BOC - 1/25/96 in Santa Cruz

[Douglas A. Mitchell]

John:

>>I'm willing to bet Bolle can blow me away with the number
>>of renditions of 'Last Days Of May' he's probably got on file.

>Probably, but you can probably find several good live versions of
>this song on several live tapes in circulation, not to mention of
>course, *On Your Feet . . .*.   But, I find that "Last Days of May"
>is best listened to as the studio version -- sure, Buck's solo work
>on any number of live cuts is fantastic, but to really get into the
>mood of the song (especially as you described that night by the lake),
>no live rendition can top the studio version.

I most heartily concur.  The haunting female backing vocals add
an eerie tone to the track, and despite the first albums 'muddy' mix,
Buck's guitar work is just this side of perfect.  This was, incidentally,
the version I was listening to in the 'Last Days Of May' posting that I
plopped onto the listserver last night.  Do you find yourself singing
"What Luck..." when listening to other recordings than the first one?
I know I do...

>BTW, nice of you to donate a BOC album to Boris.  It's a good suggestion
>to send this guy stuff -- but anyone who is thinking of doing so should
>mention this to the list, so Boris doesn't end up with multiple copies
>of the same CD.  So far it sounds like he's got *Fire of Unknown
>Origin*, *Club Ninja*, and will be getting *Secret Treaties*, along
>with Brain Surgeons' material.

Add the first two discs to this list.  I found the 3 disc 'boxed' set for
only $20.00 today, and am going to get Eric, Buck, & possibly Allen
to autograph them tomorrow night, then send them off on Friday...

Boris is going to crack an awfully big smile... =)

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