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Blue Oyster Cult, Anyone Else A Fan?

Don't Fear the Reaper is, IMO, one of the "great, classic" rock-n-roll songs, a significant tune on the "soundtrack of growing up" -- but then again, it got the most airplay of any of their songs, by far. They've done other good stuff, too. I saw BOC in concert once many (30+) years ago, and have fond memories of it. Back then, they were one group that the "cool" people liked, at least in my circles at the time. I'm not an expert or hard-core fan, but I like 'em. I think I have two of their LPs now (Hhmmm, should dig 'em out and play them --I rarely think of them when thinking about what to play, but I should change that!), but would welcome finding more!
 
Great band. Always unique, and never followed the trends. They still put on a great live show as well.

I doesn't hurt that Buck keeps getting better as a guitarist/singer.

rooster.
 
Funny story,back when Don't fear the Reaper had just come out ('76?) and they were out on tour I saw them for the first time at a small venue in Eugene,Oregon.
The show was actually headlined by Bob Seger,well to make a long story short most of the crowd was there to see BOC and started chanting BOC while Seger was still on stage,O'l Bob got really PO'd said some sh!t back at the crowd and then stormed off the stage lol.
Of course BOC was not quite ready to take the stage so there was a bit of a delay in the concert,when they finally did come on the crowd went wild.
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I remember some dude puke'n all over people a couple rows in front of us,man what a night,we drove 250 miles round trip for the show that night,lucky we survived considering the things we used to do back in the '70's but we lived to tell the tale and party on another day.:D
Still a BOC fan but live'n life with bit more care these days.:smoke:
 
Big fan here as well. seen them many times, even as Soft White Underbelly. THAT was a great show, not a big crowd due to the incognito bit so I was up real close. Remember this video? Buck heard these guys recording an album and asked if he could sit in on a track. This song is the result:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKqMEjsWYmQ
 
I saw them at Madison Square Gardens when the toured with Black Sabbath under the title "Black and Blue" tour. Must have been 1980. Fun time. I never had any of their vinyl though.
 
I grew up with BOC, i think Arkay mentioned "soundtrack of growing up", and i can't think of better words. I have seen them live more times than any other "successful" band. In Buck's own words "they never suck".

I do not idolize them, they're not my favorite band even. But, everywhere i listen to music, you'll find BOC within reach. I own more recordings of BOC than any other artist or band, i find them "frequently essential".:D
 
I've got a couple of friends in a hard-rock/metal cover band and one of the songs they do is 'Godzilla'. Got a few of their LPs in vinyl and even more on CD. Their 70's output is uniformly solid and I'm also a pretty big fan of Fire of Unknown Origin from the early 80's.
 
Been a big fan since 'Don't Fear the Reaper' hit the radio. Their music has stood the test of time, as a couple of my much younger friends (early 30's) are big BOC fans. Just got one of them started in vinyl and he was ecstatic when I found him a copy of Agents of Fortune on vinyl at a thrift. Still enjoy cranking 'This Ain't the Summer of Love'.
 
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well, jim, you obviously caught them on a bad day, they played where I worked year before last, helluva show,
and 131east,,you pretty much named off my favorites too,
I just downloaded the discography the other day
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I agree with you 100%. I saw them about 30 years ago. They just stood there and played, not really getting in to it. You could tell who was fixing to do something, because the rest of the band would look at a member and he would start doing his solo. Kind of like here we go again. I hate to say it but Foghat blew them away.
 
I have quite of few of their earlier albums, but haven't played any in... decades. I guess I'll spin Agents of Fortune.
 
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I have only seen them twice, both times in Dallas at the DCCC, a smaller venue where bands like BOC and Jethro Tull would wind up playing. Sat within the first 10 rows on the floor for both shows. Never did I get the feeling they were just going through the motions. Both shows were very good. They are not my favorite band, those were not the best concerts I have ever seen, but like someone else mentioned their music is always within arms reach and I have a lot of it. They do have a great sense of humor and occasionally on the first three albums Buck's guitar generates a few "surfer music" chords that don't sound out of place. I had always thought that their first three albums could be described as surf music meets heavy metal. And that's not a jab at them, it's just what I hear in their early music. Listen to the Ventures then to one of the early BOC records and see if you agree. I am not on drugs.
 
They have been a favorite for years. Seen them live at Super Summer Sunday '81 at empire stadium in Vancouver, BC, along with Ted Nugent, Heart, Loverboy, and the Rockets. Never forget that concert. It's pretty hard to forget anything, when you don't remember much.....lolol
 
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I have only seen them twice, both times in Dallas at the DCCC, a smaller venue where bands like BOC and Jethro Tull would wind up playing. Sat within the first 10 rows on the floor for both shows. Never did I get the feeling they were just going through the motions. Both shows were very good. They are not my favorite band, those were not the best concerts I have ever seen, but like someone else mentioned their music is always within arms reach and I have a lot of it. They do have a great sense of humor and occasionally on the first three albums Buck's guitar generates a few "surfer music" chords that don't sound out of place. I had always thought that their first three albums could be described as surf music meets heavy metal. And that's not a jab at them, it's just what I hear in their early music. Listen to the Ventures then to one of the early BOC records and see if you agree. I am not on drugs.
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"...I ain't playin' no surf music...I'm gonna play some HEAVY music! I'm gonna play BAD.. I'm gonna play LOUD!"
("The Marshall Plan" from Cultosaurus Erectus)
 
BOC has been one of my Top 5 bands since the 70's. Saw them many times with the highlight being the Black and Blue tour with Black Sabbath. No evening of partying/jammin' to the tunes was complete without some BOC! Every album up thru Club Ninja was a must have for me. I really liked the Buck Dharma solo album also. I think Friday night is going to feature some BOC on the home front. Cities on Flame...With Rock & Roll!
 
Sure.

I started to get into BOC over the last few years, and every album I get/hear turns me on to them more. Albums I have and like a great deal: Secret Treaties, Tyranny and Mutation, and Spectres. The 70s will never be topped as far as quality rock output goes. I wish I could have grown up during that decade. Born too late. But I guess now everything that some take for granted or are even sick of, seems fresh/new to me. Still, I can't imagine a time when the stereos I own were new and the music I listen to was just coming out. Sometimes I get very jealous of you slightly older gentlemen and women.
 
Anybody remember them in the late 70's on tour with Black Oak Arkansas. The one and only time I seen them BOC live, called the black and blue tour, maybe 1978? It's been a long time ago!! luckyed mentioned a black and blue tour with Sabbath also.
 
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131east23 said:
I had always thought that their first three albums could be described as surf music meets heavy metal. And that's not a jab at them, it's just what I hear in their early music. Listen to the Ventures then to one of the early BOC records and see if you agree. I am not on drugs.
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I know what you're saying-it's there at 2:19 in Dominance & Submission.
I've only seen them live a few times, but they always put on a good show.
I haven't seen them since the late '70s.
I've probably got all their albums in some form or another.
Sunday night I listened to the Patti Smith thing on NPR somebody here linked to, she talked about writing the lyrics to "Fire of Unknown Origin."
I knew she had a hand in several songs, but I didn't realize how many until I wiki'd her.
She was Allen Lanier's girlfriend, or a reasonable facsimile thereof.
I ripped the Fire of Unknown Origin CD for my truck USB drive after listening to it again.
I still dig 'em.
 
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