BOC Recommendations?

Ted Jackson tojackso at LIBRARY.SYR.EDU
Wed Oct 16 07:41:45 EDT 2002


On 15 Oct 2002, at 19:26, DRider wrote:

> Theo makes some good points here. Seems as though all 3 of the first
> releases have been recently remastered. Maybe they even have some
> extra tracks....?
>
> Someone please confirm. I remember Gary Davis listing them in his
> Artist Shop Newsletter.....
>
Actually, it's the first 4 that have been remastered with some new
cuts.  The new stuff isn't all that great, really, but some of the tunes
give insight into different ideas the band were pursuing.  But the
remastering was well done, and makes it worth getting them just for
the improvements in sound, esp. the first album...

> I would also recommend 3 releases that have been overlooked. I love
> Spectres, Mirrors and Fire of Unknown Origin. To me they are also
> essential and seem to have a common thread lyrically and musically,
> just as the first 3 releases do.
>
> Cultosaurus Erectus was released between Mirrors and Fire of Unknown
> Origin in June of 1980. I like that release quite alot as well, but
> not quite as well as the other 3. If I had it on CD, it would get
> played much more. There's an idea ")
>
Supposedly, all of their stuff will be remastered.  I thought this was
already in the works, but seems to have stalled after the initial 4...

> One release that I really don't like and was actually responsible for
> turning me off of the band through the mid- 1980's was Revolution By
> Night. This was the first studio release after Fire of Unknown Origin
> and no offense to other list-members, but it SUCKS! The title track -
> Take Me Away got some airplay when it came out, but it typifies the
> pop orientation of the rest of the record. After Fire of Unknown
> Origin, Revolution was a big letdown. I have not purchased any
> releases that came after this one.

Did you notice that all this coincides with Albert's departure from the
band?  Actually, I always liked RBN--at least a few songs, c.f.
Shadow of California [great lyrics] and Feel the Thunder [typical EB
biker fare, but superb guitaring by BD].  A lot of folks like Shooting
Shark, and I think Veins is a great song too.  But I'll grant you
there's a bunch of clunkers that should never have made it to
record...
>
theo



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