HW: RE: OVER CALVERT's DEAD BODY!!!!!

Max Wilcox s333271 at STUDENT.UQ.EDU.AU
Sun Dec 1 08:58:56 EST 1996


Christian Mumford wrote:
>
> >
> >Turner is just as bad, on the _Prophets of Time_ album, where he took all Fred
> >and Trev's songs and dropped their names - I gather Fred actually tried to
> >chase him for royalties, but basically the money was disappearing into some
> >bank account in California, and there was no way Fred could afford the legal
> >fees to mount a case, and even if he'd won he'd still have been out of pocket
> >at the end.
>
> Not only does that album suck big time, but I believe it's a pun on "Profits
> of Time"... concious or not.
>
> As for Calvert's case in particular, not only is he unable to do anything about
> it (being dead and all), and I find it extremely hypocritical to dedicate
> 'Future Reconstructions' to his memory when they are basically ripping off
> their dead friend at the same time!

        I don't see how they're ripping him off. Do they credit him for the
songs he wrote on it? (That is if there are any he wrote on it). Surely
doing covers of his songs is a way of showing your appreciation of his
music?

-Max Wilcox



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