BOC 2012

[Albert Bouchard]

You've pretty much nailed it as for our conundrum. OTOH nobody's put a gun to our head and demanded that we do DFTR and School's Out. We like to do those songs because we feel we do them (AS THEY DESERVE to be done;-)). The Brain Surgeons only played DFTR a dozen times then dropped it because it just wasn't coming out right.

It's easier said than done not to trade on one's past, just ask Dave Brock. Besides as musicians we are who we are and we like what we like. Some of that is doing experimental things but some of the similarity is due to our physical limitations, things like fast twitch fibers and vocal ranges for example.

I have a bunch of demos that are very different from what people expect of me. A ton of sappy ballads, jazzy instrumentals, and techno grooves and maybe some day I'll release my own completely confounding solo record but for now I'm happy trying to find my creativity with the help of my two favorite collaborators. 
Al

On Jul 13, 2012, at 10:11 AM, Ralph wrote:

>> For all that Blue Coupe seems like fun for all involved, on stage or front of stage, I'm not sure its designed to produce something new that blows our socks off.
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> Can I suggest that anyone who doesn't have/hasn't heard "Tornado on the Tracks" yet pop over to CDBaby check this disk out. It's got some bloody great songs on it and the more people who support this band, the greater the chance they'll continue to attempt to "blow our socks off" in the future.
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> For me, Blue Coupe had a confused/confusing genesis - like BDS before them, the outer shell was an Alice/BOC covers band with an inner core of brimming creativity straining to burst out with new material, but constrained by audience expectations - and their own promotional stance of "we're two-thirds BOC, one third ACG" - that they must feel like they're COMPELLED to trot out DFTR and Schools Out etc at the live gigs.
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> It's a difficult circle to square - they feel the need to trade on their past to promote their future, but how do they - at the same time - break out from that and show that they're not JUST a bloody covers band...? Calling themselves "Blue Coupe" didn't help...
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> What WILL surely help will be the 2nd CD and I can't wait to hear it. Really enjoyed Joe's new solo LP (Tales from the Island) - again, if you haven't heard it yet, check it out!! - and there's also a new X Brothers CD about to raise its head above the digital parapet, so all-in-all, it's a going to be a Bouchard-tastic summer.
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> Compare/contrast that with BOC's output...