Brilliant Boc
No not Boards of Canada sorry. |
| 1 |  | Blue Oyster Cult
Mirrors
The Vigil - Archetypical BOC with its daft mystical lyrics and beautifully clunky riff. Middle section is
amazing and has a brilliant Buck solo. Pisses all over that overplayed song about being scared of a
reaper. |
| 2 |  | Blue Oyster Cult
Blue Oyster Cult
Last Days of May - There?s a strange bleak quality to this psych tinged slowie. Buck?s gibson tone is
sweet as always but it?s the whole desert and tumbleweeds atmosphere of the the song that makes it
and suits the story in the lyrics perfectly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtXn4IJOC_E |
| 3 |  | Blue Oyster Cult
Fire of Unknown Origin
Vengeance (The Pact) - Tucked away near the end of the excellent Fire of Unknown Origin album.
Cheesy fantasy lyrics are something BOC often aspired to but somehow they (nearly) always pulled
it off - this one was used for the cult animated movie Heavy Metal. Hypnotic main riff and an epic
up-tempo galloping finale.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0T8bzaxL14 |
| 4 | | Blue Oyster Cult
Fire of Unknown Origin
Veteran of the Psychic Wars - More fantasy stuff, this time based on Moorcock?s eternal champion.
Layered synth tones that drive most of the song are about as sci-fi as it can get.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_-5ZEIsQJM |
| 5 |  | Blue Oyster Cult
Imaginos
The Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein?s Castle at Wisseria - From a concept project
by Sandy Pearlman. Record company would only pick it up if BOC performed it. Cracking record
overall and this is probably the highlight. Suitable monster movie feel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAXLlaW_4cM |
| 6 |  | Blue Oyster Cult
The Revolution By Night
Shadow of California - The Revolution By Night was a nosedive after the excellent Origin as the
band embraced AOR smoothness but it has this gem on it. I have no idea what bizarre shit Bloom
is singing about on this but it sounds like a bunch of drunk angels playing a holy mess of guitar
riffsand thumping electronic drumkits. And Buck is on there abusing growling suvvern rock riffs
with a delay pedal . Killer hooks, mad song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJRonxTAj84 |
| 7 |  | Blue Oyster Cult
Cultosaurus Erectus
Black Blade - I sometimes imagine an NC-17 movie based on Michael Moorcock?s Elric character and
this would play during the closing credits. And if you haven?t a clue who Elric is then let Stormbringer
drink your soul.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCxL3-Fl7bM |
| 8 | | Blue Oyster Cult
Cultosaurus Erectus
Unknown Tongue - Creepy tale about suicide or spirituality or suburban pubescent witchcraft or
something. Hard to guess with a lot of Eric?s lyrics. Bloody great choruses and guitar bridges though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIznbshinug |
| 9 |  | Blue Oyster Cult
Secret Treaties
Dominance and Submission - Secret Treaties is probably BOC?s best album, the whole thing exudes
a kind of creeping dread. This song was their live opener for years and has a wonderfully naive but
catchy riff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpKJUa6IoBs |
| 10 | | Blue Oyster Cult
Secret Treaties
Flaming Telepaths - Another one off the brilliant Secret Treaties. It?s about drug use or could be a
sci-fi tale about experimantel drugs to control the masses, no fking clue really but Bloom obviously
read a lot of sci-fi. Great keyboards, Buck?s on form, unsettling vibe, dark perfection.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qttI6oytqpw |
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