Rock

by Bob Larson

This book will shock you! Bob Larson exposes the rock culture as a dark world of occultism, drugs, and perverted sex. He analyzes the musical properties of the rock beat and shows how it can invade and influence a young person's mind. This book will challenge you to look beyond the rock music conflict and reach out to your teenager with new sensitivity, understanding and love.

Genres: Music

Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Bob Larson is an American radio and television evangelist, and a pastor of Spiritual Freedom Church in Phoenix, Arizona. Larson has authored numerous books critical of rock music and Satanism.

Reviews

[Carrie Poppy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Honestly, it would be dishonest to give this fewer than four stars. I enjoyed it about as much as you can enjoy a book. Absolutely saturated with adorable paranoia and out-of-touch-Dad pop culture theories. Must take off one star for being dishonest propaganda meant, in part, to keep oppressive social order in tact. But overall, a ROMP of a read.

[Violet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Despite the title, this book does not spend much time discussing rock lyrics or offering practical help for those who don't like what they hear. Instead, it focuses on evil, evil rock musicians and their sordid lives, which is much more entertaining. Name a rock group from the '60s or '70s, and Bob Larson will tell you why you shouldn't listen to them. (Even if a song's lyrics are innocuous, the singer probably sleeps with goats or plays with a Ouija board, and listening to a recording of his voice will invite demons into your life, even if you are a well-meaning Christian teenager! That is how strong this evil rock is! The back of the book features an encyclopedia of bands to help you sort out the madness.)

So, what music is safe to listen to? Why, Bob Larson's! This book includes the lyrics (but not the chords or tabs) for a great song Larson wrote about how evil rock is. Make up your own tune and start singing along, today!

[Seth Duncan · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is the most unintentionally hilarious read from yet another of those 80's Christian Fundamentalists like Hal Lindsey or Mary Stuart Relfe. Whose dire world ending predictions didn't come close to materializing.
The funniest part of this book is in it, Larson lists so-called "offensive" acts, and in it, he includes ABBA!!!! He goes on to say (not a direct quote, but close enough), that because two of the members of ABBA were no longer married but still lived together, "makes the purchase of an ABBA album a condolance of public promiscuity!" Like, WTF????
Don't get me wrong - I love God with all my heart - but these charlatans really take things too far and leave a very sour taste in the mouth of people who might actually be intertested in pursuing a TRUE Christian lifestyle.
If you want to read something INTENTIONALLY funny by a guy named "Larson", stick to Gary Larson and his "Far Side" cartoons. At least he tells it like it is!
THIS Larson needs not only intensive psychiatric treatment, but a lesson in leaving judgements to God - like The Bible tells him to.
One shudders to think what he would think of today's music! He would no doubt have a coronary!Bob Larson

[Rusty Nelson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was given to me by a church "friend" who was concerned about my soul and my love for 80's rock music. It's hysterical to look back on this atrocity and wonder why I took the subject matter seriously. At the time, I thought it was "the right thing."

This book was the epitome of the 80's Satanic Panic where the devil was out to steal our souls through pop culture. The best thing for good old fundamental Christians were to rebuke the things of the world and live in solitude with other like minded folk.

Like I said, it's comical to look back. The only thing more comical from that era were Chick Tracts.

I can't look at this book with total disdain. In a way, it was the start of a journey to lead my Agnosticism. Thank you Mr. Larson for my true freedom.

[Russell Sorbello · Rating 1 out of 5]

Hilarious and complete bullshit.

[Marisa Caitlyn · Rating 1 out of 5]

Found in a thrift store, read for shits and giggles.

10/10 will probably use this book as kindling for my next campfire.

[F · Rating 2 out of 5]

Promotes so-called Christian rock. Good in places- not strict enough in others [especially chapters 15 & 16]. Caution should be used concerning demonic items [chapter 18].