Reddit reviews Music and Morals: A Theological Appraisal of the Moral and Psychological Effects of Music

I posted this after skimming the discussion of 'Catholic metalheads' [sic] and black metal.

I hope this is an edifying read.

For those further interested in a deeper look at the morality of music, Fr Basil Cole, OP wrote this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Music-Morals-Theological-Appraisal-Psychological/dp/081890660X

A description from Jeff Mirus of Catholic Culture:
>Readers who liked my analysis What about Bad Music?, or even those who disagreed with it, owe it to themselves to read the book Music & Morals by Basil Cole, OP. Fr. Cole was a jazz musician before becoming a Dominican priest, and he did an extensive study of the relationship between music and morals for his doctoral dissertation.

https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/otc.cfm?id=510

And finally, at this link, you can find a very good (albeit long, about an hour) conference talk by a good and holy FSSP priest, Fr Ripperger:

http://www.sensustraditionis.org/webaudio/Tulsa/Music.mp3

Here he talks about the morality of music, as well.

I hope you find this edifying.