Is this music appropriate for an 10 year old?

Question

My step-sister really likes the music I listen to, but I'm not really sure if it's okay for her to be listening to, or if it'd somehow affect her or something lol idk.
Pittsburgh Slim (she REALLY likes him...)
Panic! At The Disco
Elisa Jordana (You've probly never heard of her... she's got a song called nymphomaniac and she swears a bit.... listen for yourslef? http://www.purevolume.com/elisajordana)
Cobra Starship
Midtown
This Is Ivy League (The folk one)
Neutral Milk Hotel
Blink-182
Fall Out Boy
Armor For Sleep
Justin Timberlake
The Shins
The Strokes
Metric
Nirvana
Rage Against The Machine
Death Cab For Cutie
Dragonette
Lily Allen
Marianas Trench
Led Zeppelin
Metallica
Motion City Soundtrack
Bloc Party
Arcade Fire
The Used
Kill Hannah
Love Drug
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Young Love

stuff like that....
Don't say stuff like "get her to listen to hannah montanna" please. She hates her.

Answer 1

First of all, I'm happy to hear that she doesn't like Hannah Montana :)

I will say that it's actually difficult to find music that is suitable for all ages. Just look at the way Kidz Bop and others ravage through songs you wouldn't even think twice about.

She probably has no idea what Rage Against the Machine is talking about - because their lyrics are quite political. While Nirvana tends to go into some deep and troubling stuff, there were certainly many girls your stepsister's age listening to them when Nirvana first came out. But it's good to be the one there when she starts to question stuff like that.

Then again you can find raunchiness in mainstream stuff too. Justin Timberlake is not necessarily as good for girls as you would be led to believe by his fans.

Answer 2

Just don't let her listen to people like Avril Lavigne and Lindsay Lohan...They really really suck, and are very annoying.
I'm greatly surprised to see that a 10 year old doesn't like Hannah Montana...That's AWESOME though!
Because I can't stand her, and that "lollie-pop" type of music...

But the music you listed is a lot of mature music for a 10 year old to be listening to. Nothing is wrong with your taste in music, but it just doesn't seem like it's in the younger kid range.
But I'd have to say out of all of them, that Blink-182, Panic! At The Disco and Fall Out Boy would be a little more appropriate for a 10 year old to listen to.
Maybe try some similar bands like Simple Plan, Taking Back Sunday, Paramore, Flyleaf, AFI, 30 Seconds to Mars...Bands like that are similar to them. They're pretty good too, and aren't very explicit (if that's maybe what you're worried about).

I hope I've helped out a little...
Happy Holidays!



*Edit*
Charlotte, I'm talking about some of the newer stuff by AFI. Some of the songs are similar to some of the artists' songs that the asker posted.
So calm down...lol.

Answer 3

Growing up, my dad listened to everything he wanted to and watched whatever he wanted to. At the tender age of three I already had half the Pink Floyd and The Doors songs memorized and was used to watching extremely graphic movies like Hellraiser, Phantasim and the Friday The 13th series. Today there is no such thing as a scary movie to me because of it.

In the end, it is up to the parents to make sure their children grow up right. I believe kids can watch adult movies if the parents make sure the kids know its only a movie and its fake (ie Freddy is not real and hes not going to jump out of your closet), as well as real life consequences for the character's actions

As far as music goes, your children will hear worse at elementry school then on their favorite bands records.

Answer 4

Theres nothing wrong with a 10 year old listening to alot of different music out there in the world today....I wouldn't recommend anything to explicit though....and I do believe that most music has a rating lable signifying if it is to obscene for a younger audience.....Good Luck Buddy....you know your sister better than any of us....and you should be able to make a good sound judgement on what to get the little tike.....also if you think it is bad...then it probably is....

Answer 5

Is any music really "appropriate" for an age group?

My father exposed me to groups like Emerson, Lake and Palmer, the Stones, The Who, Cream, Creedence Clearwater, etc., at the age of five. I was drooling over ELP's "Brain Salad Surgery" cover artwork and it's pretty dark stuff.

Here's an image : http://www.hrgiger.com/images/missing.jpg

May not be as bad as today's art, but, I was five in the 1980's! (I turned out just fine).

My mother exposed me to Motown. Both of my parents exposed me to classical music.

I'm so glad that they did. I love a large variety of music. I got into techno, dance, trance, and rave in high school. I never lost sight of my roots. I'm going to do the same thing with my children.

If anyone says that these groups talk about sex, drugs and rock and roll, or swear, calmly explain that most songs from the 60's on were about that as well... maybe not so much with swearing, but times have changed.

I grew up in the 80's with exposure to 80's music, the 90's as well (and I was still a young girl then). Children and teenagers are going to learn about certain subjects no matter what age they are. It's your job to explain to them what is appropriate and what's not.

Hope my insight helped!

Answer 6

Panic at the disco, fall out boy, and lily allen are inappropriate for ANYONE to listen to, they're proven to cause deafness and make little kids cry.
The rest sounds fine.


And by the way, the chick above me obviously never listened to old AFI, in that stuff every other word is the f bomb.

Answer 7

Hey I grew up on music that talked all about sex and drugs (I was a classic rock nut) The first song I remember listening to on the radio is Alice Coopers Poison (I was four) yet I've turned out great. I have straight A's take all AP courses and I'm perfectly fine. I'm just a bit different and never stopped loving rock. She will be fine I've listened to rock before I can remember.

Answer 8

The Hush Sound is really good. I saw them live and they rock. It's really happy and simple and clean. The Hush Sound: Like Vines (2006) So Sudden (2005)

Answer 9

Personally, I don't think 10 year olds should be subjected to that kind of music. I listened to the song and I don't think 10 year olds should be listening to songs with that type of language and with that type of adult content in it. If she doesn't like Hannah Monanna, then perhaps find out what other artists she is interested in that has songs that are more appropriate for kids her age to listen to.

Answer 10

It's completely fine that she is listening to those bands and artists.
The majority of them are very good and you have nothing to worry about.
When I was 10 I was listening to music that you'd expect someone twice my age to listen to.
It helped me broaden my taste in music.