BOC: Thoughts on Spectres

[Chris Warburton]

Andy Gilham wrote:

>_Spectres_ as whole is one of BOC's more time-locked albums, I think
>- even if you knew nothing about it you could guess it to within a
>year or two.  Used to love it, now, I dunno...  has its moments. I've
>been listening to _Tyranny and Mutation_ a bit lately, though, and
>that just keeps on getting better - it really attains "unfairly
>neglected classic" status.
>
>BOC should really have split up after _Secret Treaties_... :)

My first exposure to BOC was OYFOOYK (when it first came out) - I couldn't
believe the combination of violence & finesse.  Needless to say I investigated
further and nowadays I have everything but AoF (I lost the cassette, and don't
miss it that much, though I guess  I'll replace it one day).  But over the
years, I've tried & tried with T&M (the best TITLE of any of them) but I still
only rate it as a 50%er it just doesn't grab me as a whole. OTOH Spectres
grabbed me from the start and I've always loved it - my vote for neglected
classic is "Nosferatu". For me CN & Mirrors sit at the bottom of the heap and
BOC  & ST at the top with Imaginos close behind.

That's my gibber on the subject.

ChrisW


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