BÖC is one of my favourite bands and certainly the most influencial on my work as a composer / musician. I would love your input on the first video of my first album. It got the attention of one of my heroes Joe Bouchard (ex bass player founding members of BÖC) who is following us on Soundcloud but returns from people who likes same music is always the best. If you have just 3 minutes to listen and a bit more to comment, that would mean the world to me. Keep rockin' : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Pu_p1wbaCa8.html
@@santiagomino8879 You have excellent taste in music. I saw them in the 70s. I’m in my 60s now and I still love them. Tyranny and Mutation is my favorite album.
I'm a longtome fan of BOC going back to my high school days in the mid to late 70's. I have to admit that I never would have predicted that the group would still be around over 40 years later. It's amazing to me that with only two of the original members left, theyv'e been able to adapt through the years and maintain that unique BOC sound.
All I can do is laugh out loud thru “ buck pedal land”.....for those of us who don’t understand it, it’s quite mind boggling......great video!....my favorite concert band in late 70’s....love BOC!......thank you
At least once a year I have to revisit this vid.... always cool seeing the master talk gear, Buck's a true original.It's interesting how he gets his sound with those different OD's.
Great job on Morning Final, BTW. Never thought I hear that one live. I'm lobbying for a tour with Eric, Buck, Albert, Joe, Richie, and Jules- and other long-timers who might want to sit in. And here are some songs to add: Deadline, Light years of love, Veins, The Pact, Black Blade, and all of Spectres. Carry on.
Saw these guys in a club here in my town somewhen around 2000 with Allen still playing (never realized how much guitar he actually played 'til I stood right in front of him for the show), Danny was on bass and I think Bobby Rondinelli on drums. They had a bunch of Crate Blue Voodoo amps in their backline. I thought maybe it was just provided for the show. I find it iinteresting that Buck uses them. They did sound good, it made me want one. After researching I kept seeing folks say they needed a lot of maintenance, and I can't afford a personal amp tech so..... but they did sound good.
I've always found it strange how much Buck seems to like those Blue/Red Voodoos. I almost bought one years ago but I found out that they need a lot of maintainance, as you said. And they're circuit board based which makes that maintenance more difficult and needed more often
Only seen them once at Donington in 1981....a gig they apparently hated due to the audience reaction but I was apprecitive! Would love to see them again but unlikely they'll be coming over the Pond anytime soon I suppose. Come across as cool blokes too.
I saw BOC last year at The Space in Westbury NY, awesome show and diverse set list. If you’re taking requests, would love to hear I Love The Night, Great Sun Jester, Fallen Angel! Fun video, as much as I liked the P bass, the signature bass sounded killer here.
I love the Crate Red Voodoo (no, they haven't made them in quite a while, and they are getting to be pretty hard to find)! If you get the chance to play through one, I would highly recommend you try it out (the Blue Voodoo is also a decent amp, but it really doesn't have the same drive). I have played through a Peavey Triple XXX several times, but I was never able to dial in the sound that I was looking for. What I eventually found was a Peavey Ultra Plus. I love that amp!
Interesting to see that Buck gets all his gain tones from cascading OD pedals. I would have thought he got it all straight from the amp. Gotta rethink my rig now. :-p
super, l'auto-reportage ! Bravo ! j'ai rien entravé parce que je ne connais pas le ricain mais cette vidéo est top, digne du groupe que vous êtes, les meilleurs. j'ai écouter Tyranny au moins 10 000 fois. Salut les légendes ; amazing band !
I like your videos. May I suggest you ask all band members you interview from now on what kind of musical equipment they used when they recorded their hit songs, and what their using now. A then and now thing as it were. Thanks
I think he lost the original a long time ago, then he had a replica he also abandonned, see : www.tuneyoursound.com/collection/harper-kronos-guitar-2000-custom-build-eric-bloom-blue-oyster-cult#:~:text=In%202000%2C%20J.C.%20Harper%2C%20inspired,was%20very%20light%2C%20no%20heft
So inquiring minds want to know.... with the Helix having adjustable "input z" and/or the ability to just add a volume block why are you still using the JHS Boost? Seems like an extra connection/point-of-failure possibility.
Miles Baron because I wouldn't be able to do that on the fly. I'd have to go to each preset and adjust it or go to the global settings and change it. The pedal is an emergency device for to situations where in break a string mid song and get handed a new guitar by Jimbo. Instead of dealing with all my gains being different, I just step on the pedal, turn the knob if necessary and continue playing with as little interruption as possible.
The transtrem is NOT like using a capo! I know....I'm a nerd. A capo only really works in "open chords". The transtrem works all the way up and down the fretboard. It's a huge difference!
WTF is a diz buster, salmon salt & a quicklime girl? I think I know what hot rails are. I remember having a tape with BOC on one side, mostly Tyranny & Mutation tunes & some from the 1st album. Bruce Cockburn was on the other side, doing tunes like Lord of the Starfields & Creation Dream. Listened to it road tripping all the time. BOC & Bruce complimented each other so well, LMFAO!!!
Sennheiser Tee, my father in law gets VA provided hearing gear from them, buy it on the street? 6 Grand, does he treat it with respect at 90+ years, not a bit! Makes a man nuts, I'm not 100% disabled like he is, you'd think he'd treat that shit a bit more respectfully! Dad's music shop! Nepotism! I'd give Richie a spot in my band, as long as he plays all of it, we'd be good to go! My SG doesn't have that inlay, kinda pissed it didn't come with that! Damn, oh well....
lptomtom OMG what a daft comment.:-) BOC has never been slaves to stage gear - reliability and consistency is what they need today and what the audience deserves. "Vintage" with no digital control or modern busses means having more open mics onstage, more uncontrolled stage volume, and worst of all having to carry and maintain 4 of everything just to make sure one of those old Plexis is going to make it through a show. The economics and reality of having to do a lot of fly gigs makes it impossible unless you have a McCartney or Stones or U2 budget. And hey don't despair totally- Eric still uses his SG...
Amen! Some of the horror stories I've heard, makes me glad I never became a touring musician. And, don't get me started on all of the BS going on with international transportation of instruments (CITES, etc). Especially, vintage guitars.
Another way to think about it - expecting classic acts to tour with relic gear is expecting them to literally tour with, and maintain - a MUSEUM. Mellotrons, old B3 organs, 40 and now 50 yr old valve amps Could you imagine a surgeon operating with an operating room circa 1970? And vintage guitars - why would anyone subject again - a museum piece - to the rigors of the road if they didn't have to? Modern replacements sound better, play better, and are relatively affordable to insure and replace if necessary.
Very good points are made here. I just expected a band that has existed for so long to have hanged on to some older gear, not because of quality (I don't believe that old guitars/amps sound better, quite the opposite in fact), but because of habit and/or nostalgia. What I love about rig rundowns is to discover workhorses that show the history of the band, the scars of touring, and that have stories to tell. Like Brian May's Vox amps, or Neil Young's Les Paul. Take Gilmour for instance: he's plugged into a state-of-the-art rig, but he's using that iconic Black Strat, which is probably as easy to maintain as a modern one (just look at how many times it's been modded over the years). But then again, that's just my "daft" opinion.
Oh PS Richie, I love the little insider "my dad's music store..." stories- that explains so much about how the decades-long connex are formed and brings back the NYC/Jersey music scene of the 70s, undoubtedly the single greatest post-Beatles creative period - when all those fantastic concept LPs came about. Kids today who slice/dice on ProTools missed our on a Lot. SO. glad those were my high school and college years
My best friend Paddy died in a motorcycle accident way back in the seventies. He loved 'The Last Days of May'. Every May 24, I play it and remember him. Big Love to BÖC! ❤
I haven't finished yet, but I would LOVE to see this video from their 70's sound! That is one of my favorite things in the world, BOC's seventies sound.
Very well done Richie. Thanks for giving us a peak behind the curtain so to speak. Good to know and see how pro working bands do it...and BOC is at the very top of the list for me.
Richie - now if you could only help me lobby for "Secret Treaties" , one of the most under-appreciated masterpieces of the 1970s -played in its spectacular entirety nightly - I would be a happy camper. "45 RPM...too much revolution, then..."
@@nicksterwixter There is no greater album in rock history. The one - two punch of Flaming Telepaths immediately into Astronomy ----- unmatched by any rock band ever! It IS the pinnacle!
After having watched this, you made me pick the entire lp collection out of the shelf and contemplate the greatness of BÖC. Light years of love for their Greater Music.
Since the day one i listen to this band became one of my favourites, the atomsphere they create is incredible, no better band to listen in the peace of the night staring at the stars (and if you got a joint even better) unfortunaly i never gonna be able to see BOC since i live in south america and the only time they came to a country next to mine was in 2012
Honestly, I could not listen through the entire Secret Treaties album here since it was so poorly mixed and had such low sound quality. The early albums have horrible sound quality. Their lyrics are their best quality, if you can understand them with the poor sound quality.
With all the modern gear available now, you get way more versatility than what was available 40 years ago. Most notably the ability to tame ear splitting decibels while not completely destroying your tone. Back then you could play almost anywhere with a dimed up Marshall half stack so there was only one volume we all knew - 10. My first rig was a modded 1965 85 watt Fender Showman head run through an 8 x 10 Marshall hot dog cabinet. Both channels on that amp had been bridged so when you ran it at full volume, you didn't need any pedals. It absolutely screamed but it also caused a little hearing loss in my right ear.
Great Bunch of stand up Guys right there they've been given us such great Music for a whole lotta years, now induct them into the Rock Hall of Fame for goodness sake !!!
Thanks for such an interesting closeup of the gear the band uses. Wishing you ALL the best for 2021!!! Last time I saw BOC was at Ferg's in St. Pete, FL by the Tropicana Field (Home of the Rays)!!! Can't wait to see a Live concert again esp. BOC!!! I think concerts are the thing I miss the most during the lockdown/shutdowns. God Bless all of you!!!
great video, from a great guitarist about a great band, many thanks Richie. Imagine my surprise when you toured Bucks rig and saw my old Alesis Quadraverb GT in there. Mine is currently on loan to my 11 year old sons (they've been told in no uncertain terms if it's good enough for him it's good enough for them - what i'd do to get my hands-on those Program 10 settings!). Anyhow, can't wait for you guys to come back to the UK again.
I really enjoyed the video Ritchie. I recently purchased a Helix and L2M - you are partially responsible. Why do you use the L2M and in ears? Also - why not program the boost switch into the Helix? Thanks for all the great videos.
Thanks for letting us take a look behind the scenes to see what helps make your band's sound. Also great to see that a band is willing to change and upgrade gear from time to time and not be bound by the classic gear.
