The blue oyster cult bootleg ep and stalkforrest group. Ive followed this band for most of my lifeive seen them in concert twentyone times, including what turned out to be the final reunion of all five original membersand never have all of the singers and songwriters in and connected to this band constructed more fantastical worlds. Blue oyster cult was one of the groups they were concerned about this was documented in a time magazine article. Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 next shvartze shabbos forum resident thread starter.
The pirate bay the galaxys most resilient bittorrent site. Kick back relax, or dance your heart out, and enjoy the sounds. Mar 12, 2000 blue oyster cult, once a multiplatinum rock n roll band that filled arenas and had hit songs like dont fear the reaper and burning for you, is back in the studio after a decadelong. The name blue oyster cult probably came from a 1960s poem written by manager sandy pearlman, though there are different versions of the story. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Blue oyster cult dont fear the reaper 1976 studio versioncowbell link in description by deathexistforever. Apr 23, 2009 this feature is not available right now. When i go to my local market, about are not edible. But while blue oyster cults arenapacking days are long past, roeser is still a hardworking and productive musician who, like most artists, appreciates acknowledgment of what hes doing today. The relationship between blue oyster cult and vampires blue oyster cult started in suffolk county, ny blue oyster cult started where vampirologist dr. You see, i have a socalled blue oyster card a smartcard for public transport and it is impossible for me to not link these two together. Live in new york, 1972 and stalkforrest group promo single. Blue oyster cult will be the featured guest on the halloween edition of nationally syndicated radio show rockline with host bob coburn on wednesday october 31, 2012 at 8.
King crimson would like you to think that theyre strange, but theyre not. Although blue oyster cult sold a lot of records in the 70s and 80s, the long islanders were never a major target of bootleggers. Listen to blue oyster cult soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 424 tracks. Stephen kaplan was a teacher in the long island school district where the vampire oriented rock group blue oyster cult was founded. Agents of fortune ushered in the next era of blue oyster cult. The name blue oyster cult first came into use in 1971, but the roots of the group date back to 1967 to a. Ken shut down his tmoq in late 1973, and set up another label called takrl the amazing kornyphone record label with another bootlegger, dr telly phone. It references the summer of love, organized by marketers to. Blue oyster cult agents of fortune super seventies. Allen lanier had agreed to rejoin so the new lineup now featured three founding members, along with jon rogers returning on bass and ron riddle as their newest drummer.
Blue oyster cult scored their biggest hit with dont fear the reaper. The following is the discography of the american rock band blue oyster cult blue oyster cult has released fourteen studio albums, the most recent one being released in 2001 entitled curse of the hidden mirror released 30 years after their debut in 1971. We have 140 blue oyster cult music torrents for you. But with boc, i only really know the songs you hear on the radio. Other metal and hard rock bands were bootlegged extensively during the vinyl era, but for whatever reason, only a handful of boc bootlegs came out. With a creepy riff that highlighted a lyrical embrace of death, its little wonder that reaper first appeared in a horror film. Blue oyster cult fantasy distillation of reality tkrwm. Ann o, ct i love real oyster cult, jennifer f, illinois.
Joe bouchard played bass for the group and spoke with us about his time in blue oyster cult. Blue oyster cult fantasy distillation of reality discogs. I have never had an issue with any of the oysters i have purchased from real oyster cult. You could hear major influences like steppenwolf, with its melodicaggressive rock, the rolling stones post65, and even boogie bands like canned heat in their sound. Pioneering the heavy metal style while providing inspiration to psychedelic jam bands and arena rockers alike, genrebenders blue oyster cult. Where two blocks of ice melt into my hands like dice, and i roll seven on the floor of the sea. Spectres is the richest and most atmospheric album made by blue oyster cult, and my personal favorite by them. Blue oyster cultthe revenge of vera gemini by musmus123. Dont forget heaven forbid and the curse of the hidden mirror. It was part of his poetry, later used more extensively in their 1988 album imaginos. After the german leg of the tour behind club ninja, joe bouchard decided to leave the band. Blue oyster cult blue oyster cult, or boc for short, is best known for songs like dont fear the reaper, godzilla and burnin for you.
The obelisk forum view topic if ghost sounds like blue. The last two studio albums, heaven forbid and curse of the hidden mirror stack up with the earlier stuff. So, go out and get some blue oyster cult, before they get you. I dream this dream within my deep and warm gulf stream. The amazing kornyfone record label for the working man. In pearlmans poetry, the blue oyster cult was a collection of aliens who had to secretly guide earths history. He has not been involved in many projects outside of boc, other read full biography. Blue oyster cult fantasy distillation of reality montreal 1972.
Blue oyster cult complete albums box vs 20 remasters. Blue oyster cult is an american rock band formed in stony brook, new york in 1967, best. Here the songs are expansive, and lush in their textures. Listen to songs by blue oyster cult on myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share. Discussion in music corner started by shvartze shabbos, apr 15, 2015.
Since then, he has appeared with various artists including helen. Blue oyster cult s debut album provided the missing link between the heavy, bluesbased rock of the late 60s and the bombastic heavy metal of the 70s and beyond. While the speedfreak adrenaline heaviness and shrouded occult mystery of tyranny and mutation is the watermark for blue oyster cults creative invention, it is secret treaties that is widely and critically regarded as the bands classic. Rains of fish and rains of frogs arias sung by mongrel dogs whispers from the desert stones divinati. Blue oyster cult dont fear the reaper 1976 studio versioncowbell link in description. Blue oyster cult, once a multiplatinum rock n roll band that filled arenas and had hit songs like dont fear the reaper and burning for you, is back in the studio after a decadelong. Search for and download any torrent from the pirate bay using search query blue oyster cult. Blue oc fantasy distilation or the amazing kornyfone label. No mention of the amazing bootleg fantasy distillation of reality. Although will redirect your plays to the correct artist name automatically, it is recommended that you change your id3 tags to blue oyster cult.
Blue oyster cults concert history concert archives. Make life easier, with my prescription for good mental health. Lester bangs in rolling stone dot com glorious noise. When blue oyster cult received an offer to tour in greece in the early summer of 1987, the band reformed.
Blue oyster cult releasing archival 2014 concert albumvideo. Hes certainly proud of heaven forbid, his groups first album in 10 years, and the only one he produced himself. The song inspired swallow my pride by pioneering grunge band green river. Blue oyster cult fantasy distillation of reality youtube. What they are is a semieclectic british band with a penchant for fantasy and selfindulgence whose banally imagistic lyrics are only matched by the programmatic imagery of their music. Rains of fish and rains of frogs arias sung by mongrel dogs whispers from the desert. Fantasy distillation of reality lp kornyfone records tkrwm1819. Blue oyster cult fire of unknown origin 1981 the whole album. Over the years his continued presence has made him somewhat of a leader in the group. Bocs use of intense lasers, strobes, and flashbombs combined with high volume music often left concertgoers reeling. Fans are encouraged to call in during the show and speak with members of blue oyster cult at 1800344rock 7625. Bootleg vinyl and cds welcome to the blue oyster cult.
Hard rock live cleveland 2014, which captures an october 2014 show that blue oyster cult played in the cleveland suburb of northfield. Imaginos not as much, same with club ninja and the revolution at night some good songs on all though. Smith compilation producer, gordon anderson executive producer, mike piocentini cutting engineer, steve schenck manager, tom d. Its a live ep thing from around time of first album and tyranny buck plays his rear end off, quite amazing that he was so good, even back then. Regarding ghost, ive seen so many references to mercyful fate and boc. Blue oyster cult arent referred to as the brainiest rock band of all time for no reason. Every one of their albums has in some way or other conspired to mysterious concepts or out of thisworld myths and legends, and they have even managed to make it work alongside their everlastingly well executed sounds.
The macabre love song quickly transcended the music world to appear in movies and television. Title label, release yearthe blue oyster cult bootleg ep columbia, 1972 lp promoin my mouth or on the ground idle mind, 1976 10 blue or blackblue oyster cult maserati, 1976 lp onlyfantasy distillation of reality tkrwm, 1977 lp onlyblue oyster cult sky dog international vinyl 1989, cd 1990for the heavy metal kids and. Boc faq a blue oyster cult omnipendium by john swartz. Fantasy distillation of reality blue oyster cult songs. Jules radino of blue oyster cult modern drummer magazine. Find sandy pearlman credit information on allmusic. Blue oyster cult abkurzung boc ist eine usamerikanische hardrockband. Gary james interview with joe bouchard of blue oyster cult. Nyc rock band formed in 1970 by rock svengalli sandy pearlman from the ashes of two other ny bands soft white under belly and the stalk forest group have released some rather good intelligent rock albums including tyranny and mutation 1972 cultosaurus erectus 1979 and imaginos 1989 but are best remembered for their 1976 album agents of fortune and its international hit single. Stream tracks and playlists from blue oyster cult on your desktop or mobile device. Blue oyster cult hoping for a resurgence the new york times. Blue oyster cults reaper writer says death is on everybody. Issued in 1974, secret treaties is the purest distillation of all of bocs strengths.