BOC ravings

[Jonathan Jarrett]

On Thu, 10 Sep 2009, Tim Hall wrote:
> Could do without all the solos in Godzilla, though.  Drum solos should simply 
> not be allowed unless your name is Neil Peart, and bass solos are an 
> abomination no matter who's on bass.

 	My exceptions for drum soloes would be Carl Palmer, who's just 
like a circus stunt to watch, and Jean-Paul Gaster of Clutch and he 
Bakerton Group, who soloes in such a way that you don't have to stop
dancing. I would have said that there were no exceptions for bass either, 
but I was just listening to East of Eden's _Mercator Projected_ this 
morning and I have to say, if there is one it might be Steve York's in 
`Centaur Woman'. Rather alarmingly, I find he's on MySpace, and seems 
to have wound up as bassman for Vinegar Joe, Laura Branigan and Elkie 
Brooks and now plays Latin folk. It, er, doesn't sound quite as virtuoso. 
Oh well. He's at:
http://www.myspace.com/steveyorkbassist
Yours,
 	Jon

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