BOC: a new album? Heaven Forbid!

[Bill Knispel]

Finally...after ten years of waiting...a new BOC album.  I've only listened
to it half a dozen times or so, and my opinions can be based only on that.
However, I can say the following...

...the cover art isn't great, but I couldn't see the tray liner art as the
cover either...
...it isn't bad...but it isn't IMAGINOS either...
...CYIB is a kick ass song (but we all knew that already)...
...the rest of the album flows nicely from there...

Say what you want about John Shirley's lyrics (I'll agree that they're
repetitive), but the songs are cool.  Eric Bloom's voice sounds vintage,
Buck's guitar steams as usual.  My complaints would be the lack of
keyboards and less dramatic time/key changes than I would like
        But these are small arguements.  It's a new album, and a new era.  BOC has
successfully reinvented themselves.  Now, let's hope the next album isn't
another decade away!

Bill

'my heart is black
and my lips are cold'