BOC Chronicles, thanks

[BREVARD Adrian R.]

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>> Again with the Live 76?  I remain unconvinced.  Is the Drumming any
>> better than Al's passionate pounding on Feet/Knees?  What live version  on
>>this offering is better than anything on SEE, Feet Knees or even ETL?
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Theo>I don't know that the quality of the music is any better, but Al is
>eally present in the mix.  He just sounds particularly savage on
>this recording.  BTW, while we all know that Al is a bruiser on the
>drums, it's significant that he always knew when to hold back to
>create dynamics within the song.
>
>John>I haven't paid strict attention to the drumming so I'd have to listen
>again to render an opinion, but I do remember that some of Al's work
>during "Astronomy" on *Live 1976* was exquisite - on the video during
>one part in Buck's solo, there's a split-screen shot of Buck soloing with
>Al accentuating stuff on the drums and cymbals and I remember distinctly
>being impressed with that. {snips}  Now for an over-the-top Al Bouchard drum
>solo, go check out the Brain Surgeons live doing "I Play the Drums"!!!
>
>Well cetainly Al is capablable of banging the skins, its just that I don't
>really "hear" anything special about the songs on the video, what you see is
>great but the hearing is a different story.  True Stairways appears on Live
>76 and the version of Astronomy makes it a good setlist.  However for over
>all sound quality I don't think either would translate very well.  If I
>garner his interest in the Cult I'll let him watch the video so he can
>identify the players.  First part is to gain the interest.  Now I agree with
>both of you on Al' style of playing. He know's when to cut loose and when to
>blend.  I have heard "I Play the Drums" Live and this is one monster tune.
>If I am ever fortunate enough to catch tBS live I really hope this one is in
>the setlist, if not let it be known now, "that loudmouth jerk screaming at
>you Al was 'lil ab" 8>).
>
>>  To the FAQ editor, is Live 76 and official release?
>>
>>Hmm...COFWRAR, Buck's Boogie...skip EB's rambling on D&S [though I always
>>dug it live, I don't esp. dig listening to it on a recording.
>One of those things you have to experience firsthand, I guess...]
>
>Hmmm Cities I prefer from Feet, same with Buck's Boogie.  D&S has to be the
>ST version.  I've never heard a better one.
>
>John>Dunno about all the business of releasing stuff in different countries,
>but I believe Live 76 is a legitamite release (Castle Records, UK), and not a
>bootleg (it's much more easily available than something like *The Thing*, and
>Castle is a legitamite record company, yes?).  It is not a release from
>Columbia/CBS/Sony as far as I know."
>
>Well this may resolve the issue for me.  Think I will leave it out of the mix
>then.
>
>
>> Here is the initial track list for each Chronicle thus far:
>> From Feet -
>>
>> Subhuman
>> Buck's Boogie
>> Cities on Flame
>> ME 262
>> Astronomy**
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>> ** May cheat and use the SEE version.  Astronomy is a must for C-1
>> however the live version is so compelling I may make this an exception.
>>
>Theo>Agreement on that one...
>
>Its such a great version I think it has to be in there.  Format of the tape
>will be studio songs with all the lives one grouped at the end.  This is for
>C1&2.  C3 is Imaginos.
>
>
>Theo>What, no Godzilla?  I know we're all sick of it [also BFY but they
>really did a great job on it last week, loathe as I am to admit it]
>but isn't it really an 'essential' BOC song?
>
>"zilla at this time i a maybe.  Its the one song I know he's familiar with.
>For my money if I heard it once every five years it would rule once again.
>BFY is rather ordinary (IMHO) while it was a radio hit, I'm after what really
>made BOC a unique band.  This is not going to be a greatest hits package.
>
>John>As for your overall list, we could all come up with our own "must have"
>list of BOC songs, and we'd all come up with some slightly different. Your
>list is probably as good as any other - of course WOTT made some serious sins
>of omission so I'd have to say yours might be better than that -- of course,
>you left off Hot Rails to Hell as well, so you better add it!! ;-)
>
>Ok as of this pointsome of  what I've selected has some narrow purposes.
>With the early stuff it wasn't all pedal to the metal slash and burn, thus
>song's like Redeemed, Wing's Baby Ice Dog etc.,  Same for the middle years
>they were not all radio ballads.  I never imagined I would use as many as
>three from Mirrors.  The Vigil has been termed "an essential" by a good
>friend though I'm not as fond of it.  Conversely I looove Bucks guitar tone
>on both Sun Jester and I Am the Storm.  I think the change up in Storm is
>priceless and shows just how easy it was for the band to shift gears.  Caught
>me on Hot Rails huh?  Fear not, right now I'm struggling to get my tape/cd
>program to work on this machine.  I haven't even timed these out yet to 90,
>100 or 110 tapes.  Final setlist will have Hot Rails on there and one , but
>not both of either 'Zilla or BFY.  I also feel a strange urge to include more
>from CE.  No Marshall Plan mind you but perhaps either Divine Wind or Fallen
>Angels.  Now if my musical director would return from the beach I 'll have
>the final list narrowed and give him ten minutes to determine the song order.
> Guys is so good at song order this thing will sound better than what you can
>buy in the store.
>
>Thanks for the comments guys.
>
>
>L8er
>
>lil' ab
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>"The true mad scientist does not make public appearances.
>He does not wear the "hello my name is" badge.
>He strikes from below like a viper.
>Or from up high like a penny being dropped from the tallest building around.
>He has but one purpose, to do bad things to good people with science!" -
>Chromedome
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