Veteran of the Psychic Wars - Blue Oyster Cult

[chcrawfish]

Saw this song in concert before the movie came out...Dallas County Convention Center Arena 1981...2nd row, dead center

[TideatMileHigh]

Is Buck playing a strat in this video? Can't believe he is not playing a gibson....

[Sabredance66]

popularity does not equal skill, ability etc.

BOC should take comfort from all the fans & musicians that they have and continue to inspire & influence.

Of course Buck is one of the very best guitarists out there. Any serious musician would know that. He just doesn't have mainstream popularity.

Just be thankful you have heard of BOC and enjoy!!!

[kemerkaba]

Veteran of the Psychic Wars = awesome bunch of peoples+epic intro+epic keyboard+epic and dark solo

Veteran of the Psychic Wars+Blue Oyster Cult=Chuck Norris really love this song

[mstrpete]

THE ETERNAL CHAMPION LIVES...

[adi4313]

The SOLO is in relationship with me.....

[silbanis]

@kurt771965 No he didn't make the list nor did the brilliant Larry Carlton.

However, Kurt Cobain DID make the list.The omission of Carlton on the

list made it totally invalid.

[hamsterjovial55]

close your eyes and listen to the solo....WOW!!!!!!!

[TheSindalla]

¡¡¡ INCREDIBLE THIS SONG IN LIVE...!!!

[TaylorScott1988]

HEAVY METAL!!!!!!!!!!!

[rasicar]

He must have the same anti-heat plating on his fingers that they put on space shuttles, or his fingers would have burst into flames from that insane fretting he did.

[rochgadol]

cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooool

[joosman123]

buck Dharma Is a great player.

[Synthgamer]

My Favorite song ever. I just love Buck's guitaring skills in this song

[mudbush]

Been listening to cult since the early 70's. go get you some scroons, Boc's on your feet or on your knees, a kick ass stereo, turn out the lights and get ready. I am a veteran of the psychic wars. The Truth is out there.

[incutat]

I've seen BOC 5 times and got to meet Buck Dharma.  He's a real nice man. This is definitely one of their best songs!

[ChicagoBoomBoom]

@incutat I think I've seen them 7 times. 4 here in Portland OR. By far my favorite guitarist, probably my 2nd is a tie between Montrose, Trower and Santana, bcz they were there when I 1st started playing and learning guitar. Cant wait for them to come to Portland again!

[cozzy36]

silbanis amen it is.

[donjgeorge]

These guys are great; big fan forever.

[damndirtyape63]

It's from the album "Fire of Unknown Origin"

[backtokillhim]

its a brilliant song

[MASREDO]

Heavy Metal 1981!

[dcfanchris]

The old Hollywood Sportatorium made one great recording.I bought this 2x LP this Saturday and it's one of the best live records that I have in my ever growing vinyl record collection.

[kroovyandcal]

AT 6:21 we see the video of the alleged nuclear test at Christmas Island. It is a fraud. Notice how none of the clouds in the video move despite such a violent explosion

[itsameea1]

@kroovyandcal Your an idiot its the song, music and Bucks solo that makes this great not some brief few minutes of an atomic explosion.

[kroovyandcal]

@itsameea1 I wasn't referring to the song or music. It is probably a good song. I am talking about the alleged nuclear test at 6:21 in the video at Christmas Island. It is fraud. It did not happen. There was no nuclear test at Christmas Island. They pretended that they killed Rudolph when really they did no such thing.

[akemoguy]

thumbs up if heavy metal brought here

[Bleppe123]

@akemoguy Thumbs up if Blue Oyster cult brought you here

[roscoespot]

This is a classic, and a work of art imho. I have to say that I think it has, and will continue to stand the test of time. =)

[gretzinabluehat]

Buck Dharma is just better than everyone at everything. I think he's half human half alien and he's channelling some kinda of alien power from a dimension where only bosons and Buck Dharma are allowed in.

[freddu59330]

very great!!!!just great

[freddu59330]

very great!!!!

[ih8makinusernames]

Greatest. solo. ever.

[kkingcobra2155]

@ih8makinusernames i agree man

[camilo68hellcaster]

Blue Oyster Cult !!!!! Rules

This is The Grate Rock music!!!!!!

I have the doble LP concert E.T.L one of my favorite Albums

[felipeguitarbass]

È uma pena que aqui no brasil ninguem conheça essa banda/musica.

very sad that here in Brazil nobody knows this band / music.

[ddraguti]

Blue Oyster Cult is the only one and original and all those hundreds of darks and gothics that follows are copies. Their fans need to know that. If they know they wouldn't state their fav bands are the greatest in the history blah blah. BOC are genesis for all of them.

[Bonesnapperr]

They are playing tonite at daytona Biketoberfest,, I'll be there.

[Thepinkfloydmaster]

that guitar was just owned and i'm suprised it's not on fire

[danbuter]

Song written by Michael Moorcock, of "Elric" fame.

[TheDrunkenHer0]

This should be on MTv always

[brunotvrs]

Oh God... Nothing feels eerie and atmospheric enough after this song!

[TheJUNGLESURFER]

JUST AWESOME

[Aridab1]

Always thought that Heavy Metal the movie shoulda used BOC's song Heavy Metal/Black and Silver instead....

[askingdogs]

@Aridab1 they wrote those songs for the movie thats why so ya know

[c0rnp0p5]

@askingdogs "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" was not written for the movie, it was not intended to be used.

[Jooker93150]

<3

[TheFunnyzach]

hes using bill lawrence PU's on his guitar... amazing tone

[motavation69]

29 people are psychic whores

[mattfirebird]

@motavation69 :-D

[guildwarslover]

This is music. Respect for this era and BOC <3

[MrRedNeckParadise]

When this song first came out, the Cold War was in full bloom. The fall of the Iron Curtain was over twenty years in the future. The Vietnam War was just ending. Between the US and Russia, there were literally tens of thousands of nuclear weapons in the world, ready to be fired at a second's notice. Cell phones were an impossibility. TV's  had three channels and mebbe one or two of UHF. The intenet and PC's were dreams. It was a different world.

[hufnmouth]

@MrRedNeckParadise Really different now that I think about it. These are amazing times.

[Craigernet]

FUCK CHARLIE SHEEN BOC HAS THE REAL TIGER BLOOD!!!!

[MyNickdanger]

@silvesunstanley Can't, I'm remarried, with a ten year old. But thanks for the comment. Peace! Nick

[QBluetooth]

Tarot made it better IMHO xD

[PronouncedDead]

Eubanks I couldnt of said it any better,, I agree with you,, I am happy to see all the people with such great input

[mastershaynsexy]

heavy metal was liek the best movie

[eubanks1418]

I have been to countless concerts over the years. i have seen BOC more than anyone else and it was by chance. i love these guys live. they blow doors. sad thing is, when they were at their best, they weren't popular with the mainstream audience. poor misguided fools... along with pink floyd, they will always be a favorite band to me.

[MrGuymandude2]

Kick ass B.O.C song. This is a great version. Awesome guitar solo.

[MyNickdanger]

Badass B O C Song. Memories of watchin Mid-nite Movies, Partyin, Cardi's Houston. Also brings back memories of my ex, Wonder what ever happened to Her? Rock-n-Roll!

[silversunstaley]

@MyNickdanger Go get her.

[TheDarkspartan7]

fuck jester

[silbanis]

Buck Dharma is a grossly underrated and under appreciated guitarist.

Absolutely brilliant.

[bigbadredsox]

@silbanis

You said it!!! One of the best.

[psychyard]

@silbanis this is the greatest live guitar solo of all time

[kurt771965]

@silbanis ...Did he even make the Rolling Stone top 100??? I agree ... very underrated.

[ShaneMoFxxxinHuff]

@kurt771965 that shit was a joke! im not sayin hendrix wasnt one of the worlds greatest guitarists, but to categorize somebody as number one, (especially over forty years ago) is just ridiculous. he inspired a lot of guitarists to think outside the box, but its the same now as it was then: theres thousands of guitarists out there better than hendrix, better than dimebag, better than blackmore, that have yet to be discovered. big popularity contest. bunch of names being thrown out.

[jbender23]

@ShaneMoFxxxinHuff No kidding. I think most of Jimi's "greatness" came from the fact that he invested so much of himself emotionally into his playing. I can honestly say that he's one of few players who put his entire body, mind, and soul into his guitar playing and that really comes out in his music. But there are several other guitarists who do this just as well, and can probably be considered more technically skilled than Jimi ever was.

[notoriodtc]

@kurt771965 i bought that december 8th release for some humor and oh man.... essentially its a list pretty much put together for what folks want to see in a top 100. The Edge number 38 johnny ramone 28 brian may just two spots ahead of that. George Harrison should not be as high as 11 not big on stevie ray vaughan at 12. Jerry Garcia only 46. Bonnie friggin raitt on the list?

[jbender23]

@notoriodtc George Harrison got 11, while Jerry only got 46??? Clearly whatever this "list" is was based on popularity and not outright skill. Jerry always makes at least the top fifteen for me, depending on what I'm listing. His skill in improvisation has gone completely unmatched since the sixties....there were probably some jazz players who were better back in the day, but from 65 on Jerry Garcia was the king of improv.

[notoriodtc]

@jbender23 yeah about Jerry i had always passed him up when the dead got really into the bluegrass type sound UNTIL i got the fillmore west 3 disc set from 1969 and holy frjiole their blues influences shine - morning dew is mesmerizing and the rest of the show garcia shines, dark star, death dont have no mercy, st stephen all fantastic stuff

[notoriodtc]

@kurt771965 Frank Zappa should be top 10 if not 5 no question. John Mclaughlin only 68... theres a top 10 guy as well seeing as how he helped miles davis invent a genre very few tried to even replicate. Notables left off include: dick wagner, terry kath (seeing as how hendrix said he was better heh heh), fogerty, george lynch, gary moore, steve hackett, martin barre, robin trower, adam jones, roy buchanan (a definite top 10), alvin lee, michael schenker, steve howe and plenty others

[wcleighty]

just said in passing as in "by the way...."

[BARDOCK172]

Damn, I'm 13 and yet I fucking love 60's - 80's music.

[Doomistic]

@BARDOCK172 aw bro you're so hardcore. fuck off.

[partyboycoo]

@Doomistic Quit fuckin trolling, he's a kid. At least he actually likes good music.

[Doomistic]

@partyboycoo i'm trolling because i don't believe in giving people credit in what they listen to due to their age? ok then, carry on influencing them to be arrogant as fuck.

[partyboycoo]

@Doomistic I see where you're coming from. If he wants to try and think he's cool when he's not that's his business.

[Doomistic]

@partyboycoo it would be his business, and would keep his own business, if he didn't state it as if it made him unique on a public site. it's just a gripe i have with people, when they think they're cool as fuck due to liking a few bands/genres others there age don't.

[alanshar100]

calling,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,heavy metal noisssssssssssssssssssssseeeee­e

[LazyEyeProductions64]

@alanshar100 Thats because its better than what we have now. and this is coming from a 15 year old.

[CSXer]

Great song! Great version! Great band!!!!

THANKS!!!!

[AlxMiNeR]

the beat rockk soo much.. AAAWESOME !

[rad666a]

By far, the best version of this song. And for those looking for it, it's from the 1982 live album "Extraterrestrial Live".

[321dab]

A great band no matter what year it is. Seen them many years ago. They rock

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

oh yeah, and Coldplay ripped this riff off, too.

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

Yeah, I'm reliving the HEAVY METAL cartoon movie too with this awesome song!

[Johnlindsey289]

@SuperMegaUberGenius

You remember Heavy Metal?

[mbabist01]

@Johnlindsey289 Yup.

Song was on that desolate planet where the green ball was found.

[thegoldengorgon]

It seems like 28 viewers were so excited, their hands slipped when they were aiming for the "Like" button...

[timepoet77]

Hey, did you know this was co-written by SF/fantasy author Michael Moorcock, creator of Elric? Thought you might like to know.

[ForgottenFable]

amazing guitar solo 2:40

[jrudyk1]

Great lick by Dharma>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[rockthe60s70s]

i hav a vid on the top 10 boc songs. come check it out.

[MyNickdanger]

Love this song. So much power and truth. Love Heavy Metal Movie too. Everyone, take care and God Bless All of us. Peace!

[themcm]

seen them in concert many years ago..the loudest and best show i have ever seen.

[MatthiasCorvinu]

I really like the studio version but the solo here in this version is just ridiculous. One of the greatest ones I have heard.

[kregerfilms]

Just an FYI...I just found this same version used in this video on iTunes in pretty nice quality.

It seriously sounds so much better than the studio version

[highspeedheadbanger]

don't let these shakes go on or the psychic terrorist win

[weemetalman]

i loved it yeah!!!!

[morfen316]

do yourself a favour and buy the album. this is the exact version of the song as is found on Extra Terrestrial: Live. Great live version of Joan Crawford too

[kregerfilms]

I'm sort of jaded about this song...do I listen to the studio version which is high quality but sounds bad, or the live version that sounds awesome but is low quality?

[morfen316]

@kregerfilms buy extra terrestrial live. quality is great especially if you download it from itunes. exact version

[TheUnforgivent]

AWESOME!

[Korban3]

Hmm... If I die in a combat zone, I want this song played at my funeral... If I die somewhere else, I want this song played after I Want It All... at my funeral... with a viking ship pyre.

[ricomon35]

@NancyBivins - Wow, A Spiritual Troll... What next? :)

[mrianmark]

I photographed the Cult when they toured with T Rex in 74. To see the shots go to ianmarkmusicphotos (.com)

[75grimy]

I have seen them at least 9 times since the Black and Blue tour. One of my all time favs, even tho I have gone much heavier then '79. Slayer, etc. BOC still one of the best!!!!!

[Ezeekiel349]

heavy metal brought me to this so many years ago

[zeroa69]

yo FUCK SME now all of a sudden i can listen to this song in my playlist!!!! fuck them and fuck vuse stay the hell off youtube!!

[ratsnacage1]

Don't let these shake's go on.

[AlecKronicle]

Heavy Metal FTW

[wcleighty]

Jesus says THIS IS REAL MUSIC

[Sinfulgaiden]

heavy metal?

[starkweather444]

Still to this day the best live band I have ever seen and I have seen many, seeing them tomorrow actually.

[Joltzz1985]

@starkweather444 Prairie Fest?

[zeroa69]

they need to have like one ultimate concert tour.... blue oyster cult...pink floyd... boston... a bunch more old school as well as some new school like tool and other bands like them

[HAScorpify]

28 people think this needs more cowbell

[Johnlindsey289]

Kickass song from a kickass animated movie! i was introduced to this song when i saw HM on TBS about 18 years ago when i was 12 thanks to looking at my TV Guide to see what will come on friday and saturday nights then wallah i watched it, loved it. I also watched other cool adult animated cult movies like Rock and Rule, Vampire Hunter D, American Pop and Robot Carnival as well, loved them too.

[steelcaress]

@Johnlindsey289 They chopped that movie all to hell on TBS. See it on DVD, man! I watched it on TNT, and was amazed that the running time for the TV version was shorter than the running time for the whole movie, including commercials.

Rock N Rule, Robot Carnival, and Vampire Hunter D were amazing!

[Johnlindsey289]

@steelcaress

When i was 15 i bought it on video when it finally came out legally with soundtrack and saw it uncut uncensored especially to see my animated crush known as Taarna in the buff. I made myself copies of RC, VHD and R&R on uncut rental tapes on blank tapes when i was 14, VHD is awesome but have you seen it's sequel? i got HM on DVD since 2000 after my high school graduation and own VHD and R&R on 2-Disc DVDs since they were released on DVD

[zeroa69]

@Johnlindsey289 what was the name of the movie??? i have vampier hunter d 1 n 2 that shit was awsome!! as well as both heavy metal movies (stuff of legends!!) man i even had the video game for psx back in the day!!

[Johnlindsey289]

@zeroa69 did you know James Cameron is a fan of the movie Heavy Metal and the comic magazine? he used both as some of his various inspirations to his film Avatar and you can tell Avatar was like one big screen issue of HM Magazine or like HM the movie in CGI/Live-action as Cameron loves animated movies especially Sci-fi/fantasy. It's like Cameron combined HM with Ferngully, Nausicaa, Dune, Star Wars, Last of the Mohicans,Castle in The Sky, Princess Mononoke, Lightyears and Willow in one film

[ld521]

cool

[IndigoNeutrino]

This was written with Michael Moorcock, right? One of my favourite authors collaborating with one of my favourite bands to make one of my favourite songs ever :)

[soumyaaymous]

0:40 sounds so pink floydish..love it !!

[soumyaaymous]

check out the video called black and blue .. blue oyster cult and black sabbath performing together !

[blagorodna90]

I really don't know which is that cartoon that you all are talking about. Send me a message with the title and some info please.

[bajjilllion]

the beginning sounds kind of like it would be U2 or something. Also the footage of whoever playing guitar is pretty sick, this song is so beast

[hamsterjovial55]

28 rap fans!!!

[soumyaaymous]

the beginning sounds like we will rock u by queen !

[GeorgVanHalen]

@soumyaaymous - I can agree with that. But then again Queen's "Radio Ga Ga" sounds alot like Blue Öyster Cult's "Shooting Shark". Very strange. But then again both Queen and Blue Öyster Cult are among my absolute favorite bands so I don't care. They're all good songs! :)

[soumyaaymous]

@GeorgVanHalen yeh they all influenced each other...its only natural that people will be influenced by their contemporaries !!

[skrator1234]

Amazing Song

:x ........

[georgemargaris]

this is just great. Stands on its own, even without the heavymetal cartoon.

[touaregk]

wasn't this co-written with Michael Moorcock?

[kleuck]

@touaregk

Don't think so : it was "Black Blade", whole text from MM

[MrElectricA]

@touaregk I think so, as well as Black Blade.

[DeadIslandTrailers]

the metallica version sucks...this is wassup.

[almontybreshears]

:-) :-) Meta A'who??? :-) :-)

[DvDPlaya]

This song is DEF on my acid hit playlist... lol (along with "Uncle Sam's On Mars") lol

[RotnRoll77]

I'm pretty sure Blue Oyster Cult are aliens.

[monkeyedge1]

Nice.

[kashzone]

Wow, what a handful of badly applied, horrifically unpleasing 1980s video effects. Otherwise, BOC wins as usual :D

[GeminoSmothers]

@kashzone those video affects make this song soo much more eerie.

[agentdas]

This song reminded me of what great music sounds like.

[meinLiebsterFeind]

this song just melted my brain

[greeneyedstone42]

I've loved this song since Heavy Metal.

[desdanova3]

This is an amazing testimonial of what BOC was live, an awesome band that still playing around, and Buck's virtuosity at his most enhanced speed !!!. Needless to say that now plays better, since he has more experience. The best for him and all BOC present memebers !!!

[papawerebear65]

I like this MUCH better than the studio version... many more complexities and SUCH power.

[redD4Dworld]

@papawerebear65 Yeah, the solo absolutely rocks!

[JesusSavesGetSaved]

@papawerebear65

Youtube -

They Sold Their Souls For Rock And Roll

[Extremepsyco]

sex and love <3

[bluezhound]

Extended live version is on ETI Live ..Extraterrestrial live ..a must have Album for any rockers collection ..A Flic of my Bic and i am there again ! thanks for rocking my as off the last 40 years BOC .

[yorkyman42]

what album is this extended version from?

[MrZeroCide]

Sounds better than the studio recording by far. Metallica ain't got shit on these guys.

[MoTuS944]

JUST AMAZING !

[Falcor097]

Ha!. I came here from Heavy Metal (movie)

[Lobodomy69]

Man, what a truly kickass song!

[JackTheFlippinTipper]

literally the most tasteful guitar solo ever played.

[MetallicBill]

With the Soft White Underbelly AKA BOC, you knew you were getting some cerebral Deep musical message, I was a bit surprised to learn they weren't writing the lyrical content and sometimes couldn't even define a particular song's real meaning. Also interesting that Eric Bloom ages pretty slow, he always looks about the same...like me

[surrenderyourflesh]

deFF badaSS

[thingrizzly]

Metallica ain't got shit on BOC!!!

[rabiolis21]

great voice!



[DucaTiti38]

Au casque et montez le son.!! Waoow.! :)

[hamsterjovial55]

@DucaTiti38 c est vrai que ça le fait grave!!!surtout le solo de Buck!

[DucaTiti38]

@hamsterjovial55 tu m'étonne.!! je me le réécoute tiens.!! :)