BOC: ERIC'S VOICE

[John A. Swartz]

> I remember a couple years ago everybody was talking
> about Eric's vocal problems and whether or not he'd
> ever recover.  I think it's pretty obvious from "Curse"
> that he did. . . and did he ever!

Yes, Eric's vocal issues have been put to rest.  :-)

>
> Eric sounds amazing on this disc.  Some of his growls
> and yells take me right back to the early '70s. . .
> even though I didn't become a fan until the early '80s.

"One Step Of The Devil" is particularly good.

>
> He even makes the reggae beat work in Showtime. . .
> although it would probably look more authentic if he
> were singing it with his old afro.  Perhaps done up in
> dreadlocks. . . ?


I heard from Melne that the original version of "Showtime" was even more
reggae-ish than what was done on COTHM.


John