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zyphryx - nope. I live in California and had a friend traveling to Arizona. I asked him to get me a couple bottles of the wine. They don't do straight cabs anymore. It's all blends of one sort or another.
On another note:
There's a big misconception here from non-fans that there is a big decline based on music. A lot of people don't know or don't realize that there is an extreme amount of complexity in rock/metal. Many of the metal artists over the years write about complex issue as well as social issues, depression, politics, war, etc. Here's a zinger. Back in 1991 I was a big fan of this group, but as I went through the lyrics I made a startling discovery that this was a tragic love song!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6LL5iA6y9o
I thought it was very interesting at the time.
On another note:
Ironically, some of the comments that look at Tool's surface and connect it with 'society's decline' or whatever - it could not be further from the truth. Just spend some time with the Lateralus album. Try to get past the density, the noise, whatever you're perceiving that makes it intimidating to you. The whole album, literally, (laterally?) is about human progress- on a personal level, as well as as our species as a whole.
There's a big misconception here from non-fans that there is a big decline based on music. A lot of people don't know or don't realize that there is an extreme amount of complexity in rock/metal. Many of the metal artists over the years write about complex issue as well as social issues, depression, politics, war, etc. Here's a zinger. Back in 1991 I was a big fan of this group, but as I went through the lyrics I made a startling discovery that this was a tragic love song!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6LL5iA6y9o
I thought it was very interesting at the time.