The American Spectator

Longhairs Versus Blue Helmets : /p> p>I turned 61 yesterday — a bit old to be a heavy-metal listener, and my own tastes run mainly to Bach and Brahms. But in 1999 I worked briefly on a job where Megadeth was occasionally on the radio. One of their most popular songs has the lyrics: br> /p> blockquote> em>My body aches from mistakes br> Betrayed by lust br> We’ve lied to each other so much br> There ain’t nothing we trust /em> /blockquote> br> At the time I thought “This is moral theology. What the hell is this doing on a heavy-metal station?” And the song is very good music, on its own terms as heavy-metal. (In my misspent youth we listened to Led Zeppelin and Jefferson Airplane, so there isn’t any prejudice here against Megadeth.) It was very interesting that Mustaine is a born-again Christian. It was also interesting that a heart surgeon is among Megadeth’s contemporary fans. p>Thanks for the interesting article…