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Joined: October 13 2012
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Posted: April 08 2013 at 07:26
One of my favourite bands of all time......but I'm not allowed to vote in this poll for some reason???
Oh well, each of the first seven has some classic moments, but I'd probably say that 'Agents Of Fortune' just nudges it for me.
As for their entire career, my fave is actually one that often gets overlooked - 'The Revolution by Night' - worth buying for side one alone........ 'Shooting Shark' being my absolute favourite track of all time! Period!
Joined: December 06 2006
Location: New England
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Points: 8968
Posted: April 09 2013 at 17:44
BOC do not play a style that I typically enjoy, but they have a lot of songs I like. I have only heard 3 or 4 albums in their entirety (Tyranny and Mutation, Mirrors, Agents of Fortune, Fire of Unknown Origin) and only really liked "Fire of Unknown Origin". But I enjoy many other songs like "Godzilla", "Death Valley Nights, Nosferatu, In Thee, You're not the one...
Joined: November 11 2005
Location: Manchester, UK
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Posted: April 09 2013 at 17:53
the only sane man wrote:
As for their entire career, my fave is actually one that often gets overlooked - 'The Revolution by Night' - worth buying for side one alone........ 'Shooting Shark' being my absolute favourite track of all time! Period!
I have to say Revolution along with Fire are my favourite of BOC and for some reason I like the whole of Revolution...
Joined: March 23 2013
Location: Minnesota
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Points: 2038
Posted: April 09 2013 at 22:21
I love the first one, especially with the bonus tracks of Soft White Underbelly and Stalk-Forrest group tracks. They were still trying to figure out what they were doing and there are some seriously weird and unexpected songs on there.
I saw them in '76 and they were awesome. Saw them in '79 and they were not.
Joined: March 29 2013
Location: WA
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Posted: April 10 2013 at 19:10
dr wu23 wrote:
I saw them open for Jeff beck Group in '74 and they were good and then saw them around 1982 at a local fair and they were just so so.
I saw them in August '78 at the Oakland outdoor coliseum at a concert series that was called a "Day on the green". The lineup was AC/DC, Cheap Trick, Blue Oyster Cult, Journey, Ted Nugent. I would've been happier to have Blue Oyster Cult be the headliner as the only bands that blew me away that day were AC/DC and Blue Oyster Cult.
Joined: February 03 2007
Location: The Heartland
Status: Online
Points: 16914
Posted: April 10 2013 at 20:01
It is ouch territory to be sure....can't imagine what they were thinking. Much of Revolution ain't too bad though. I remember that concert well, still have my T-shirt around somewhere.
Joined: June 23 2005
Location: The Tardis
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Posted: April 10 2013 at 20:26
Oh for sure. I think Shooting Shark and Shadow of California are great songs. Dragon Lady isn't too bad either.
Funny enough, I love the song "Blue Oyster Cult" on Imaginos and its chant "We understand! We understand! We understand! Blue Oyster Cult." For some reason that doesn't seem nearly as offensive.
I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
Joined: July 01 2004
Location: CA
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Posted: April 10 2013 at 23:35
dr wu23 wrote:
Love this track from their last studio piece.....
YES!! This song is outstanding. CotHM was a welcome surprise at the time, and Heaven Forbid right before it was pretty solid, too. But Curse is nearly on par with the 70s BOC.
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mohaveman wrote:
YES!! This song is outstanding. CotHM was a welcome surprise at the time, and Heaven Forbid right before it was pretty solid, too. But Curse is nearly on par with the 70s BOC.