BOC: Extraterrestrial Live

[Chris Warburton]

Peter Sondergeld wrote:

>We don't mention this album much, do we?
>When I first bought it I was quite disappointed. In fact, I thought it was a
>very ordinary piece of work. Didn't play it for years.

Very strange:  I loved it from day one, and I probably play it more than
any of the later studio albums: a great combination of fun (Joan
Crawford...always puts a smile on my face) doom& menace (VotPW &c.) &
energy (Roadhouse Blues).  I felt it showed everything that was good about
that era of the band.  OYFOOYK is great 'coz it's  so balls-out, but
sacrifices some of the nuance of the three preceding albums,  ETL seems to
retain a little more of that - a touch of maturity I guess.

ChrisW

ObForgotMy WalkmanAgain :(  But home to Bill Frisell - This Land
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"A man must go on a quest
 to discover the sacred fire
 in the sanctuary of his own belly
 to ignite the flame in his heart
 to fuel the blaze in the hearth
 to rekindle his ardor for the earth." — Sam Keen
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