Been a diehard BOC fan since '74! Still love them and see them whenever I can. Truly "On Tour Forever" and still kicking ass. Love hearing Eric talk about the band.
I was @ Boutwell Auditorium on that Sunday night as well and agree that between AC and BOC there was a lot of talent on stage that evening.Exactly one week later I graduated from high school.
I was able to talk to Eric after the band played a gig in the early evening at the Santa Cruz County Fair . A more courteous , friendly , and engaging guy would be quite difficult to find . Had a great talk with him .
Literally same for me😅..loved "Reaper" of course but when I played "Tattoo" I was like, I want to hear more from these guys. And Ive been hardcore BOC ever since
Favorite band of all time for 34 years now. This particular interview I appreciate because I watched one of their shows in Superior from over a fence (since it was at a bar and at the time I was only 18). One of my favorite experiences of all time. Especially hearing Harvest Moon and Demon's Kiss for the first time. I also remember Eric noticing us jumping up to see over the fence and he acknowledged us with a smooth tipping of his sunglasses. I'll always appreciate that moment and getting to see them in their most natural environment. I've since seen them at many other venues, but seeing them at a smaller club will always be the best way to see BOC. Love the band. They will always be my favorite musicians. My favorite band since I was 14 and at 48 nothing has changed except they just recently put out another new album and it is one of the best they've ever made. They haven't lost their touch or any of the magic that makes them who they are.
I feel similarly. My first show was in Chicago on a 40 below zero night and I remember Buck came out wearing a suit coat, almost like a remnant from his past, opening with Stairway to the Stars. They played ETI, Joan Crawford, Astronomy. I couldn't believe I was there.
Losing the Bouchard brothers (drummer Albert in 1981 - and bassist Joe in 1985) really did put BÖC at a disadvantage to try making a major comeback in the 80’s - such as Aerosmith did. Albert Bouchard wrote or co-wrote better than half of the band's catalogue throughout the 70's - and he's been prolific ever since then - and Joe also wrote & sang for BÖC - so at a time when they could have made a strong comeback by the late 80's - instead they were bickering and suing each other ..
@@brianfergus839True but Fire of Unknown Origin is a terrific album, very heavy and very dark, another masterpiece but their last great record though.
There is really no comparison between BOC and Aerosmith as it relates to in concert. Aerosmith was always consistently inconsistent in concert and sometime just down right bad. BOC at a stadium, small theater venue or a club under the assumed name SWU never has a bad show. Always great, every time. Love these guys and with Buck and Eric still going strong, the band is as good as ever!
Probably the most intelligent, influential and ethereal hard rock royalty in the past 50 years. The best "Rock " band not in the Rock Hall of Fame. It's a sin that BOC isn't in the discussion to be inducted yet What is it going to take?Who's leg do you have to hump to get in?
@@gordonlandreth9550 Ironically, the great, Todd Rundgren, skipped his induction into that place, for that very reason. Former BOC collaborator, Patti Smith, (& one time girlfriend of Allen Lanier), inducted him, via video...His group, Utopia, opened for Cult first time I saw them on June 28, '77. They shared their soon to be outlawed, lasers with them. Utopia's bassist, Kasim Sultan, later joined BOC. Supposedly, The Red and the Black, (probably my favourite song of theirs), was written in Johnny Winter's east side Manhattan flat, whom Patti was looking after, at the time. Lotsa ties, there...
@@loilt5091 Very interesting , Mr @ 4 , and good knowledge about both Todd and BOC . I always felt that Kasim Sultan had one of the sweetest voices out there .
Yeah man I couldn't agree more. Not only the impressive Canon of music but the fact that they're still doing it, they have a new album, the 50 year anniversary, what more would be required?
Actually, the new album that Eric speaks about here in 1992 ended up not coming out until 1998, titled Heaven Forbid. Great album though, same for The Curse of the Hidden Mirror. And then the new one The Symbol Remains is just awesome too !
Great interview. I loved hearing Eric speak. I’ve always heard “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” in “Message In A Bottle” and it was so wild to hear hear Eric say that Sting used it in the Police song!
@@gordonlandreth9550 Exactly...their 1st great live album, On Your Feet Or On Your Knees, was entirely recorded at west coast venues between, Vancouver & San Diego. My buddy's band opened for them & T-Rex during that tour.
BOC has always been a favorite of mine… first concert I ever saw and I’ve seen them live on the laser tours - Agents of Fortune and Spectres and several other headlining stadium shows over the years. I was fortunate enough to meet them twice and hang out back stage in the 2000s and they were quite friendly. I’ve seen all kinds of bands live/shows over the years but BOC is still one of the best bands I’ve seen.
Cool for him to mention King's X right off the bat for bands that are hot and that he likes. One of my favs also after all these years. Underrated and unfortunately never got beyond cult status (no pun intended). 😎
n the 60's and early cities only the bigger cities had arenas. Most small cities had 5 to 10 thousand seat arena's by the the late 70's thru early 80's. There were a lot of really big clubs in cities and on state routes across the country so even national recording artists played in clubs. Theatre rock was much better than the arena of course. You could see the whole band with out having to watch them on giant video screens. I would never pay 50 bucks to sit in the back of a field and watch a band play on TV. May as well be at home aside of all the other people around you which are normally more of a pain in the ass than fun to be around. I learned to play a lot of BOC as an older teen / young adult. They were hard to play in clubs because of the danceability. We still played Cities on Flame anyway because we loved that song so much. I would throw the live album on and just jam along. Hot rails to hell for hrs. Great jam song and it's one of those songs great to jam to like Goin Down, Cocaine,
