The Vice Rags, a proudly New Jersey-based rock ‘n’ roll outfit, dropped a video for their latest single, ‘Jersey Boy.’
The band is comprised of Jersey rock royalty — featuring former members of Readymade Breakup, The Anderson Council, dibs, Mars Needs Women, Kid with Man Head, and many, many others. Simply put — these guys know how to rock.
Here’s more info on the video (via press release):
So what does it mean to be a Jersey boy? A Jersey boy carries himself with a certain insouciance; there’s a no-B.S. attitude and gruff swagger to everything he does. He’s not impressed with awards or accomplishments – he’ll judge you by the way you act, not by your reputation or your bankroll. And, to be frank, if you’re a Jersey boy, you’re probably more than a little annoyed by the way those other boys across the Hudson River behave.
And let’s face it, they all come from somewhere else anyways. You might look askance at all the social climbing and the hyperbole common in Brooklyn and Manhattan. And should one of the New York boys manage to pinch your girl – lure her to the flashier side of the river – chances are, you’ll have something to say about that.
That’s the predicament that the narrator of “Jersey Boy”, the latest single from the Asbury Park rock band The Vice Rags, finds himself in – and true to type, he’s not going down without a fight. Don’t call his story a lament, because Jersey boys don’t whine. Instead, “Jersey Boy” puts his case to his old flame in rough, plain language: there’s nothing on the other side of those bridges and tunnels that he can’t provide better than the New Yorkers can.
