BOC

[Carl Edlund Anderson]

Indeed, they did not.  Which is a shame.

Of course ... the holy grail would be ... an Imaginos upgrade! :)

Shortly after the devil straps on his ice skates ..... ;)

Cheers,
Carl

On 15 Sep 2010, at 09:26 , gary shindler wrote:

> If I'm right they never reissued "Fire of Unknown Origin," "Mirrors" or 
> "Cultosaurus Erectus" with extra tracks, did they? That"Some Enchanted Evening" 
> reissue is a goodie. 
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> ________________________________
> From: "Swartz, John A." <jswartz at MITRE.ORG>
> To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET
> Sent: Wed, September 15, 2010 7:44:58 AM
> Subject: Re: BOC
> 
> Right.  BOC only has Buck and Eric from the original line-up.  The "other guys" 
> (Jules Radono on drums, Richie Castellano on guitar/keys and formerly on bass, 
> and the awesome Rudy Sarzo on bass) are great in their own right and do breathe 
> some life into the live BOC act, but they're just a touring band these days (not 
> that there's anything wrong with that).  Allen Lanier...well, I can't say I know 
> what's up with the guy, but by the time he left the band now over 5 years ago, 
> he looked and played as shell of his former self - I don't mean to knock the 
> guy, but it was no secret that he physically couldn't handle touring anymore.  
> The Bouchards may not tour quite as much as BOC, but they are still putting out 
> new music - my guess is that if/when a day comes that they can't tour, they'll 
> still be putting out music.
> 
> The more harsh reality though, is that at this point, any sort of "reunion" 
> project would be excitely welcomed by a few hundred fans (maybe a few 
> thousand?), and that's it.  And I don't assume you could add lasers in any way 
> for a club-sized gig.  I mean, look at the BOC remasters.  Those of us that 
> bought them I think were very happy to have them, but commercially it appears 
> they were a bust - so much that Sony appears to have pulled the plug on 
> completing the project.  A real shame - I was just listening to the first 3 BOC 
> albums the other day and love the bonus tracks.  And a bonus DVD of the laser 
> era show included with *Some Enchanted Evening* (my first BOC album)?  Well how 
> COOL is that?  And yet, sales were lackluster.  
> 
> 
> Here's a comparison for you - when KISS did their big reunion thing in 1996, 
> Peter Criss had been out of the band for 15 years.  Albert has been out of BOC 
> for nearly 30...
> 
> Now, go check out some new BOC-related music at:  http://www.bluecoupeband.com
> 
> 
> John
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Carl Edlund Anderson [mailto:cea at CARLAZ.COM]
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 3:23 PM
>> Subject: Re: BOC
>> 
>> While once upon a time it might have been cool to see a reconciliation
>> between Albert and the band, now ...
>> 
>> ... well, there's barely any band with which to reconcile!  It's basically
>> Buck and Bloom and "some guys" (marvelous those those guys might be in
>> their way). You only need a songwriter if you're gonna ... well ... write
>> songs!  And is there much sign that Buck and Bloom really want to go that
>> way? If they do, they're hiding it well!
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Carl
>> 
>> On 14 Sep 2010, at 13:54 , gary shindler wrote:
>> 
>>> Doubt Albert would go back and I guess they don't play TX because the
>> state lacks casinos or cheesy barbecue festivals?! Or am I wrong?
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 1:26:50 pm
>>> To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET
>>> From: "mike coleman" <insect.brain at GMAIL.COM>
>>> Subject: BOC
>>> 
>>> It's no secret that I am BOC challenged, though my youth certianly
>> contained
>>> some exposure-
>>> I was wandering, if maybe, just maybe, one could get a glimpse of the
>>> sinister forces at play by looking at T.O.T episode 19 from season
>>> one.......
>>> and further, is getting their prolific pen and drummer back in the ranks
>>> absolutely impossible??
>>> squeezing into the old getup??
>>> has laser technology improved and become more mobile??
>>> wouldn't this bring them to Dallas and Houston (and the others) as
>> opposed
>>> to the cities that seem to make no sense??
>>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Carl Edlund Anderson
>> http://www.carlaz.com/
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