At the close of the summer of 2004 my wife I took a trip to Montclair New Jersey to visit her friend. The first night we had an incredible mexican dinner with the best tasting margaritas that have ever crossed my lips. I had to supply the silver patron tequila since in this particular town you have to bring your own alcohol to restaurants. After dinner the ladies headed back home while myself and Gilbert (name changed to protect the innocent) headed to a bar called Jakes for some after dinner drinks.
When we first arrived the bar was fairly empty. After a couple of beers and a shot of sambucca the young crowd started filling in. Montclair State is the local college, the same college that Carmela Soprano attended. I learned of this fact later on from a rerun episode where the dean from Meadows college was hitting them up for a $50,000 donation. Tony finally caved in and made the donation. I am getting off track here. After a bathroom break I noticed a band was setting up for the evening's entertainment. I was a little apprehensive about the band. You see here I am at 35 years of age sitting in a college town bar. Thoughts raced my mind, would I know any of the songs that they are going to play or would I be able to relate to the type of music they would play.
If you have ever gone to a nightclub to see a band you know they never start playing before midnight. So finally midnight rolls around and the band starts to play. Wow, to my surprise I know this song it's Rush from the 2112 album. Second song is a classic from Led Zepplin, which is followed up by an Alice in Chains song titled the Rooster. To my surprise this goes on all night long. I know every single song and the college crowd 16 years my junior loves it. Chicago, Chili Peppers, Neil Young, Smiths, Metallica Usher, U2, Dr. Dre and the list goes on and on.
It just goes to prove my point that there is a lack of quality talent being promoted today. The college crowd isn't buying it and the bands from the past are standing the test of time. Let's find some new artist that invoke the passion that bands from 10 to 20 years ago possessed. And let's give a round of applause to bands like Mentol Box for giving the crowd young and old something worth listening to.
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