Imaginos found!
Chip Hart
chip at PCC.COM
Mon Oct 30 11:31:33 EST 1995
I had the distinct pleasure of dining chez Bouchard/Frost on
Saturday and had a wonderful time. What's cooler than seeing
Gold Records on the wall (actually, I'd seen gold records
before, just none to which I'd contributed a sale) *and* seeing
Al's studio, er, living room, is that:
a) you get to hear demos of upcoming goodies
and
b) it doesn't take much, well, ANY, prodding to get Al to talk
about _Imaginos_. :-)
All I have to say about point B is this: anyone paying attention
to the name of the leader of the Seceding Party in Quebec?
Lucien Bouchard. Al claims blood relation. Could this be
Imaginos here, in 1995, modifying history for his own illicit
ends? I think Al may be closer to the source than previously
thought.
As for point A, I must avoid letting any cats out of any bags, so
I'll talk about the new Brain Surgeons LP demos we heard. I'll
summarize:
The next Brain Surgeons album will be even better than
_Trepanation_.
What I heard is decidedly *heavier* and more robust than any of
the efforts to date. Sure, there was plenty of melody and some
slower/nicer tracks (sans vocals), but look out. The first
track Al played for us is the crowned successor to "The Red and
the Black" and it's clear why: a riff! A riff! The last time I
heard a real, full blown, not-just-the-bridge riff from BOC
(past or present) is probably "Godzilla." Sure, there were
killer riffs in _Imaginos_, but this is different. This is the
sorta' stuff you blast out of your car to scare the people next
to you. Actually, so is _Imaginos_, so maybe I'll try to think
of a better example.
Ok, best music since _Imaginos_? How's that?
Anyway, there's more to say, but I'll leave it at this: Xmas '95
will hold a special place in the hearts of Brain Surgeon (and
BOC) fans.
Not to be overlooked, I also had a chance to finally meat Team
Swann (much to my delight). S and T rounded out an excellent
evening. I await his report as well.
Thank you, Al, Deb, and Ace! Keep up the excellent work.
--
Chip Hart * chip at pcc.com
People's Computer Company * http://www.pcc.com/~chip
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