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tszirmay wrote: I am a big fan of their early years (the three first ones in particular). Secret Treaties remains a desert island favorite , the driving Career of Evil and the manic Dominance & Submission are personal icons. The Vigil on Mirrors is another whopping track that goes unnoticed , a blistering solo guitar that will tighten your underwear! After Imaginos , I sort of peeled away but remain a huge fan.

All too true - because of the totally lacklustre nature of the rest of the album. As big a fan of the band as I am, I recently knocked a star off my review of Mirrors, bringing it down to one. Thank heavens Martin Birch came to the rescue in 1979!

I dident use to like mirrors ither but i listened to it yesterday along with some other BÖC albums, and its actualy not that bad most songs have good melody's, sure its sill prorobly thire worst one and more pop then rock, but its not that bad you people make it out to be. I kinda like it... Or as Adrian Belew whuld say "I LIKE IT!"

Edited by Zargus - February 21 2010 at 14:20

I've seen the band live three times in the past three or so years.  They're still excellent. 

damn...  your parents were cool.   My parents just had Barbara Streisand and Willie Nelson albums laying around. I do thank them for that though... probably would have never got into Babs without having her albums drilled in my self-conscious haha.

I am currently listening to Raff's avatar, and so far I like it.  

Good band. Saw them live in London last year (or was it the year before).

I love their live albums, with standout tracks being Astronomy (from Some Enchanted Evening) and Veteran of the Psychic Wars (ETI Live).

just finished raff's avatar. And now I can understand the choice of her avatar. 

Actually, I chose that album as my avatar because I love the artwork, especially those shades of blue. It doesn't hurt that I love the music too.

Fire was one of the first two BOC albums I heard, along with Spectres...both loaned to me back in the mid-80's by a friend.  I still think both are pretty awesome, but Fire is one of those albums I can still play 25 years later and after perhaps hundreds of listens and not be bored. 

Raff, my two BOC cents (I always like to comment on BOC threads, you know that )

Personally, I would recommend Secret Treaties from their "first era" and "Fire of Unknown Origin" and "Revolution by Night" from their "second era". Yes I know the latter might not appeal to most people because of the many AOr elements but it has some killer riffs and the musicianship is excellent.

The only album I would like to get and do not have is Imaginos as I guess is one of their best?

And another vote for Heaven Forbid - a great comeback, ok a few weak tracks, but very good overall

And yes, the artwork on FOUO is the best seen on a BOC album