Is it any wonder that I've been following BOC (the iron and miNd) since 1973...all Altar boys and thrill seekers are after rebellion, but may not settle...for lies.....
Great of course (with that kickass-fucking unbelievable keyboard solo and the AWESOME guitar one) but in art there is no better or worse. It's just a mater of taste.
This 57-year-old loves this band and their reworking of this BOC song! Haunting, stunning and other superlatives are in order. I ordered The Weed Tree EP after a couple listens. :)
Great stuff. Saw Meg Baird open for Vetiver recently and she was mindbogglingly good.
As far as BOC cover goes, real different and original. 35+ fan saying it should be more like BOC misses the point entirely. if you want the original, listen to the original.
From a 35+ year Cult fan. I liked it BUT, I'm sorry, you cannot substitute Alan's haunting piano, one of Buck's most diabolical solos, & Eric's pipes for anything acoustic. I did like it though. I always thought Heart could've done something with this if not for Ann's vocals alone.
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They took away the pure SOUL of the drive, the ENERGY of rock. The HEART that went into the singing. The HEAVINESS of the guitar. The SPEED of the whole thing. And it's really weird how they raised a bunch of sustained notes. And the solo reminds me of a pile of sludge. And the cutoff in the end isn't really fully cut-off! How could somebody do something this horrible to something so grand!
Is it any wonder that I've been following BOC (the iron and miNd) since 1973...all Altar boys and thrill seekers are after rebellion, but may not settle...for lies.....
AceDharma 3 weeks ago
needs more cowbell !
rockintothebone 4 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos
3 people thought this was gonna be ESP homosexuals...sry bad joke
FvckIran 3 months ago
Nope
SlamageEntertainment 5 months ago
This is great! So different from the original but there's something really haunting about this one. Excellent cover.
IndigoNeutrino 8 months ago
There should be more covers of Sandy Pearlman's lyrics - this is so well done!
dreymers 9 months ago
The greatest Blue Öyster Cult cover I've ever heard.
Durandal1717 1 year ago 3
Really nice job and I should know. The vocals are particularly excellent and make the lyrics make more sense than the original. Congrats Espers.
altbouch 1 year ago 2
that black poncho is very cool! and this song is out of sight, thanks for uppin'.. :)
35k0 1 year ago
As a BOC 'purist", I gotta say I really like this cover.
It's a testament to a great song that it can transfer so well between genres.
moondoogle 1 year ago
They actually did a really good job on this. Congrats Espers.
cavemanfarts 1 year ago 3
BOC's one is much better
splardybutt23 1 year ago
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Nah,it's just different.
Great of course (with that kickass-fucking unbelievable keyboard solo and the AWESOME guitar one) but in art there is no better or worse. It's just a mater of taste.
celebrant9 1 year ago 4
This 57-year-old loves this band and their reworking of this BOC song! Haunting, stunning and other superlatives are in order. I ordered The Weed Tree EP after a couple listens. :)
wildraisins 1 year ago 3
Hauntingly beautiful.
celebrant9 1 year ago 8
@celebrant9************** I agree
amonduultje 1 year ago
This is exactly what covers should be like - respectful while still making the song their own.
edzeppelin1984 2 years ago 9
Great stuff. Saw Meg Baird open for Vetiver recently and she was mindbogglingly good.
As far as BOC cover goes, real different and original. 35+ fan saying it should be more like BOC misses the point entirely. if you want the original, listen to the original.
UkuleleMandolinBanjo 2 years ago
From a 35+ year Cult fan. I liked it BUT, I'm sorry, you cannot substitute Alan's haunting piano, one of Buck's most diabolical solos, & Eric's pipes for anything acoustic. I did like it though. I always thought Heart could've done something with this if not for Ann's vocals alone.
carrienurse 2 years ago
Stunning piece.
dubblewalker 2 years ago 3
I think it's great and I'm a huge BOC fan.Reminds me Fairport Convention pre Sandy Denny.
beefoneeto 2 years ago
This is an amazing cover, and one of the few that are better than the original song!
UnjustExistence 2 years ago 2
@UnjustExistence ....
People these days
BlastX125 1 year ago
@BlastX125 lol old people and boring classic rock douches. If you're not one those, well, just know that you fail to recognize good music, anyway.
UnjustExistence 1 year ago 3
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They took away the pure SOUL of the drive, the ENERGY of rock. The HEART that went into the singing. The HEAVINESS of the guitar. The SPEED of the whole thing. And it's really weird how they raised a bunch of sustained notes. And the solo reminds me of a pile of sludge. And the cutoff in the end isn't really fully cut-off! How could somebody do something this horrible to something so grand!
BlastX125 2 years ago
couldn't agree more
incredi555 2 years ago 2
no....noo..noooo...you re absolutely wrong. its a great cover. different ..almost heartbreaking.
vitamaki 2 years ago
dude.. this version is not meant to be "rocky" at all
the majority of covers people do dont sound like the original versions.. have you been living in a cave or something??
what they did was amazing, it is so heartfelt and depressing
isnt it amazing how a band can transform a rock masterpiece into a beautiful ballad?
d3ff3ct3d 2 years ago 2
i saw them last night, they were spectacular
paralysisboy 2 years ago
Huh, this is some live recording. Where from?
Languageofstone 2 years ago
Superb cover. Beautiful.
Drizzlerman 2 years ago
One of the very few good blue oyster cult covers ever done. I also enjoyed Lydia Lunch and Clint Ruin's version of Don't Fear the Reaper...
pmd44 2 years ago
this is awesome
theister 2 years ago 4
Told you it was good. :)
emergefromnothing 2 years ago