"Agents of Fortune" is the fourth studio album by Blue Öyster Cult and became one of the band's most popular records, selling platinum. This is certainly an album that is long past due for remastering.īlue Öyster Cult - Agents of Fortune (Columbia) 1976Ĥ. Then there is this annoying screech heard between tracks. First of all the packaging doesn'tĮven come close to the original vinyl version and the mastering is far lower That "I know Lucifer so well I call him by his first name.I say, 'Hey Lou!'" Of course the fans knew this was nothing more than Eric Bloom's bizarreįeet or On Your Knees" is severely lacking. Had proof positive that these guys were ministers of Satan as the band announced Solidify the band as "devil worshippers." Yes, every anti-rock preacher now This live version of "7 Screaming Dizbusters" helped The band's first big hit, "Don't Fear the Reaper" was released The odd thing is, this was all withoutĪ hit single. Selling out huge venues across the globe. Blue OysterĬult were at the top of their game here and recorded this album when they were This is due to the relentless touring the band was doing at the time. Tighter and more disciplined than on the original studio versions. I would even go so far to say that the songs actually sound Raw energy that just cannot be captured in a studio is somehow captured when That's one thing I haveĪlways appreciated about live albums, especially of bands from the 1970's. Of BOC classics are superior to the studio versions. Certainly these beefed up, heavier versions disc.īlue Öyster Cult - On Your Feet or On Your Knees (Columbia) 1975Ħ. Metallica covered "Astronomy" on their Garage Inc. Members that this is one of their favorite discs. I have read several times from past and present B.O.C. There are severalĬoncert classics such as "Astronomy," "Harvester of Eyes,"Īnd "ME 262". However, for it's time it was a pretty heavy disc. This disc as being quite heavy, but in reality, this is keyboard drenched 70's However, I also noticed just how thin the production quality was. Up with this band, I enjoyed a trip through nostalgia-land listening to it again. Years.) This album was considered a great disc at the time, and certainly growing were a big concert draw andīands like KISS were opening for them. being devil worshippers.īlue Öyster Cult - Secret Treaties (Columbia) 1974 On the albu, although "Hot Rails to Hell" was a concert favorite as well, and The opening track is probably the most well known I can remember a time when Blue Öyster Cult There is no mistaking the gloomy, classic, hard rock/heavy metal sound that Some songs take on a early punk and rockablily sound, although The mainstream heavy metal that the band would be known for in the late 70'sĪnd early 80's. "Mistress of the Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl)" (5:07)Ī bit less 'psychedelic' and 'spacey' than their debut although no where near The problem with this was it created a false facade that the BOC guys were occultists.Ĭertainly they were no Christians, but neither were they out to convert theīlue Öyster Cult - Tyranny and Mutation (Columbia) 1973Ĩ. Lyrics were often tongue-in-cheek wit, sarcastic, symbolic, and bizarrly occultic. Were penned by avant-garde writers Sandy Pearlman and Richard Meltzer. "Workshop of the Telescopes" are both fan favorites as well.Īs would be common on future BOC albums as well, the lyrics were mostly pennedīy other writers or in collaboration with other writers. Really stands out in my mind as one of the finer tracks. The rest of the tracks here are equally interesting. This song is still a concert favorite three decades later. On-line that this song was inspired in part by MC5's "Motor City is Burning" The albums most well known track is The album'sīest known track is undoubtedly "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll", whichĪccording to Albert Bouchard was originally called "Siren Singalong". The band mix an early heavy metal sound with a spacy,Īlmost psychedelic rock sound. "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll" (4:02) "Then Came the Last Days of May" (3:29)Ĩ. "I'm on the Lamb but I Ain't No Sheep" (3:09)ģ. No Life 'til Metal - CD Gallery - Blue Oyster CultĢ.
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