BOC: Not again!!!

[John A. Swartz]

> Was reading my Westwood One morning fax. It's got a big list of new
> discs for 2000. People get ready:  On February 8th, 2000, we can
> finally get our hands on "DON'T FEAR THE REAPER: THE BEST OF BLUE
> OYSTER CULT"!!!
>
> Somebody please stop this madness!!!

Yes, it is true.  This album has actually been in the works for about a
year now - it is yet another BOC compilation with a fairly unimaginative
name (especially since there are already 2 BOC compilations with DFtR in
the title), but has 3 potentially (somewhat) redeeming features:

1.  The tracks are supposed to be re-mastered.
2.  There is hope for some interesting liner notes (I know, I'm reaching here...)
3.  The tracks were selected, at least in part, based on BOC fan input -
that is, Eric polled the AOL crowd to see what they considered BOC's
greatest hits -- note that this means asking BOC fans what they perceive
to be stuff that an average Joe would want to hear - NOT what a die-hard
fan might be interested -- so, no rare out-takes, unreleased songs, rare
live tracks, or even cool but obscure songs (like say "Mistress of the
Salmon Salt").  The more I think about it, this isn't a redeeming
feature at all.

John