BOC: So long and thanks for all the hawks

[Joseph Brooks]

I remember seeing them at the Golden Hall in San Diego, CA. back in 75 or so
when they were SO loud that it literally hurt my ears. I'm talking actual
pain here. It was so bad that I broke the filters off two cigs and stuffed
them in my ears (the filters, that is). Of course, being 15 and stupid, I
loved every minute of it.

...and yes, at age 40, after many many concerts and being in bands myself
for quite a few years, I am quite hard of hearing. "Say what, Sonny? I
cain't hear ya".

But I have to agree, BOC had to hold the record for loudest band ever. I've
seen the Who and Zeppelin and they were loud but never actually past the
pain threshold.

BOC's amps must "go to 11".. hehe

JB

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ANDREW GARIBALDI [mailto:andygee at DIAL.PIPEX.COM]
> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 1:30 PM
> To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
> Subject: Re: BOC: So long and thanks for all the hawks
>
>
> surprise surprise - although known more for Hawkwind, I have
> a Grateful Dead
> like love for BOC, in other words I love them live but don't
> rate the studio
> stuff. Saw BOC at Manchester Free Trade Hall way back in
> about '74 I think,
> supported by Birth Control, and it was one hell of a concert.
> The next one
> was some 16 or so years later when they successfully, at
> Hanley Victoria
> Hall, became, and this includes Motorhead gigs, the loudest
> band I have ever
> heard in my life, so loud in fact that Jackie and me managed
> to last about
> half way before having to walk out for sake of our hearing -
> talk about
> overdoing it.
> So, for the hell of it, my fave five providing they are done live are:
> ME 262 (still seeking the difinitive version 'coz it sure as
> hell ain't on
> record)
> Cities On Flame With Rock and Roll
> Bucks Boogie
> Shooting Shark (their finest studio track for me)
> Seven Screaming Diz-busters
> Andy Garibaldi (closet BOC fan - live of course!!!!!)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew A. Apold" <mordru at FLITE.NET>
> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 1:01 PM
> Subject: BOC: So long and thanks for all the hawks
>
>
> > side note - put BOC: back on the subject tag, now that we
> have some BOC
> > discussion
> > going...
> >
> > >Ask me next week and you might get a defferent five, though Flaming
> > >Telepaths will always be there!
> >
> > Have to agree with you there.
> >
> > My 5:
> >
> > Flaming Telepaths
> > Astronomy (live '76 version)
> > Veteran of the Psychic Wars (ETL version)
> > Last Days of May
> > Death Valley Nights
> > "Left behind by the latest trends...
> >  eating fried chicken with his regicidal friends...
> >    - "Porcelain Monkey" by Warren Zevon
> > ===============
> > Andrew Apold
>