In general I would say BÖC is the most underrated rock band ever. There is a very special kind of atmosphere in their music. Some of my favorite songs are Nosferatu, Veteran of the psychic wars (live'81), Then came the last days of may (live'75), I love the night and Astronomy.
Agree that those are all great songs!Veteran of the Psychic Wars is very clever and relatable to anyone who has been in a bad relationship. I Love the Night plays like a movie in my mind when I listen to it.
I don't think they are underrated at all. Those who like them LOVE them (me included) I consider them the unintentional "Grandfathers of Goth". Always loved the fact that every song wasn't "come back baby" or "I'm Lonely"....
My Top 10 are 1. Astronomy 2. Then Came The Last Days Of May(Live version from On Your Feet Or On Your Knees) 3. Dominance & Submission 4. The Revenge Of Vera Gemini 5. I Love The Night 6. Mistress Of The Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl) 7. The Vigil 8. Flaming Telepaths 9. Screams 10. Take Me Away
Wings wetted down. One of my favorite BOC songs. I love the inner play between the guitar and drums. Some beautiful soft drum fills that are just incredible.
The whole second side of Tyranny and Mutation is incredibly underrated. The first side got all the attention but I'd put the second side up against any other BOC album side.
1) Astronomy 2) Flaming Telepaths 3) Hot Rails To Hell 4) Subhuman(and yes, after 45 years, just learned to fully appreciate this tune) 5) Cities On Flame 6) I Love The Night 7) Nosferatu 8) Last Days Of May 9) Perfect Water 10) Don't Fear The Reaper
10 Morning Final 9 the Subhuman live 8 quick lime girl 7. Dominance and Submission 6 Hot rails to HELL 5. Joan Crawford 4. Godzilla 3 ETI 2 career of evil 1 Astronomy live but studio still would be # 1
Great show once again. Here is my list. 1 The Last Days of May 2 Cities on Flame 3 Don't Fear the Reaper 4 Astronomy 5 Dominance and Submission 6 Veterans of the Physic Wars 7 The Red and Black 8 Joan Crawford 9 Shadow of California 10 Fire of Unknown Origin
BOC has always been my favorite band, so I could do more than 10, but 10 it is: 10. Sole Survivor 9. Mistress of the Salmon Salt 8. Don't Fear the Reaper 7. Then Came the Last Days of May 6. Tenderloin 5. Workshop of the Telescopes 4. Veteran of the Psychic Wars 3. I Love The Night 2, Flaming Telepaths 1. Astronomy This was harder than I thought. Had to leave off too many Great songs..
Awesome list mate. It's really hard to fit top 10 songs from them in a list. 1. Astronomy 2. Flaming telepaths 3. Fire of unknown origin 4. Then came the last days of May 5. Take me away 6. Dominance and Submission 7. Harvest moon 8. Soul survivor 9. Hot rails to hell 10. Dancin' in the Ruins The drum work in Astronomy is phenomenal. I always listen to Metallica's version back to back with BOC's. Metallica's drums sound so flat in front of BOC's. I have left a few popular tunes out because they might be on every list. Dancin' is the Ruins is such an underrated song. It's beautifully built song, just very pop for a lot of people. Honorable mention - Veteran of Psychic wars, I love the night.
Not a favorite of mine but the song structures , and mood changes to the Spectres song Fireworks are brilliant . Teen Archer , and Wings Wetted down are incredibly good songs . The way the 2 songs back to back compliment each other was impeccable track placement at it's most brilliant
Burnin For You is their undisputed masterpiece, and for good reason. It's subjective to what you like of course. They had 4 top charters through the years; Burnin For You being one of them. Shooting Shark, In Thee and of course: (don't fear) The Reaper. I'd throw in for a top list of suggestions in addition: •Astronomy (the Imaginos version) •The Siege and Investiture of Baron Von Frankenstein's Castle at Wiessaria •This Ain't the Summer of Love •Veteran of the Psychic Wars (ETL version) •Mirrors •Blue Oyster Cult (Imaginos Subhuman version) There's so many to mention.
10. Celestial the Queen . 9. The Revenge of Vera Gemini. 8. Astronomy . 7. Unknown Tongue. 6. Deadline . 5. Lonely Teardrops. 4. I love the night . 3. Moon Crazy . 2. Perfect Water. 1. Vengeance ( the pact ) honorable mention..........Harvester of Eyes !!!!
1. Burnin' for You 2. Astronomy (Imaginos version) 3. Don't fear (the Reaper) 4. Black Blade 5. The Seige and investiture of Baron von Frankenstein's castle at Wiessaria 6. Monsters 7. The Marshall Plan 8. Going Through the Motions 9. Fire of Unknown Origin 10. Blue Oyster Cult (Imaginos version)
I'm not a huge listener, but Don't Turn Your Back is by far my favorite BÖC song. Blew me away the first time I heard it. Great trance-ey atmospheric synths & guitar solo, simple yet strong vocal harmonies, and a nice groovy rhythm.
One of their best ballad type songs, if anyone can say they ever had a ballad; understand though, stating it's ballad type in NO NO WAY means it's not good. Nothing could be further than the truth; it definitely would be in my top 10!! It's an awesome song and has one of those memorable guitar solos, to boot!!!
My *Blue Öyster Cult Top Ten* 1) Cities On Flame With Rock 'n' Roll 2) Mistress Of The Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl) 3) Veterans Of The Psychic Wars 4) 7 Screaming Diz-Busters 5) ETI 6) Godzilla 7) Hot Rails To Hell 8) Death Valley Nights 9) The Red And Black 10) Take Me Away *Honorable Mentions:* Transmaniacon MC, Then Came The Last Days Of May, Astronomy, Subhuman, ME262, Dominance & Submission, This Ain't The Summer Of Love, Don't Fear The Reaper, The Revenge Of Vera Gemini, Sinful Love, Tattooed Vampire , Debbie Denise, Golden Age Of Leather, Goin' Through The Motions, Fire Of Unknown Origin, Burnin' For You, After Dark, Heavy Metal: The Black & Silver, Don't Turn Your Back, Shooting Shark, Let Go, See You In Black.
I'm a bit of a younger guy so I didn't grow up with these guys besides the hits that everyone knows. I started getting into classic rock and dove into Zeppelin and Sabbath and a few others and then, on youtube, I got recommended a video that simply read Veteran of the Psychic Wars: Heavy Metal. I clicked on it and had the Oyster Boys come swimming for me.
10 - Astronomy (1988) 9 - Harvest Moon 8 - Cities On Flame 7 - Dancing In The Ruins 6 - Shooting Shark 5 - I Love The Night 4 - 🐲 Godzilla 3 - Burnin' For You 2 - Take Me Away 1 - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
Soooooo many great songs: Transmaniocon MC, Shadow of California, Then Came the Last Days of May, Cities on Flame..., The Vigil (so great), Shooting Shark, Joan Crawford, Godzilla, ETI, Hammer Back (the second guitar solo on that should have its own shrine for worship)
Most people might hate my top ten list. But that’s okay, I’ll own it. 1. White Flags 2. Mirrors 3. Astronomy (1988) 4. Live for Me 5. Joan Crawford 6. The Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein's Castle at Weisseria 7. The Great Sun Jester 8. Wings Wetted Down 9. Death Valley Nights 10. Take Me Away
My top favorites in no particular order One song from each album 1: Secret Treaties, Astronomy. 2:Heaven Forbid, harvest moon. 3:Tyranny and Mutation, hot rails to hell. 4:Fire Of unknown Origin, veteran of the psychic Wars. 5: spectres, I love the night. 6: Cultösaurus Erectus, deadline. 7:Club Ninja, perfect water. 8: Mirrors, the Vigil. 9:Blue Öyster Cult, last days of May. 10: Agents Of Fortune, don't fear the reaper. 11. Revolution by night, Take me away. 12: Imaginos, In The Presence of Another World. 13:Curse of The Hidden Mirror, Here Comes That Feeling They have so many great underated songs it's sad that they're only really remembered for is don't fear the reaper and that cowbell skit.
Sole Survivor as he was the last man on his planet ? (need to check that now !!) Good list though of great BOC songs that many wouldn't know about ....
Vigil is a great rocker, I think the lyrics were written by Bucks wife. And Fireworks is a great melody but I think BOC jettisoned it as it was the Bouchard brothers.
To all BOC Fans, I listened to Heaven Forbid in its entirety, for the first time, ever, a few days ago. I was Blown Away ! Pete is right, it is a terrific album. I was very pleasantly surprised. Next time I'm at the record store, I'll be sure to pick it up. I highly recommend it, especially for BOC fans. Very solid, very eclectic. Platinum worthy album ! Go get it, you'll be glad you did - - 🎸🥁👍
Hi Pete, Great segment on BOC. One of my fav bands. As is usual, my picks are from the later records while yours always seem to be from the earlier ones. I may be one of the few who really love Imaginos. Here's my Top 10 : 10. The Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein's Castle at Weisseria 9. In The Presence Of Another World 8. Cold Gray Light Of Dawn 7. Take Me Away 6. Dancin' In The Ruins 5. Burnin For You 4. Les Invisibles 3. Don't Fear The Reaper 2. Godzilla 1. I Am The One You Warned Me Of
One of my favorites, love there heavy rock and great singing! 1. Divine Wind - killer riff off there best album 2. Black Blade - Cultosaurus Erectus 3. Vengeance - Fire of Unkown Origin 4. Stairway to the stars - BOC 5. Astronomy - Secret Treaties 6. Godzilla - Spectres 7. Don't fear the reaper 8. Imaginos 9. Burnin for you 10. Madness to the Method - Club Ninja
1 (Don’t Fear) The Reaper 2 Godzilla 3 Astronomy 4 Burnin 5 Take me Away 6 In Thee 7 Shooting Shark 8 Black Blade Bad ass song and Album 9 Cities on Flames with Rock’N’Roll 10 Fallen Angle HM 1 Going through the motions 2 this ain’t the garden of love 3 the red the black 4 Joan Crawford 5 E.T.I
Mine: 1. Harvester of Eyes, 2. E.T.I., 3. Astronomy, 4. Black Blade, 5. Then Came the Last Days of May, 6. The Subhuman, 7. Career of Evil, 8. Dominance and Submission, 9. I Love the Night, 10. The Revenge of Vera Geminini.
Perfect top ten. I first heard them at a party in 1974, the song was Dominance and Submission. The next day, I went to the record store but for the life of me, I couldn't remember the name of the song! So, I bought "On Your Feet or On Your Knees". I was completely blown away and started exploring more of their work. BOC has an intellect, a sound, incredible technical skill and an attitude that never stops. Seen them live in arenas, stadiums, small clubs and dinner theaters. They fucking rock. Their live performances far outshine their studio art. Still a BIG fan after all this time.
10. Cold Grey Light Of Dawn 9. Then Came the Last Days of May 8. Subhuman 7. Burnin For You 6. Astronomy 5. Veins 4. Teen Archer 3. Deadline 2. Flaming Telepaths 1. I Love The Night
One of the greatest bands who ever graced a studio and a stage, on an amazing channel we all love and appreciate. It’s so difficult to just name ten, but here it goes: 10- Perfect Water 09- Subhuman 08- Baby Ice Dog 07- OD’d on Life Itself 06- Flaming Telepaths 05- Extra Terrestrial Intelligence 04- Cities on Flame with R&R 03- Before the Kiss, a Redcap 02- Transmaniacon MC 01- Then Came the Last Days of May
"Burning For You" is my favorite song by BOC b/c of that guitar solo. It's just so unique, even though it only lasts about 30 seconds. You could include all the lead licks he throws in at the end as part of that solo.🤟🔥🎼
Man I just gotta tell ya. When you do these top 10 lists, I rarely know all the songs you mention. So I have two youtube windows open, and when you mention a song I immediately pause it and go to the other window and listen to the song. Many times I love it...so thank you for doing these! I dig the influx of kickass music from you! Rock on! \m/
@@seaoftranquilityprog - I do the exact same thing when listening to your vids: you in one tab, and another open with whatever song you mention. That's one of the things about vids like yours, that is so much fun!!!! You have educated me on bands I thought I knew, and on bands I didn't know much about, and some I even thought I didn't like before!
1. Lips in the Hills 2. Vengeance (The Pact) 3. Shes as Beautiful as a Foot 4. Take Me Away 5. Tattoo Vampire 6. The Vigil 7. Black Blade 8. City's on Flame 9. Veterans of Psychic Wars 10. After Dark
I'm a 31 year old woman and my dad raised me on BOC and I am so thankful. Saw a comment below on them not being very popular with women. I agree, but I'm not a good example of the average woman. I found their music so different and reminded me so much of sci-fi. Anyways...... Veteran of Psychic Wars, Godzilla, After Dark, Morning Final, Secret Treaties, Astronomy and Sinful Love are in my top. Now, lastly, WHERE CAN I GET A REAL BÖC TEE?
10. Going Through The Motions 9. Shooting Shark 8. Veteran of the Psychic Wars 7. Career Of Evil 6. Last Days Of May 5. E.T.I. (live) 4. Flaming Telepaths 3. Burning For You 2. Cities On Flame 1. Astronomy
Vengeance (the pact) - man I love that song, should have been in the movie Heavy Metal as it was written I Love the Night - really beautiful song, a precursor to After Dark, another great Astronomy - it's just brilliant Flaming Telepaths - the transition from Harvester of Eyes is awesome....Great lyrics In Thee - came out of nowhere and it's wonderful change Joan Crawford - a mixer's dream It's really a toss up between Fire, Spectres, and Secret Treaties.......they are the staples and really hard to say what's best.
Let's give this a try 10.)In Thee 9.)Burning For You 8.)Cities On Flame 7.)Redeemed 6.)Godzilla 5.)Don't Fear The Reaper 4.)Monsters 3.) Joan Crawford 2.)I'm On The Lamb But I Ain't No Sheep/The Red And The Black(their basically the same song) 1.)Flaming Telepaths/Astronomy(the segue into each other)
My first BOC contact also was Cultosaurus... love it to this day. Their best, although missed by many. The same Martin Birch era before and after, Mirrors and Fire of unknown origin, their best work.
Trying to put up my list before watching: 10. Harvest Moon 9. In the Presence of Another World 8. Workshop of the Telescopes 7. Career of Evil 6. Vengeance (The Pact) 5. Deadline 4. Flaming Telepaths 3. Death Valley Nights 2. Then Came the Last Days of May 1. Veteran of the Psychic Wars
Thanks for doing this list. I actually just bought three BOC cassettes today. Their songs are so good and esoteric and were always light years ahead of their time.
Everybody is going to have a different top 10 list, but the ones I feel like I've hit "replay" the most on: 1- Imaginos - blue oyster cult 2- Imaginos - astronomy 3- Before the Kiss 4- Wings Wetted Down 5- Siege and Investiture 6- Celestial the Queen 7- Fallen Angel 8- Dancin' in the Ruins 9- Cagey Cretins 10- Moon Crazy
1. Veterans of the psychic war 2. Flaming Telepath s 3. Astronomy 4. 7 Screaming Diz-Busters 5. The Great Sun Jester 6. ME 262 7. Black Blade 8. Harvester of Eyes 9. Sole Survivor 10. E.T.I (extra terraestrial intelligence) Honourable mentions: Career of Evil, Fire of Unknown Origins, Vengence(The Pact), Dominance and Submission, Beat em up
I agree there were many songs better than DFTR. ETI is one of my favorites. Just love it. Cities ON Flame is another great tune. I like a lot of songs that Albert sings lead on. Just a great band. Hard to find bad music by these guys. Like you said they are so verstile. All of them could sing and did.
BÖC is one of my favorite bands. I've been able to see them 10 times. It's very difficult to come up with a top 10 but I can say that my favorite song is Astronomy and Secret Treaties is my favorite album.
1) Harvester of Eyes 2) Morning Final 3) ME 262 4) Dominance and Submission 5) Sinful Love 6) Transmaniacon MC 7) Death Valley Nights 8) 7 Screaming Diz-Busters 9) Hot Rails To Hell 10) Astronomy. Mentions for; Debbie Denise, Mirrors, Fireworks, Golden Age Of Leather , Screams and She's As Beautiful As A Foot. Oh, and Reaper, I guess.
As a hardcore BOC fan from the beginning, it’s hard to pick a top ten. But, I feel your choices are way off. But to each his own. Thanks for giving them their props!
My top ten (very commersh, so shoot me): 10. In Thee 9. The Marshall Plan 8. I Love The Night 7. Astronomy 6. Joan Crawford 5. Career Of Evil 4. Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll 3. Burning For You 2. Don't Fear The Reaper 1. Godzilla
I just started getting into BOC on an album basis and ETI might be the most underrated rock song I’ve ever heard. Absolutely insane riff. Buck Dharma should be on every music fans list of great guitarists.
1. Astronomy (Imaginos version) 2. Take Me Away 3. Joan Crawford 4. Shooting Shark 5. Veteran of the Psychic Wars (Extraterrestrial live version) 6. Burning for you 7. Cities on Flame 8. Then Came the Last Days of May 9. Black Blade 10. Don't Fear the Reaper
My Top 10, in chronological order. Would have preferred a Top 20 though :-) Screams Harvester of Eyes Flaming Telepaths Astronomy Black Blade Monsters Unknown Tongue See You In Black Damaged Still Burnin'
Thanks for a cool list: My Top 10 BOC 1. Don’t Fear the Reaper 2. Veteran of the Psychic Wars 3. Black Blade 4. Astronomy 5. Godzilla 6. Burnin’ for You 7. Joan Crawford 8. Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll 9. Unknown Tongue 10. In Thee
1. Astronomy 2. Flaming Telepaths 3. Dominance and Submission 4. Harvester of Eyes 5. Subhuman 6. Don't Fear The Reaper 7. 7 Screaming Diz-Busters 8. Searching for Celine 9. Hot Rails to Hell 10. Cities on Flame... There's a lot of their stuff I haven't listened to yet, but this is what I've got so far.
Wish I could hit the like button about 50 times, great stuff Pete!!! I learned 3 new tracks from you that I love. Your descriptions are wicked good. Happy to see more vids from ya
Tee n Archer and morning Final would be in my Top ten. Hard band to make a top ten list of so many great songs. I do agree with Subhuman being no. 1. Thanks for posting.
Fire of unknown origin is my favorite album by them. Veteran of the psychic wars was on the soundtrack to heavy metal in 81'....I fell in love with the song, the album and the band. I was about 12 years old. Joan Crawford, Don't turn your back, heavy metal black and silver, soul survivor...albums a masterpiece.
Underrated band, Its a shame that they aren't in the Rock and Roll of Fame Fire of Unknown Origin one of thier best album. Veteran live version, shows off Bucks guitar talent Thanks for posting, Turning people on, that aren't familiar with a lot of Blue Oyster Cult music
How about a favorite track from each album: 1. Astronomy (1974) 2. Veteran of The Psychic Wars (1981) 3. In the Presence of Another World (1988) 4. Monsters (1980) 5. 7 Screaming Diz-Busters (1973) 6. Power Underneath Despair (1998) 7. Nosferatu (1977) 8. Workshop of The Telescopes (1972) 9. Madness to The Method (1985) 10. The Alchemist (2020) 11. Sinful Love (1976) 12. The Vigil (1979) 13. Shadow of California (1983) 14. The Old Gods Return (2001)
I always have a hard time choosing between Black Blade and Monsters. My Top 10 1. Astronomy 2. The Red and the Black 3. Mirrors 4. Death Valley Nights 5. Monsters 6. Workshop of the Telescopes 7. Morning Final 8. Flaming Telepaths 9. Demon's Kiss - From Bad Channels 10. After Dark (Killer Buck solo!)
I first heard "the Subhuman" on the album (cassette) of "on your feet or on your knees" and after about 3-4 beers back in the day it was memorizing. Bucks guitar stood out like a sore thumb in this version. When I was in a Napa State Hospital for 6 1/2 years for a felony conviction and pleading out for "Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity" I would listen to "The Subhuman" a lot and that song would boost my spirits in that shitty situation. I am very happy to see someone give credit to this great band, and as much I thank you for this video. I just decided to listen to "On your Feet or on Your Knees" on my PC - "I know Lucifer so well I can call him by hist first name".
1) Astronomy (Cult Classics version), 2) Don't Fear The Reaper ( ETL version), 3) Take Me Away, 4) Here Comes That Feeling , 5) Veteran of the Psychic Wars, 6) I Love The Night, 7) Dancing in the Ruins, 8)Burning for You, 9) ETI, 10) Perfect Water
I'm glad you gave an HM to "Then Came the Last Days of May". That song saved my ass. I forgot that I had a book report due and my English teacher was a be-otch. I was reminded of the report in lunch period and English was my next class. So I quickly wrote up the plot line as per the lyrics of the song. The main characters were, Buck Dharma, Eric Bloom and Albert Bouchard. I listed the author as Glenn Roeser and said it was published by Random House and just made up a RH catalog number and the title of the book was of course, "Then Came The Last Days of May". Thankfully, this was 1975 and there was no internet where she could quickly fact check me. I Got an "A" on that report. (pumping my fist). My first BOC concert was New Years Eve 1975/1976 at the Nassau Coliseum in Hempstead, Long Island. The line up was was some poor guy on an acoustic that opened and left after his second song because he was being pelted by lit cigarette butts and half eaten hot dogs. Then the line up was Leslie West's Wild West Show, Blue Oyster Cult and KISS was the headliner. A great way to ring in the new year.
@@MissAstorDancer I have no idea. He wasn't listed on the bill and had no introduction. He came out, sat on a stool and started playing and not too awfully well. He was abused for two songs and thought it best to make a hasty retreat and left the stage.
I would go 1.Divine Wind 2.Before The Kiss 3. Frankenstein 4.Don't Turn Your Back 5.Deadline 6. Harvester Of Eyes 7.Veteran Of The Psychic Wars 8.Real World 9.R U Ready To Rock 10.Transmaniacon MC
My top 10 1. Career of Evil 2. ME 262 3. Cities on Flame with rock n roll 4. Black Blade 5. The vigil 6. Dominance & Submission 7. Burnin for you 8. ETI (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) 9. Then came the last days of May 10. Transmaniacon MC Honorable mentions Before the kiss a redcap, hot rails to hell, Subhuman, Harvester of eyes, astronomy, don’t fear the reaper, Godzilla, Golden age of leather, Dr. Music, Mirrors, I am the storm, The Marshall Plan, Monsters, unknown tongue, Joan Crawford, Veteran of the Psychic Wars, Fire of unknown Origins, That was me, Box in my head, tainted blood, the Alchemist
I also agree that Secret Treaties is their best album. Glad to see that some of my other favorites like Veteran of Psychic Wars and Black Blade were in there.Harvester of Eyes and Flaming Telepaths are favorites of mine and I Love the Night is maybe my favorite ballad from the band. It took me years to get into B.O.C. I wasn't much of a fan when I was younger.I bought Secret Treaties in a used record store and was hooked. I went and bought all their records after that,up through Fire of Unknown Origin.
Good list. Glad you gave an HM to Harvest Moon, which is one of my favorites. I would always have to put DFTR at number one though - although I completely understand your point about it being overplayed. It's just too iconic, and too perfect. Up there with Stairway and Child in Time in the very top echelons.
Don't Fear, The Last days, Astronomy, The Vigil, Great Sun Jester, Burning for you, You're not the one, In Thee, Perfect Water, Shooting Shark, I am the Storm, Mirrors.
1. Medley Flaming Telepaths/Astronomy 2. Wings Wetted down 3. The Siege and investiture of baron von frankenstein's castle at weissaria 4. Don't fear the reaper 5. Medley Lips in the hills/unknown tongue 6. career of evil 7. Nosferatu 8. The subhuman 9. Medley: Screams / she's as beautiful as a foot/cities on flame with rock and roll 10. Mistress of the salmon salt (quicklime girl)
BOC was far too clever for the average rock fan in the early 1970s. Their cryptic lyrics married to the deadly riffs made them an enigma for many metal fans of the period. At their very best, they were unbeatable. The first three albums still sound remarkable, because they don't adhere to any time period. The music could've been recorded yesterday. That's how good BOC were. 10 classic BOC songs 1. Transmiaacon MC 2. Before The Kiss, A Redcap 3. She's As Beautiful As A Foot 4. OD On Life Itself 5. Hot Rails To Hell 6. Mistress Of The Salmon Salt 7.Dominance And Submission 8.Harvester Of Eyes 9. Death Valley Nights 10. Godzilla
Rob Jones Stick away, my friend. I live in NYC, so I was fortunate enough to see them quite a few times. First time was at Madison Square Garden when they were touring with Black Sabbath. I've also seen them as Soft White Underbelly at some much smaller venues. Have you ever seen them?
@@Tikki-cy1wk I did see BOC in 2008. By then, they were a pale shadow of their former glory sadly. The audience for that night was much smaller. Many of them looked like they were waiting to meet The Reaper! They started off well, then then during "Godzilla", they went into Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust"..... It was a very disappointing night, to say the least. Despite that, I still treasure those seminal three albums.
I could make a top 50 list for this band, easy. Narrowing down to 10 is tough. 1. Astronomy 2. Don’t Fear the Reaper 3. I Love the Night 4. Perfect Water 5. The Subhuman 6. Flaming Telepaths 7. The Revenge of Vera Gemini 8. Joan Crawford 9. Dancing in the Ruins 10. Mistress of the Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl) Honorable mentions: Fire of Unknown Origin, Deadline, Veteran of the Psychic Wars, Teen Archer, This Ain’t the Summer of Love, Moon Crazy and Wings Wetted Down.
10. Hot rails to hell 9. M E 262 8. The red and the black 7. Last days of May. 6. Godzilla 5. Dominance & Submission 4. Buck's boogie 3. Harvester of eyes 2. ETI 1. Astronomy
My Top 10 Blue Oyster Cult Songs. 10. Redeemed (Blue Oyster Cult) 9. Black Blade (Cultosaurus Erectus) 8: Perfect Water (Club Ninja) 7. The Red and the Black (Tyranny and Mutation) 6. Astronomy (Secret Treaties) 5. Blue Oyster Cult (Imaginos) 4. Burnin' for You (Fire of Unknown Origin) 3. Godzilla (Spectres) 2. Hot Rails to Hell (Tyranny and Mutation) 1. Then came the Last days of May (Blue Oyster Cult) Honorable Mentions! Stairway to the Stars (Blue Oyster Cult) 7 Screaming Diz-Busters (Tyranny and Mutation) Career of Evil (Secret Treaties) This ain't the Summer of Love (Agents of Fortune) Fireworks (Spectres) Mirrors Monsters (Cultosaurus Erectus) Fire of Unknown Origin (FOUO) Shadow of California (Revolution by Night) White Flags (Club Ninja) In the Presence of Another World (Imaginos)
My top 10 BOC songs 10. Joan Crawford 9. Then Came the Last Days of May 8. ME 262 7. Seven Screaming Diz-Busters 6. The Vigil 5. I Love the Night 4. Sole Survivor 3. Veteran of the Psychic Wars 2. Flaming Telepaths 1. Astronomy
I saw BOC on Dec. 4, 1976. I'm pretty sure it was the first laser light show I ever saw. The concert was absolutely STUNNING, literally! "Buck's Boogie" was over 20 minutes long, with the drum solo being 10 minutes long, and the freakin' laser show during that drum solo was just insane!!!! Buck's guitar was just on fire! Eric's voice was just perfect the entire night! Buck's voice was not that great on "...Reaper", which, of course, was the encore. Sadly, it was actually the worst song of the night! Bob Seeger & TSBB opened for BOC. The tickets were $5.00!
Finally, I was attending Stonybrook University when they formed. They played at the campus bar a lot and always had new things to offer every time they played.
My Top 10 Tunes 1) Perfect Water 2) I Love The Night 3) Real World 4) Harvester Of Eyes 5) Stairway To The Stars 6) Hot Rails To Hell 7) The Great Sun Jester 8) Veteran Of The Psychic Wars 9) Shooting Star 10) That Was Me
So glad to have found this thread.BOC isnt yet too known to me but I'll explore and your show and listener comments great help.a woman I went th o high school with her son tours as bass n perhaps keys too.your comment about THIN LIZZY rang true seen them open for QUEEN.went away that night saying respect for LIZZY.THEY KICK ASS....
The first song I ever heard from that magnificent band, live at the Oakland Colosseum in 1974 was The Subhuman, remains my favorite. But their catalog is so deep and diverse...you could easily get 60 or 70 different responses to what is their best song. And you can say, "oh I get that choice"
"She's as beautiful as a foot" is so catchy...and creepy! My number one from them. It will always be . Also " Transmaniacon MC" love that heavy riff!!!!! Harvest Moon, Lonely Teardrops, Searching for Celine. R.I.P. Allen Lanier
Hey man, great video, just found the channel. I love Blue Oyster Cult and I really agree with most of the list, but why won't you show Sole Survivor any love? And I expected Flaming Telepaths to make number 1.
Great Top 10 list, Pete. Secret Treaties has always been my favorite album towards the end of High School days, however, being a drummer since 1969, my actual favorite warm up song to play back then was The Red & the Black - that one always got my blood flowing very quickly. LOL
