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Post by alexjplant on Aug 12, 2020 19:41:50 GMT
I managed to find a way to synchronize personally-provided MP3s to Spotify on my phone so I've been listening to The Red and the Black from the Archive series non-stop and can't get enough. Spotify somehow also knew to recommend Toy Matinee which is a band Buck was a fan of back in the day per the Rick Dees interview on YouTube. Does anybody have any suggestions for contemporary bands with a similar sound? I'm a huge fan of the eclectic style, slick production and progressive tendencies exhibited in tracks like these:
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Post by Buck on Aug 13, 2020 19:38:58 GMT
We tried to sell the Red And The Black to record companies, but that style of music had already passed out of fashion with the A&R people.
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Post by eastmark on Aug 13, 2020 19:50:54 GMT
Speaking of non-BOC stuff...With getting back into vinyl is there any place to get Flat Out vinyl in the US that is sealed... beyond the rare random listings ?
Can seem to find it......
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Post by beanguy on Aug 13, 2020 20:11:39 GMT
We tried to sell the Red And The Black to record companies, but that style of music had already passed out of fashion with the A&R people. Have you tried hip hop? LOL! Just kidding, love that CD. |
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Post by edog40 on Aug 14, 2020 17:08:04 GMT
You should try out the Buck Dharma Initiative made up of former ‘Lost’ cast members.
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Post by strigeidida on Aug 14, 2020 19:00:39 GMT
Listening to this, I cannot help but wonder...maybe it's time for a concept album?
Probably not. Too many music listeners, particularly in the US, don't have the slightest notion what a concept is.
Oh, but this is luscious stuff, inviting our minds to go places we were warned to stay away from when we were kids. I feel an attack of inspiration coming on.
Thank you, Buck
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Post by warrior21 on Aug 14, 2020 21:32:57 GMT
Their version of Can’t Get Next To You was really good, too.
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Post by strigeidida on Aug 14, 2020 21:56:49 GMT
Thank you, warrior21. I need to go looking for this stuff.
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Post by alexjplant on Aug 15, 2020 1:57:53 GMT
We tried to sell the Red And The Black to record companies, but that style of music had already passed out of fashion with the A&R people. How unfortunate... what could have been! What other bands supposedly wore this style out? And on another note were you rocking a Mesa/Quadraverb rig for these sessions?
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Post by strigeidida on Aug 22, 2020 22:12:20 GMT
The only complaint I have about this album is that I can't find it for sale. Does anyone have any insight concerning it?
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Post by The Ocean on Aug 22, 2020 22:55:39 GMT
Too many music listeners, particularly in the US, don't have the slightest notion what a concept is. Thank you, Buck Blue Öyster Cult released a narrative concept album called Imaginos in 1988 and a thematic concept album called Tyranny & Mutation in 1973. As for music listeners (especially in the US) not having the slightest notion of what a concept [album]* is, that isn't just a Eurpoean thing. There are plenty of European albums that were super popular in the US (Dark Side of the Moon, Arthur, or Tommy), but endless examples of American bands who have done the same: Rush's Clockwork Angels and Side A of 2112 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Appetite for Destruction by Guns & Roses Every album by Coheed and Cambria Every album by Kanye West No fewer than three Dream Theater Albums Frank Zappa's Joe's Garage Everclear's Songs From an American Movie I & II Just off the top of my head. *I'm going to assume leaving that out was unintentional and not meant to be derisive of American audience's intelligence. |
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Post by beanguy on Aug 22, 2020 23:12:41 GMT
The only complaint I have about this album is that I can't find it for sale. Does anyone have any insight concerning it? It is part of Buck's Archive Series. See that thread, maybe it is still available. |
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Post by eastmark on Aug 23, 2020 0:33:50 GMT
Found a really nice barely used copy of Flat Out vinyl on eBay !
Spun it last night. Sounds great !
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Post by strigeidida on Aug 23, 2020 3:06:11 GMT
The only complaint I have about this album is that I can't find it for sale. Does anyone have any insight concerning it? It is part of Buck's Archive Series. See that thread, maybe it is still available. Sold out in 2016. |
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Post by alexjplant on Dec 2, 2022 15:28:30 GMT
Bumping this on a lark to see if anybody has any suggestions. The bug bit me again to listen to this record and it still hits as hard as the day I first heard it. The only problem is that there's only one LP... so does anybody know of any bands/records in a similar style?
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