BOC: CotHM

[Timothy E Elliott]

couldn't agree more...at least they're not doing the oldies classic rock thing...nice in it's place, but also good to see a few bands (boc&hawk)that still put out albums. who knows,10 years from know you may be saying...`but it's not as classic as COtHm!!
heathcliff
Nick English wrote:
 >
 > Thank you, Theo, for bringing things back to the
 > positive side.  It's been kind of a downer lately the
 > way people have been expressing their disappointment
 > with Curse.  Not that I think their opinions
 > are "wrong". . . it's just that I like this album --
 > even though it's not "Secret Treaties II" -- and I'm
 > kinda sad that more fans aren't celebrating what's good
 > about it, which is actually quite a bit if you ask me.
 >
 > In addition to classic rockers changing over time, I
 > think classic rock FANS change over time as well.  We
 > can't wear our mullets forever, after all.
 >
 > I'm in such a different place than I was when I first
 > became a BOC fan.  I've got two youngsters running
 > around, a mortgage, two car payments, etc.  I'm not
 > looking for rock and roll to fulfill my life in any
 > way -- just make it a little more fun.  And -- horror
 > of horrors -- I could not possibly care less what the
 > saga of Imaginos is about, what order the songs should
 > be in or what may have happened to him after the album
 > ended.  I do, however, think it's an extremely cool
 > album.
 >
 > I also think Curse is an extremely cool album.  And I'm
 > going to continue to do so.
 >
 > --Nick
 >
 >
 > > The sad fact of being a fan of classic rockers is
 > that you have to
 > > compromise a bit.  Most people simply run out of
 > ideas over time,
 > > and considering that BÖC lost so many crucial
 > songwriting
 > > contributors over the years, it's surprising they can
 > put out albums
 > > at all.  Remember, after 30 years in the business,
 > most people don't
 > > have the same fire for writing.  As their lives
 > change and become
 > > more mature and loaded with responsibilities, their
 > approach to
 > > songwriting changes.  Except Lemmy, but let's face
 > it, if you own
 > > one Motorhead album, you've got 'em all...
 > >
 > >
 > > This is a sad realization for me.. I've
 > > > been a fan since 1974 and BOC will always hold a
 > soft spot in my black
 > > > heart for no other reason than being the creators
 > of the soundtrack of
 > > > my life.. But I find the current incarnation of BOC
 > to be bland,
 > > > uninteresting and unintentionally funny (like a B-
 > Movie).
 > > >
 > > Hmm...do you think their live shows are bad too?  I
 > agree with a lot
 > > of what you say, but I think you're expectations are
 > unreasonably
 > > high...
 > >
 > >
 > > > You can't go back, I guess...
 > > >
 > > > JB
 > > >
 > > No, you can't.  But consider this:  how pathetic
 > would it be if BÖC
 > > intentionally tried to recreate Secret Treaties?  At
 > least CotHM isn't
 > > afraid to explore new stuff.  For that matter, BÖC in
 > their heyday
 > > never came close to Secret Treaties, even when AB,
 > JB, RM and
 > > SP were still aboard.  Times change, and you have to
 > decide if
 > > there's enough interesting music left for you to
 > enjoy.  For me, there
 > > is.  BD's playing is better than it's ever been, esp.
 > live, there's no
 > > comparison.  the only real objection I've got to
 > CotHM is some of
 > > the lyrics, not all of them.  True, there's a lot of
 > power pop on it, but
 > > I bet most of us liked Flat Out when it was released!
 > >
 > > theo
 > >