Favourite Blue Öyster Cult Album - Progressive Rock Music Forum

micky wrote:

man that is hard... one of my alttime top favorite bands with great songs and great albums all the way across their career arc.

but I would have to pick from one of the first 3 .. not because they may have been more.. (god I hate that f**kign word) proggy.. but I simply enjoyed the sound and the energy of those. Lanier became more prominent on later albums which wasn't a bad thing.. but it did correspond perhaps intentionally in the way Bouchards drumming became less prominent after the first three. Perhaps it was the adjustment drummers often make as they have to tone down their playing in large arena/stadium settings which BOC was hitting with their 4 album but as great as many of the later albums were.. and they were.. and the great thing of the band.. even the less than great albums still had lots of great songs you'll never hear on the radio or some damn compilation album

but alas they simply didn't flat out sonic assault you the way the first 3 albums did..

the way my favorite especially did.. Tyranny and Mutation.

I suggest you revisit Cultosaurus Erectus and turn it up to "11"! Get ready for "Black Blade"...!

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Coincidentally I listened to Cultasaurus Erectus just a few hours ago. Not a favorite but quite good anyway.

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There's supposed to be a new album coming soon, hopefully before the end of the year.

Their last one, Curse of the Hidden Mirror was a rock-solid entry on par with their early '80s albums, IMHO.

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What this song needs is more cowbell!

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On your feet or on your knees! .... Here they are, the amazing Blue Oyster Cult! 😄

“Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.”

Secret Treaties....for Telepaths and Astronomy....then BOC, Fortune, Fire, Tyranny, etc

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I don't normally vote for live albums but On Your Feet Or On Your Knees is so good!!!

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Secret Treaties. I still have the lyrics they sent via mail if you wrote them and requested them. Printed by computer on that 70's green and white striped paper that predated dot matrix printers....

Edited by zeuhl1 - June 08 2020 at 14:08

I went to see Blue Oyster Cult in the early 1980's at the Birmingham Hippodrome during their "Mirrors" tour. I remember they had mirrors on the back of their guitars which they used to reflect the lights back at the audience.

^ yeah the shear awesomeness of Golden Age of Leather and Nosferatu raise the level of Spectres to greatness. The rest of songs are good enough to keep it there.. ie no junk to bring it down. though Goin' Through the Motions walked a fine line of doing that. Not bad.. just not the very good you expect and they delivered on pretty much everything to that point (their first 4 albums. .with no a single damn weak spot)

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Poll Question: Which is your favourite album?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Blue Öyster Cult (1972)	5	[9.80%]
Tyranny and Mutation (1973)	5	[9.80%]
Secret Treaties (1974)	17	[33.33%]
On Your Feet or on Your Knees (1975)	3	[5.88%]
Agents of Fortune (1976)	2	[3.92%]
Spectres (1977)	2	[3.92%]
Some Enchanted Evening (1978)	1	[1.96%]
Mirrors (1979)	0	[0.00%]
Cultösaurus Erectus (1980)	3	[5.88%]
Fire of Unknown Origin (1981)	6	[11.76%]
Extraterrestrial Live (1982)	1	[1.96%]
The Revölution by Night (1983)	0	[0.00%]
Club Ninja (1985)	0	[0.00%]
Imaginos (1988)	6	[11.76%]
Cult Classic (1994)	0	[0.00%]
Heaven Forbid (1998)	0	[0.00%]
Curse of the Hidden Mirror (2001)	0	[0.00%]
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