It’s an all-too familiar situation to an in-world denizen—a teleport to a supposed party hotspot yields an empty place. So where are the vaunted party animals of SL, which per one research says spend over 16 hours in in-word entertainment each week? Entertainment-centered sims that have somehow conquered the tyranny of time zones, that’s where. Invariably, rock clubs dominate these places where parties never seem to end twenty-four hours of the day, seven times a week.
This popularity is but certainly a mirror-image reflection of the prevalence of an international rock culture that arguably had its golden era starting from the 1960s after the entry of rock to the music mainstream in the late 1940s and the 1950s. This having been said, nonetheless, doesn’t mean that the music that draws the throngs of avatars to these clubs is confined to those by-gone eras. Generally, rock tunes beginning from the 1980s and onwards serve as the rule of thumb in the more popular of SL rock clubs.
Now, the 80s henceforth is relatively wide timeframe wherein various sub-genres of rock music have developed. For this reason, SL rock clubs have a deeper base of talented DJs to man the fort 24/7. And these spinners are not just the run-of-the-mill types whose claimed qualification is merely having access to some SHOUTcast Internet radio tools. The disc jockeys at popular rock clubs are often active DJs in RL or have the real-life experience at deejaying. These are the DJs who know not only rock music in-depth but also posses a vast reservoir of knowledge about the rock artists who have contributed in popularizing this music genre.
At Big Daddy’s, for instance, one top draw at this rock club is DJ Lars, who mans his slot three to four times weekly. DJ Lars not only has the ability to air some requested rock hits from the past but likewise the penchant to recite a litany of trivia surrounding their singers or bands. Prod this DJ, for instance, to play “The End” by the late Jim Morrison and his band The Doors, and you’d be gently reminded that this is a longish song, taking almost all of eleven minutes. Chances are too that DJ Lars will recount that this “The End” opus was picked up by Oscar-winning director Francis Ford Coppola as the theme music for that Vietnam War movie “Apocalypse Now.”
The thread by which the success of SL rock clubs is woven, therefore, rests much on a shared love for the music as inspired by the DJs and hosts at these party places. Local chat, for example, is not only confined to ordinary banter about how good one’s skin or shape or outfit is. Often, there would be some serious exchange on the appreciation of rock music, even some lamentations in particular about the unexpected shift of Bon Jovi to country music.
To be at Big Daddy’s or any other hotspot of a rock club is to partake of camaraderie in music. These are wholesome, PG places, where the slightest mention of the “F” word is at once admonished by amiable hosts and hostesses who like the DJs come from almost each of the world’s major continents, thus helping ensure the clubs’ 24/7 service. Drama is not tolerated at these dance venues, ditto with biting, soliciting, harassing, weapons, spankers, nudity, and particles. Go for just plain fun and enjoyment of rock music, if you please.