BOC: HB Cover and stuff

[BREVARD, Adrian R.]

>This could be problematic when the reviews/comments start flowing. How
should we judge this disc?  Should it be compared to BOC's distant past
(BOC thru Specters)?  Is RBN/CN era appropriate?  Ten years is a long
time and much has changed.

JS>True.  But, we fans really shouldn't expect something that sounds
like
Secret Treaties, Spectres, or Club Ninja (and some would surely say
"Thank God!").
I'd almost want to treat this as a totally different band, which, in
many respects, it is.
But my old rule still applies - if it makes me tap my foot, band my
head, or shake my butt, then it's good.  :-)

Yeah sounds good to me.  Thats how I plan to look at it.  I'm not going
to compare SYIB to Lips in The Hills, don't think thats quite fair.
This cd will rock me or get tossed in the "oh well I got it but it
dosen't get much time in the old changer."  One thing I am certain of is
that if, in my mind, I compare it to BOC past styles and flava and find
no commonality, it will color my opinion the wrong way.  Finally, I
would agree with you John that this is basically a new band.  The
original rhythm section is gone, therefore the "style" can never be
quite the same.  Danny and Bobby are there own men and these songs
should reflect their signatures.  Man the 24th cannot come soon enough.

>What's all this whingeing about the cover?  Who's seen anything more than
the postage-stamp sized thing on the CMC site?  You can't judge it from
that, can you?  (Except I'll just point out that brown was *last* year's
black :)  And I bet some of the moaners have got the first two Anthrax
LPs
in their collection! :)

HOWLS!  Why not fella?  Perhaps it will look different or better in the
jewel case and maybe there are some real subtle things that make it a
brilliant piece of work upon close examination.  Time and the cd will
tell.  I still don't like what little I can see of it; that is mostly a
function of the "style of the artwork".  I feel this cover bears no
resemblance to the group and their music.  I hope it dosen't give the
casual fan "the wrong impression of BOC."  They aren't Iron Maiden or
Saxon (no offense to those guys) and they cetainly ain't Anthrax (gag!).
 No this is a band with a history good signature riffs, that has
expanded plain old hard rock to more intelligent levels with daring
subject matter.  Don't think this cover conveys that personality is all.

JS>I'll be at the Baltic CT gig on Saturday, so I'll find out for myself
soon enough.  :-)

How about a little effort above and beyond the normal course of duties;
can you e-mail me the setlist at say 7 am Sunday morning?  No?  Just
thought I'd ask.
Actually I can't wait to see what the setlist is, hopefully 4-5 of these
songs are now included.  If they want it to sell they will have to play
it.

>You know whether or not Heaven Forbid "flat out sucks", or whether it's
mediocre or whether its just a good solid rock album, I think we should
all cut BOC a little slack and not expect so much.  It has been over 10
years since the last "real" studio album of original material, and I'm
sure the expectations of a lot of BOC fans must weigh on them.

Hopefully most of us will.  I certainly plan to do so.

>Ditto on that.
I called "Starship Records" here in Tulsa about HF, and they didn't have
it
listed as something they could order yet, but one of the guys running it
is
a BOC fan (carries tBS because of the BOC conection, tries to keep as
much
of the BOC disc list in stock as possible, etc) so there is a REAL good
chance they will have is ASAP.

You may want to try you local Best Buy.  In my area they always seem to
have plenty of copies of CMC artists, and more importantly they put it
out on the shelves in a timely fashion.


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