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Topic: Blue Öyster Cult 7 X 7
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Blue Öyster Cult 7 X 7
Date Posted: October 12 2023 at 08:38
BLUE OYSTER CULT began life in New York in 1967 with a mixture of Tyranny and Mutation. Having signed the Secret Treaties with the Columbia record label, the band became Agents of Fortune with the success of their fourth album, which included the all-time classic (Don't Fear) The Reaper. Blue Öyster Cult were able to put the Spectres of years of struggle behind them, with gleaming polished Mirrors reflecting a bright future ahead.  There was now no danger of Blue Öyster Cult becoming extinct like the Cultosaurus Erectus dinosaur. The band were lit up and burning with success in a Fire of Unknown Origin and ready to take the world by storm with a  Revolution by Night down at the Club Ninja. Imaginos was a modern Cult Classic album and a real return to form, but Heaven Forbid that Blue Öyster Cult should end their long career with the Curse of the Hidden Mirror. Never fear though, because the release of their most recent album in 2020 guarantees that the Blue Öyster Cult  Symbol Remains forever! Smile

Simply list your Top 7 Blue Öyster Cult albums below and then choose your favourite songs from each of those seven albums.

THE ALBUMS

01.5 stars 1988: Blue Öyster Cult - Imaginos -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kblpVdI4mTFTE52qrpjwqamQPLnHPAlJI" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kblpVdI4mTFTE52qrpjwqamQPLnHPAlJI
02.4 stars 1979: Blue Öyster Cult - Mirrors -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mXbKNqzBk7EPPTuflC1KsgVmIWHmo1sYY" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mXbKNqzBk7EPPTuflC1KsgVmIWHmo1sYY
03.4 stars 1980: Blue Öyster Cult - Cultosaurus Erectus -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kncNEElFlRFlcz04g2l_NxgQUv8eP5eMc" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kncNEElFlRFlcz04g2l_NxgQUv8eP5eMc
04.4 stars 1976: Blue Öyster Cult - Agents of Fortune -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lgXqTg4Hlhmaf1EXB21IfjNdKqR6CrGFc" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lgXqTg4Hlhmaf1EXB21IfjNdKqR6CrGFc
05.4 stars 1977: Blue Öyster Cult - Spectres -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kLOMYmEsMm41FdpGXPyGgVOhQUrBviizk" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kLOMYmEsMm41FdpGXPyGgVOhQUrBviizk
06.4 stars 1981: Blue Öyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lii5mtMgsCePLhUmVDeW98VsSBfQbLOv8" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lii5mtMgsCePLhUmVDeW98VsSBfQbLOv8
07.4 stars 1974: Blue Öyster Cult - Secret Treaties -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mQ519tnf-40hi1naBp9CixnboRIKy6tXU" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mQ519tnf-40hi1naBp9CixnboRIKy6tXU

THE SONGS

01. The Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein's Castle at Weisseria 
02. The Vigil
03. The Marshall Plan
04. (Don't Fear) the Reaper
05. Godzilla
06. Vengeance (The Pact)
07. Astronomy





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Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: October 12 2023 at 09:29
Cultosaurus Erectus - Monsters
Agents Of Fortune - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
Spectres - Godzilla
Fire Of Unknown Origin - Burnin' For You
Secret Treaties - Flaming Telepaths
Tyranny & Mutation - The Red & The Black
Blue Oyster Cult - Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll


Best album artwork:

BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Cultösaurus Erectus reviews

I love this album. I still have my original vinyl album (with poster) bought in 1980. Smile


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 12 2023 at 14:46
5 stars 1988: Blue Öyster Cult - Imaginos -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kblpVdI4mTFTE52qrpjwqamQPLnHPAlJI" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kblpVdI4mTFTE52qrpjwqamQPLnHPAlJI

My all-time favourite Blue Öyster Cult song from my all-time favourite BOC album: The Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein's Castle at Weisseria, which Blue Öyster Cult fans know simply as "Frankenstein" and featuring the best singer in the world who no one's ever heard of: Mr. Joey Cerisano! Thumbs Up



Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: October 12 2023 at 22:00
Something like this:

Fire of Unknown Origin - Vengeance (The Pact)
Secret Treaties - Astronomy
Cultosaurus Erectus - Black Blade
Spectres - Nosferatu
Agents of Fortune - (Don't fear) The Reaper
Tyranny And Mutation - Wings Wetted Down
The Symbol Remains - Florida Man
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& btw: Club Ninja is better than its reputation. It would actually get the 8th spot.
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Also check our Robert Galbraith's (aka J.K. Rowling) book: At the beginning of every chapter of Career of Evil, there is a line or two of lyrics from a Blue Öyster Cult song. -The band and their songs plays a part in the actual storyline as well. It's fun!




Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 13 2023 at 14:30
I urge everyone to check out BÖC's most recent album, The Symbol Remains. It's a doozy!




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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 14 2023 at 02:50
^ The Symbol Remains is a great album! Thumbs Up

Staying on the subject of "Seven", how about this starry song from the stellar Imaginos album...


Along the world axis
The Empress lay sleeping
To the rhyme of the, of the, of the star clock
Seven sleepers
Seven sages
Seven ladders to the, to the
Seventh heaven
Seven stars
Had Ursa Major....


Posted By: mathman0806
Date Posted: October 14 2023 at 05:55
Blue Öyster Cult - Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll
Tyranny and Mutation - 7 Screaming Diz Busters
Secret Treaties - Astronomy
Agents of Fortune - E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)
Spectres - The Golden Age of Leather
Cultösaurus Erectus - Black Blade
Fire of Unknown Origin - Veteran of the Psychic Wars

I just finished listening to Albert Bouchard's Re Imaginos. I am enjoying his more stripped down version of Imaginos. Going to move on to Imaginos 2 - Bombs Over Germany next.


Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 14 2023 at 12:01
Cultösaurus Erectus — "Black Blade"

Fire of Unknown Origin — "Veteran of the Psychic Wars"

Mirrors — "The Vigil"

The Symbol Remains — "The Alchemist"

Curse of the Hidden Mirror — "The Old Gods Return"

The Revolution by Night — "Take Me Away"

Secret Treaties — "Dominance and Submission"


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Posted By: Lesanderd
Date Posted: November 22 2023 at 03:42
Blue Oyster Cult- Then Came The Last Days of May
Fire of Unknown Origin -Joan Crawford
Secret Treaties-Flaming Telepaths
Agents of Fortune-Sinful Love
Imaginos-In the Presence of Another World
Spectres-I Love the Night
Tyranny and Mutation-The Red & Black


Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 15:09
One of my favorite 'weird' hard rock bands....I recall hearing their first lp blasting from my brothers front porch in Bloomington IN at IU when I visited him one warm spring day at his new place ....I was still in a dorm. It blew me away and we all rolled a few and continued listening.

Secret Treaties- 'Flaming Telepaths/Atronomy
Blue Ouster Cult-'Transmaniacon MC'
Agents of Fortune-'Dont Fear the Reaper'
Fire of Unknown Origin-'Joan Crawford'
Tyranny and Mutation-'Mistress of the Salmon Salt'
Spectres-'Godzilla'
Curse of the Hidden Mirror-'Old Gods Return'





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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 18:57
"Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll" - Debut
"Hot Rails to Hell" - Tyranny and Mutation
"Dominance and Submission" - Secret Treaties
"The Revenge of Vera Gemini" - Agents of Fortune
"Godzilla" - Spectres
"Veteran of the Psychic Wars - Fire of Unknown Origin
"Astronomy" - Imaginos


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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 20:32
Originally posted by Lesanderd Lesanderd wrote:

Blue Oyster Cult- Then Came The Last Days of May
Such a beautiful song. But their debut probably has the most elements of boogie rock (which I have zero patience for) and Eric Blooms vocals often sound forced and just... underdeveloped (he gets much better). Still a pretty good with a handful of truly excellent songs. She's As Beautiful As A Foot, Screams., Cities On Flame... all amazing.

Thinking about how much I love that quartet, their debut should possibly have taken my last and seventh spot. But I was so pleasantly surprised by their latest album, I gave it to The Symbol Remains (but admittedly no songs on it mean as much to me as the mentioned tracks from their self titled)


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 29 2023 at 08:11
4 stars 1979: Blue Öyster Cult - Mirrors -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mXbKNqzBk7EPPTuflC1KsgVmIWHmo1sYY" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mXbKNqzBk7EPPTuflC1KsgVmIWHmo1sYY

Is there Life on Mars? No, but there's plenty of life in Las Vegas and the surrounding desert and some of it is extraterrestrial life too. 
So best keep The Vigil just in case E.T. happens to drop by.  https://emojipedia.org/flying-saucer" rel="nofollow -




Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: December 17 2023 at 12:09
One of my favorites by them from an underrated lp imho.....




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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 17 2023 at 13:54
4 stars 1980: Blue Öyster Cult - Cultosaurus Erectus -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kncNEElFlRFlcz04g2l_NxgQUv8eP5eMc" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kncNEElFlRFlcz04g2l_NxgQUv8eP5eMc

Favourite song from the Cultosaurus Erectus album.....

Tell ya, they ain't playing no surf music
They're gonna play some heavy music
They're gonna play bad
They're gonna play loud
They know just what I want it to sound like
It's gonna sound like
It's gonna sound like

This! 



Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 18 2023 at 05:29
4 stars 1976: Blue Öyster Cult - Agents of Fortune -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lgXqTg4Hlhmaf1EXB21IfjNdKqR6CrGFc" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lgXqTg4Hlhmaf1EXB21IfjNdKqR6CrGFc

More cowbell!!!



Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: December 18 2023 at 11:34
The best-ever live performance of "Veteran of the Psychic Wars"!



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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 21 2023 at 08:17
4 stars 1977: Blue Öyster Cult - Spectres -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kLOMYmEsMm41FdpGXPyGgVOhQUrBviizk" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kLOMYmEsMm41FdpGXPyGgVOhQUrBviizk



Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 29 2023 at 07:48
4 stars 1981: Blue Öyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lii5mtMgsCePLhUmVDeW98VsSBfQbLOv8" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lii5mtMgsCePLhUmVDeW98VsSBfQbLOv8



Posted By: Jaketejas
Date Posted: December 29 2023 at 22:19
Every once in a while I really enjoy cranking up Black Blade.

https://youtu.be/_p1yaNC1mNg?si=eiKfRfo-1d-wp8tW" rel="nofollow - Black Blade


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 30 2023 at 05:07
Originally posted by Jaketejas Jaketejas wrote:

Every once in a while I really enjoy cranking up Black Blade.

https://youtu.be/_p1yaNC1mNg?si=eiKfRfo-1d-wp8tW" rel="nofollow - Black Blade

Great choice! Black Blade is a cut above the rest. Thumbs Up


Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: December 30 2023 at 15:55


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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: January 01 2024 at 16:36
Secret Treaties - Dominance & Submission
Fire of Unknown Origin - Veteran of the Psychic Wars
Tyranny & Mutation - The Red & the Black
Cultasaurus Erectus - Monsters
Agents of Fortune - ETI
Blue Oyster Cult - Before the Kiss (A Redcap)
Imaginos - I Am the One You Warned Me Of

Honorable mention: Albert Bouchard’s recent “Imaginos” trilogy of releases. Not official BOC albums, otherwise all 3 would be listed above.

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 07 2024 at 06:39
Shades of SNL: Albert Bouchard explains why Don't Fear the Reaper needed more cowbell. Smile



Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: October 07 2024 at 08:48
Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Something like this:
Fire of Unknown Origin - Vengeance (The Pact)
Secret Treaties - Astronomy
Cultosaurus Erectus - Black Blade
Spectres - Nosferatu
Agents of Fortune - (Don't fear) The Reaper
Tyranny And Mutation - Wings Wetted Down
The Symbol Remains - Florida Man

I've changed my mind:
Fire of Unknown Origin - Vengeance (The Pact)
Secret Treaties - Astronomy
Cultosaurus Erectus - Black Blade
Spectres - Nosferatu
Agents of Fortune - (Don't fear) The Reaper
Blue Öyster Cult - Then Came the Last Days of May
Tyranny And Mutation - Wings Wetted Down


Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: October 10 2024 at 03:29
Is PP keeping score?
(at least for the albums?)


No album order, BTW.


Secret Treaties - Astronomy
Fire of Unknown Origin -  https://rateyourmusic.com/song/blue-oyster-cult/veteran-of-the-psychic-wars/" rel="nofollow - Veteran of the Psychic Wars
Cultosaurus Erectus - Black Blade
Spectres - Godzilla
Agents of Fortune - E T I 
Tyranny And Mutation - Diz-Busters
Début - Cities On Flame

next up
The Symbol Remains - Alchemist


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prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 10 2024 at 07:44
^ No, I don't usually keep score for the 7 X 7 lists. Smile  



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