BOC: "Dick" Meltzer

[John A. Swartz]

> >statement like "a dork in an $80 sweatsuit and doing the twist and
> >holding a beer who looks like he lives with his mother (and maybe an
> >aunt)".
>
> He probably thinks most people are too.
>

Maybe I took offense to this 'cuz I wonder what the hell he might print
if he ever saw ME at a show...


> >Meltzer's ear for music is obviously affected by his personal issues
> >with the band.  While BOC fans all over acknowledge how much better
> of a
> >guitar player Buck has become over the years, Meltzer writes "Buck's
> >playing was identical to what it was in '76..."  Give me a break!
>
> He was always a good picker. I can't hear much difference either.
>

Well, maybe because he's still playing the same SONGS as he was in '76...

But, to my ears, Buck has become a much more "fluid" player - especially
when soloing.  A lot of the signature riffs and tone are the same, but
his movement from various guitar parts seems much more seamless.  Sort
of like what a lot of blues guitarists said about Stevie Ray Vaughan's playing.

> >he showed up drunk, exposed his pitiful genitals to some of our
> guests, then
> >crawled into the darkness when told the police were on their
> way...never
> >to be
> >seen again.
>
> This is the other side's turn to bend the truth.


Well, from my own observations, most women want their wedding day to be
"perfect", and I wouldn't be surprised by any long-time resentment
toward someone who messed that up in any way.  No offense toward women
intended - just an observation.

> >As for tBS, I don't know when they last collaborated with him with
> >recent lyrics - I believe most of the tBS tunes with Meltzer lyrics
> are
> >older lyrics - stuff written in the 70s.
>
> There's two on the new record, one old and one new. I still have a
> good
> relationship with Richard but then I didn't stiff him for hundreds of
> thousands of dollars either.
>

I remember some of your comments after your "West Coast Tour" in '97 -
it certainly sounded like you two were on good terms.  Hey, not all of
us can get along on every issue.  I always liked a lot of Meltzer's
lyrics, and I'm sure the tunes you set to them on the next tBS album
will be cool.

Albert - who would've thought that YOU would be the "neutral 3rd party"
in a BOC dispute?  ;-)


John