Blue Oyster Cult Albums
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Topic: Blue Oyster Cult Albums
Posted By: mohaveman
Subject: Blue Oyster Cult Albums
Date Posted: April 07 2013 at 10:51
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Blue Oyster Cult are one of the best American rock bands who often strayed into the Prog Rock territory. Which of their first 7 albums do you find to be the best. I won't vote, but if I did it would be hard to choose between SPECTRES and SECRET TREATIES. Thank you! ------------- And it's only the giving that makes you...what you are". |
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Posted By: mohaveman
Date Posted: April 07 2013 at 10:52
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Forgot to mention that I did not include live albums such as the monster great release ON YOUR FEET OR ON YOUR KNEES, which has a great title and I love when the band is introduced at the start of the show! ------------- And it's only the giving that makes you...what you are". |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: April 07 2013 at 10:54
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Secret Treaties and Spectres are my two favorites as well. But, Secret Treaties it is. However, my favorite BOC album is definitely Imaginos. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: April 07 2013 at 10:57
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I've always liked their wild and crazy occult rock and roll.......I went with Secret Treaties and then Agents Of Fortune, after that I really like Fire Of Unknown Origin, and there are some really cool tracks on the first one but the recording is really muddy on that one. btw....Espers does a really cool version of Flaming Telepaths on their short cd. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: April 07 2013 at 11:01
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I can't vote yet because I'm still revisiting these, but I have a very different take on this band. My favorite albums are the ones most people hate....Spectres and Mirrors. And I like Agents, very diverse and imaginative. The Agents-Mirrors period is the one that most interests me, some really different and cool moody stuff. Many of the others don't do much for me. The early hard rock ones, and Fires, are very disappointing albums. Cultosaurus flat out sucks. Just initial reactions though, I need more time to play them all again. |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: April 07 2013 at 11:03
Also, there was an active BOC poll....you should use the Search feature before starting polls.
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Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: April 07 2013 at 11:09
I'm sorry, I can't talk to you anymore.  I do love Spectres, but Fire is one of my three favorite albums, up there with Secret Treaties and Imaginos. Give Cultosaurus some time, it's a grower. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Finnforest wrote:Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: April 07 2013 at 11:36
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I love Fire of Unknown Origin because I had it as a kid. Apart from that, I only ever listen to the first three albums, of which Secret Treaties is the best, I think. I'll abstain from voting because I have only heard half of these choices so far. I've listened to Agents of Fortune a couple of times and thought it was pretty weak except for "Summer of Love" and "ETI" (love that song). Never really cared for "Reaper" anyway. And the second half of the album just struck me as dull. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: April 07 2013 at 11:55
No probs Doc It's been really a fun reunion with this band. I look forward to reviewing them one day. If my views hold, I expect to be fully ostracized from the BOC community  |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: April 07 2013 at 12:03
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I've always liked their first album best. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: April 07 2013 at 12:22
It's got some real gnarly songs......  ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: April 07 2013 at 12:35
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I love Joe Bouchard's "Screams" on the debut, and how it segues into "Foot".
"Flaming Telepaths" into "Astronomy" is a classic moment too (from 3rd album). ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: mohaveman
Date Posted: April 07 2013 at 14:24
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Mine is Imaginos as well. It's coming in the second half of the poll with another classic, Fires of Unknown Origin. ------------- And it's only the giving that makes you...what you are". |
Posted By: mohaveman
Date Posted: April 07 2013 at 14:26
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Yea, Cultosaurus....Not a winner. Maybe 1 or 2 good tracks on that one. I think Mirrors is too much maligned and should get better ratings. ------------- And it's only the giving that makes you...what you are". |
Posted By: mohaveman
Date Posted: April 07 2013 at 14:35
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What? I did a search for Blue Oyster Cult polls and came up empty!! But then I just tried again widened the search and did find one going back to 2010. I didn't see that the search went only back 6 months at first. Oh, well. ------------- And it's only the giving that makes you...what you are". |
Posted By: Prog Sothoth
Date Posted: April 07 2013 at 14:54
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Man, I really like Cultasaurus, particularly the first few tracks, but my favorite has always been Tyranny & Mutation. It's cool and vicious and I dig the raw vibe. |
Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: April 07 2013 at 15:12
| has to be Secret Treaties, as "Fire" is not here... Cultosaurous not bad at all, for some reason 80's Cult clicked better for me, I find some of the 70's albums too "awkward" |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: April 07 2013 at 15:19
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Love this track from their last studio piece..... ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: April 07 2013 at 18:43
I played "Secret Treaties" to death when I was 15 and still love it. Being somewhat of a WWII history buff, Me262 has always been my fave BoC song...in fact, I remember buying a model of an Me262 and painting the BoC logo on the wings  . "Cultosaurus Erectus" is a close 2nd, 'Lips in the Hills' is one of the great rock songs. Since live albums weren't included in the poll, I have to give a special award to the versions of "Hot Rails to Hell" and "The Last Days of May" on the "On Your Feet or On Your Knees" live album. ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: Andrea Cortese
Date Posted: April 08 2013 at 07:14
| Secret Treaties is their best. |
Posted By: the only sane man
Date 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!
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Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: April 08 2013 at 07:38
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^I believe you have to have a certain number of posts (100?) before you're allowed to vote in polls. It's an anti-spam thing. As for Revolution, I too think Shooting Shark is a great song, but there is loads of really awful stuff on that one. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: mohaveman
Date Posted: April 09 2013 at 17:31
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The version of "Last Days of May" on ON YOUR FEET OR ON YOUR KNEES is one of my favorite BOC tunes. ------------- And it's only the giving that makes you...what you are". |
Posted By: mohaveman
Date Posted: April 09 2013 at 17:33
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REVOLUTION BY NIGHT is an underated album. However it does have a few clunkers. ------------- And it's only the giving that makes you...what you are". |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: April 09 2013 at 17:37
I like it too, some good tracks....but yeah, agree about the clunkers..... That song Doc mentioned with the BOC chant.....omfg |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date 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... |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: April 09 2013 at 17:48
| Pretty hit and miss with me too Ken...but I enjoy quite a few |
Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: April 09 2013 at 17:53
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Posted By: stegor
Date Posted: April 09 2013 at 22:21
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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. |
Posted By: Larree
Date Posted: April 09 2013 at 22:52
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Tyranny and Mutation, for sure! One of the greatest albums EVER! ------------- http://larree.ws" rel="nofollow - The Larree (dot) Website |
Posted By: Andrea Cortese
Date Posted: April 10 2013 at 17:18
hehehehe, my fave is Shadow of California. What's the clunker? Do you guys mean Eyes on Fire? |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: April 10 2013 at 18:10
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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. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: April 10 2013 at 19:10
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. ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: April 10 2013 at 19:19
Andrea, I believe the worst offender is called "Let Go" |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: April 10 2013 at 19:55
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^That song should be considered a crime against music.
------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date 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. |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: April 10 2013 at 20:26
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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? |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: April 10 2013 at 23:35
 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.------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: markosherrera
Date Posted: April 11 2013 at 12:50
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Cultosaurus Erectus with my fave song Black Blade ------------- Hi progmaniacs of all the world |
Posted By: Andrea Cortese
Date Posted: April 11 2013 at 14:36
| Black Blade is the best from Cultosaurus. But Monsters is the prog one. |
Posted By: axeman
Date Posted: April 12 2013 at 17:56
No Fire of Unknown Origin or Imaginos? Phbbbttttt!  ------------- -John |
Posted By: MJAben
Date Posted: April 12 2013 at 18:07
I agree, would have loves to see FoUO, oh well... Tyranny and Mutation it is for me. ------------- The anteater is the worlds fastest land mammal. |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: April 12 2013 at 18:37
 Uh, this is a thread about their period up to 1980. There is another poll for 1981 on.
------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: April 13 2013 at 22:04
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The interview after the song is pretty funny |
Posted By: Green Shield Stamp
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 15:43
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Of what I have heard I would say it's a draw between Tyranny and Mutation and Secret Treaties. However, I have not yet heard Spectres, Mirrors, Cultosaurus or the debut album. I agree that if Imaginos was on the list I would definitely choose that. In the end I went with can't decide. I think I need to get into some serious BOC listening soon. The new 17 disc Columbia Albums Collection box set looks like a very attractive (and reasonably priced) proposition - even though I already own 4 of the albums. ------------- Haiku Writing a poem With seventeen syllables Is very diffic.... |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 15:46
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I am surprised their first has only one vote. I added a second vote to this great album.
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Posted By: Hawkwise
Date Posted: April 16 2013 at 09:14
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Secret Treaties is a Rock Classic brilliant album !!! ------------- 
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Posted By: libertycaps
Date Posted: April 17 2013 at 01:38
If i had to pick just 2, it'd be the s/t and Spectres. That may change tomorrow though....
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