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First time commenting. Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser wrote, sang and plays the guitar parts on this dreamy sound-scape about a late night encounter with a vampiress. "One look in the mirror told me so" tips it off. And it's such a clever song, too. A full verse followed by a double chorus, anchored by the "I love the night" hook, into a beautiful solo, then a half verse/half chorus, followed by the "I love the night" hook outro. It's brilliant and unique. Glad you loved it.
I've been listening to Blue Oyster Cult for a very long time, I know they have many great albums, if you like this style I would recommend that you pick up the pentology of albums including Agents of Fortune, Spectres, Mirrors, Cultosaurus Erectus and Fire of Unknown Origin. Initially some critics complained about some of the tracks on these albums but over time The Blue Oyster Cult fan base has universally embraced this quintet as the cream of the crop and the very finest of BOC. They were at their creative peak during these years. Get these albums and get a good set of headphones and enjoy the ride Because sonically there is only one other band that comes close and that is that English band It had an album about the dark side of the moon
A very unique group that followed their own path and didn't follow trends. They could do it all from softer songs like this and were also known as one of the heaviest of the heavy metal groups. Their career was really built on their live shows throughout the 1970's. It was during this period that they produced their best material. They recorded some fine studio material, but You had to see them live to really appreciate them.
Nice reaction Ms. Maggie! Yes, Each BÖC album has its own character and the songs comprising the catalog are quite different. Don “Buck Dharma” Roeser, a Master of guitar, delivers an amazing vocal once again. The harmonies BÖC could create are marvelous as each of the five had lead vocals in their catalog. The members, separately for the most part played gigs in their formative years in dances with surf music and doo-wop being the popular fare of those days and built a solid foundation for harmonies. You might enjoy an example of this by reacting to such an example of the Öyster Boys rendition of the Ronettes classic “Be My Baby” as one doesn’t often hear how well the song works with male harmonies?! Don Roeser also sings a lovely tune by the late great Allen Lanier who played keys and guitar for about thirty years since the band formed. “Astronomy” performed live would make an excellent reaction as well Ms. Maggie. Nearly all live performances today work off a click track to coordinate backing tracks, effects, etc. BÖC is an musical taste best experienced live, for they utilize tempo to magnificent emotive effect with retardando and accelerando masterfully performed! A staple of opera, jazz, and blues it has but vanished from rock and pop of the digital age. I’ve seen BÖC perform across five decades and they brought it without shortcuts whether in arenas, theaters or small clubs! In addition to his song “(Don’t Fear) the Reaper”, Donald Roeser also delivers lead vocals on “Burning for You”, “The Vigil”, and “Perfect Water” to name a few of the more popular. 💪🏻🎸🎤🎶🫶🏻
You hit the nail on the head in your assessment of the group. Can’t place them in any one category as they are all over the place. With all members writing and singing, every song sounds different.
Since the first time I heard this when this album was released this has been the song to my life because I do so love the night. Blue Oyster Cult has a very deep catalog of great songs. I saw the four times back in the '70s and early '80s. They were a great band live too.
Thanks! This was not in the original set in the Twitch stream but was added by popular demand in the Chat. And they were so right! Loved your reaction and analysis! 🌃
Wow, it's been so long since I've heard this. I liked the album so much, I bought a second copy, waiting for the first one to wear out, haha. I still have that second wrapped album. BOC was such a great band. I remember so well, seeing them in 1977. It wasn't just a concert, it was a show.... and it was the most fantastic light show I ever saw. There were 4 giant mirror balls hanging in the rafters of the arena and they fired their lasers at them and it was literally raining light. It was truly one of the top 3 concerts on my all-time list. Thanks for the memories.
Certain tunes leave a deeper mark than others. I Love the Night takes me to longing for a time and a woman in late 1983. We loved this song and the shared memories to which it is branded. But every morning she slipped away like those magic nights evaporated into dawn and turned to her real world. 😢
Maggie, BOC is one of the most underrated bands of all time, they have a very diverse catalog and a great mix of rockers, epics, ballads like you just heard and just plain great rock songs. The album this comes from, Specters, is amazing, for more from it, try their atmospheric classic, Nosferatu, their ode to vampires. They belong in the RR HoF, like 3 decades ago! Enjoy. 🎵🎸🎤🎸🎹🎶
Nasferatu, Morning Final, Dominance and Submission, Then Came the Last Days of May(Live), Black Blade, Monsters, The Marshall Plan, Cities on Flame............ The list goes on....... ..
I've been listening to them since 1976 when I was 13 years old. I have throughout my life owned most of their albums. But of all their songs, and I have loved so many of them, this song is my all-time favorite. It is timeless, perfection on every level, in every way. I know of no other song that creates such embience, evokes such powerful emotion. The vocal harmonies are flawless, the keyboards are haunting, but that guitar works on so many levels, it evokes such pathos, such sorrow and longing, yet so much willing resignation a sweet surrender. In the live version, you should know, there is another verse and then the chorus continues on so the actual version was supposed to be about 7 minutes long. I wish that they had released a full 7 minute studio version with the chorus and guitar trailing off into infinity. After all the song is about a vampiress and vampires never die...🧛♀️
What a great surreal sound it has and it sounds like you are walking the in the night ..That album cover is the best ,my fav of all of them ,it looks like they are time travelers in the 1800s and laser beams were used to give it a bizarre effect and they used lasers in their shows also that attracted concern from the US Gov about the possibility of it blinding attendees..
I get some of the weirdest looks when im asked who my fav classic rocks bands are. And my answer is always Blue Oyster Cult and Boston. 2 completely different vibes. But i dont care. Blue Oyster Cult brings chills and strong emotions.
No let me elaborate this album got me through a few months of my life. Every song felt so in tune. I didn’t know how much of a Goth I was. I thought I was just a nerd, but this music is too good to dismiss The lyrics are all pure science fiction and horror the highest caliber the guitarist is from some other planet and their vocals sound like a UFO landing
It looks as if you have not been introduced to Kansas. The logical place to start, where most people have started with Kansas, is Carry On Wayward Son. I have different favorite songs than most, but this is the song that started their mainstream airplay.
I've always liked this even better than Reaper. The multi-layered guitar tracks..... If you like their "journey through the cosmos" stuff, the studio version of their 1974 "Astronomy" will give you that 1-way ticket. Eric Bloom is vocalist on that one, and although he sang most of their "hard as nails" stuff in their early days, that track was an exception.
You should check out the live version of Then Came The Last Days Of May from Blue Oyster Cult On Your Feet Or On Your Knees album. If you like the guitar on I Love The Night you'll love it on this song. Make sure it's the On Your Feet Or On Your Knees version.
This is maybe a vampire song from one of my favorite bands. BOC have so many different music styles just for a heavy metal/hardrock band. Love it. By the way: Holy cheese muffins? I prefer blueberry chocolate ones ;-)
Definitely different than Godzilla! But another monster song....She's a Vampire!..and he joins her....BOC can play anything from a smooth ballads like this from Buck Dharma, a breezy but eerie love song like Don't Fear the Reaper, to progy epics like Astronomy, to flat out ballls to the Wall rockers like Cities on Flame and Dominance and Submission..and their harmonies are always top shelf..Do more BOC!!!
The ambiance of this masterpiece song perfectly captures the man's euphoric feelings under the repeated attacks from the Vampiress in white. The lyrics focus on the man transforming into her vampiric minion & losing his humanity while under her hypnotic spell. Vampires put their victims under hypnotic spells where they feel nothing but euphoria. Draining all the blood means death. Repeated attacks while not completely draining the blood will turn a human into a Vampiric servant to the Vampire that turned them. "If only you had been there my dear We could have shared this together" - His last thoughts of his girlfriend who just broke up with him. "No mortal was meant to know such wonder One look in the mirror told me so" - He is losing his reflection. (Vampires have no reflection in mirrors).
The UK had Pink Floyd; the USA has Blue Oyster Cult. Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser is as great a guitarist as David Gilmour, and his singing chops are as good also. "The Golden Age of Leather" from this album, Spectres, is excellent too!
Their early records were sort of muddy sounding, meant to recreate a "live" sound (read: cheap production costs). Starting with the Agents of Fortune album, they came out with a much cleaner sound and found much greater commercial success.
Great show. I got to see them live at least five or six times back in the mid and late 70's. Buck Dharma wrote and played lead guitar as well as sang this song. Some live versions are better. Eric Bloom also wrote some great BOC songs.
Such a great tune. This band has sooo much talent and range. the ONE thing...is vocals are NOT top notch. And thats from a diehard fan. If they had a great singer everyone would know about them, of that I'm sure.
