BOC: Solo efforts

[John A Swartz]

Ted writes:

Like your reviews very much.  Quite astute, though I'd quibble with
your assertion that only 'Born to Rock' features any blistering gtr
work.  'Anwar's Theme' (or is it Anwar's Song?) features some real
shredding, though not as cranked up as BOC material.  Anyway, thanks
again for the capsule reviews.  How do I go about ordering
'Trepanation' directly from the band?  Sounds amazing...



I maybe shouldn't have indicated "Born to Rock" as being the only song
with good guitar work - I really meant that only "Born to Rock" has
a real BOC edge to it and sounds like Buck's guitarwork in BOC.  There
is good guitarwork in other songs as well - the guitar solo in "Your
Loving Heart", for example, is very great and really evokes alot of the
emotions of the song for me.

As far as ordering *Trepanation* or *Eponymous*, here's some news you
can use:


Send a check (or preferably) money order, payable to Albert Bouchard for
$11. plus $3.00
handling ($14. total) to:

Cellsum Records
PO Box 1070
Fort George Station
New York, NY 10040-9998

Overseas fans, please include International Money Order (American
Dollars) and add'l air mail postage of $2. per item.



My personal recommendation again is to buy *Trepanation* first, as it
is most representative of The Brain Surgeons as a _band_, and is in
general a heavier-sounding album, with more emphasis on the guitars.
*Eponymous* is also excellent, but is more like a solo effort (or
really, a duo effort from Albert and Deborah), and is perhaps a little
"less focussed" in that I feel it perhaps traverses more musical styles
than does *Trepanation*.  Either way, both of them get lots of playing
time in my CD player these days . . .

John