryche
Rush
Redemption
Kamelot
Symphony X
Blind Guardian
Cynic

I consider these bands "child-safe".

[Fizzeler]

Queensryche


If you are talking about Operation: Mindcrime in any way being "Child-Safe" I would love to hear your explanation

[Mega-Tallica]

If you are talking about Operation: Mindcrime in any way being "Child-Safe" I would love to hear your explanation

I was just generally speaking, most Queensryche's material is pretty child safe.

[Lolicat]

Most rock music tends to be about terrible teen-angst style love stories or rebellion in some form, and he will eventually get it. No point holding back, I'd say let him have access to whatever and learn things himself. Knee-jerk censorship is hardly useful, and in reality, wouldn't everyone rather their kid were the cool one everyone liked because they knew all about sex which is the first big thing kid really start to whisper about behind their parent's backs? :p

[Count_ZeroOr]

I'll second (third?) Rush, and Jethro Tull (they do have some mature subject matter*, but little to no profanity, and a lot of it will go over kids heads unless they're fairly knowledgeable and paying attention.

Some of Black Sabbath's early stuff is actually fairly child-safe (if your child is over 8), particularly Paranoid, and Master of Reality[i]. Pink Floyd has an s-bomb here or there, but otherwise everything by Pink Floyd up to, at least, [i]Wish You Were Here, and then everything from Momentary Lapse of Reason on should be fine.

If you count Electric Light Orchestra as Prog Rock, everything they did should be okay (though the opening for Fire On High creeped the crap out of me until I was 14.

*Aqualung is about a pedophile homeless man, Cross-Eyed Mary is about an underage schoolgirl who prostitutes herself. Oh, and there's all the songs about objectivism in Rush albums - and then there's Passage to Bangkok. :D

[a21schizoidman]

I was just generally speaking, most Queensryche's material is pretty child safe.

so, you've heard, what, one song?

[Mighed]

Dream theater is a somewhat child safe band, but keep away from 6DoIT "the test that stumped them all" and if your child is smart and can pick up on the meanings of songs than stay away from Systematic Chaos as it has a somewhat violent storyline to the songs, and some are about AA. wow run on sentence!

[Soror_YZBL]

Almost all of the Hogarth Marillion is kid friendly. Fish is, too, as long as you don't dig too deep into the imagery. For example, as long as you don't tell your kids that a Magdalene is a fancy word for a whore, you'll be fine.

[Lolicat]

I never whispered it.I screamed vagina and boobies.Still do.Damn I'm immature.And what rock do you listen to?none of mine talks abought that stuff

I was running on the general sort of early listening habits of a rock fan, with Zepp et al who are just plain irritating with their subject matter and hardly child safe.

[iwolfe]

Maybe some 80s glam metal, like Van Halen or the Scorpions? Maybe some arena rock like Queen or AC/DC?

[Lolicat]

Maybe some 80s glam metal, like Van Halen or the Scorpions? Maybe some arena rock like Queen or AC/DC?

lolno

Why are songs about shagging considered 'child-safe' but political themes not...

[Julio_Strikes_Back]

lolno

Why are songs about shagging considered 'child-safe' but political themes not...

People are scared of radical ideas but not scared of screwing.

[JerryBrudos]

Most early Judas Priest and the vast majority of Maiden stuff is safe enough. Some violence and the very rare sexual references but they are generally the best bands to start with in metal. Cynic has no form of profanity at all but I'm not sure if a younger kid would like them much but thats about as good as it gets with prog metal.

[fiedy88]

Rush - anything.

[ArmsAreLoud]

Cause people tend to not want to know abought history or the government,Got they're own set mind and believe on that.It's why angel of death can't be used in a guitar hero or rock band.

Sad, but true. It's pretty bad that so many people think that bands like Rage Against the Machine deserve more censorship then half of the stuff on the radio right now ikissedagirlcoughcough.

[Manamo1976]

What about Genesis from 1968 'til 1976? That's pretty child-safe.

[AKALink]

Go for some Underoath, they happen to be a Christian Band. I have yet to listen to some Devil Wears Prada though.

[Idiostock]

Sad, but true. It's pretty bad that so many people think that bands like Rage Against the Machine deserve more censorship then half of the stuff on the radio right now ikissedagirlcoughcough.

Hot and Cold has the word "b*tch" and iirc she mentions PMSing.

But as long as the Christians are in control, intelligent thought never goes anywhere. coughgalileocough

tbh, "child-safe" is stupid. One of my cousins heard BYOB on the radio and asked what was snatched out. His mother and I said "****" at the same time.

[moose39]

Rush and Dragonforce.

[mybro92]

My 9-year-old cousin wants to start listening to some of the stuff I listen to, but much of my playlist isn't exactly child-safe, so it might stir up something with his parents. So, what hard rock/prog rock/metal songs that are child-friendly do you recommend?

I think your cousin can listen to your kind of music. I don't believe that listening to unchild safe songs at a young age is bad, its the parents that have to dissapline the child into saying "they're just lyrics, nothing more" It sounds like his parents have good parenting skills and can trust your cousin to listen to your kind of music.

But if you dont agree with me on that, try Rush or The Beatles or someother band from the 60's or 70's. Disturbed has a few songs that dont have to much bad stuff in their lyrics.

[Count_ZeroOr]

lolno

Why are songs about shagging considered 'child-safe' but political themes not...

Actually, I don't have, particularly, problems with kids listening to songs with political themes, and I find a lot of songs with those themes "child-safe". However, with some metal that goes political, they also tend to either break out the potty mouth, or get into imagery that might not work so well for kids. Just going by profanity content, One by Metallica is fairly child-safe. As far as the imagery is concerned, it's horrific - deliberately so (and for a good reason), and I could see a kid being disturbed or generally creeped out by it.

As far as songs with sexual themes... well, the songs on that topic that are more likely to be child-safe, will also have to be more subtle about it.

As it is, both the politically active songs and the songs about sex will probably go over kids' heads anyway. At the very least, the songs about sex will probably be mistaken for a "love song" instead of anything else.

Heck, I didn't know what Young Lust by Pink Floyd was about until I was in middle school. ;)

[MrFruitLord]

Rush and Dragonforce.

There are more than enough 9 year old Dragonforce fans than the world will ever need. Like others, I suggest Pink Floyd. I also think Supertramp is a good idea.

[tridentgum0]

I refuse to help you until you get letters in your screen name.

[iwolfe]

lolno

Why are songs about shagging considered 'child-safe' but political themes not...

My favorite songs by these bands are about a kid who loves his teacher, playing a rock concert, explosives, and Scaramoush doing the Fandango. How are those not child appropriate?

[sonicnerd23]

Get that kid listening to Yes.

[Rockbandfan23467]

This is a funny thread.

[ImHotterThanYou]

My 9-year-old cousin wants to start listening to some of the stuff I listen to, but much of my playlist isn't exactly child-safe, so it might stir up something with his parents. So, what hard rock/prog rock/metal songs that are child-friendly do you recommend?

Stairway to Heaven

No Quarter

[a21schizoidman]

Stairway to Heaven


i don't know, drugged up little girls isn't too child friendly

[Julio_Strikes_Back]

Stairway to Heaven

No Quarter

Only one of those is even near prog (NQ)

[Fizzeler]

Porcupine Tree is pretty safe Prog. wise

Magma is another very child safe Prog. band

[Rockbandfan23467]

i don't know, drugged up little girls isn't too child friendly

Except Stairway isn't about drugged little girls.

[a21schizoidman]

Except Stairway isn't about drugged little girls.

you're right, it's about absolutely nothing, but when most people hear it the first time, that's what they think it's about

[supernova1324]

I thought it was about a rich girl who thought she could buy her way into heaven, but then realizes that she can't.

But that is just me.

[ImHotterThanYou]

Only one of those is even near prog (NQ)

No quarter is.

[Squaretriangles]

Dream theater is a somewhat child safe band, but keep away from 6DoIT "the test that stumped them all" and if your child is smart and can pick up on the meanings of songs than stay away from Systematic Chaos as it has a somewhat violent storyline to the songs, and some are about AA. wow run on sentence!

All post-Kevin Moore DT's lyrics are either:

1. About touchy political subjects [not okay :mad:]

2. About alcoholism [not okay :mad:]

3. Far-out fantasy adventures [okay :D]

Or...

4. Stupid enough to kill brain cells [definitely NOT okay :mad::mad:]

[Rockbandfan23467]

I thought it was about a rich girl who thought she could buy her way into heaven, but then realizes that she can't.

But that is just me.

That's correct.

[40FootWolf]

I'm sure somebody has already mentioned this, but old-school Genesis pretty much wrote fairy tales as their stock-and-trade, so if he has a good imagination I'm sure he'd be absolutely enamored with Foxtrot.

[Tono_Fyr]

All post-Kevin Moore DT's lyrics are either:

1. About touchy political subjects [not okay :mad:]

2. About alcoholism [not okay :mad:]

3. Far-out fantasy adventures [okay :D]

Or...

4. Stupid enough to kill brain cells [definitely NOT okay :mad::mad:]

The AA saga is about what AA is about: Dealing with and overcoming alcoholism. That's fine, if you ask me.

Your speak of Kevin Moore has prompted me to listen Only a Matter Of Time and that OSI album I own.

[Count_ZeroOr]

All post-Kevin Moore DT's lyrics are either:

1. About touchy political subjects [not okay :mad:]

2. About alcoholism [not okay :mad:]

3. Far-out fantasy adventures [okay :D]

Or...

4. Stupid enough to kill brain cells [definitely NOT okay :mad::mad:]

Actually, I wouldn't define touchy political subjects as being not-kid-safe, depending on how it's handled. I'd definitely consider The Great Debate a kid safe track, despite the fact it's on a touchy political subject, and it's somewhat anvillicous (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Anvilicious) in the sense of - "Hey, look! We're doing a song on a touchy political subject!!!" For that matter, "One" by Metallica is on a touchy political subject - one they took from "Johnny Got His Gun" (War is pointless). However, if the song on the touchy political subject tends to go profanity heavy or get into the realm of Nightmare Fuel (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NightmareFuel), then you might want to think twice before letting the kid listen to it.

[DrewLee865]

Autopsy's Severed Survival is kid friendly.

[bierfaht]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU6k4484vvg

it has a child properly restrained in a child-safety device!

[Squaretriangles]

The AA saga is about what AA is about: Dealing with and overcoming alcoholism. That's fine, if you ask me.

Your speak of Kevin Moore has prompted me to listen Only a Matter Of Time and that OSI album I own.

Yeah, but the AA songs also present all the issues alcoholism causes, and can be quite mature at times. That's just the way I see it. Hell, I don't believe in this kind of censorship in music; I don't even know why I posted in this thread. :D

EDIT: Maybe censorship was a poor choice of words, but you know what I mean.

[WhiffleBallTony]

Child-safe...

Words don't hurt people, actions do.

[a21schizoidman]

Child-safe...

Words don't hurt people, schiz does.

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[aaronX]

I'm sure the Mayhem DLC is perfectly kid friendly! :)

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So, after racking my brain and scouring my playlist, I've come up with:

Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
Knights of Cydonia - Muse
YYZ - Rush
Paid in Full - Sonata Arctica
Fury of the Storm - DragonForce
Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
Warriors of Time - Black Tide
Magic Man - Heart
Great Gig in the Sky - Pink Floyd
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
Amaranth - Nightwish
Hallowed Be Thy Name - Iron Maiden

So, how's this?

[Onslaught_fei]

So, after racking my brain and scouring my playlist, I've come up with:

Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
Knights of Cydonia - Muse
YYZ - Rush
Paid in Full - Sonata Arctica
Fury of the Storm - DragonForce
Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
Warriors of Time - Black Tide
Magic Man - Heart
Great Gig in the Sky - Pink Floyd
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
Amaranth - Nightwish
Hallowed Be Thy Name - Iron Maiden

So, how's this?

Needs some Onslaught "Destroyer of Worlds"

[Fizzeler]

So, after racking my brain and scouring my playlist, I've come up with:

Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
Knights of Cydonia - Muse
YYZ - Rush
Paid in Full - Sonata Arctica
Fury of the Storm - DragonForce
Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
Warriors of Time - Black Tide
Magic Man - Heart
Great Gig in the Sky - Pink Floyd
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
Amaranth - Nightwish
Hallowed Be Thy Name - Iron Maiden

So, how's this?

Needs some better choices (changes bolded)

Child In Time - Deep Purple
Knights of Cydonia - Muse
Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres - Rush
Paid in Full - Sonata Arctica
Fury of the Storm - DragonForce
Icarus (Borne On Wings Of Steel) - Kansas
Warriors of Time - Black Tide
Magic Man - Heart
Dogs - Pink Floyd
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
Amaranth - Nightwish
Rime Of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden

[Squaretriangles]

Hammer Smashed Face.

Oh yeah, I went there.

[Zebracakes]

Then of course there's

Face to Face - Sevendust
Bad Habit - Offspring
Americana - Offspring
**** a dog - Blink

lol seriously though why not just start out with old school stuff that he might like that still rocks, bands like...

Boston
Journey
The Eagles
Queen
Aerosmith
The Beatles
Kansas

Not all of the songs would be appropriate but I definitely think it's a start, maybe a way to cross over into harder material..gl!

Edit: Also a band he might really like is Shinedown...really great stuff and alot of the material is kid friendly

[veng]

I didn't really pay attention to lyrics as a kid, honestly. I just liked the music. You probably don't have to police it so much.

[WhiffleBallTony]

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When you say Schiz, it sounds like some slang term for poo.

[a21schizoidman]

When you say Schiz, it sounds like some slang term for poo.

well, i smell like **** :o

[WhiffleBallTony]

well, i smell like **** :o

Ah, that explains it.