A couple of weeks ago, Gina and I went out with some teachers from her school. The trip consisted of a Saints game and a trip to Half Time Rec just down the road in St. Paul.
They had a musical group playing that night (Rock It Science) and after I walked in I was immediately dissappointed. They were an 80s cover band.
As far as I am concerned, if we could (as a society) disregard any music that was released in the 1980's I would be elated. In fact, I could probably fit the songs I still enjoy from that decade on one CD outside of a handful of bands that transcended the era (The Cure, U2, etc.). Even so, most of my favorite music from those bands were released sometime in the 90s.
However, a crazy thing happened that night. After a couple of songs I started to notice that I was not as miserable as I had been initially. By the end of the night, I had even decided that I had enjoyed myself quite a bit. The group was pretty good (especially the drummer) and kept me thoroughly entertained.
In the end, I'd call the experience a lapse in judgement more then anything else...but for one night the stars alligned and I did not find 80s music quite so replusive.
They had a musical group playing that night (Rock It Science) and after I walked in I was immediately dissappointed. They were an 80s cover band.
As far as I am concerned, if we could (as a society) disregard any music that was released in the 1980's I would be elated. In fact, I could probably fit the songs I still enjoy from that decade on one CD outside of a handful of bands that transcended the era (The Cure, U2, etc.). Even so, most of my favorite music from those bands were released sometime in the 90s.
However, a crazy thing happened that night. After a couple of songs I started to notice that I was not as miserable as I had been initially. By the end of the night, I had even decided that I had enjoyed myself quite a bit. The group was pretty good (especially the drummer) and kept me thoroughly entertained.
In the end, I'd call the experience a lapse in judgement more then anything else...but for one night the stars alligned and I did not find 80s music quite so replusive.
