BOC/Covers debate

[Robert Kohl]

Paul says:

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Actually, I'd rather hear a band do a great cover than blatantly rip off
someone else's style.  Plagairism has many forms.....
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Perhaps I misunderstood, Paul, but I'd like to think that you were NOT
referring to BOC.  I think they have their own style.  Regarding opinions of
covers, I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.  I personally think that for
a band to do a cover of another song is a cop out.  One of the things that
made BOC one of my favorite bands is their originality.  Someone tried to
tell me once that "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery."  I don't buy
it.  My point is that BOC is better than that.  I wouldn't be on this list if
they weren't.

On a different topic, dittos to Theo's comment about releasing good songs
that already exist but never made it to disk.  Bring them on!  Enough with
the re-releases already!

Lastly, just for balance, I think Club Ninja is a decent piece of work.  Any
release that hampers my driving can't be all bad.  "Dancin' in the Ruins,"
for example, makes the dashboard become a drum set and makes the steering
wheel become a guitar.  Funny how these transformations happen... :-)

-Dr. Bob
rkohl at state.de.us