Album
Blue Öyster Cult
1972 · Rock
31 collectors on Gatefold own this
Blue Öyster Cult is a Rock album by Blue Öyster Cult, originally released in 1972. On Gatefold: 97 pressings tracked, owned by 31 collectors.
About
The 1960s were over. Flower power had given way to grimmer realities and a new generation of hard rock bands was ready to party in its shadow. Long Island’s Blue Oyster Cult embraced the weirdness and deliberate mysticism of the era with obscure imagery, obtuse lyrics and chord patterns that swirled around minor key epiphanies. The band had previously kicked around in various incarnations, recording but never releasing several debut albums for a variety of labels, but in 1971 their day had come and <i>Blue Oyster Cult</i> exploded with concepts that have now become a natural part of the rock vernacular. “Cites on Flame with Rock n’ Roll” is the obvious stage anthem, but it’s the otherworldly effects of “Transmaniacon MC,” “I’m On The Lamb But I Ain’t No Sheep” and “Workshop of the Telescopes” that made this band an unusual curiosity for its time. The near country-rock of “Redeemed” is a bizarre musical step, whereas “She’s as Beautiful as a Foot” displays the band’s absurd side.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Transmaniacon MC3:20
- A2I'm On The Lamb But I Ain't No Sheep3:09
- A3Then Came The Last Days Of May3:29
- A4Stairway To The Stars3:42
- A5Before The Kiss, A Redcap4:57
Side B
- B1Screams3:09
- B2She's As Beautiful As A Foot2:56
- B3Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll4:04
- B4Workshop Of The Telescopes3:50
- B5Redeemed4:01
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Hard Rock
- crunchy
- brooding
- occult
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Albert BouchardBAND , DRUMS, VOCALS BAND, DRUMS, VOCALS DRUMS
- Allen LanierBAND , RHYTHM GUITAR, KEYBOARDS BAND, RHYTHM GUITAR, KEYBOARDS GUITAR
- Donald "Buck Dharma" RoeserBAND , LEAD GUITAR, VOCALS BAND, LEAD GUITAR, VOCALS GUITAR
- Eric BloomBAND , LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR , KEYBOARDS BAND, LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR , KEYBOARDS GUITAR
- Joe BouchardBAND , BASS, VOCALS BAND, BASS, VOCALS BASS
31 collectors on Gatefold own this · 97 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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