BOC: Heaven Forbid review

[OE3]

okay, my last post for a while...
first, i have no reason to lie--i have heard the album.  if you know your ways
& whereabouts in this city it's not uncommon to come across advance copies of
virtually any new release.  there's a high concentration of radio, press, and
industry people here with access to advances and they unload them with
frequency, it seems.  and with one of l.a.'s best used cd stores within three
minutes of my apart-ment it's not inconvenient for me to stop by three days a
week to see what's new.  so there's my life story re: used cd's and
advances... (i do not work in the music biz.)
second, the "'flat out' sucks" line was a bit harsh, i concede.  but it was
not in regards to the new album, just the cover art.  i always revered the
cult for their music, lyrics, cover art, and general conceptual themes.  they
carried each weight equally, especially in their glory days ('72-'76).  the
new art doesn't add that extra dimension, but then again, i find it hard in
the c.d. age for that extra dimension to be encapsulated in a 6" x 6" paper
card.  i still thinks it's certifed wisconsin muenster, though.
third, i'm rooting for this record, too!  i did write that buck's playing is
still tasty and refreshing and that there are three or four solid tracks (out
of eleven).  there's a few I'm neither here nor there about and a couple
others are mere throwaways.  overall, in terms of quality, i think it's quite
like a lot of b.o.c.'s eighties output--nothing to get too excited about, but
still worthy of your $$.  to be honest, it's better than i anticipated.
and last, to christian, i'm fucking jealous of you.  spiritual beggars AND fu
manchu?!  what a gig!  two of my favorite bands.  are you in england?  (by the
way, do you know of the new "ex-fu manchu" band nebula?  it's the two guys
that were kicked out after the last tour and the first bassist from way back.
musically akin to fu manchu but with a more spaced-out, cosmic vibe. (not
hawkwind, though.)  they've just released a cd ep that got four k's, i hear.)
well, here's to heaven forbid, friends!
eddie
los angeles, calif.