BOC: Oysterboys vs. Canadian Trio's

[Ted Jackson jr. s2h2]

> From:          "BREVARD, Adrian R." <abrevard at SHL.COM>
> Sorry if I strayed off topic but I really love Triumph music.  Rik is an
> amazing guitarist and like Buck has gotten better with age.  Tommy Shaw and
> Jack Blades mad a strong pitch for Rik as lead guitarist for Damn Yankees
> before settling on Ted Nugent.

Wow!  What were those guys smoking?  One lick, no brains, no voice
Ted [Nugent, not Jackson!] vs. Intelligent, decent vocalist,
extraordinary guitarist Rik--and they could have made a fortune on
the exchange rate paying him in US dollars!  What kind of a choice
was that?


I would LOVE to see Rik and Buck work
> together even if it were one song.  Strange thing, there is a small Triumph
> mailing list and just about everbody on it agreed, if Rik were to do
> something with another guitarist Buck would be the best fit.  Lots of BOC
> fans on that list.

Well neither of those guys need another guitar player in their band.
I doubt they'd work very well together.  Also, stylistically, they're
worlds apart.  Rik specializes in anthemic, stadium rock/pop tunes
with admitedly jaw-dropping tasteful acoustic tunes dropped in there
now and again, while Buck is--well, Buck.  No knocking Rik, who I
believe is also a virtuoso, it's just apples and oranges...

>
> Funny mentioning the boot of BOC when they opened for Rush, just reminded me
> of yet another band that initially carried BOC's equipment, only to turn the
> tables a few years later.
>
> Offthoughts - I too believe that the Lost Boys was a superior Vampire movie.
> On the other end of the spectrum is the sad excuse for a George Clooney
> vehicle called "From Dusk 'til Dawn".

Excuse me?  That sad excuse was written by Quentin Tarantino, and is
a hillarious send-up of vampire flicks.  IMHO, it's the only decent
thing Clooney's done, apart from the much awaited Thin Red Line...

theo