Buck hangin' ten

[Carl E. Anderson]

> Well, I've heard that Buck has wanted to fold up the BOC banner for a
> long time now; apparently he wants to write more pop material

        And perhaps this would entertain him in his dotage, but _who_
besides die-hard Buck-fans would _buy_ this?  People who are fans based on
the "hit" tunes like "Reaper" or "BFU" simply won't care enough to hunt
down a obscure pop release by their author.  Fans of the heavy, twisted
BOC might like Buck just fine, but will probably vote with their wallets
elsewhere.  Which will leave a handfull of Buck-fans saying "Really, it's
not so bad!  Some of it I really like--listen to this really tasteful
guitar break! Really!" ;)

        BOC is primarily attracting nostaligia fans and people who like
weird heavy rock.  And if Buck does a post-/non-BOC project it will need
to buy into that.
        I mean, _Flat Out_.  Case in point.  I think it's reputation would
suffer more if it hadn't been so obscure for so long.  "Yeah," people say,
"It was OK, really.  That one about the heart--pretty freaky, huh?"

        But is it as good as _ST_?  _CE_ or _FoUO_? _Imaginos?_
        _Trepanation_?

        Well, far be it from me to keep someone from doing what they
want with their time ...

Cheers,
Carl