Blue Öyster Cult – 50th Anniversary Live – First Night
Blue Öyster Cult – 50th Anniversary Live – First Night
Frontiers Music s.r.l.
Release Date: 08/12/2023
Running Time: 1:51:22
Review by: Mauro B. Fonseca
8.5/10
Blue Öyster Cult is a well-known American Rock Band, formed in Long Island in Stony Brook, Nova York, in 1967. They were influenced by artists such as Alice Cooper, Grateful Dead, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, MC5, The Blues Project, Jimi Hendrix, and Black Sabbath. They have sold over 25 million albums, 7 million only in the United States.
They were so influential in the 70’s music scene that their music influenced many artists, musicians and bands over the years. The band’s fusion of Hard Rock and Psychedelia with occult, fantastical and often ironic lyrics had a major influence on Heavy Metal. Several metal bands were influenced by this unusual mix. In fact, they were so influential that even the creation of a subgenre of Heavy Metal, Stoner Metal, is attributed to them. A curious fact is that even the use of an umlaut over the name of the band was copied later by other bands like Motörhead, Mötley Crüe, Queensrÿche and even as a parody like Spin̈al Tap did.
Now, let’s talk about the album. It is a live album that was recorded in 3 gigs in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the first released album. These events occurred in September 2022 at Sony Hall in New York City. The record company said that they will release each night in a special package. This is “only” the First Night.
Here they play entirely the first album homonymous. So, after the last song of the album, they play an assortment of their success songs. The complete CD set has almost 2 hours of music. The DVD however is the show in its totality, with all interactions and speeches that always occur at these kinds of events. That’s what I suppose happens here. We received a version without the DVD, so all reviews were based only on the CDs and the information sent by the record company.
I’m not a profound connoisseur of their work but I have listened to some songs here and there. Like ‘Godzilla’, ‘Burnin’ For You’, ‘(Don’t Fear) The Reaper’ and ‘Tainted Blood’. And I think this is a good album to start listening to the band. During its execution, it was impossible for me to be indifferent to the songs. Each song catches me in one part or another. One time a guitar solo, another the vocal lines, or the melody, or the beat. But it is an album that will take me some more weeks to digest. I’ll probably listen to it for a long time. I think that is good, it is an intriguing album. I think new listeners will be intrigued too. So, if you long for an intriguing thing to listen to, this is it.
Have fun!
TRACKLISTING:
Disc 1
01. Transmaniacon Mc
02. I’m On The Lamb But I Ain’t No Sheep
03. Then Came The Last Days Of May
04. Stairway To The Stars
05. Before The Kiss, A Redcap
06. Screams
07. She’s As Beautiful As A Foot
08. Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll
09. Workshop Of The Telescopes
10. Redeemed
Disc 2
01. Dr. Music
02. Burnin’ For You
03. Train True (Lenny’s Song)
04. Tainted Blood
05. Harvest Moon
06. Dancin’ In The Ruins
07. The Vigil
08. Career Of Evil
09. Box In My Head
10. Godzilla
11. (Don’t Fear) The Reaper
12. In Thee
13. That Was Me
14. Hot Rails To Hell
Dvd – Bluray
01. Transmaniacon Mc
02. I’m On The Lamb But I Ain’t No Sheep
03. Then Came The Last Days Of May
04. Stairway To The Stars
05. Before The Kiss, A Redcap
06. Screams
07. She’s As Beautiful As A Foot
08. Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll
09. Workshop Of The Telescopes
10. Redeemed
11. Dr. Music
12. Burnin’ For You
13. Train True (Lenny’s Song)
14. Tainted Blood
15. Harvest Moon
16. Dancin’ In The Ruins
17. The Vigil
18. Career Of Evil
19. Box In My Head
20. Godzilla
21. (Don’t Fear) The Reaper
22. In Thee
23 – That Was Me
24 – Hot Rails To Hell
LINE-UP:
Eric Bloom – Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals
Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser – Guitars, Vocals
Richie Castellano – Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals
Danny Miranda – Bass, Vocals
Jules Radino – Drums
Special Guest:
Albert Bouchard – Drums, Percussion, Guitars, Vocals
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