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Topic: Blue Oyster Cult on progarchives?
Posted: September 25 2005 at 16:25

Blue Oyster Cult on progarchives?

Isn't enough?

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Posted: September 25 2005 at 20:02

They should be included more than many bands here....Even their latest works are truly decent.....One of the best and most underrated bands of the 70s(everybody was talking about Deep Purple,Zeppelin,Sabbath)...Even Patti Smith (which i truly admire ) has worked with them....Fire of unknown origin & Secret treaties are propably some of the best albums they've done...

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Posted: September 25 2005 at 20:54

I don't think they're prog at all. Straight up hard rock if you ask me.

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Posted: September 26 2005 at 08:41

Retrovertigo wrote:

I don't think they're prog at all. Straight up hard rock if you ask me.

Not straight up by any means, but not prog either.

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Posted: September 26 2005 at 08:49

I can't find them!

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Posted: October 01 2005 at 21:12

There intelligent rock, like Queen and Led Zeppelin.

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Posted: October 02 2005 at 20:15

If Led Zep get here, we'll see then. But for now...

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Posted: October 20 2005 at 21:59

I have been a BOC devotee for many years.
They did great concerts in the late 70's. The laser show was a real trip!
Not sure they fit the prog mold, but I would much rather see them here over the likes of Queen, Led Dirigible, and Styx.

Best Albums IMO are Secret Treaties and Imaginos. With the exception of Imaginos, they got a little bit poppy after their succsess with 'the Reaper'

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Posted: October 20 2005 at 23:14

The Wizard wrote:

There intelligent rock, like Queen and Led Zeppelin.

"History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man, Godzilla!"

Yeah, real intelligent!

Prog archives? You must be kidding.

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 03:59

bluetailfly wrote:

The Wizard wrote:

There intelligent rock, like Queen and Led Zeppelin.

"History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man, Godzilla!"

Yeah, real intelligent!

Prog archives? You must be kidding.

I think that's quite a good lyric! I really like BOC but like most above I don't think they are really prog. Albums like Spectres, Secret Treaties and Imaginos would definitely appeal to a lot of prog fans though.

More BOC intelligence: "Oh no, there goes Tokyo! Go Go Godzilla!"

"It's 1973, almost dinnertime and I'm 'aving 'oops!" - Gene Hunt

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 04:16

Drachen Theaker wrote:

bluetailfly wrote:

The Wizard wrote:

There intelligent rock, like Queen and Led Zeppelin.

"History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man, Godzilla!"

Yeah, real intelligent!

Prog archives? You must be kidding.

More BOC intelligence: "Oh no, there goes Tokyo! Go Go Godzilla!"

Also their first two albums would appeal to many prog lovers!!

Tyranny and Mutation's (1973) all the songs, in particular:

- 7 Screaming Diz Busters;

- The Red And The Black;

- Hot Rails To Hell;

- O.D.'d on Life Itself;

Blue Oyster Cult's (1972) all the songs, in particular:

- Cities on Flame;

- Transmaniacon MC;

- She's as Beautiful as a Foot;

- I'm on the Lamb but I ain't no Sheep;

- Then Came the Last Days of May.

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 04:26

bluetailfly wrote:

The Wizard wrote:

There intelligent rock, like Queen and Led Zeppelin.

"History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man, Godzilla!"

Yeah, real intelligent!

Prog archives? You must be kidding.

And how many prog bands have bad lyrics? I haven't heard enough of Blue Oyster Cult to decide whether they should be here or not, but any arguments about their inclusion should be based on their music, not one line of their lyrics taken out of context.

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 04:50

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 06:11

^ Astronomy I like!

Godzilla is a really poor example because it is perhaps the worst song this band has ever made. I can't even listen to it.

Even if I don't see this band as a prog band I have to say that I find it impossible to see BÖC less progressive than the likes of Deep Purple and Queen. Even in the eighties they kept producing "prog-related" songs with each album they made.

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 06:13

geezer wrote:

^ Astronomy I like!

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 06:54

I have their anthology 'Workshop Of The Telescopes'; must give that another spin...The first disc consists entirely of most of their first few albums, and from what I remember, I felt they were like a band such as Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, who weren't progressive rock bands in the slightest, but were making songs/albums that had the attributes of prog rock (Priest with 'Sad Wings Of Destiny', 'Sin After Sin' and 'Stained Class', Iron Maiden with pretty much all of their work). It's arguable they COULD be added under 'prog related', but it's worth taking into account that Iron Maiden have been vetoed from inclusion, so it's very doubtful that BOC would be here, either.

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 07:16

secret treaties is IMHO their proggiest! But I do not think they belong in the Archives.

Except for Mirrors , all of their albums were good hard rock albums until Cultosaurus Erectus. After that ......

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prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
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as well as a thinker,
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Posted: October 21 2005 at 07:23

they have their "prog" moments! "Imaginos" is a great album!

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 11:08

Sean Trane wrote:

secret treaties is IMHO their proggiest! But I do not think they belong in the Archives.

Except for Mirrors , all of their albums were good hard rock albums until Cultosaurus Erectus. After that ......

....... they released "Fire of Unknown Origin", perhaps their 2nd best album.......

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 11:14

they deserve to be on here - i'd rather see them than some others which are on here

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