=?iso-8859-1?Q?B=D6C?=: a bit more show spice.

[Laj Waldner]

DASLUD at AOL.COM wrote:
>
> i'd think it would get depressing for them to go through the exact same
> motions for years...might as well be gymnasts or ice skaters or something...i
> mean there's no allowance for "magic moments", as opposed to 'simple
> execution"....theoretically that would be the difference twixt being
> entertained and being TRANSFIXED....lotsa folks are content w/being
> entertained...others hope for more...
>
> anyway you said they didnt quite go through the same motions every night, so
> good for them...
>
> i wasnt offended by nothin'; just noted the distinction between "room for
> IMPROVEMENT" and "room for IMPROVISATION", the latter being what i meant to
> say>>>
>
> ja ne!
> >>larry b



     I see where your coming from, frankly I've raised BÖC onto such a
high pedestal anything they do transfixes me :-). They do however do the
most important thing, spice their live shows up with a considerable
amount of energy, at their best anyway, their live sound has always
differed from the studio sound, a few groups I've seen I can't say this
for (Our Lady Peace for e.g.). The first time I saw BÖC in '96 Buck Eric
and Allen did a three guitar harmony in Red and Black for a couple of
minutes, definitely rehearsed but very awe inspiring. It might be worth
while putting a few of these things back into the set, maybe the Buck
Eric guitar cross thing, or maybe something new, can Bobby play guitar
:-)? Though Jam outs are definitely interesting, they really aren't that
important for me, and they could do other things to attract interest
from the none initiated. The BÖC gig in Mountainside NJ '98 had a very
surprising moment, for the encore they invited out the new guitarist
from Anthrax to jam with them, during the tune played him and Buck
exchanged licks, which would definitely be improvising, very energetic,
and a very cool part of that show. A cool idea: Maybe for their encore,
which has been a cover as of late, Eric and Buck could let loose,
trading licks back and forth, just jam it out for fun (on only one song,
at the end of the set), the way you kinda perform those basement jams
with friends you haven't really played to often with before :-).
     But their is one thing missing from the current lineup, a
relatively small but important thing to me, the Kronos symbol! If
there's one thing better then seeing the Cult live, it's seeing the Cult
live with a huge red Kronos hanging behind them! I would even settle for
a Kronos on the front Bass drum skin. Anybody remember what they did
with that anamatronic Godzilla ;-)? I guess I should emphasize though
that I'm not at all disappointed with the live shows BÖC has been
performing as of late, just food for thought.


Laj.