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Blue Öyster Cult

Spanning three decades, Blue Öyster Cult has a long and interesting history. The band got its start in the late '60s on Long Island, New York, as the Soft White Underbelly, before ending up in the "right place at the right time" to create the beginnings of Blue Öyster Cult. Long Island native Donald Roeser and Albert Bouchard (of Watertown, New York) met at Clarkson College, in Potsdam, NY. The two were introduced by a mutual friend, Bruce Abbott ... (who later co-authored "Golden Age of Leather" with Donald). With Abbott and two other friends, they formed "The Disciples" and played college parties and local beer halls. The next year, the band reformed and played the same circuits as "Travesty" (named after the Blues Project album). Through all this, their studies fell by the wayside, and both Albert and Donald decided to quit college to concentrate on playing music full-time. Eventually "Travesty" broke up and Donald and Albert paths separated for a while. Donald met Sandy Pearlman, a pioneering voice of rock criticism, who with his friend, Richard Meltzer, were contributors to the seminal magazine "Crawdaddy!," the first magazine dedicated to the analysis of rock music and its culture. Allen Lanier then came into the fold by way of guitarist John Wiesenthal. An old house near Stony Brook College became ground zero for the formative band, and casual jams with whomever happened to be hanging around began to turn into rehearsals with a core band, which included Wiesenthal, Donald, Albert, Allen and Andrew Winters, a school friend of Donald. It was 1967. In 1970, the band's name was changed to the Blue Oyster Cult, a name suggested by Richard Meltzer to Sandy Pearlman. The name comes from the famous Long Island "Blue Point Oysters." The umlaut was added later which started the trend for using the "heavy metal umlaut" in band names. At a time when the heavy metal was starting to seem tired, Blue Öyster Cult released records that combined powerful music and intelligent and funny lyrics. A steady flow of albums with great songs, like "Burnin' for You", "Godzilla", "The Red And The Black", "This Ain't The Summer of Love", "Astronomy", "Black Blade", "Flaming Telepaths", and "(Don't Fear) The Reaper". In 1998, the BÖC released Heaven Forbid, to fine reviews, particularly of the track, "Harvest Moon". Curse of the Hidden Mirror followed in 2001. Their motto "On Tour Forever" still holds, as the band plays over 100 dates per year. See more [+]

Dont Fear The Reaper |||||

All our times have come Here but now they're gone Seasons do...

Cities On Flame |||||

My heart is Black and my lips are cold. Cities on Flame with...

Astronomy |||||

The clock strikes twelve and moondrops burst Out at you from...

Then Came The Last Days Of May |||||

parched land no desert sand the sun was just a dot and a lit...

Various Riffs |||||

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I Love The Night |||||

That night her kiss told me it was over I walked out late i...

Veteran Of The Psychic Wars |||||

You see me now, a veteran Of a thousand psychic wars I've be...

In Thee |||||

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Godzilla Intro |||||

Oh no, there goes Tokyo Oh no, they say he's got to go Oh no...

Fire Of Unknown Origin |||||

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Burning For You |||||

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Take Me Away |||||

Strange shapes light up the night I've never seen 'em thoug...

Goin Through The Motions |||||

Too wild to care, you got that animal stare You got stay any...

Last Days In May |||||

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Nosferatu |||||

Deep in the heart of Germany Lucy clutched her breast in fea...

Red And The Black |||||

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Stairway To The Stars |||||

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Vengence The Pact |||||

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Deadline |||||

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Dominance And Submission |||||

It's been ten years, half my life, just getting ready, but t...

Harvester Of Eyes |||||

Harvester of eyes, that's me, and I see all there is to see ...

Lonely Teardrops |||||

Lonely teardrops, you've been crying, I hear them fall In th...

Mistress Of The Salmon Salt Quicklime Girl |||||

In the garden district, where the plants grow strong and tal...

The Machine |||||

I remember the first time I saw you, I couldn't believe my o...

Train True |||||

Well, I was standing on the train tracks on a midnight blue ...

Make Rock Not War |||||

Moments of pleasure, in a world of pain. Working together, o...

So Supernatural |||||

Strange happenings I could not hide Felt the energy, she pu...

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