BOC: fathers of grunge?

[Ted Jackson jr. EL84]

> From:          Ted Alger <talger at PIPELINE.COM>
> Ok, someone from the BOC newgroup posted this:
>
> [in Rolling Stone mag,  Chris Ballew from the band Presidents of the
>  United States ofAmerica said]
> > "Godzilla is what all alternative rock is based on.  You can't
> >go wrong witha Blue Oyster Cult record, kids."
> >Not sure if I agree with that (though I'm tempted to mke a crack about
> >how Godzilla is probably one of the more meaningless BOC songs out
> >there :-), and I can certainly think of other BOC songs I'd rather see
> >being a big influence.
>
Hey, whatever one's opinion of tPotUSoA, it's great to see someone
pay tribute to BOC...


> >(unfortunately, due to mail volume, I had to unsub from BOC-L.  Wonder
> >what Al thinks about being one of the fathers of "alternative" rock :-)
>
> What about it Al? how do you like being one of Eddie Vedder and Kurt Cobains
> "daddy's"
>
You kidding, TA?  Al's happy as hell to read shit like that!
theo