Agents of BOC's fortunes...

[Hall, Russell J]

 I would be nice if they would put Wings of Mercury on the new album.

After all, Now is the Time for the Old Gods Return would be a perfect seguay
(sp?). No?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ted Jackson jr. [SMTP:tojackso at LIBRARY.SYR.EDU]
> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 10:43 AM
> To:   BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
> Subject:      Agents of BOC's fortunes...
>
> On 26 Jan 01, at 14:59, Richard Lockwood wrote:
>
> > > Club Ninja was a disaster.
> >
> > And shite.  Don't forget shite.
> >
> > :-(
>
> Nope, can't forget!  I still remember what a shock that record was to
> me when it came out.  Does anyone know the lowdown on song
> selection, writers chosen etc?  For example, did Columbia or the
> producers push them into using the Rob Halligan tunes?  I mean we
> all know that Wings of Mercury was available, and so were a couple
> tunes that are going to be on the next disc.  Surely they are better
> than Beat 'em Up or Make Rock...God, typing those titles makes my
> blood run cold!
>
> Or, were they trying to shift gears?  But for what purpose?  Did the
> band think their fortunes lay in the high-school jock crowd?  Never
> the BOC province.  Or, given the absence of Albert's songwriting,
> were they simply desperate, and latched onto the first thing coming
> across the desk?  I find it interesting that, at about the same time,
> Halligan was also supplying songs for Judas Priest, another
> Columbia act, albeit with different results for JP.  Maybe someone at
> the label was applying heat to use Halligan?
>
> I suppose it's in the FAQ!
>
> theo