Blue Oyster Cult

Grid.

Know these guys are playin shows around Europe in June, anyone hear of them playin here giv'us a shout!:D

Killer fretwork from Buck Dharma!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tpy_pYXSpPA

Mr. CooL ICE

Fantastic band. Only discovered them just over a year ago due to their Best Of. Self Titled and Tyranny And Mutation are damn good albums, but I'd recommend the best of to anyone who is new to them

is_that_so

Been some time since they were good IMO, but some excellent albums, especially the earlier stuff, and some great titles ala "Joan Crawford's Risen From the Grave". Tourdates here.

Tommy the Cat

Yeah bought a live album of there's a few years back, I'd love to see them live.

mike65

I "aquired" a BBC recorded concert from UK 1977 tour and it rocks!

Mike.

Grid.

Don' be embarassed Mike! Bit of a dodgy name alright:D, great band though;)

mike65

Boy Ulster ****?

No I'm a fan, I have a number of albums including the now pretty rare Imaginos

Mike.

FunkZ

(Don't Fear) The Reaper was one of the first songs I learned to properly play on guitar! I'd love to see 'em live.

Rockee

More Cowbell!!!!

Baggio

it staggers me that this country is only hearing of these guys now????...unreal........great band and great musicians no question about it

ciao'...Baggio....

feylya

I was just sitting here humming Don't Fear The Reaper and then this thread appears on the front page... Weird

joeali101

i used to have a double vinyl album of theirs called "Extraterrestial Live" but my brother sold it.I since got it on mp3 but it took a long time to find.

Johnny Storm

Don't get me started on these boys
"the thinking man's heavy metal band"
Great band and Buck Dharma is (I'm tryin' to hold back the flood of superlatives here and make this sound reasonable) IMHO simply the best rock guitarist around.
While he was good back in the '70s, he has continued to grow as a musician and is even better now. Tone, emotion, technical mastery, melody - he rocks!

If you remember them from way back and want to catch up on what they are like now have a look at their live 2002 DVD "A Long Day's Night". Basically the lasers and crypto-fascist-bikers-from-an-alternative-world image is gone and they just play their songs with vigour and commitment. Their more recent albums are also a return to form with some of Buck's best ever studio guitar work and some truly classic songs.

IMHO if these guys were a bit more photogenic and ambitious they could have been the biggest band in the world. (and maybe a bit less committed to being willfully odd)

FYI - this is not any kind of "reform and cash-in" tour, they have been playing 100 + dates a year every year since their formation.

I saw them in NYC in 1978 (great AFAICR) and in London in 2004 and 2006. Great both times although Allen was MIA for the 2006 show. I still hope they will add some UK dates for this tour. If not its off to Holland for me!
Hashish, Hookers, Heiniken - it'll be (Hot Rails to) Hell

Wishbone Ash

joeali101 wrote: »

i used to have a double vinyl album of theirs called "Extraterrestial Live" but my brother sold it.I since got it on mp3 but it took a long time to find.

It has pride of place in my LP collection.

I also have a 'live' concert video somewhere in the attic. It must have been recorded in the late 1970s as Jimmy Carter was US president and subject of a bit of a rant during the concert.

Grid.

Good post J.S!! , Dharma plays better now than he ever did!!

gucci

Rockee wrote: »

More Cowbell!!!!

DAM U BEAT ME TOO IT!!

Johnny Storm

Eric: "The cowbell is the most important part"

http://www.blueoystercult.com/Media/Vc-SNLreply.html

BOC are joined on-stage by Tommy Skriver, the world famous virtuoso of the cowbell... (a.k.a. A Roadie )
I think you need that stinkin' QuicklimeTime to see this.

cournioni

Just after sticking some of their stuff onto my ipod. Love them! Favourites are Astronomy, Don't Fear The Reaper and Burnin for You. Class!

Karl Hungus

You know, they were probably one of the first bands I got into. I remember picking up a twin pack of Cult Classic and Heaven Forbid for £10 back in the day, and listening to 'em non stop.

Haven't listened to them as much now, but they're still a significant band for me.

Johnny Storm

PORNAPSTER wrote: »

Just after sticking some of their stuff onto my ipod. Love them! Favourites are Astronomy, Don't Fear The Reaper and Burnin for You. Class!

Excellent choices. May I also recommend the live version of "Last Days of May" from the On Your Feet Or On Your Knees album (or any version)?
Actually they have a huge number of really great songs but ***Warning*** IMHO they have been very badly served by their "Best of..."-type compilations. Most of them seem to have been thrown together by record company hacks who have no idea what BOC are about.
Also if you get any of their remastered CDs, the extra songs, with one or two exceptions are ... well, you can see why they didn't get on the album in the first place.
Another live album "Some Enchanted Evening" has recently been remastered and this time they did a great job. Now its the double album it was always planned as and also includes a DVD of them live in 1978 doing the crossed guitars etc.

If I was only ever going to buy one BOC album it would be "Secret Treaties" - they still play almost every song from it live.

Johnny Storm

I wont be going to Holland, after all:-

June 8, 2008 Southampton, ENGLAND The Brook
June 9, 2008 Wolverhampton, ENGLAND Robin 2
June 10, 2008 Ipswich, ENGLAND Regent Theatre
June 11, 2008 London, ENGLAND The Forum
June 12, 2008 Manchester, ENGLAND Academy
June 13, 2008 Newcastle, ENGLAND Academy
June 14, 2008 Glasgow, SCOTLAND The Ferry
June 15, 2008 Holmfirth, ENGLAND Picturedrome

mike65

As they are playing small venues its a pity they could'nt hop over for one Dublin date.

Mike.

jellikit

mike65 wrote: »

Boy Ulster ****?

No I'm a fan, I have a number of albums including the now pretty rare Imaginos

Mike.

Its not so rare now Mike, its been re-released. I've been a fan for years, got all their albums inc. side projects and solo albums.

mike65

Bah But I have one of the original pressings so its still worth something!

Mike.

Johnny Storm

I'm sure you know Mike that Albert's original demo's of Imaginos are widely "available" too.

mike65

nudge nudge etc

Mike.

Overheal

I dont fear the reaper.