KBFH, "Zilla , Rush and Boston
Joseph Brooks
Joseph.Brooks at GCCCD.NET
Fri Mar 12 18:20:12 EST 1999
Say on, Bruddah!
Am I spending a lot of time at work posting to this list? Maybe. I do try to
keep it to my breaks but, since I'm the boss...
Enough said on the 'Zilla thing.. Adrian pretty much sums it up for me
below, along with what I've already posted on the subject.
Adrian? Separated at birth perhaps? You just summed up a lot of what I've
been trying to say, minus the rambling. I agree lots, even on the Metallica
and Stones part. Great idea on the "Buck's Boogie" thing. Its that sort of
jamming that I miss most at 90's BOC shows. Gimmie 5 guitars.. (Can Bobby
and Danny play at all?)
I think I've said enough about Mr. Peart & co. (Till someone else posts
something irresistible at least..)
And about Jon O. I have to agree, for pure sinister sounding, heavy metal,
grinding vocals, he's the man. If you recall, you had run down the Savatage
catalog for me.. Well, I went to the CD store I frequent and picked up a
few. They only had a few so I got Gutter Ballet and.. damn.. I am shit with
titles.. Its got a cool fantasy style cover with a scantily clad chick
kneeling by a lake or something. I have to say, I'm not thrilled with Gutter
Ballet. A few songs are likable but... The jury is still out on the other
one but I suspect I need to go further back to find the stuff I really like.
I'm keeping my eye's peeled for that Dr. Butcher you mentioned.
Hey, love me or hate me, you gotta admit, I get this list to posting, don't
I?
JB
-----Original Message-----
From: BREVARD, Adrian R. [mailto:abrevard at SHL.COM]
Sent: Friday, March 12, 1999 2:32 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list BOC-L
Subject: BOC: KBFH, "Zilla , Rush and Boston
My oh my what yummy offerings the list has today...lets get
started.
JS>Now, this I hadn't thought of since I became a BOC fan
around 1979.
Longtime fans who first heard and saw the band prior to say
1976 may not
appreciate a song like Godzilla since it's quite a bit
different from
most of the other stuff BOC had done up to that point (or
since for that
matter).
Well I was there pretty much at the start and I loved 'Zilla
on first
listen. The thunder, the bottom, the riff. Very cool song.
However after
hearing this song close to a thousand times it feels
redundant and stale.
> [never knew it was gay to begin
> with!]
JS>Hey! My childhood hero is NOT gay. Maybe that overgrown
iguana that
they gave the name "Godzilla" to last year is, but not the
REAL Godzilla!
Digital Godzilla, definitely fruity. Cardboard Godzilla all
lizard. Mind
you no one ever saw Mrs. 'Zilla but judging by the looks of
'Zilla jr. I'd
keep her hidden too.
JS>Danny and Bobby are both fine musicians who should get a
moment
to shine - but I wish they wouldn't come back-to-back.
Agreed this is pointless. Last I saw, Danny's solo was
flaming. He put a
little bit of everything into it. Jazz, funk, rock dem
strings were
singing. Bobby's solo was energetic and good but a real let
down following
Danny. BOC, so unconventional. If you want to give these
guys a chance to
show their stuff with solo's use a more approrpiate song.
I nominate
Buck's Boogie. Freeform it and let everybody take a shot in
an extended jam
version.
JB>Ok, that's done it.. (standing up) My name is Joe and I
am a Rush fan.
JB You the man! I am no die hard Rush fan but I think some
of the criticism
they absorb on this list is idiotic and ironic. Here we are
all talking
about the "thinking man's heavy metal" outfit and the
"original space lords"
themselves. Yet Rush who has meant as much to the evolution
of rock and
roll as anyone gets trashed like there's no tomorrow.
Sometimes I really
belive its because financially they have had more success
than BOC and HW
combined. Now its not everyone on this list that does it,
but certianly no
one gets more heat than Rush. Its ok though, Geddy Neil and
Alex are
laughing all the way to the bank.
>while for the most part rush annoys the heck outta me, i
give them credit
for
being their naturally clunky selves and succeeding at it
Ok thats a start. Their music is not for everyone; you can
love it or shove
it, but do give them some credit. I make no secret that I
do not like
Metallica or the Rolling Stones. I do credit Metallica for
keeping heavy
music on the radio, they are very much alone (at least in my
market) so
thats a lot of pressure on them to continue to be
successful. Now the
Stones, well they are too old for this and their music shows
it. However as
long as their die hards want to see them play, play they
will. I truly
beleive they are not in it for the bucks. Ya the money is
fine but if
people want them to tour and make albums then Stones will
oblige them. Hats
off to both of the Stones and Metallica.
>I didn't see the recent movie, but didn't I read somewhere
that this
Godzilla was a hermaphrodite? Oh, no, wait, they were
talking about
Geddy...
See there ya go again taking digs at my man Geddy. C'mon
Theo you play an
axe for a living, how about a little professional respect?
I know you're
just jesting but at times its hard to know when you are
serious.
JS>For those of you that don't know, thought I'd list here
the tasty BOC
tracks that KBFH has to choose from from their old BOC
broadcasts:
My oh my this is a job for the SETLIST MASTER! Hope he gets
todays digest.
>Rush is an example of a band where the vocals ruin the
music for me. The
same
goes for Led Zep and Yes (not to mention screech-metal bands
like Judas
Priest - eek!) These
falsetto singers sound like they'd be better suited for the
Vienna Boy's
Choir.
I'll take Brock or Lemmy's raspy bark any day.
Cheers,
Chris
Your kidding right? Come on your joking aren't ya?
Serious? Whew I've
heard Brock and I've heard Lemmy and both rank just about at
the bottom of
lead singers. Low is kewl but so is the old high pitched
shriek if it fits
the music.
>Should I ask your opinion of Boston?
Oh puhlease, never mention Boston.
JB>Hehe, now you're punching my buttons.. I absolutely
detest the band
Boston
and anyone who sounds like them. Blech! Its over-produced,
homogenized,
cliché'd.. and just plain indigestible. Rush is 10 times the
band Boston is,
100 times.. I could go on..Did I mention that I don't care
for Boston?
Its official JB, we are related. Now add a few more zeros
to that number. I
dislike some groups and probably used the word "hate" but I
truly HATE this
band. Respect their accomplishments but hate them anyway.
>But there IS definitely a Rush vs. BOC thing, and I noticed
it long
before joining this list. When I was growing up I had some
fans who
were Rush-heads, and there just always seemed to be a
rivalry over
whose new album was better, etc.
Ah c'mon Nick, we were having fun with this thing, getting
all emotional and
choosing sides. Now you come in with calm, reason and
rationality. No
fair.
Theo>Lemmy be the man! Someone was mentioning a while back
that
Motorhead's got a new live set coming out. Any idea when
that's
happening?
A grade schooler for the raspy barky sound. Jon Oliva is da
man amongst all
the little boys, no one sounds more sinister than Big Bad
Jon. Ya, sure, go
run for your Motorhead and Sabbath collections, I'll whip
out just one album
against all your comers. Dr. Butcher babee, Dr., Butcher
hehehehehehehehehe
Well its been fun gang...please don't take me too serious
OK?
Good Weekend
Ghost in the Ruins
NP: Queensryche - Promise Land (more high brow music? I
don't think so)
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