One of my all-time BOC faves is "Goin' Through The Motions", which Eric Bloom co-wrote with Ian Hunter and could have easily been a late-period Mott classic.
― henry s, Monday, 22 November 2021 22:17 (two years ago) link
I don't know a lot about their history, but wasn't there some sort of tension or conflict at one point against being seen as puppets of their producer/lyricists?
― Halfway there but for you, Monday, 22 November 2021 22:26 (two years ago) link
Well, they were one of the bigger touring acts of the 70's, so burnout probably set in. I'm guessing any conflict/tension re: lyricists/producers was spearheaded by Bloom, who seemed like he just wanted to rawk while the Bouchards were all over that sci-fi shit. Probably why they booked when they did.
― henry s, Monday, 22 November 2021 23:57 (two years ago) link
I wouldn’t say they ever strongly rebelled against that way of working; it’s still their model with John Shirley now
― covidsbundlertanze op. 6 (Jon not Jon), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 00:29 (two years ago) link
xp Bloom was only the illiteratus by default. As Albert Bouchard put it "Eric Bloom was the one with his nose closest to the street but he went to college, too."
― The 25 Best Songs Ever Ranked In Order (Deflatormouse), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 21:33 (two years ago) link
i couldn't conceive of a better frontman tbh
― The 25 Best Songs Ever Ranked In Order (Deflatormouse), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 21:37 (two years ago) link
For them, or for anyone?
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 21:42 (two years ago) link
― Halfway there but for you, Monday, November 22, 2021 4:26 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
they definitely had some kind of falling out with Pearlman after Spectres, they used other producers until he returned to the fold for Club Ninja, but I'm not sure of the specifics. Pearlman definitely positioned himself as the svengali/mastermind behind the BOC mythos
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 21:47 (two years ago) link
Pearlman only had one co-writing credit apiece on Agents of Fortune and Spectres, maybe they felt they'd outgrown him? Also they were unlikely to get hit singles with songs about...well, whatever his lyrics are about. Nazis, Mounties, telescopes, telepaths, all the rest of it.
― procter and gamble and huff (Matt #2), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 22:34 (two years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Sunday, 5 December 2021 00:01 (two years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Monday, 6 December 2021 00:01 (two years ago) link
Wow, had no idea that one was so well-liked.
― treat the gelignite tenderly for me (Sund4r), Monday, 6 December 2021 00:06 (two years ago) link
We all found the saucer news.
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 6 December 2021 00:12 (two years ago) link
All praise Balthazar!
― hocus pocus, alakazam (PBKR), Monday, 6 December 2021 02:03 (two years ago) link
Forgot to vote, sorry. Probably would have gone with “This Ain’t the Summer of Love.”
― Goofy the Grifter (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 6 December 2021 03:27 (two years ago) link