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It's all personal. Lyrics are more important to some people than others. For me, the lyrics and vocals are the most important part of the music, so if I find the lyrics being opposed to my beliefs, I tend to move on to other bands. Like Atreides said, it's not like I badmouth them and say that they suck or anything. It's just that I've got only so much time to listen to music and why waste it listening to stuff that makes me cringe or feel bad. Sometimes the music will be so superb that I overlook it (in which case I'm normally using the music to get something else out of it, like to get pumped up for something). But usually, I just keep looking for bands that have both the musicianship I want and lyrics I can either identify or at least find interesting (the "another perspective" angle).
For example, Slayer. All my metal friends love 'em. Even the Christian ones. But I just can't spend time with them. Whether their lyrics reflect their beliefs or not (I know many people say it's a gimmick with them), I just have so many other awesome bands that I love to spend my time listening to. It's not like there's a shortage of bands making great music.
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