----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Tarr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 9:19 PM Subject: Re: Science Fiction In Music
At 12:06 AM 12/23/2003, you wrote: >>A message for Kevin for tomorrow! >And what a short turn around it is. >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Kevin Tarr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 10:26 PM >>Subject: RE: Science Fiction In Music >> > >> > I have to side with Rob. BOC is very SF. In fact (much to my delight) he >> > didn't list Sole Survivor, close to my favorite song, with Secret Treaties >> > being my favorite album. (But I'll admit to not knowing Black Blade, >>>never >> > heard of it). >> >>Black Blade is on Cultasaurus Erectus along with Joan Crawford Has >>Risen > >From The Grave. >>If you like BOC, you are gonna love Black Blade. Its absolutely one of the >>best pieces the band ever created. Buck Dharma's guitar smokes all >>over the >>song. >Well, I had CE when it came out all those years ago. I don't know any of >the songs on it now, I never got it on tape or CD. Joan Crawford is on Fire >of Unknown Origin, the same one that has Sole Survivor. Oops....you are right....my goof! >> >How does a band from New York City end up writing such messed >> > up lyrics? >> >>They write better song titles than lyrics.<G> >>Actually, I think the quality of their lyrics has improved greatly over the >>years. >>But I agree that on the first three albums they could be pretty bad. >> >Woah Nelly! I didn't mean messed up as bad. (And not trying to put down >Deep Purple with this example). Just compare Highway Star to: [Snip Examples for brevity] I was thinking more along the lines of: My heart is black and my lips are cold Cities on flame with rock and roll Three thousand guitars They seem to cry My ears will melt and then my eyes Let the girl, let that girl rock and roll Cities on flame, now, with rock and roll and OD'd on life, life itself OD'd on life itself, OD'd on life itself the power of powers and once luminous spell OD'd on life, life itself OD'd on life itself, OD'd on life itself crumpled like grave cloths and hipped to the help and you've. OD'd on life itself and Canadian Mounted, baby Police force at work Red and Black It's their color scheme Get their man In the end It's all right it's all right It's all right it's all right It's all right ah, yeah my honeys know it's all right It's all right it's all right It's all right it's all right It's all right ah, yeah baby knows it's all right You'd kill, you'd maim ah, c'mon kill 'em You'd kill, you'd maim look out OTOH, BOC uses some imagery that I am quite fond of: Riding the underground Swimming in sweat A rumble above and below Hey cop don't you know The heat's on all right The hot summer day didn't quit for the night 1277 express to heaven Speeding along like dynamite 1277 express to heaven Rumbles the steel like a dogfight You caught me in its spell Trying to leave but you know darn well The heat from below can burn your eyes out Blackened out eyes Scratched on the wall Stoned out looks from the crowd The king will not know On the wall it was said The flash of his cards was sprayed with red xponent Rumbles The Steel Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
