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                        ..... Hidden Messages in Rock 'n' Roll
                        ..... Rock 'n' Roll  O B S E S S I O N
                        ..... Satanism and Rock 'n' Roll
                        ..... Suicide and Rock 'n' Roll
                        ..... The Fate of Rock Stars
                        ..... Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll
                        ..... Violence & Rock 'n' Roll
 
 
 
 
                       HIDDEN MESSAGES IN ROCK 'n' ROLL
 
        For the past thirty years science has known that subconscious
   (subliminal) messages are recorded and understood by the human
   brain  {1}.  Even if these communications are garbled or spoken backwards
   (backmasking), with repetitive listening, they still pass on information
   that is remembered.  The Devil, being acutely aware of this fact, is
   using Rock music to transmit messages which keep people in bondage to
   him.  Some Rock groups have become open mediums for the Devil and
   therefore subconsciously receive satanic inspiration for their lyrics and
   music.  Others have intentionally placed messages in their music which
   reveal the ultimate meaning of their songs.  Remember, these words are
   brainwashing you whether you consciously hear them or not.
        Here is a cross section of hidden messages from assorted Rock
   groups.
 
        Michael Jackson: "Thriller" album
        Song:            "Beat it"
        Forward:         "They'll kick you, then they'll beat you, then
   they'll tell you it's fair, so beat it, but you want to be bad, just beat
   it, yea, beat it."
        Backward:        "I do believe it was Satan (garbled), who's in me".
 
        Rolling Stones:  "Tatoo You" album
        Song:            "Tops"
        Forward:         "I'm sorry for a breath of your sweet love."
        Backward:        "I love you, said the Devil."
 
        Led Zeppelin:    "Zoso" album
        Song:            "Stairway to Heaven"
        Forward:         "There's still time"
        Backward:        "My sweet Satan"
 
        AC/DC:           "Dirty Deeds" album
        Song:            "Love At First Feel"
        Forward:         "Why don't you let me in?  Let's get something
   going before mom and dad get hom.  Love at first feel, love at first
   feel."
        Backward:        "We serve the Devil, enjoy it, sinners, we serve
   the Devil, whip it, we serve the Devil."
 
        In addition to these groups, "...The Doobie Brothers, Motley
   Crue,...Poice, Ozzy Osbourne,...Black Oak Arkansas, Styx, Queen, the Bee
   Gees, the Eagles and George Harrison - all have apparent backmasked
   messages in their music; all mentioning Satan or making reference to some
   occultic practice." {2}.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
        If the Devil's worth following then why is he hiding?  Because he's
   a liar, and he's trying to trick you into following him.  The Bible calls
   him "the deceiver" {3}, and "the Father of all lies" {4}.
        Jesus doesn't have to hide because He's not ashamed of what He has
   to offer you.  don't give yourself to music that is really out to rip you
   off.  Experience the reality of God's love and power by letting Him be
   the Lord of your life.  Then tune in to Christian music and hear the "out
   front" message about life, the way God intended it to be.
        For more information on Rock n'Roll, write to: Truth About Rock,
   Box 9222, North St. Paul, MN. 55109
        Note: Since there is a constant turnover of new Rock groups some of
   those mentioned above may not currently be "hot".  However, be assured
   that other groups have taken their place and continue to present a
   similar message.
        FOOTNOTES: {1} Science Digest, 9/82, p.28
                   {2} The Truth About Backmasking, Dan and Steve Peters,
                       Bethany House Publishers, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
                       pp. 166-176
                   {3} Rev. 20:10
                   {4} John 8:44
 
   by Francis Anfuso
   Christian Equippers International, P.O. Box 1600, South Lake Tahoe,
   CA 95706            (916) 542-1509   - for tracts
 
 
 
                        ROCK'N ROLL   O B S E S S I O N
 
        What does it take to be a famous Rock Star?  Here's advice from
   someone who shoulk know.  John Lennon said, "You have to be a bastard to
   make it, and that's a fact.  And the Beatles were the biggest
   bastards" {1}.
        That's interesting!  It appears "making it" is not really "making
   it" after all.
        Is the fast lane life style of a Rock Star all it's cracked up to
   be?
        David Lee Roth, confides, "You know what rock musicians are?  They
   are hung up, neurotic, over-weight hippies with sex problems." {2}
        Even Michael Jackson, with all of his fame and millions reveals the
   pathetic truth about himself,  "My life is a fantasy.  I'm very lonely.
   Some nights I go for walks wanting to talk to someone and end up in my
   room crying."
        Bruce Springsteen as well admits, "I'm just a prisoner of Rock
   'n'Roll.
        Now if that's what Rock Stars are, why are people so obsessed with
   wanting to be like them?
        On 14 year old boy in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, was so consumed with
   trying to copy his Rock idol that he died while attempting to imitate
   Alice Cooper hanging himself. {4}
        After all of the above, it should come as no surprise that the
   biographies of famous Rock stars have such despairing titles as: Hellfire
   (Jerry Lee Lewis), Hit and Run (Jimi Hendrix), Buried Alive (Janis
   Joplin), and Dance With the Devil (The Beatles).  Many years ago Jimi
   Hendrix emphasized the supernatural power of music when he said,
   "...music is a spiritual thing of its own.  You can hypnotize people with
   music, and when you get them at their weakest point, you can preach into
   their subconscious whatever you want to say." {5}
        Don't kid yourself!  Your subconscious has been brainwashed for
   years.  The reason you're obsessed with Rock 'n' Roll is because Satan
 
 
 
 
 
 
   wants you to be.  Rock 'n' Roll is harmless you say?  It wasn't harmless
   for the 14 year old in Canada.  You see there is a war going on for your
   soul and Rock music is being used to keep you a prisoner.
        The Bible says, "...we are not fighting against people made of flesh
   and blood, but against persons without bodies - the evil rulers of the
   unseen world, those mighty Satanic beings and great evil princes of
   darkness who rule this world..." {6}.  Why waste your time worshipping
   "...hung-up, neurotic, over-weight hippies with sex problems," {2} when
   you can worship the most wonderful person who ever lived, God Himself.
   Why follow someone who is obviously confused, when you can follow someone
   who has never led anyone astray.
        Ask Jesus Christ, to come and take control of your life.  I did it a
   number of years ago, and I've been free ever since.  Why don't you pray
   right now, and experience what it's like to be really free.  Jesus said,
   "If the Son...sets you free, you are really free!" {7}.
 
 
        For more information on Rock n'Roll, write to: Truth About Rock,
   Box 9222, North St. Paul, MN. 55109
        Note: Since there is a constant turnover of new Rock groups some of
   those mentioned above may not currently be "hot".  However, be assured
   that other groups have taken their place and continue to present a
   similar message.
        FOOTNOTES: {1} Johnathan Green, The Book Of Rock Quotes (New York:
                       Omnibus Press, 1982) p44.
                   {2} Creem magazine, Vol. 13, no. 5, 10/81, p.34
                   {3} People magazine, 6/17/85, p.50 T95
                   {4} Key, Media Sexploitation New Jersey:
                       Prentice-Hall, 1976, p.209
                   {5} Quoted form Backward Masking Unmasked, pg 13.
                   {6} Eph. 6:12 (LB)
                   {7} John 8:36 (Phillips)
 
   by Francis Anfuso
   Christian Equippers International, P.O. Box 1600, South Lake Tahoe,
   CA 95706            (916) 542-1509   - for tracts
 
 
 
                           SATANISM & ROCK 'n' ROLL
 
        "You expect me to believe that Rock groups are promoting Satanism?
   Isn't it just a gimmick to make money?"  Motley Cru's song "In the
   Beginning" preaches, "Those who have the youth, have the future, So come
   now, children of the beast, be strong, and shout at the Devil."  Wrong!
   Those who have God have the future, but those who have the Devil have no
   future at all.
        AC/DC sings "Highway To Hell", plus "Hell's Bells" which says "I'm
   gonna take you to hell...Satan got'cha/ If God's on the left, I'm on the
   right/ If you're into evil, you're a friend of mine..."  That's a joke,
   Satan doesn't have the power to send anyone to Hell.  God's condemned the
   Devil to Hell and anyone who is foolish enough to follow him.
        Ozzy Osbourne blindly imagines that reincarnation is real, saying
   that in one of his previous lives he "...lived as a servant of the
   Devil." {1}.  That's bizarre!  It seems like he's already one of Satan's
   slaves right now.  He implied as much, when he said, "At first, all this
   Satanic business was funny...But it has become like a nightmare...you
   can't turn it off" {2}.
        King Diamond of Merciful Fate says, "Satanism isn't dangerous at
   all...it's a sound life philosophy" {3}.  whereas KISS in "God of
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Thunder" reveals the truth, "I was raised by demons... The spell you're
   under will slowly rob you of your virgin soul.../and I command you to
   kneel before the god of thunder, and rock and roll..."  That's absurd!
   Why yould anyone want to do that?  No one who has ever lived for the
   Devil, has ended their life happy!
        Iron Maiden, admits that their albums are "forged in the fires of
   hell" {4} and have songs entitled "Children of the Damned" and The Number
   of the Beast".  Some of Grim Reaper's songs are, "Burn In Hell" and "See
   You In Hell".  But they are not going to see me in Hell.  Because of
   Jesus, I'm going to Heaven.  Venom's album "Welcome To Hell" states,
   "We're posessed by all that is evil.  The death of you God, we demand.
   We...sit at Lord Satan's left hand."
        Now why would they say that, if it wasn't a major issue?  It is!
   Because Satan is committed to deceiving people, he is going to be
   tortured in Hell forever, and so are those who follow his errand-boys.
   "Satan promises the best, and pays the worst; he promises pleasure and
   pays with pain; he promises profit, and pays with loss; he promises life,
   and pays with death" {5}.  The Bible admits that sin is fun for awhile,
   but after that comes endless pain  {6}.  Don't be deceived by Rock groups
   who have sold out to the Devil, or are unconsciously being used as pawns
   in his hands.  The awesome God who created the Universe will one day
   destroy all that is evil.  He alone can fulfill your needs.  If it's
   power you want, why don't you open your life to Jesus and let Him release
   you from the second rate power of the Devil.  If you ask Him to, He'll do
   it right now.
 
 
        For more information on Rock n'Roll, write to: Truth About Rock,
   Box 9222, North St. Paul, MN. 55109
        Note: Since there is a constant turnover of new Rock groups some of
   those mentioned above may not currently be "hot".  However, be assured
   that other groups have taken their place and continue to present a
   similar message.
 
        FOOTNOTES: {1} "Rock Music! What Is Spiritual Adultery?" Onward
                       Christian Courier, 11/83, p.14
                   {2} Los Angeles Times
                   {3} Grafitti; Vol #5
                   {4} Peter's Brothers Hit Rock's Bottom, p.63
                   {5} Thomas Brooks;
                   {6} Heb. 11:25, Matt. 25:46
 
   by Francis Anfuso
   Christian Equippers International, P.O. Box 1600, South Lake Tahoe,
   CA 95706            (916) 542-1509   - for tracts
 
 
 
                           SUICIDE AND ROCK 'n' ROLL
 
        Why is suicide the second leading cause of death among youth? {1}
   Why has it increased over 200% in the last 20 years?  Why do over 500,000
   young people, between the ages of 15 and 19, attempt suicide every
   year? {2}  It is now becoming evident that one of the primary influences
   encouraging them to take their lives is Rock music.
        One teenager who unfortunately succeeded in committing suicide was
   14 year old Eric Anderson of St. Louis Park, Minnesota.  His favorite
   groups were Van Halen, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, AC/DC, Quiet Riot,
   and Motley Crue.  Eric's mother said, "He watched it (MTV) day and night.
   He... watched intil six o'clock in the morning."  Eric and his friends
   were so obsessed with the rock scene that, the very night before he died,
   they held a seance and attempted to contack the spirits of dead rock
   stars.  At 2:30 the next afternoon, with his eyes filled with tears, he
   said to his father, "Dad, I just can't cope with the pressure." He then
   went into his room, took his .22 rifle off the wall rack, and killed
   himself.  Apparently, he had followed the deranged advice of one of his
   favorite rock singers, Ozzy Osbourne, who preaches in "Suicide Solution",
   "Suicide is the only way out/...Why don't you kill yourself 'cause you
   can't escape the Master Reaper..." {3}
        Though Ozzy preaches such deadly lyrics, he defends himself saying,
   "Parents have called me and said, 'When my son died of a drug over-dose,
   your record was on the turntable.' I can't help that.  These people are
   freaking out anyway, and they need a vehicle for the freakouts." {4}
        Pathetically, Rock Stars themselves are being caught in the
   devastating grasp of suicide.  Peter Townshend, formerly of The Who,
   acknowledged, "Rock is going to kill me somehow.  Mentally or physically
   or some thing, it's going to get me in the end." {5}
        I myself spent 6 months contemplating suicide every day.  The
   influence of Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll had almost destroyed my life.
   Until, with a knife in my hand, after trying to cut my wrists, I cried
   out "God help me!"  From that moment on He began to change my life, and a
   short while later I became a 'born again' Christian.  Whether you like it
   or not, you are in a battle for your life.  The Devil wants to destroy
   you and he is using Rock music as a primary agent.  But God has not given
   you life, only to have it choked out by the demented obsessions of Rock
   musicians.  There is only one solution to your problems.  Begin to live
   for God and not for yourself.  Because Jesus loves you, He came to Earth
   to give His life in your place, so that you wouldn't have to die for your
   own sins.  If you give your life back to Him, He will give you the peace
   you're looking for.
 
        For more information on Rock n'Roll, write to: Truth About Rock,
   Box 9222, North St. Paul, MN. 55109
        Note: Since there is a constant turnover of new Rock groups some of
   those mentioned above may not currently be "hot".  However, be assured
   that other groups have taken their place and continue to present a
   similar message.
        FOOTNOTES: {1} National Center For Health Statistics
                   {2} Aurora Mackey, "The Frightening Facts About Teen
                       Suicide"< Teen, 10/83
                   {3} Truth About Rock Report, June/July '85, p. 6
                   {4} "Heavy Metal Mania", Anne Fadiman, Life magazine,
                        12/84, p.112
                   {5} Time magazine Dec. 17, 1979, pg. 94
 
   by Francis Anfuso
   Christian Equippers International, P.O. Box 1600, South Lake Tahoe,
   CA 95706            (916) 542-1509   - for tracts
 
