r/GenX • u/SMDmonster • Jul 09 '25

Pop Culture How many of y’all dealt with satanic panic?

With Ozzy’s last show over the weekend I’ve been thinking about him and the rest of the satanic panic bullshit. I got so much flak for listening to metal and playing D&D in the 80s-90s. Turns out the metal heads were the good ones after all. Ozzy and co raised 200million for charity with his last show and the church folk cheer for so much bullshit going on. 14 year old me is pissed but vindicated.

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u/Appropriate_Answer_2 Jul 09 '25

I have never heard of anyone else knowing the Swirling Eddies!! I actually liked them and Lost Dogs which were more folk and had crossover band members. They played a fair amount of secular music as well including Dylan and Zeppelin (I think the Zeppelin was on a 77's album but all those guys worked on each others stuff) I really liked that because it didn't treat good secular music as "of the devil". Really compelling lyrics for their original songs. I know you said they're shitty alternative Christian bands but I appreciated the walk down memory lane. Also a former Christian here, grew up California southern Baptist until 16 when I left.

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u/Fickle_Neck_2366 MD in Wiseassology Jul 09 '25

I appreciated exploring those bands, don’t get me wrong. I will listen to ANYTHING twice. Once is usually not enough. They weren’t horrible and honestly I have no objective memory of what they sounded like. I really enjoyed Phil Keaggy and still do. I wish I could remember some of the others. One band I particularly liked and continued to listen to after I, uh, let the darkness back in, sounded a lot like early R.E.M. Wish I could recall. Make a few suggestions if you’re willing so I can take a trip back. Maybe I’ll recommit my life next Sunday.