BOC: X-Brothers, Heaven Forbid, Brain Surgeons

[Ted Jackson jr.]

On 30 Aug 00, at 8:25, Joseph Brooks wrote:

> Are you nuts? Greater in qty. maybe but greater in quality? I've
> wanted them back together since they split. Jeez, for me, it'd be like
> a Beatles reunion! (with Lennon!) Of course, I would only want it if
> they could truely do it right and be succesful, which, frankly, I
> doubt. You just can't go back, in most cases.

I never bought the Sabbath Reunion disc.  How is it?  Doesn't it have
a couple of new tunes?  Do they compare to the old stuff?

Similar to DL Roth
> getting back in Van Halen, it may turn out that the expectations of
> the fans would be so high that nothing they could do would be enough.
>
But EVH's guitar playing is what I listen for on a VH disc.  Still, since
he's become a sober artiste I understand the new stuff is awful.  I
never got around to buying VHIII...


> Still, personal issues among band members aside, I would give much to
> see those 5 guys on stage again and have them create some new music.
>
Amen to that!  The current rhythm section are great players, Danny
is arguable a better bass player than Joe [hey, it's my understanding
that Joe was always a guitarist/keyboardist, and played bass for
BOC to help the band get started.  Anyone know the real story?] Still,
I'd give anything to see the original lineup.  The reason it won't
happen?  Sad to say, there probably isn't much interest in it.  BOC
squandered their fan base, and music has simply moved in other
directions.  Nobody's fault, really.  And, though I hate saying it,
Pearlman played a bigger role in the band than I'd care to admit...


> I have been listening to Imaginos lately. That CD is so good its
> almost mind boggling. I'd like to see them do something in that
> vein... Listen to the vibe on that album and go from there.
>
But how much of Imaginos IS BOC?  Isn't a lot of the playing done
by outside players?  Wasn't it released as a BOC album simply to
assuage Columbia?

theo