OFF: BOC/IM from bob mayo

[Sen. Volstead]

DASLUD at AOL.COM wrote:

> In a message dated 10/5/99 1:49:19 PM, RMayo19761 writes:
>
> << re iron maiden vs boc:
> one obvious similarity missed in this conversation is that martin birch
> produced maiden's 'killers' (and their 1st 10 lps) and boc's 'cultasaurus'
> lp, both of which were compared earlier. i wouldn't compare boc and maiden on
> any other level than that. certainly not lyrically.
> on that score, i've always thought that boc had a lot in common with cheap
> trick, beleive it or not, in their knack for operating successfully in a
> genre while simultaneously poking fun at it (boc: metal / cheap trick: pop
> rock). anyone who takes boc's 'leather/red and black/ww2 conspiracy etc etc.'
> stuff 100% seriously should listen to maiden (who've always been dead serious
> about their stuff) instead. one has to look for the 'wink' (perhaps in boc's
> case a slightly sinister one) in boc's and c. trick's music/lyrics.
> or check out judas priest, who didn't have any major success until they
> delved into self-parody with '77's 'hell bent for leather'. still great
> stuff, but please don't pretend it's all 'for real'. one must maintain one's
> sense of perspective.
>
> rmayo >>

I used to be a great Maiden fan myself, owning all of their albums up to the X
Factor, along with many singles and oddities, and I've never thought of them as
serious in any respect.Come on, look at their cover art, that should give it
away. But their lyrics are incredibly goofy as well. If they took themselves
seriously (like they sort of did for a while when Dickinson left) it would just
be awful.

Has anyone else found HW/Calvert references in Dickinson's solo material?