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    Posted: November 18 2005 at 09:18

I think the best is On Your Feet or On Your Knees! (you can hear also more keyboards and synths!!)

 on Your Feet or on Your Knees

Erik, what do you think about it?



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2005 at 09:24

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2005 at 09:24

I'm with you Andrea, my favourite BoC moment.

You come up with some good threads....

 

I'm lost where things are meant to go now....Nice to see a poll though that interests me.



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2005 at 09:30
Originally posted by NutterAlert NutterAlert wrote:

I'm with you Andrea, my favourite BoC moment.

You come up with some good threads....

 

I'm lost where things are meant to go now....Nice to see a poll though that interests me.

As its not prog, it goes in "POLLS"...

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2005 at 09:31
^ Ta. This is why I don't start many threads (just litter other peoples...)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2005 at 09:31

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

I thought you'd know by now, that this doesn't belong in this section of the Forum!

I hope it will, Snow Dog!Approve



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2005 at 09:34
Originally posted by Andrea Cortese Andrea Cortese wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

I thought you'd know by now, that this doesn't belong in this section of the Forum!

I hope it will, Snow Dog!Approve

Yeah, well........you never know these days, they probably will!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2005 at 09:34
Although somewhat disjointed and only a single vinyl, Some Enchanted Evening is my fave because of the track selection.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2005 at 09:41

This is the order of the remaining favourites!

Extraterrestrial Live

Contains 13 tracks recorded live including: Dominance & Submission,Cities On Flame,Dr. Music,Joan Crawford,Burnin' For You,Roadhouse Blues,Black Blade,Hot Rails To Hell &VeteranOfThePsychicWars

Some Enchanted Evening

 R.U. Ready 2 Rock, E.T.I.(Extra Terrestrial Intelligence), Astronomy, Kick Out The Jams,Godzilla,(Don't Fear)The Reaper,We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

 

A Long Day's Night

Stairway to the Stars
Burnin' For You
OD'd on Life Itself
Dance On Stilts
Buck's Boogie
Quicklime Girl
Harvest Moon
Astronomy
Cities on Flame
Perfect Water
Lips in the Hills
Godzilla
(Don't Fear) The Reaper

 



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2005 at 10:11

An interesting poll...  Hmmm...

ON YOUR FEET OR ON YOUR KNEES - Undoubtedly a classic release for the band, closing out their "black and white" period in style.  It contains a few really really good interpretations, including the opener "Subhuman" which has the BEST extended instrumental section I've ever heard in on a live album.  Unfortunately, the sound quality is kind of muddled at times, the ME 262 extension would probably work better with visuals, and there are some glarring ommisions ("Astronomy" anyone?).  So while it is a classic album, I would change a few things about it. Best Track - Subhuman

SOME ENCHANTED EVENING - I voted for this one.  It's perhaps a bit too short, but the production is absolutely sparkling, the performance is very energetic ("R U Ready 2 Rock" has never been a favorite of mine, but this version is pretty rockin'), and the setlist hits all the right notes.   This might have the best live version Astronomy ever recorded, and the two cover songs ("Kick Out the Jams" and "We Gotta Get Out of This Place") make this album indispensable. Best Track - Astronomy

EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIVE - Quite a cool release...  a good selection from the band's latest (at that time) material.  Still, the inclusion of all of the classic tracks we've heard a million times before makes this a bit disheartening (I wish BOC released live albums like Rush did at this time).  Anyway, perhaps I'm underrated this album, there's really nothing blatantly wrong with it... I just prefer the first two to it.  Best Track - Dominance and Submission (an INTENSE interpretation!!!)

A LONG DAY'S NIGHT - Beatle postering notwithstanding, BOC have officially begun to tread water... the setlist is pretty much predictable to a fault, with one lone exception... "Mistress of the Salmon Salt (Quick Lime Girl)".  Where the hell did THAT song come from?  The inclusion of the greatest hits is, once again, depressing (how many times do I really need to hear "Godzilla" or "Cities on Flame?"), but once again the album is worth having because of all of the live tracks from recent years.  Best Track - Harvest Moon

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2005 at 10:17
Originally posted by John Gargo John Gargo wrote:

An interesting poll...  Hmmm...

EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIVE - Quite a cool release...  a good selection from the band's latest (at that time) material.  Still, the inclusion of all of the classic tracks we've heard a million times before makes this a bit disheartening (I wish BOC released live albums like Rush did at this time).  Anyway, perhaps I'm underrated this album, there's really nothing blatantly wrong with it... I just prefer the first two to it.  Best Track - Dominance and Submission (an INTENSE interpretation!!!)

Thanks, John!

Agree with you that Dominance and Submission live version is absolutely great!!



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2005 at 06:02

uhmmmmmmm............since this thread was moved in this "polls" section, no more posts from anybody!!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2006 at 08:18
Originally posted by Andrea Cortese Andrea Cortese wrote:

uhmmmmmmm............since this thread was moved in this "polls" section, no more posts from anybody!!

Warning!!!

I'm even starting to quote myself!!!!!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2006 at 08:22
^And it never will be moved now!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2006 at 12:34
Some Enchanted Evening!
In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 22 2006 at 06:51
Where's "Career of evil"?
We're only in it for the music!!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 22 2006 at 06:57
'On Your Feet' is a classic live album. My favourite. I also like 'Some Enchanted Evening' a lot because I was At the Newcastle shows that some of the recordings were taken from. Great days.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2006 at 08:58
I love ET Live, a great live album, even though the preceeding two seem to have a better reputation. Anyway, besides the fabulous "Dominance and Submission", IMHO the album's highlight is the utterly stunning version of "Veteran of the Psychic Wars", with a Buck Dharma solo to die for. How I love that track... the lyrics (by Michael Moorcock) are incredible, especially the last verse: "My energy is spent at last/and my armour is destroyed...". Pure brilliance!
 
BTW, I own another BOC double live album, whose title is "Tales of the Psychic Wars". The second CD contains a stunning rendition of the immortal "Seven Screaming Dizbusters" - quite prog, too. It's a pity this classic band didn't make it to the Archives (hopefully just for now).
 
Andrea, you REALLY have impeccable taste... Thumbs Up Bravo!
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