BOC: SLC 1/22/97

[Shawn Quinn]

Brad M. Lauchnor wrote:
>
> I got to meet a fellow list member, Brad Dahl, last night at the BOC show.
> Great guy, sweet wife (Shelly). We had a good time at the show.
>
> Brad D. will have to give you the set list. He wrote it down and my
> memory isn't that good.
>
> To start out I will say that I have given 3OC lots of grief lately. I want
> everyone to understand that it is out of frustration. And I am still
> frustrated. And it is going to show in this post.
>
> The show started with the standard opening of "Stairway to the Stars"
> with Eric IMHO having some troubles with the vocals. Throughout the
> show Eric seemed to be the emcee and not the lead vocalist. At times he
> sounded as though he was recovering from laryngitis, maybe he is. Buck
> took the lead vocals for the rest of the show, I think Eric shared them on
> ETI.
>
> New songs played were "Harvest Moon" and "Live in Me". Both sound
> like good tunes but the sound system and my location to the right of the
> stage prevented me from hearing the lyrics clearly.
>
> They played "The Last Days of May" and made my day. A favorite that I
> had never heard live.  We also got "The Vigil" and "In Thee" from Mirrors.
> Both done well. These are great tunes live. Another was "Shooting
> Shark", which I have always liked and I thought it sounded great.
>
> At one point the mics stopped working and the decision was made to
> play "Bucks Boogie". WOW, it was great. And the crowd was in to it.
> A "staged" mic problem? I hope not, but it doesn't matter...
>
> Eric said that the new album would be out "sometime this spring".
>
> The show was about 1.5 hours with the BIG 3 coming last. Burnin',
> Godzilla, Reaper. No encore. A bit short compared to the last time I saw
> them (1/27/95). BTW Eric called them "the Big 3". When people were
> screaming for them he said that they would get to the big 3 but that they
> wanted to play some things that they don't play as often because they
> want to keep the set list fresh. I'm paraphrasing a bit but it sounds like
> he's been on this list listening to the complaints <shrug>?
>
> The frustration: at one point Buck was so pissed with the bars
> equipment that he gave one of the techs a "this is a fu*king piece of sh*t"
> while trying to adjust his sound with the foot switches on the floor. He
> was not happy with his sound most of the night and continued to mess
> with it almost all night. I don't blame these guys for wanting to do these
> types of shows. I guess that I just get frustrated seeing a guy like Buck
> have to screw with equipment and get frustrated as hell in this average
> joint in Salt Lake. Can this really be fun for them? I hope so. And the peak
> of my frustration: I want these guys to be inspired and motivated. I want
> to see them do their creative best. I know I have no right to DEMAND it
> but I guess I will always HOPE for it. The analogy of children was used
> before. If you are always negative they turn out messed up. But I also
> think that (as a parent) you want your children to be successful and
> accomplish all that they can. When they don't it can be frustrating and
> maddening. Its the same way with BOC. I want to see and hear their
> best. But as a parent you also have to learn to live with your children's
> decisions because they need to be themselves, not what you want them
> to be. I only hope that the members of BOC are happy...
>
> Brad D. make sure to post your review. And don't forget to mention the
> drummers little notebook. And the Danny Miranda/Blonde Babe episode, it
> was a great laugh.
>
> Brad L.   blauchno at deq.state.ut.us


Interesting observations...

I 've been to several shows in the last few years where the sound is
less than adequate.  This must really get on Buck's nerves - I hope not
to the point where he throws in the towel for club shows.

Shawn