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TARGETED FLYER DELIVERY · BY P O STA L A R E A · BY D E M O G R A P H IC S ^ ^ " 905 - 845-9742 ext 273 m m m Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 5559) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: rjerred@haltonsearch.com W'l :i ) N liS I).\Y. I I :i U 1 \ l<Y 4. 2( X > 4 · I i,l> (C l im m \ byviB, Parts, Service. Sales for Most Brands CURRENT PO W ER M ACHINERY INC 1661 Lakeshore Rd. W. Mississauga §822-4211 Peter C. McCusker · Oakville Beaver The Musical Box took Genesis fans at the O akville Centre for the Perform ing Arts Friday night back to the hand's rock opera days with music from Selling England by the Pound. Retro rock opera a hit with the fans However, our reviewer was left wondering what all thefuss was about By Craig MacBride OAKVILLE BEA V ER STAFF To the fans that enjoyed The Musical Reviewing anything, whether theatre, music, books or any other art. is difficult. The writer must put their view of the work out there and then justify that view while giving enough unbiased information to allow those who might think differently a chance to decide for them selves. There is, after all. no single standard for taste, and no single measure of worthiness. Which is why, on Friday night, I hated what everyone else in the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts seemed to enjoy. The Musical Box is a Genesis tribute band. For the uninitiated. Genesis was a progressiverock band that made its mark in the '70s with albums like The Lamb Lies Down on Box, Genesis still speaks to them. The large scale, over-the-top, rock opera stuff is still appealing. Broadway and Selling England by the Pound. Some, in fact, say Genesis created prog-rock with long, meandering songs and experimental, innovative approaches to melody. The band's two most famous members, who both went on to successful solo careers, were Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins. On Friday, The Musical Box re-created a Genesis concert, playing songs from Selling England by the Pound. The crowd at the Oakville Centre was made up mainly of mid dle-aged men who bobbed their heads along with the music and afterwards reminisced about why they smoked so much pot in the '70s. They were excited, and when the First heavy chords came from the synthesizer, they hooted and hollered as they probably did at the origi nal concert 30 years before. Unfortunately, before The Musical Box took to the stage on Friday. I knew little about Genesis. For example, I didn't know the music was long-winded and boring, and I didn't know their sets and props, and Peter Gabriel's outlandish outfits, were as ridiculous as they were. I didn't realize, either, that out of context, most music is utterly horrible and entirely irrel(S ee `M u sic' page C2) Peter C. McCusker · Oak\'ille Beaver Musical Box lead singer Denis Gagne did his impression of former Genesis lead singer Peter Gabriel. THE DODGE C A R A V A N N A T IO N A L S A L E S E V E N T . Buy any 2004 Dodge Caravan or 2004 Grand Caravan and you GST SAVETHE AND Dodge (p Caravan Canada's Favourite M inivan. OR choose PURCHASE o r LEASE ` financing PST. o/n 48 MONTH LEASE 60 MONTH PURCHASE 0 SBB p ack ag e lease fo r a m onth fo r 4 8 MONTHS, so DOWN PAYMENT 2004 Dodge Caravan A N N I V E K S A ft V · C h ro m e wheels and side mouldings · Leath er w rap ped steering wheel · Satin silver in s tru m e n t panel · N e w slate grey interior · 3 .3 L 180hp V6 engine » Air conditioning * Cruise control · A M /F M /C O stereo · Power windows, locks and m irrors · Sentry-Key* Theft Deterrent System · Multistage driver and front passenger airbags * 7 Passenger seating · 7 year or 1 15,OOOkm powertrain warranty. Plus 24 hour Roadside Assistance. 2 0 0 4 Jeep Liberty S p o rt THIS V E H IC LE IN C LU D E S · VS Automatic $ 0 DOWN PAYMENT · Deep Tint Windows · Fog Lamps · Cast Aluminum Wheels · All Season Tires L e t Robin G a rv e y and her associates at O a k v ille K itch en C e n tre make your dream s a reality with e x citin g kitchen <//. Stock # 4 J 0 9 7 *389 .36 ' MONTH LEASE IN T R O D U C IN G H \ ^ ·* W ith the purchase or lease W of a new o r used vehicle. Valid for either the first 3 years o r 6 0 ,0 0 0 k m of ownership. 'JM tatvtfhajpfJujiA 'U m . y f /// and bath designs. ' U / " >·<///< //i FREE O * CHANGES, G i im evia O A K V IL L E (' ctYr/.rrf K IT C H E N & BATH O r //·/'<( / / C E N T R E 599 T H I R D L I N E O A K V IL L E , ON · 905-827-46 l I · C hrysler F IVE S T A R ©©Q O O Certified < II K ^ S I. E It · I) D O OD I) G (, EI · J I'. E P 2 3 8 8 R O Y A L W I N D S O R D R .. O A K V I L L E 9 0 S - 8 4 S - 7 S 7 S w w w .g lc n lc v e n .c o n >