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micky

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Posted: February 23 2010 at 15:42

BOC did have some killer live albums no doubt...

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Posted: February 23 2010 at 15:23

Good band. Saw them live in London last year (or was it the year before).

I love their live albums, with standout tracks being Astronomy (from Some Enchanted Evening) and Veteran of the Psychic Wars (ETI Live).

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Posted: February 23 2010 at 15:22

You can't go wrong with Fire lucas.

By the way, they've put out their first five studio albums + some enchanted evening in remastered/expanded form...any plans to do the others that anybody knows about? Would be particularly interested in Cultosaurus, Fire and Imaginos. Would probably pick up the others just because.

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Posted: February 23 2010 at 15:01

I am currently listening to Raff's avatar, and so far I like it.

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Posted: February 23 2010 at 13:47

To tell the truth, I suspect my father of having forgotten he ever had this LP in his collection! LOL

Same thing could be said about my mother: she had cassettes copies of live LPs of Rainbow, Thin Lizzy, Mountain (!), Scorpions and BÖC, but all these K7 were in a box with many other, more or less forgotten in a closet.

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Posted: February 22 2010 at 19:35

damn... your parents were cool. My parents just had Barbara Streisand and Willie Nelson albums laying around. I do thank them for that though... probably would have never got into Babs without having her albums drilled in my self-conscious haha.

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Posted: February 21 2010 at 17:45

We understand - Blue Ösyter Cult, We understand - Blue Öyser Cult, We understand - Blue Öyster Cult, So do I...

I still thank my father for having BÖC's first and my mother for having the 1975 live On Your Feet Or On Your Knees: it makes Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple sound nice and easy, while BÖC's music always appeared to me as tense, harder, more...urban, souding like a true dystopian SF novel turned to music.

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Posted: February 21 2010 at 16:02

I've seen the band live three times in the past three or so years. They're still excellent.

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Posted: February 21 2010 at 14:20

I like Vigil quite a lot as well as The Great Sun Jester. Even I Am The Storm and In Thee provide me with some entertainment. But then there is also Dr. Music and the dreadful You're Not The One (not Albert's best moment).

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Posted: February 21 2010 at 14:16

I dident use to like mirrors ither but i listened to it yesterday along with some other BÖC albums, and its actualy not that bad most songs have good melody's, sure its sill prorobly thire worst one and more pop then rock, but its not that bad you people make it out to be. I kinda like it... Or as Adrian Belew whuld say "I LIKE IT!"

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Posted: February 21 2010 at 13:27

I actually really love The Great Sun Jester as well, but yes, the rest of Mirror's aint so great.

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Posted: February 21 2010 at 13:25

tszirmay wrote:

I am a big fan of their early years (the three first ones in particular). Secret Treaties remains a desert island favorite , the driving Career of Evil and the manic Dominance & Submission are personal icons.

The Vigil on Mirrors is another whopping track that goes unnoticed , a blistering solo guitar that will tighten your underwear! After Imaginos , I sort of peeled away but remain a huge fan.

All too true - because of the totally lacklustre nature of the rest of the album. As big a fan of the band as I am, I recently knocked a star off my review of Mirrors, bringing it down to one. Thank heavens Martin Birch came to the rescue in 1979!

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Posted: February 21 2010 at 13:17

I am a big fan of their early years (the three first ones in particular). Secret Treaties remains a desert island favorite , the driving Career of Evil and the manic Dominance & Submission are personal icons.

The Vigil on Mirrors is another whopping track that goes unnoticed , a blistering solo guitar that will tighten your underwear! After Imaginos , I sort of peeled away but remain a huge fan.

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Posted: February 21 2010 at 13:15

BOC are truly teh awesome. I had only been really familiar with their Big Three ("The Reaper", "Godzilla" and "Burnin' For You") until seeing one of the later versions of BOC on tour. (This was before Heaven Forbid was recorded.) I must agree with several other posters in the thread that Secret Treaties is their real showpiece. Gotta love how Bloom often sounds haunted or possessed.

Re Heaven Forbid: I'll never understand why they changed the title and cover art. They were originally going to call it Ezekiel's Wheel and they had some great cover art for it. Heaven Forbid is a rather lame title by comparison, and the cover is one of the worst I've ever seen from a major recording artist.

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<------ R.I.P. Gene Frenkel

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Posted: February 21 2010 at 12:59

For anyone just wanting a nice intro to BOC, try Workshop of Telescopes, a two CD compilation.

The best known tracks -- Fear the Reaper, Godzilla, Burnin' For You -- tell a lot of the story. But the lesser known stuff, perhaps best represented by Astronomy (covered very well by Metallica on the Garage Inc. album) are marvels to behold.

My friends, you don't have to convert me. This stuff is truly capable of frying the brain, and I mean that in a good way.

Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll!

Can you tell me where we're headin'?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon.

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Posted: February 21 2010 at 12:58

Cultosaurous Erectus is my all-time favorite. No album with songs like "Black Blade" and "Monsters" should be ignored

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Posted: February 21 2010 at 12:31

The Doctor wrote:

Imaginos, Secret Treaties and Fire of Unknown Origin. Those are my three favorites.

OK, will check them out. If you prefer them over their first two, they must be really good.

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Posted: February 21 2010 at 11:28

One of my favorite rock bands, and i got most of thire albums, my favorite is Agents of fortune. And yes Heaven forbid is a good album.

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Posted: February 21 2010 at 10:34

Epignosis wrote:

"Harvest Moon" is one of their best songs. Boo-hiss to you who rate Heaven Forbid so low!

I think my favorite songs, beside that one, would be "ETI: Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence" (one of the greatest choruses ever penned), "Then Came the Last Days of May," "Astronomy," and of course, "(Don't Fear) The Reaper." Thumbs Up

I actually like Heaven Forbid quite a lot, definitely better than Mirrors - and I also agree about "Harvest Moon", which has very intriguing lyrics as well as great music. "Then Came the Last Days of May" is probably the best song on their debut album, and I'd recommend you check the cracking live version included on their A Long Day's Night DVD. Guitar heaven Clap

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Posted: February 21 2010 at 10:34

I think the first half of Heaven Forbid is quite good, and I agree, Robert, Harvest Moon is an excellent song. But the second half of it starts to lose my interest and by the end of the album I realize I haven't really been listening to it since around In the Cold Grey Light of Dawn.

My personal recommendations for you Fusion would be Imaginos, Secret Treaties and Fire of Unknown Origin. Those are my three favorites. A lot of other great ones out there too, if you like those. But avoid: Club Ninja, Revolution By Night and Mirrors. All have some good stuff on them, but a lot of bleh as well.

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