BOC: SYIB and CMC

[Ted Jackson jr. 6L6]

>  From:          John A Swartz <jswartz at MBUNIX.MITRE.ORG>

> >Hmmm... well, I dunno. Honestly, if it weren't BOC, I probably wouldn't buy
> an album with a cover like that. I mean, I find it more repulsive then
> anything else... :-(
>
> Well, YOU wouldn't buy it.  And, if not a BOC fan, *I* wouldn't either.
> Then again, I don't buy (or not - Metallica's *LOAD* being the notable
> exception) albums based on cover.  But, if the attitude of BOC/CMC is that
> they might reach a few non-BOC folks because of the cover, then I say
> this is a good thing.  How many BOC fans will NOT buy this CD based on
> it's cover?  I'll bet that number is a lot less than those non-BOC fans
> who might buy it because of its cover.

Hey John,
FWIW, I wasn't real thrilled with ST when it came out, as I really
dug Gawlik's stuff.  Of course, now, post-Imaginos, I realize what a
great cover ST really is.  I still don't really dig AoF, though I
think the outer cover has a certain stylized appeal.  The [ugh]
'Phantom'-like cover of HF will not have one bit of influence against
my buying the album!
>
> I think we tend to judge BOC based on our own fan-based standards, and
> sometimes perhaps are lost on the bigger picture.
>
> For what it's worth, Bolle ain't too excited by the cover or the album
> title..
>
Hey, what's BG think of the music vis-a-vis the reecently posted
review?



theo