The Agenda was damn near empty on a Thursday night, and Rooster was mistakenly billed as a cover band. D'Angelo said that Rooster was signed on the basis of a one-song demo tape. The label has been sitting on Rooster for a year until the time was right. In the interim, the band has been playing occasional gigs, house parties, even weddings to make money. Suddenly, the door of opportunity pushed wide open for alternative rap-fusion.
Rooster fits that mode, albeit a little laid-back.
Suddenly, the group is back on the label's priority list. Then the major label will blitz the public with its own version of the winning formula. For every Pearl Jam, there were two Collective Souls. For every Rancid, five Goldfingers. Poe, Tracy Bonham, Republica, even Sneaker Pimps.