BOC-L Digest - 25 Jan 2001 - Special issue (#2001-32)

[ANDREW GARIBALDI]

In the UK, CBS, at the time, really did their nest to brek the two singles
that came off the 'Revolution By Night' album. The reps carried the singles
into the shops, did the deals so prevalent at the time to get it them
charted, but depsite the efforts, the one thing they couldn't get was radio
play. The company really thought they had a commercial rock winner with
'RBN' and did promote it quite heavily, but I guess when all that feel on
stoby ground, they thought that unless someone comes up with 'Reaper MK 2',
no point carrying on with the necesary spending.
Problem with BOC is the problem that hits a lot of bands - a massive single
that is way untypical of the band's general; style - kills 'em completely
for the future, commercially, unless there is someone in the band who's one
hell of a singles writer.
ZZ Top and the Stones had a sense of humour, another thing I've not exactly
noted BOC for possessing, musically at least - too darned serious. That,
allied to the record company willinhgness to throw the money at the band to
make the videos to go on MTV,  also can't have helped.
Andy Garibaldi.
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Subject: Re: BOC-L Digest - 25 Jan 2001 - Special issue (#2001-32)


> I don't remember ever seeing Revolution by Night.  I distinctly remember
> seeing
> Club Ninja, thinking, "Gee, what a stupid album name" and "stupid cover"
and
> not even looking at the back of it.
>
> I wasn't really into BOC yet at that point, obviously.
>
>