BOC: Dino-tours

Ted O. Jackson TOJACKSO at HAWK.SYR.EDU
Wed Apr 17 14:09:48 EDT 1996


Andrew commenting on my post:

> >might catch the eye
> >of some label goomers.
>
> Maybe as a group thing...  trouble is, most interest from stuff like this
> would be for old stuff, something BOC has had no trouble getting out,
> as opposed to interest in new material...
>
All too true.  What's the world record for recycling old tunes?


> I actually thought that the film work they did on Bad Channels was the
> way to go, but for whatever reason there hasn't been any follow up
> projects like that.  (hey, didn't Floyd revive a questionable status
> while doing film work?)
>
BOC does seem ideally suited, both lyrically and instrumentally for
such projects.  'Course with Al (and I assume Pearlman?) gone, the
source for good s/f lyrics is running on empty.

> As far as other group tour kinda things, the main thing that BOC has in
> common with other "hasbeens" from the 70's is that they're from the
> 70's.  A few of the others potential groups had stuff marginally in the same
> s-f vein like Styx (though not as sinister), though I'd wish they could hook up
> with some of the other s-f bands like all the other "windcarnations" we see
> on the other half of the list.  They'd fit in there better, I think.
>
Yeah, the only other bands compatible with BOC are an even worse draw
than BOC!  And in even worse shape...


>   [I hope this sycophantic diatribe doesn't
> >offend the redoubtable mr reyes too much!]
>
> wasn't his name "ross eyes", which abreviated to "reyes"?
> or was that a hallucination?
>
I dunno, I was ripped when I read it!
>theo
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