I meant this is my favorite band. I saw them live as a teenager in 1976, with a great lazer light show. Buck Dharma OD'd right before the concert and it was held up for two hours, but they revived him at one of the local hospitals and he showed up and they got on stage performed, I was wasted and I was so high I thought the band was singing directly to me and for me. I was imagining that everything I did they would do to mimic me, reinforcing the idea they were there for me. I'd OD'd,before.
This I my favorite band and has been since I was a teenager, this song reminds me of those days. I picture me and my buddies in this situation. Been there done that, half of them are gone now. I was never afraid.
you cant trust anyone. this could happen to anyone of us at any time. keep an eye on everyone as they could surely be ready to move. even a comotose person age 96 can make the move on your money.
it wasn't in PA was it? I saw them a few months ago too, at this place called Mt Airy Casino in Mt Pocono, PA. Eric Bloom said it's a true story before they played it.
It doesn't get much better than this; may your friend ride into forever on the wings of music that is as beautiful as the sound of distant thunder, wandered slowly out to sea.
If there was a Mixed Music Arts (MMA) fighting Buck Dharma would be the undefeated world champion forever. This is him with a white belt and he's as hard as nails already.
WOW, after seeing all the posts I must share...I too told a good buddy and my g/f at that time, sometime back in the 70's I wanted this played at my funeral, I lost track of both of them over the years and just recently heard that they both had passed away, her in 2007 and him in 2010, man what a trip, gotta tell someone else that will out live me I guess....TO RichardScott1958, Sorry about your friend Dale, May He Rest In Peace...BOC FOREVER...
@LittlePikachu@unholyftw Why are you being sarcastic? I wish I had such a wide range of music that I could listen to. She was just talking about her feelings. Methinks tha's a bit of a prick, to be honest.
This song is beautiful. So spooky and gloomy, yet... beautiful. My generation doesn't know music. I don't bother showing this song to people, my peers, because I know they wouldn't get it, couldn't understand...
On a big discussion page a nice guy has said that this, Blue Öyster Cult's Then Came the Last Days of May, and Deep Purple's Child In Time is his two favorites among all the 70's ballads. I think there is plenty great one's but can't really argue against him. This song is truly a masterpiece.
This is BOC blues, what a fuckin' masterpiece, I am only 20 years old, and been listening to these guys since I was 15, a friend of mine had me listen to "Dance on Stilts" and "Cities on Flame with Rock & Roll", after that, I was hooked, and my god what a good addiction this is, since then, I have bought every LP BOC has ever released, a whole CD rack of BOC albums, and damnit, I'll fight to the death to protect that collection
@Nightwing690 Congrats oh young one. I'm 42 and have loved these guys a long time. People like you still give me hope for the younger generation. Today's music is absolutely pathetic. Fortunately BOC will be around forever.
Wow! Everything about this song has always impressed me, but I hadn't noticed the drumming until now. It is a huge part of why the song has the trance-like mood that it does.
The best song they did,just about, and didnt get the credit it deserves.. GREAT SONG!! And they did it live one of the times I saw them, about fell out when they did.. How can you not LOVE this song???
@wilhoitsux - please point out some other songs that have this chilled vibe to them? I couldn't on spotify... Its like Black Sabbath with that tune 'Planet Caravan', so unlike them and you wish you could find more tunes like it. Dotard.
I've seen the cult for decades and this song played well with the life I had lead back in the day...it has a special place in my heart...ahhh memories.
We buried one of my best friends yesterday and at the end of the funeral Mass, before taking him to the cemetary, this is the song that was played. He was my dear friend since 1978 and his whole life he told me he wanted "Then Came The Last Days of May" to be played at his funeral. Rest in peace Dale, I love you, brother...
@RichardScott1958 Sorry about your friend. That must have been pretty emotional hearing this song at his funeral. Remember that you always have memories to go back to. Music is a great source for bringing those memories close. Take care.
@RichardScott1958 So sorry about your friend but his memories live on for you to cherish always. Remember those when you here this. He's smiling down at you listening right along with you.
@triplettam Thank you so much, and thank all of you who commented on Dale! He would be so stoked the be respected along with this beautifully sad song. Much respect and appreciation to you all!
@RichardScott1958 You bet. You know: Since you posted your tribute I've been thinking I might want this song to be played at my funeral. It has some real meaning for me as well. So your friend lives on. ttt
@RichardScott1958 It doesn't get much better than this; may your friend ride into forever on the wings of music that is as beautiful as the sound of distant thunder, wandered slowly out to sea.
I had the privilege of hearing the story behind this song from a guy who knew the folks involved...yeah it's a true story. Funny, I knew that before I met him.
A nice flashback to the days when the Cult seemed to be on just about every tour I saw . . .
For later material, BOC's generally overlooked Imaginos album had some very cool tracks, including The Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein, with guest solos by Joe Satriani.
they used to have the best lazer show ever ...and now i saw them..all the fans are old and worn out in fkin wheelchairs with o2 bottles hanging off the side i will never go to another concert again let theband die along with all o fus our time is over..it is our last days of may!
@venusfly9108- Who cares if they were creators of heavy metal or not? The term heavy metal was used much later by the media and some British bands that brought a certain metallic sound in their songs which was a product of the environment where they grew up (for instance a place like Birmingham). I am sure that if you ask any of these bands whether they were creators of heavy metal, they would all deny it.
BOC have always been a good band and that's what matters at the end of the day.
@ajittffcure I was just kinda curious since I've read that they formed before Sabbath or Zeppelin, sorry that had to disrupt your listening journey. I've just read that there was a band that was labeled heavy metal that released an album the year Black Sabbath formed.
@venusfly9108- I know what you mean. It is always a debatable subject on who were the pioneers of heavy metal. First of all, what do you mean by heavy metal? A lot of people will have their own versions of what they think heavy metal is.
According to me, Led Zeppelin is not a metal band. BOC is too eclectic to be exclusively called a metal band. But I think Black Sabbath can arguably be called a pioneering metal band because their records right from the start had those dark industrial sounds.
@ajittffcure You know what, I'll just stick with Black Sabbath being the pioneers and we'll leave it that, then. It would probably be better if I don't think about it so much that I would think about it over night. Like you said, by the end of the day, it's good music.
By the way, I am not a fan of either Black Sabbath or Led Zeppelin. In fact I have a strong dislike for Led Zeppelin. But I find BOC's music more interesting and they have better musical sensibilities. I am not a hardcore fan of BOC but they are an interesting band, overall. I can't deny that.
@ajittffcure Neither am I a hardcore fan of BOC, I'm more of fan of Zeppelin since I have two of their albums, but I started liking BOC when I came across their song Cagey Cretins about two months ago. that song is one of my most favorite right now, since I haven't heard the whole song "Don't Fear the Reaper" yet, weird huh? Since only everybody has heard it. I've only heard probably seven songs from BOC, but from listening to their early stuff, they sound like an interesting group.
@venusfly9108- I am sorry. I just gave my opinion about all those bands. You can be the best judge depending on what you like.
The first BOC song I listened to was 'Don't Fear the Reaper'. I think they are best known for that song although they had several great songs like this song- 'Last Days of May' for instance.
@ajittffcure To be honest, I've never liked classic rock a lot. But when my guitar teacher introduced me to some other musicians that were more talented than they were, mostly blues, new age guitar, and jazz, I've actually had a greater interest in music and decided to listen to cds that one of my parents have had in their collection. Most of them have grown on me after probably 10 listens. Sometimes you have to listen to it several times before dismissing it to understand it.
@venusfly9108- Absolutely right. Well to be honest, I am not a metal-head at all. I remember at one point I used to hate heavy metal, grunge and especially rap music. But my horizons have broadened over the years. Now, I listen to everything without judging anything directly. In fact, one of my favourite songs is a rap record! But that is the power of music. Sometimes, it just cuts all barriers.
I still have my likes and dislikes but that depends on my sensibilities and me as a person.
@ajittffcure As i have expanded my horizons, I started losing interest in some preppy bands like Paramore and My Chemical Romance. Those bands sounded like crap once I started getting into New age guitarists and these guys, there just wasn't anything that stood out from music anymore. I wonder how many people are going this far back to the roots of music.
Blue Oyster Cult are like the realist, philosophical, psychedelic Sabbath. Whereas Black Sab would talk about witches, demons, and wizards, B.O.C. would dabble in occult dealings, crime, hauntings, technology, alchemy, and other high minded aspects of the 'dark' side of life
Oh yeah, a good drug deal gone bad, now who the heck has not experinced that I ask U? Man Buck Dharma is awesome on this song on lead vocal, and Eric Bloom, well he is KILLAH on his tunes, but this tune is all Bucks! Thanks for digging out yet another brilliant song by BOC, that rarely if ever got/gets airplay! INCREDIBLE TUNE! :o) *kisses*
beautiful song
423jaws 4 days ago
このＬＰは今でも大切に保管しています。この曲は心にしみますね。
tangeko1 1 week ago
I think I'm having flashbacks.
TennesseeDash 3 weeks ago
Driver said, the borders just over the bluff
BrendalFly1 3 weeks ago
This is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful songs ever composed. I enter a dreamlike state when listening to it and I don't even do drugs...
zevex747 3 weeks ago
And a little bit of water goes a long way...cause its hot
zatoichiyojimbo24 1 month ago
I meant this is my favorite band. I saw them live as a teenager in 1976, with a great lazer light show. Buck Dharma OD'd right before the concert and it was held up for two hours, but they revived him at one of the local hospitals and he showed up and they got on stage performed, I was wasted and I was so high I thought the band was singing directly to me and for me. I was imagining that everything I did they would do to mimic me, reinforcing the idea they were there for me. I'd OD'd,before.
northernmanmn 1 month ago
This I my favorite band and has been since I was a teenager, this song reminds me of those days. I picture me and my buddies in this situation. Been there done that, half of them are gone now. I was never afraid.
northernmanmn 1 month ago
you cant trust anyone. this could happen to anyone of us at any time. keep an eye on everyone as they could surely be ready to move. even a comotose person age 96 can make the move on your money.
pbrick6301 1 month ago
Love this song, and GREAT FRIGGEN ALBUM!
BOC313 1 month ago
Great song and perfect guitar solo. Thanks!
Wormtongue13 1 month ago
Been looking for this for awhile... Thanks!
whipzter2 1 month ago
Who are 4 knuckleheads that disliked this song???
PaBasser 1 month ago
saw them a few months ago and they played this
RockNfuckinRoller97 1 month ago
@RockNfuckinRoller97
it wasn't in PA was it? I saw them a few months ago too, at this place called Mt Airy Casino in Mt Pocono, PA. Eric Bloom said it's a true story before they played it.
NAWWMANNN 1 week ago
@NAWWMANNN no it was in CA, it was them and kansas playing a shoe, but he did the same thing where he talked abot it being true
RockNfuckinRoller97 1 week ago
this is a true story, btw.
SokSa 2 months ago
Can't explain this band. They cut into your soul with there lyrics, and riffs.
Metalbob011 2 months ago
I heard a blues song of this band just like this but I don´t know the name, could u tell me other blues songs of blue oyster cult please?????
marioanemiko13 2 months ago
Late 70's in my childhood, BOC loomed large. All local garage bands worshiped them, sci fi + stoner jams+ great solos=perfection
jeper1969 2 months ago 3
@jeper1969 yep.... :)
whipzter2 1 month ago
It doesn't get much better than this; may your friend ride into forever on the wings of music that is as beautiful as the sound of distant thunder, wandered slowly out to sea.
Aforgomon1 2 months ago 3
@Aforgomon1 I couldn't have said it better myself.
katievoss08 2 months ago
Only 17,401 people have seen this video because I have viewed it 100,000 times!
andrewkrip 2 months ago 3
RIP dale and all other brothers left behind.
zoooplantonic 3 months ago 3
Nice, I like it!
baswelsink 3 months ago
Grew up on BOC and they led me into the occult. Now i have millions.
rpaulcushion2 3 months ago
If there was a Mixed Music Arts (MMA) fighting Buck Dharma would be the undefeated world champion forever. This is him with a white belt and he's as hard as nails already.
gretzinabluehat 3 months ago
Just listened to this song for the first time...gave me goosebumps.
MrPotts06 5 months ago 7
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Smithfieldis 5 months ago
WOW, after seeing all the posts I must share...I too told a good buddy and my g/f at that time, sometime back in the 70's I wanted this played at my funeral, I lost track of both of them over the years and just recently heard that they both had passed away, her in 2007 and him in 2010, man what a trip, gotta tell someone else that will out live me I guess....TO RichardScott1958, Sorry about your friend Dale, May He Rest In Peace...BOC FOREVER...
1RONSTER714 5 months ago 5
The group played this song at our world convention last night, to a whole group of recovering addicts. Thank you, guys!! Appreciated it!
lovercat2942 5 months ago
Heard this song in concert yesterday, and i have to say it was one of the highlights of the concert. Amazing Song!
StigmatizedMovies 6 months ago
How is it possible to dislike a song so beautiful?
ZombehKoala 6 months ago 36
@ZombehKoala Beautiful, yet tragic.
mrpar02 1 month ago
This is my most favorite BOC song. Thanks for posting. Haven't heard this since I framed this vinyl and hung on my rec room wall.
bvallier100 6 months ago
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unholyftw 6 months ago
@unholyftw *slow sarcastic clap*
LittlePikachu 5 months ago
@LittlePikachu @unholyftw Why are you being sarcastic? I wish I had such a wide range of music that I could listen to. She was just talking about her feelings. Methinks tha's a bit of a prick, to be honest.
Mags1464 5 months ago
@LittlePikachu How can a clap be sarcastic?
MegaIchabod 5 months ago
This song is beautiful. So spooky and gloomy, yet... beautiful. My generation doesn't know music. I don't bother showing this song to people, my peers, because I know they wouldn't get it, couldn't understand...
RotnRoll77 6 months ago 3
j adore
lanroze 7 months ago
This song + Rainy mood.
Go on. See for yourself.
DominicBuchholz 7 months ago 4
@DominicBuchholz You just nailed it!
zellorz 7 months ago
A criminally underrated song.
cuttlefisch 8 months ago 5
RIP Dale, condolences to his friends and family. Great song.
supercow86 8 months ago
RIP Dale...man i love this song, its as fresh to me now as when i first heard it
live your lives
rickenbacker67 8 months ago 2
The guitar solos have always struck a chord with me. No un intended. Fab smooth blues playing.
TreyRoque 1 year ago
On a big discussion page a nice guy has said that this, Blue Öyster Cult's Then Came the Last Days of May, and Deep Purple's Child In Time is his two favorites among all the 70's ballads. I think there is plenty great one's but can't really argue against him. This song is truly a masterpiece.
GeorgVanHalen 1 year ago
Thanks to you posting this, it is now my 10,000th time listening to this song over the
last 35 years or so. I've dug every one including this. Long live BOC.
ps no, i didn't actually count them
Dockshund 1 year ago
This is BOC blues, what a fuckin' masterpiece, I am only 20 years old, and been listening to these guys since I was 15, a friend of mine had me listen to "Dance on Stilts" and "Cities on Flame with Rock & Roll", after that, I was hooked, and my god what a good addiction this is, since then, I have bought every LP BOC has ever released, a whole CD rack of BOC albums, and damnit, I'll fight to the death to protect that collection
Nightwing690 1 year ago 2
@Nightwing690 Congrats oh young one. I'm 42 and have loved these guys a long time. People like you still give me hope for the younger generation. Today's music is absolutely pathetic. Fortunately BOC will be around forever.
rubicon1983 1 year ago
They haven't seen cop around all day...what luck.I love that line.
TheRonsteff 1 year ago 2
this is the kind of trippy chill old school psycadelic rock ive been looking for Thumbs up
TheUberRofl 1 year ago
mitch666 Where are you coming from?
imjohnsbody 1 year ago
Riding the sound waves.
helloremix 1 year ago
best of BOC
kiljoy67 1 year ago
Best song in concert back in 1976. Better even than Fear thr Reaoer
mgwilliams1000 1 year ago
absolutly fantastic!!!!!!
TheAfricanfighter 1 year ago
Wow! Everything about this song has always impressed me, but I hadn't noticed the drumming until now. It is a huge part of why the song has the trance-like mood that it does.
Kynatics 1 year ago
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Hey, I reviewed BOC's live performance as my first concert review. It's on my page if anyone's interested.
rockerjcc 1 year ago
Yea BOC is one of those bands that I always felt their obscure stuff was WAY better than the popular songs with all the airplay and recognition.
chadmccollister 1 year ago 3
The best song they did,just about, and didnt get the credit it deserves.. GREAT SONG!! And they did it live one of the times I saw them, about fell out when they did.. How can you not LOVE this song???
HallPassExpired 1 year ago
If only Blue Oyster Cult did more stuff like this.....
dillweed44 1 year ago 2
@dillweed44 you are truely are a dill weed, dolt
wilhoitsux 1 year ago
@wilhoitsux - please point out some other songs that have this chilled vibe to them? I couldn't on spotify... Its like Black Sabbath with that tune 'Planet Caravan', so unlike them and you wish you could find more tunes like it. Dotard.
dillweed44 1 year ago
such a great lead gtr tone on this great track
jts001 1 year ago
I've seen the cult for decades and this song played well with the life I had lead back in the day...it has a special place in my heart...ahhh memories.
jcp0129eek 1 year ago
We buried one of my best friends yesterday and at the end of the funeral Mass, before taking him to the cemetary, this is the song that was played. He was my dear friend since 1978 and his whole life he told me he wanted "Then Came The Last Days of May" to be played at his funeral. Rest in peace Dale, I love you, brother...
RichardScott1958 1 year ago 179
@RichardScott1958 RIP dale much respect
wilhoitsux 1 year ago
@RichardScott1958 awesome I cant think of a better song to be played
paperboy6996 1 year ago
@RichardScott1958 R.I.P Dale...
TheAfricanfighter 1 year ago
@RichardScott1958 May your friend be in peace and you also. Take care.
muhrvis 1 year ago
@RichardScott1958 Sorry about your friend. That must have been pretty emotional hearing this song at his funeral. Remember that you always have memories to go back to. Music is a great source for bringing those memories close. Take care.
melmar1994 1 year ago
what a better way to immortalize a great friend, family member etc.
Music opens the way to all souls....amen
namdorg1 1 year ago
@RichardScott1958 So sorry about your friend but his memories live on for you to cherish always. Remember those when you here this. He's smiling down at you listening right along with you.
moonshine2280 1 year ago
@RichardScott1958 Bless your friend, he has damn good taste in choosing his last song. Bless you too, brother.
TadRapidly 1 year ago
@RichardScott1958 Wow! RIP Dale. What a great friend you must have had. Slainte..
triplettam 1 year ago
@triplettam Thank you so much, and thank all of you who commented on Dale! He would be so stoked the be respected along with this beautifully sad song. Much respect and appreciation to you all!
RichardScott1958 11 months ago
@RichardScott1958 You bet. You know: Since you posted your tribute I've been thinking I might want this song to be played at my funeral. It has some real meaning for me as well. So your friend lives on. ttt
triplettam 11 months ago
@RichardScott1958 Powerful. The man obviously had soul. RIP
RoeserFan2 8 months ago in playlist BOC Tunes 3
@RichardScott1958 Your friend Dale had good taste in music, may he rest in peace.
rrip1 8 months ago 2
@RichardScott1958 your friend knew what good music was may he rest in peace !
latinojerk305usa 7 months ago
@RichardScott1958 For Your Friend Dale...May He Rest In Peace...BOC FOREVER...
1RONSTER714 5 months ago 2
@RichardScott1958 may your good friend rest in piece. i raise my glass to him
technoterminator 4 months ago 4
@RichardScott1958 BOC forever.
technoterminator 4 months ago 9
@RichardScott1958 Hats off to your friend Dale,my sympathies to you. Lets not let this music die,shall we ?
EMERALDanimations 3 months ago 4
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@RichardScott1958 It doesn't get much better than this; may your friend ride into forever on the wings of music that is as beautiful as the sound of distant thunder, wandered slowly out to sea.
Aforgomon1 2 months ago
simply beautiful....
Dreamalley00 1 year ago
Bad drug deal gone wrong...
SheeerHeartAttack 1 year ago
break out the bong
orgasmatron1977m 1 year ago
the guitar is amazing and clean...i've loved this song since it came out...man i'm old
anteturban 1 year ago 3
@anteturban You arent the only one...lol
HallPassExpired 1 year ago
one of my favorite BOC songs,although i like the live version a little bit better
ON YOUR FEET OR ON YOUR KNEES live album.the whole album(s) are great
reidjc 1 year ago
Great song!! It reminds me a little bit of Jimi Hendrix Little wing.
zulucase 1 year ago 2
for Sid, Steve, Phil..,,!!!
cvak44 1 year ago
That's a really nice song! Donald is a very good guitar player!
6378962ROCK 1 year ago 2
@6378962ROCK ante fige re
gezzaf 1 year ago
Probably my favorite BOC song....about a drug deal gone bad.
wtglb 1 year ago
i love it , just, love it
TheSanatica 1 year ago
What a haunting song! BOC are so awesome. Went to see them in 2008 with my dad and it was one of the best expeiriences of my life.
1984wraith 1 year ago
A great tune. One of my favorites from BOC.
StainlessSteelCat 1 year ago
I had the privilege of hearing the story behind this song from a guy who knew the folks involved...yeah it's a true story. Funny, I knew that before I met him.
coneyislcowboy 1 year ago
A nice flashback to the days when the Cult seemed to be on just about every tour I saw . . .
For later material, BOC's generally overlooked Imaginos album had some very cool tracks, including The Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein, with guest solos by Joe Satriani.
progrockhound 1 year ago
This song deserves 1 billion views, It's really a shame that it doesn't...
RattleheadAnthony 1 year ago 4
no one did atmospheric like BOC
rpanting1 1 year ago
Yes I am a CULT member
yourunclehank1 1 year ago
i yelled out for this song last november and eric totally heard me,still feels like i dreamed the whole thing,oh yeah,and buck gave me a hug!
tomnez 1 year ago
People have no time to listen to good music anymore. Too bad. For them..
Smithfieldis 1 year ago 37
one of the best yes yes miles of memories aahhhh......
lindavanvranken 1 year ago 3
Miles and miles of memories and stairways to stars that went nova...
tzeqin 1 year ago 3
...and they hadn't seen a cop around all day..(what luck!)
coolestvox 1 year ago
Blue Oyster Cult rules!
user92126 1 year ago
I love the On Your Feet Or On Your Knees version of this. Unfortunately, it's the only one on Youtube(That I know of) From the album.
The1Black5Wolf3 1 year ago
beautiful song...
kokujin126 1 year ago
they used to have the best lazer show ever ...and now i saw them..all the fans are old and worn out in fkin wheelchairs with o2 bottles hanging off the side i will never go to another concert again let theband die along with all o fus our time is over..it is our last days of may!
arnoldkevin1 1 year ago
I love this version...haunting....
coolestvox 1 year ago
Best BOC song!!!!!!!
muzzupappa70 1 year ago
beautiful song!!!!
cisteina1 1 year ago
Best BOC song, no doubt.
TheSirBoyKing 1 year ago 2
Love that :)
91FroSt91 1 year ago
ahhh I'm in love with this :)))
BeautyInEverything7 1 year ago
In 2000 BOC came to my town and put on a free show. I saw many concerts I paid a lot of momey to see in my life. BOC is the greatest band I ever saw.
pigletized 1 year ago 2
YEP, it certainly is a masterpiece. nowt else to say really.
MAGNUM2F 1 year ago
This song would top the charts if more people knew about it.
UltimateNation 1 year ago
This is the most underated band of all time.
pigletized 1 year ago
i'm making a habit of annually commenting on this video on the final days of may.
KyleJS30 1 year ago 3
This song actually hits pretty fucking hard, being the last days of this month and all and what's going on with me...
kissthesettingsun 1 year ago
@kissthesettingsun I didn't even realize that 'til you said that. I also just made a Gmod music video for this song.
UltimateNation 1 year ago
Chasing Shadows
@Kynatics YEAH why dont u go fucking jerk off on your mother's face with song on back grond ^^ posted 1 day ago
genxxxersize 1 year ago
I love this..more than their heavier stuff
Kynatics 1 year ago
@Kynatics hey fag, get outta here, I LOVE this tune, U should stick with Godzilla and that kewl REAPER song! :o)
genxxxersize 1 year ago
certainly in my top 3 best boc songs. just love it.
MAGNUM2F 1 year ago
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venusfly9108 1 year ago
@venusfly9108 if they did, but they didnt, but theyre still a huge influence
monkeywithfivetails 1 year ago
@venusfly9108- Who cares if they were creators of heavy metal or not? The term heavy metal was used much later by the media and some British bands that brought a certain metallic sound in their songs which was a product of the environment where they grew up (for instance a place like Birmingham). I am sure that if you ask any of these bands whether they were creators of heavy metal, they would all deny it.
BOC have always been a good band and that's what matters at the end of the day.
ajittffcure 1 year ago
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venusfly9108 1 year ago
@ajittffcure I was just kinda curious since I've read that they formed before Sabbath or Zeppelin, sorry that had to disrupt your listening journey. I've just read that there was a band that was labeled heavy metal that released an album the year Black Sabbath formed.
venusfly9108 1 year ago
@venusfly9108- I know what you mean. It is always a debatable subject on who were the pioneers of heavy metal. First of all, what do you mean by heavy metal? A lot of people will have their own versions of what they think heavy metal is.
According to me, Led Zeppelin is not a metal band. BOC is too eclectic to be exclusively called a metal band. But I think Black Sabbath can arguably be called a pioneering metal band because their records right from the start had those dark industrial sounds.
ajittffcure 1 year ago 2
@ajittffcure You know what, I'll just stick with Black Sabbath being the pioneers and we'll leave it that, then. It would probably be better if I don't think about it so much that I would think about it over night. Like you said, by the end of the day, it's good music.
venusfly9108 1 year ago
@venusfly9108- That's right. It is immaterial.
By the way, I am not a fan of either Black Sabbath or Led Zeppelin. In fact I have a strong dislike for Led Zeppelin. But I find BOC's music more interesting and they have better musical sensibilities. I am not a hardcore fan of BOC but they are an interesting band, overall. I can't deny that.
ajittffcure 1 year ago
@ajittffcure Neither am I a hardcore fan of BOC, I'm more of fan of Zeppelin since I have two of their albums, but I started liking BOC when I came across their song Cagey Cretins about two months ago. that song is one of my most favorite right now, since I haven't heard the whole song "Don't Fear the Reaper" yet, weird huh? Since only everybody has heard it. I've only heard probably seven songs from BOC, but from listening to their early stuff, they sound like an interesting group.
venusfly9108 1 year ago
@venusfly9108- I am sorry. I just gave my opinion about all those bands. You can be the best judge depending on what you like.
The first BOC song I listened to was 'Don't Fear the Reaper'. I think they are best known for that song although they had several great songs like this song- 'Last Days of May' for instance.
ajittffcure 1 year ago
@ajittffcure To be honest, I've never liked classic rock a lot. But when my guitar teacher introduced me to some other musicians that were more talented than they were, mostly blues, new age guitar, and jazz, I've actually had a greater interest in music and decided to listen to cds that one of my parents have had in their collection. Most of them have grown on me after probably 10 listens. Sometimes you have to listen to it several times before dismissing it to understand it.
venusfly9108 1 year ago
@venusfly9108- Absolutely right. Well to be honest, I am not a metal-head at all. I remember at one point I used to hate heavy metal, grunge and especially rap music. But my horizons have broadened over the years. Now, I listen to everything without judging anything directly. In fact, one of my favourite songs is a rap record! But that is the power of music. Sometimes, it just cuts all barriers.
I still have my likes and dislikes but that depends on my sensibilities and me as a person.
ajittffcure 1 year ago
@ajittffcure As i have expanded my horizons, I started losing interest in some preppy bands like Paramore and My Chemical Romance. Those bands sounded like crap once I started getting into New age guitarists and these guys, there just wasn't anything that stood out from music anymore. I wonder how many people are going this far back to the roots of music.
venusfly9108 1 year ago 3
They are upon us, the last days of May.....
3443bh 1 year ago
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ArmchairMessiah 1 year ago
Mitch...A cop? No just someone that knows music!!!!!
chokinup88 1 year ago
BOC is the shit.... Heard 'em a dozen times, once doin' angel dust. NOW THAT WAS A TRIP!!!
Acesgrinned 1 year ago
best song from the cult
deliman 1 year ago 2
knowledge speaks but wisdom listens
69thecreeper 1 year ago
i play this song in my dalorean when i go back in time
mitchk666 1 year ago 40
@mitchk666 mart? DUDE i been looking up and down time for you! remember matt? that crazy... he made his own time machine and he is wreaking havoc!
therockmannorl 1 year ago
@therockmannorl ahahahah
JDilla2812 1 year ago
then came one of my favorite songs xD!!!!
cornholio530 1 year ago
...One of the best BÖC songs...
kimmoj9 1 year ago
on the last days of april a kenyan set a record in boston
ezramead 1 year ago
imagine if this was the kind of music played everywhere....
icketypickety 1 year ago
Blue Oyster Cult is great..... thats all ther is to say...
BlueOysterMaster 1 year ago
The weed they are talking about must have been damn good!
chokinup88 1 year ago
@chokinup88 WHAT ARE YOU?, A COP??
mitchk666 1 year ago 2
несказанно печальная песня - одна из самых печальных песен, которые я когда-либо слыхала
sophiaturbo 1 year ago
This song is so beautiful and it makes me remember back to the seventies... which I never experienced!
vargbajs 1 year ago
this song is amazing! i've met them and there really nice but eric is always grouchy! he doesn't give guitar picks so don't even try! lol
jbsaramccartney 1 year ago
Blue Oyster Cult are like the realist, philosophical, psychedelic Sabbath. Whereas Black Sab would talk about witches, demons, and wizards, B.O.C. would dabble in occult dealings, crime, hauntings, technology, alchemy, and other high minded aspects of the 'dark' side of life
Drizzlerman 1 year ago
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Oh yeah, a good drug deal gone bad, now who the heck has not experinced that I ask U? Man Buck Dharma is awesome on this song on lead vocal, and Eric Bloom, well he is KILLAH on his tunes, but this tune is all Bucks! Thanks for digging out yet another brilliant song by BOC, that rarely if ever got/gets airplay! INCREDIBLE TUNE! :o) *kisses*
genxxxersize 1 year ago
on your feet or on your knee's version is better
davidennis1 2 years ago 3
is that the live version?
if so i agree, but this also has its own quality
yangtai1992 1 year ago
@davidennis1 lol you cannot even start to compare studio BÖC to live BÖC, because live Blue Oyster Cult is the best band live in my opinion.
Bojoe777NaBl 1 year ago 3
man sure wish they could come to my house and play -CMON LOTTO
Mystica245 2 years ago