at alban-ee, watch the DVD, hear the CD! BOC.

[Mike Montfort]

well...

In regards to the sound quality of the CD I must apologies as my portable
was set with the bass boost when I listened.. Durr.
Sounds much better without.

Now on to the "Albany" (Clifton Park) concert.  No Bucks Boogie!?! Very
strange.

No set lists as I warned but the band was very tight. I was standing four
people away from the stage and enjoyed seeing the band so close. Closest I
have ever been except for one SWB show in SF but that was so long ago I
really don't remember it that well.. LOL

Great show and performances.  Eric's voice sounded great and Allan's guitar
solo during Last Days of May was great.  Buck just gets better every year I
see him.  Must be an age thing.  Allan and Eric were playing a beautiful
blue guitar (not at the same time of course) with a great airbrush painting
of the BOC Cross with the reaper standing in front of it.  Sorry I don't
know brand types by sight.

Buck played a lot of stuff on a headless guitar as well as a white guitar
with divots in it looking almost like Swiss cheese.  I noticed also that
Allan closes his eyes when he does the intro to Joan Crawford. Dominance -
Submission yea that too.  Godzilla/Reaper of course.  Lips in the Hills as
one of the encores was an interesting choice which I very much enjoyed.  New
stuff was Perfect Water, See you in Black and Pockets.

The mix was decent for Northern Lights but the keyboards were too low as
usual. The opening act was Antigone Rising which is an all girl band that
doesn't seem sure of it's identity. Sometimes they sounded like Cheryl Crow
and sometimes like Janis.  They had a fantastic wind player that really put
a prog spin on one of the instrumentals they played but overall it was a
snoozefest for me.  They started at 9 so the boys didn't go on until 11.
Probably why we didn't get a Bucks Boogie.

Thanks for playing read the meandering review game.

Out.

Mike

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Subject: BOC: at alban-ee, watch the DVD, hear the CD! BOC.


3oc and the Danny Miranda Experience were given a warm, nostalgic review in
the local "alternative news mag" GLad to see that "See You IN Black" is back
(wince) in the set.

Rondinelli is described by the reviewer as a "meat fisted assault" during
"the Reaper", and "more than once Bloom had to signal him to ease off."
Surpised, too, to see This aint the summer of love was in the set.

I didnt go because i reallly really disliked the idea of supporting BOC"s
opening act, Antigone Rising, by paying for a ticket.  Saw that band open
for Joan Jett and they ugh..... i won't continue.

Is the list split/fractured/apathetic about the sound on Long Days Night?
I've listened to it more (yay headphones at work) and it sounds a lot like
most live albums of late.  Almost too well miked, too well mixed. and Shiny.
Dinnae get me wrong, i wasnt expecting a frenetic aural assault like OYFOYK.
The sound is somewhere near the weird emptiness between songs on ETL (Though
i love the robot voice intro "this is a song from our agents of fortune
album" and a bit of the spark or verve on SEE. Dance on Stilts is a good
song for the band because the Drummer actually took  part in the song's
recording. I think that makes a huge difference.  Song selection wise, I
like the disc for having songs from CotHM,ninja (seriously, who woulda thunk
you'd hear a song from THAT??) and Forbid. Not to mention Quicklime Girl. I
dont think Rondinelli gets the vibe of the tune so he beats living and dead
horses on his drum fills, but Buck's note for note revisiting of his most
angular solo on vinyl is worth it.    Also, never knew that Allan Lanier
soloed in LAst Days of May until I saw the Dvd. He is good.

Did anyone else note on the DVD how the tour passes are Homer holding the
BOC medallion?

Great.I have "Let Go" stuck in my head. that's the last time i try to be
clever with the subject line.

Be happy with what you have to be happy with!
Jason