Blue Oyster Cult -

1983

Yeah, this album is really in that Toto, Asia, Phil Collins 80's wimp area. B.O.C. has always straddled the line. Sometimes it works out like Fire of Unknown Origins, but it's a fine line and it tipped the wrong way on this album. This album doesn't even suck.

Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties

1974

Great album with great compositions and great playing. Bizarro lyrics. These guys are really creative and eclectic. It all really comes together on this album. When I try to think of other bands that are similar I can't really, except bands I don't really care for, something like Frank Zappa or some progressive rock bands from the 70's. B.O.C. really synthesize the weird, out there music of the early 70's. Fine tune and make it digestible. Even though it's complicated it's pleasant to listen to.

Blue Oyster Cult - Tyranny and Mutation

1972

Eclectic rock from 1972. This is heavier and darker than the first album. Still not approaching the all out heaviness of Zeppelin or Sabbath...they're closer to Yes on this one. They're leaving behind the sillier psychedelic bits and getting into that progressive vibe.  Well crafted songs that sound great and are performed great. Oh yeah, and scary creepy lyrics that are not sung in an intimidating way.

Blue Oyster Cult - Blue Oyster Cult

1972

This album is really, you know, it's really early in the big picture. 1972! It's not full on heavy like Sabbath or Zeppelin. It's more eclectic with really good playing, lyrics and overall sounds. The production is a bit on the murky side. Closer to Bowie, The Doors, The Who, Pink Floyd... but not sounding like any of those bands. It's like half super awesome and half psychedelic weirdish rock that reminds me of a bunch of obscure early 70's bands that fell by the wayside. The difference is B.O.C. is a really good band. This album is very enjoyable to listen to.

Blue Oyster Cult - Agents Of Fortune

Meatloaf meets Alice Cooper.

This is the 4th BOC album. More commercial than the ones that came before it. Don't Fear The Reaper is on here. No of the other songs on the album sound anything like that one.

This one for sure is more polished than the first three. The edge gone, but they're still a great band. This one is even easier and more pleasant to listen to than the first three. I can see why this one appealed to the masses. There's a little bit here for everybody. Interesting songs, you can still rock out but it never gets abrasive. I think a lot of people go in thinking Blue Oyster Cult is some kind of Metal band like Judas Priest or something and they're almost always disappointed. Or they like the hits and and find out things are little bit more oddball than they expected. Blue Oyster Cult is one of the great misunderstood bands of our times.

Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties

Psychedelic feel under there. I wouldn't call it metal. It's menacing and heavy. Not as heavy or plodding as Sabbath. It's hard rock, but not just hard rock. These guys are doing a lot of playing. Little proggy like Jethro Tull. I don't know much about Zappa or the Tubes (or Jethro Tull for that matter), but for some reason those bands come to mind.