Come On Everybody Let's Rock

We will concede this to the latte-sipping coffee table theorists of the world. When it comes to the small slice of pop culture called American rock music, a profound shift occurred when the National Minimum Drinking Age Act was signed into law on July 17, 1984 by Ronald Reagan. The rock farm leagues -- traditional rock and roll venues -- took a big hit in the nose, and ever since rock music has been less "substance-tial."

Well, thank God for Oneida. With their third full-length record " Come On Everybody Let's Rock" (their first full-length record for Jagjaguwar), Oneida conjure up the spirit of a forgotten past -- from the heaviosity of Deep Purple and Blue Cheer to the hooks of Humble Pie and Foghat to the attitude and dirty swagger of early Alice Cooper Band. The Brooklyn rock band also lives up to the tale of the tape, hands down the best live band in New York City at this moment. Their live performances are so infamous that even the British press makes it their business to hail Oneida as purveyors of the burgeoning New York City "Loft Party" scene (the new rock farm league?).