OFF: BOC/IM from bob mayo

[rich-l]

Sorry...  I think I misheard that...

"Iron Maiden have always been dead serious about their stuff"..?!!!  And
here's me thinking Americans had no sense of irony.  :-)

Cheers,

Rich.

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>Subject: OFF: BOC/IM  from bob mayo
>Date: Tue, Oct 5, 1999, 6:26 pm
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> In a message dated 10/5/99 1:49:19 PM, RMayo19761 writes:
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> << 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 >>
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