IMHO, a better rendition is on the best live album ever: On Your Feet or on Your Knees. If you find it in vinyl, then the universe loves you for some reason.
@NAFmunchausen I saw the concert in the early seventies at the Hollywood Florida Sportatorium awesome laser show and yes I am blessed Bought the double Live album the next day. I also saw the Atlanta Fox Theater show featured on the Unenchanted Live single album.Is there any video of this show? Stu
My favorite BOC album. Saw them in 1973 with The Raspberries, who got booed off of the stage. The first song was The Red and The Black, as they lowered their flag during the first thundering chords of the song. Played most of this album. Thanks for the posting!
Love the BOC...too bad there best stuff (and there is a lot!) never made it to radio in most cities. Thank God for KSHE 95 in St. Louis! We have truly been blessed to be exposed to countless KSHE Klassics!
Whew...this takes me back!! I remember jamming to the ending riff with my Ibanez Roadstar and as I climbed down the frets, I bent my head down. I broke a string and it embedded into my cheekbone about 1 below the eye. for 5 years I had a red dot there.... (it was worth it~!)
DUH! Sorry, Im a moron. OYFOOYK, I had to look it up. I saw BOC at Allentown PA Agricultural hall around 1978, and I'm sure that I drove everyone around me insane. A girl loaned me her binoculars, and I was screaming for "The Red and Black, Buck is my inspiration. BOC rules!
@carrienurse Sorry mate, a virus or something tried to intall when I went to an OYFOOYK site. My computer stopped it.. Is this a Bouchard band? Or just a hoax?
@1277express2---No apologies necessary. "OYFOOYK" is just an acronym for BOC's 1975 release, "On Your Feet Or On Your Knees". IMHO, their best live. My fave version of"Hot Rails To Hell", although as I've said here many times before, many a rabid fan has always wondered why "Astronomy" was mysteriously absent from here.
@1277express2---No doubt, '78's "Some Enchanted Evening" was stellar. I'll always be a bit partial to OYFOOYK only because it was, besides the covers, material strictly from their black & white era. An era "untainted" by their commercial success starting w/ Agents. Don't fall off your chair, I love their stuff from '76 on, but nothing IMO matched the "great madness" from 1972 through 1975.
@carrienurse Ugh, I have been trying to write this for an hour. The utube censors and limits are driving me crazy. I used to play baseball with Merv Griffins son. The BOC were on his talk show a long time ago. It was an embarrassing lip sync manager intoduced debacle. I tried to send a link but it was shot down. Just search for Merv Griffin Blue Oyster Cult and see what you find.
@carrienurse Indeed; the OYFOOYK is their anthem. I agree with everything you said here, and now that i think of it = I have it on vinyl~!! (I've got to xfer this stuff to digital so I can play it on my NBK~!)
Buck is so underrated its really sad-the bass in this kicks ass too,I always loved Joe's voice-Anyone in Croydon,Pa or lower bucks county need a drummer or wanna start a band look me up on here.Rick -Outlawwolf35on aol.
I used to love to drive my 71 Cutlass S to British Columbia cranking this record (on tape). And my girlfriend at the time (approx. 1991) thought this song sounded like Scooby-Doo! I can kindof see it! This song RAWKS!
Great sound Lib. Isn't it funny how there is always someone that says "this is there best album" ...just goes to show I guess. Different strokes for different fokes... ;-)
Even Sandy Pearlman thinks this is his best work. I think I like "Secret Treaties" or "Imaginos" the best. This one is balls to the walls, so I ran out of gas quickly. (that means I only listen to it once a month after thirty three years.)"Secret Treaties" is like my car, it never has to get out of third gear to pass anything in sight, and the echoes breaking the sonic sound barrier go on into infinity.
Hey, that image goes with this album cover, doesn't it? Ha
leppst2ty: I'm stuck in this horrible Southern rock nightmare. We do four Skynyrd covers, four ZZ Tops, Cat Scratch Fever and three Bob Segar covers. I want to claw my eyes out, I'm so sick of it all. I would love to quit and play bass in a real band.
I would assume by playing a set full of Southern rock is that is what your core audience likes. However you can shake it up. Most crowds that like the classic Southern rock genre adapt well to music like BOC. Where we are we have a lot of bikers, they love this stuff. Lead your band to step outside the box, or just start another band. Nothing to lose. I would love to do BOC, Kiss, old 70's stuff + 80's, even a couple of Ramones tunes here and there.
the song is about riding the subway in new york. the 1277 express to heaven is a number on the car that they rode quite often. the people on the train were like zombies. one of the hottest guitar riffs ever done by them.
I've ridden that car myself a few times. It's no longer in service (retired 1977) - was one of those brown "pre-war" cars with the cane seats and whirling fans. Rode it on the "F" line twice and the "E" once. GREAT SONG TOO - I've been listening to this LP for 35 years now, still amazes me.
what this one is about remains cryptic- my friend's dad alleges that it has something to do with the planes that would take soldiers to viet nam... but that doesn't seem to cover everything in the lyrics.
It is supposedly based on a guy that they knew who was a loan shark/gambler named Phil King who was shot in the head by a a client who was in debt and didn't want to pay him. Also they were supposedly playing a show he book for then in upstate NY the day he was murdered.
What I like about bands like B.O.C.,Nazareth,April Wine,Uriah Heep,Manowar,UFO,Black Sabbath and AC/DC is that they don't change their music to please the MTV generation.They have the attitude that pretty much states "THIS IS OUR MUSIC TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT!!!!"
Dreamz--A very interesting observation, although I doubt any garage band was this tight. The opening salvo called "The Red & The Black" is electrifying and it really doesn't let up much from there. Peace.
Speaking of PUNK ROCK, Check out the TescoV version of this SAME tune! It's MIGHTY damn good. I wanna see the song Deadline on YT...or rather, HEAR it
They should be great fans of this band, 'cause when I hear Judas Priest my mind sets to this song! Blue Oyster Cult, however, is a hundred times cooler than Judas Priest!
mantova--Funny you should mention Priest. During their up and coming days, I believe they were known as "the poor man's Blue Oyster Cult". Don't know why & not trying to knock them. I like a lot of their stuff. Remember, BOC was always called "the thinking man's metal band".
no this train has left the station. but i could hire some crazed dudes that would fuck the shit out of the new lover..but at the end of the day i don't give a shit
A better B.O.C. song to beat up the new lover to is "See You in Black" from their Heaven Forbid album. If you haven't heard that one yet, check it out.
thanks for the hint mate.. i 've only been listening to the old records of b.o.c so far. the new stuff seems to be way different from the old one but still very nice
powerkor---Indeed. Back in the day my friend had a quad sytem. You remember them. They had like a psuedo-oscilloscope on the front showing the 4 ouputs. Anyway, he had the quad-recorded T&M. I've never heard OD'd the same again.
Little known fact of this song is that Albert Bouchard put the final drum track on after everything else had been recorded (i.e. he redid the drum track).
I'll give it a listen sometime. Maybe in remastered form if a certain label bring our the rmainder of the albums in remastered form before the end of this century
Well I have listened to Cultosaurus Erectus on You Tube and I will most definitely be getting the album. After listening to some of the other BOC albums I don't have, it, it seems to be the best of the bunch. Thanks for the recommendation u1u0.
I just ordered that today! Wierd! lol. My only wish is that they would've used the live version of Veteran of the Psychic Wars with the spine shivering solo.
I don't know where all the tracks reside, I have a few of their albums but not all... The compilation is very nice, on Sony CD. Shooting Shark, awesome
I'll say it again- I love this song! This whole dark, spooky, I shouldn't be listening to this, but what the hell it's not THAT dangerous sound they have is awesome!
It's not - in fact, Fire of Unknown Origin is my favorite of BOC's albums, and how about Cultosaurus Erectus? I think that's another one of their best albums...heck, I love them all. Every single album - I imagine the last thing I'll hear before going deaf in my old age will be a BOC song.
saw'em live just after this album came out. what a band.great songwriters. great musicians. You must hear the first album. How can you not love a a song entitled "She's as Beautiful as a Foot"? Buck Dharma-extremely gifted and underated guitarist- one of the best EVER. I spent hours in front of the family stereo learning his licks. Thanks Fellas
Old? No worries friend. T&M was MY first Cult album also. Bought it cause of the killer cover. Then "BOC". Then "Secret Treaties". Then of course their logical conclusion-OYFOOYK. Those first 4 were pile drivers weren't they? Ah the BOC arena days.
I just bought a smoking t-shirt on eBay of the T&M cover! You can even pick the color of the background. Of course, the BEST would be to find a vintage light blue one from back in the day!
The first three BOC albums are hell. That what they described they were doing on the first three albums was to describe hell as best as they could. For '70's hardrock/metal music they did it very damn well.
Franco of A.O.V, Wizard Wolf, miniMachos, says B.o.C is the shit, my 70's hero's
lesschairs 1 week ago
Opening riff is a prepunk energy burst.Just great stuff
SteveBerberovic 1 month ago
I farted out of my dick.
SpahnRanch1969 1 month ago
Thankyou for all your help can't wait to meet ,mom was a hoe but it was the swinging 60's
beachbum654 1 month ago
Love boc but sory dad I love the AOA more
beachbum654 1 month ago
THE best band of the 70's. Heavy Metal Gods!
DrWatson221 1 month ago in playlist More videos from Libertine62
they just dont rock like this anymore
bigkittysmile 5 months ago
Eric Bloom on "Stun Guitar" ...[wtf] LongBeach Arena Live show ["On Yer Feet or On Yer Knees"] Best Live show EVER ! !
bloksaspew 5 months ago
@bloksaspew
Hey Dude, I was there and can only agree with you 100%, It was the BOC Performance of life!!!
I am writing a story about that show so get in touch....
michelesaintthomas 2 months ago
IMHO, a better rendition is on the best live album ever: On Your Feet or on Your Knees. If you find it in vinyl, then the universe loves you for some reason.
NAFmunchausen 5 months ago
@NAFmunchausen I saw the concert in the early seventies at the Hollywood Florida Sportatorium awesome laser show and yes I am blessed Bought the double Live album the next day. I also saw the Atlanta Fox Theater show featured on the Unenchanted Live single album.Is there any video of this show? Stu
daahlquist 2 months ago
This songs rocks so hard its amazing. Early BOC could rock harder than anyone.
Slickdapj 5 months ago
Sexy jumpsuit lol.
LORDGOAT1976 6 months ago
I photographed the Cult when they toured with T Rex back in 74. To see the shots go to ianmarkmusicphotos (.com)
mrianmark 7 months ago
The Meatmen do a pretty gnarly cover of this.
robbierape 7 months ago
i love their album art.....although i think iron maiden had the best....boston had some kewl ones too with their space shroom ships and all
zeroa69 7 months ago in playlist blue oyster cult mix
4 people think this needs more cowbell
HAScorpify 7 months ago
veteran nih tp masih oke
MARCHBALI 8 months ago
that was a kick ass song!
Lobodomy69 8 months ago
@Lobodomy69 Correction. That IS a good song. Watch those damn tenses...
Korban3 8 months ago
@Korban3 Haha you're right, but I had just finished listening to it when I commented.
Lobodomy69 8 months ago
@Lobodomy69 Awww, I can't stay mad at you!!! \m/
Korban3 8 months ago
@Korban3 yes it still is a great song, saw it last night at the Alameda Co Fair in Pleasanton CA, another great BOC show
kinksboss1 7 months ago
@kinksboss1 Aww, lucky. Waiting for them to visit Western Washington again.
Korban3 7 months ago
4 ppl are now on Hot Rails To Hell
doitboy 10 months ago 9
My favorite BOC album. Saw them in 1973 with The Raspberries, who got booed off of the stage. The first song was The Red and The Black, as they lowered their flag during the first thundering chords of the song. Played most of this album. Thanks for the posting!
mtzimm 10 months ago
But Hell never burned the rich man's eyes out. Not even metaphorically.
"And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom" (Luke 16: 23).
SuperChristianMetal 10 months ago
who ever put dislike will get a visit from the Reaper
Pinkfloyd75100 10 months ago
BOC was so M.O.R.
boardskins 11 months ago
that early b/w pic is so clasic/cool.
Wankshaftsbury 11 months ago
Too cool!
CyanChris 11 months ago
@3:00, I want that horse shirt.
AaronMk91 11 months ago
This song totally rules. It still not too late to buy all of BOC old albums. I'm catching up as we speak.
tullsterx 1 year ago
@tullsterx Thank God. I´ve got them........ :-)
ME262Lucifer 10 months ago
Sweet slideshow to go with a great song!
Wampaa 1 year ago 3
Bad-ass song , killer CD...
keeper275 1 year ago 2
Best Band, cool song, awesome album
bocfan1000 1 year ago 9
This is the only song the bass player, Joe Bouchard sang. I don't know why they didn't give him one or two more. He sounds good!
ArmorOfChrist777 1 year ago
My second favorite B.O.C. album, after "Secret Treaties". Thanks for sharing!
TheArbiter74 1 year ago
Good gosh! At 2:30 is that them in their Soft White Underbelly days?! Or possibly Stalk Forest Group?!
MattHatter 1 year ago
@MattHatter Soft White Underbelly, if these old eyes are focusing properly: Allen, Les, Don, Andrew and Albert...saw them in July, '68
Ullarsskald1989 1 year ago
Love the BOC...too bad there best stuff (and there is a lot!) never made it to radio in most cities. Thank God for KSHE 95 in St. Louis! We have truly been blessed to be exposed to countless KSHE Klassics!
vinegarjoe37 1 year ago
For those unknowing OYFOOYK is On Your Feet Or On Your Knees, The AMAZING BLUE OYSTER CULT!!!!
matmesko 1 year ago
Whew...this takes me back!! I remember jamming to the ending riff with my Ibanez Roadstar and as I climbed down the frets, I bent my head down. I broke a string and it embedded into my cheekbone about 1 below the eye. for 5 years I had a red dot there.... (it was worth it~!)
OriginalPumpMonkey 1 year ago
To clarify, about one inch below my eye. I had to take both hand and 'yank' it out~!
OriginalPumpMonkey 1 year ago
DUH! Sorry, Im a moron. OYFOOYK, I had to look it up. I saw BOC at Allentown PA Agricultural hall around 1978, and I'm sure that I drove everyone around me insane. A girl loaned me her binoculars, and I was screaming for "The Red and Black, Buck is my inspiration. BOC rules!
1277express2 1 year ago
My favorite BOC song. (check my user name).
Riding the underground
Swimming in sweat
A rumble above and below
Hey cop don't you know?
The heat's on alright
The hot summer day didn't quit for the night
1277 express to heaven
1277express2 1 year ago
@1277express2---How about OYFOOYK's version? Joe "never" sounded so good, and Buck's closing solo blistering.
carrienurse 1 year ago
@carrienurse Sorry mate, a virus or something tried to intall when I went to an OYFOOYK site. My computer stopped it.. Is this a Bouchard band? Or just a hoax?
Please be real.
1277express2 1 year ago
@1277express2---No apologies necessary. "OYFOOYK" is just an acronym for BOC's 1975 release, "On Your Feet Or On Your Knees". IMHO, their best live. My fave version of"Hot Rails To Hell", although as I've said here many times before, many a rabid fan has always wondered why "Astronomy" was mysteriously absent from here.
carrienurse 1 year ago
@carrienurse How about "Some Enchanted Evening"? (My favorite ETI version)
1277express2 1 year ago
@1277express2---No doubt, '78's "Some Enchanted Evening" was stellar. I'll always be a bit partial to OYFOOYK only because it was, besides the covers, material strictly from their black & white era. An era "untainted" by their commercial success starting w/ Agents. Don't fall off your chair, I love their stuff from '76 on, but nothing IMO matched the "great madness" from 1972 through 1975.
carrienurse 1 year ago
@carrienurse Ugh, I have been trying to write this for an hour. The utube censors and limits are driving me crazy. I used to play baseball with Merv Griffins son. The BOC were on his talk show a long time ago. It was an embarrassing lip sync manager intoduced debacle. I tried to send a link but it was shot down. Just search for Merv Griffin Blue Oyster Cult and see what you find.
1277express2 1 year ago
@carrienurse Indeed; the OYFOOYK is their anthem. I agree with everything you said here, and now that i think of it = I have it on vinyl~!! (I've got to xfer this stuff to digital so I can play it on my NBK~!)
OriginalPumpMonkey 1 year ago
me, my 5 year old sister and my dad are going to see them in NYC on march 13! it will be my 7th blue oyster cult show! =]
jbsaramccartney 1 year ago
Buck is so underrated its really sad-the bass in this kicks ass too,I always loved Joe's voice-Anyone in Croydon,Pa or lower bucks county need a drummer or wanna start a band look me up on here.Rick -Outlawwolf35on aol.
outlawwolf621 1 year ago
Dang always knew of B.O.C.ya know,radio tunes, but kinda overlooked them. Missed a lot.Screw all religions, I'm converting to the Blue Oyster Cult
rick1450 2 years ago
@rick1450 welcome my son
VerifiedNews 1 year ago
saw them live yesterday in athens!
metalasgreg 2 years ago
The Heat from Below can burn your eyes out!
ThrashHard08 2 years ago
GodDamned!!! You Know... The Dudes From BOC All Look Like Guys From 70's PORN...
LordPrick 2 years ago
I used to love to drive my 71 Cutlass S to British Columbia cranking this record (on tape). And my girlfriend at the time (approx. 1991) thought this song sounded like Scooby-Doo! I can kindof see it! This song RAWKS!
AIKevorkian 2 years ago
Best, crank it! Happy Halloween!!
MegaDumkopf 2 years ago
kicks flippin but!
Themostancient 2 years ago
The vocals are epic! They should have used Joe's voice more often...
TacticOgre 2 years ago
BOC rock n roll hall of fame. no brainer!!!
mrdrray 2 years ago
God I LOVE Tyranny and mutation. That album and Their first album are by far my favorites
Gaffhart77 2 years ago
Absolutely agree!-
They were the very first band I ever saw in concert- U.of MD-Cole Field House-1971
w/Black Sabbath & Black Oak Arkansas WILL NEVER FORGET THAT CONCERT!
pduvall100 1 year ago
John Lennon said that this band and album were his favorite rock !
matmesko 2 years ago
really wow! Where did you hear that. it's awesome if its true!
scoobes11 2 years ago
It was on one of the BOC links
matmesko 2 years ago
Is that for real?
Jimmy Pag said at one time that Buck Dharma was his favorite guitarist.
pduvall100 1 year ago
pduvall100--I remember reading that article/story on Page too. Coming from Page, that's one hell of a compliment to Buck. One hell of a compliment...
carrienurse 1 year ago
The song titles are terrific! Such balls to put their ideas into music- and receive acclaim for it. BOC rocks the house down.
smegweevil 2 years ago
i didnt know boc were stooges fans?
snubbs741 2 years ago
Great sound Lib. Isn't it funny how there is always someone that says "this is there best album" ...just goes to show I guess. Different strokes for different fokes... ;-)
HenryWinehard 2 years ago
Tyranny and Mutation best ever by this band by far.Yes,this is "punk",influenced many a band!
dansgod 2 years ago
Even Sandy Pearlman thinks this is his best work. I think I like "Secret Treaties" or "Imaginos" the best. This one is balls to the walls, so I ran out of gas quickly. (that means I only listen to it once a month after thirty three years.)"Secret Treaties" is like my car, it never has to get out of third gear to pass anything in sight, and the echoes breaking the sonic sound barrier go on into infinity.
Hey, that image goes with this album cover, doesn't it? Ha
ellinlvx 2 years ago
The opening riff sounds so familiar that it's driving me nuts. Who else plays something like it? Mudhoney?
preciouspaul847 2 years ago
The Stooges -- "I wanna be your dog"
haupper 2 years ago
The Stooges "I wanna be your dog".
A bit "too" familiar in my opinion..anyway.
Blacksadback 2 years ago
Easily My favorite BOC song, thanks for posting
karlmoles65 2 years ago
Do they make bands like BOC anymore???
hydraIX 2 years ago 2
I'm trying put the only problem is finding musicians who's interested;(
leppst2ty 2 years ago
leppst2ty: I'm stuck in this horrible Southern rock nightmare. We do four Skynyrd covers, four ZZ Tops, Cat Scratch Fever and three Bob Segar covers. I want to claw my eyes out, I'm so sick of it all. I would love to quit and play bass in a real band.
ebonics4everyone 2 years ago
I would assume by playing a set full of Southern rock is that is what your core audience likes. However you can shake it up. Most crowds that like the classic Southern rock genre adapt well to music like BOC. Where we are we have a lot of bikers, they love this stuff. Lead your band to step outside the box, or just start another band. Nothing to lose. I would love to do BOC, Kiss, old 70's stuff + 80's, even a couple of Ramones tunes here and there.
myway43 2 years ago
@ebonics4everyone Man that´s terrible. You should quit that redneck band and play some BOC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mtaygoldin 1 year ago
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@hydraIX We all know the sad answer!
mtaygoldin 1 year ago
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the White Flag version (with singer Tesco Vee) is way better
PanekPL 2 years ago
When this song ends click on "Blue Oyster Cult - 7 Screaming Diz-Busters" by the slame poster, Libertone62, to get the songs in album order.
The greatest BOC album.
While playing my brothers albums I was hooked on BOC immediately with the first song, The Red and the Black.
Saw them in New Orleans '74 with Rush. Baton Rouge in '82 with Ozzy. Dinkelsbuhl Germay in '87 (I just arrived in Nurnberg). El Paso in '97 and 2000.
FB1BB1BB1 2 years ago
Get to see BOC with FOGHAT in a few weeks.WOWOWWOW.
BlackmoreRules 2 years ago
man BOC is awesome
oj8b709q 2 years ago
slams a dicks wood
jdupnrth 2 years ago
KICK ASS. One of BOC's best! Drive faster, noob!
prospectus91 2 years ago
ahhh..ditched class in HS..partied to this "new" band BOC, 1971 or 2..think it was 71..thanks for the memory. Excellent band..
david684 2 years ago
Me too, Rock on.
Winky395 2 years ago
this song rocks!!!!!
hargerboy101 2 years ago
great album
MagsTheMusicLover117 2 years ago
Original bassist Joe Bouchard sings this.
mrthermos 2 years ago
Who sings this one cause I know Eric sings some and Buck sings some.
CallMeTheHunter 2 years ago
Joe Bouchard (the bassist) does this one.
johnnybgoode2007 2 years ago
psychedelic picture man
CallMeTheHunter 2 years ago
Killer song and nice video too.
tiltowwhirl 3 years ago
Thanks for posting. This album and Secret Treaties remain my two favorite albums from my fav band of all time!
finestsounds 3 years ago
I think those were their best 2 LPs too.
JohnnyBanco 3 years ago
the song is about riding the subway in new york. the 1277 express to heaven is a number on the car that they rode quite often. the people on the train were like zombies. one of the hottest guitar riffs ever done by them.
brskiking 3 years ago
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Pkrwd61 3 years ago
I've ridden that car myself a few times. It's no longer in service (retired 1977) - was one of those brown "pre-war" cars with the cane seats and whirling fans. Rode it on the "F" line twice and the "E" once. GREAT SONG TOO - I've been listening to this LP for 35 years now, still amazes me.
slant40 2 years ago
what this one is about remains cryptic- my friend's dad alleges that it has something to do with the planes that would take soldiers to viet nam... but that doesn't seem to cover everything in the lyrics.
mikebott 3 years ago
It is supposedly based on a guy that they knew who was a loan shark/gambler named Phil King who was shot in the head by a a client who was in debt and didn't want to pay him. Also they were supposedly playing a show he book for then in upstate NY the day he was murdered.
Brizzlerman 2 years ago
Unbelievably great.
RoeserFan 3 years ago
What I like about bands like B.O.C.,Nazareth,April Wine,Uriah Heep,Manowar,UFO,Black Sabbath and AC/DC is that they don't change their music to please the MTV generation.They have the attitude that pretty much states "THIS IS OUR MUSIC TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT!!!!"
metallooney 3 years ago
Every group you named had had more than half of their best work done long before MTV. I appreciate your point though.
clubninjarock 3 years ago
What's funny is these bands actually had videos on MTV in the early days.
metallooney 3 years ago
Yeah, the Nazareth videos ar the best - Holiday, Dream On...Hilarious..
clubninjarock 3 years ago
@metallooney right on dude :D
hateretah 1 year ago
I must have seen these guys 10 times in the 70's. The original "Guitar Army!"
graybeard1952 3 years ago
This sounds a lot like garage rock music with a blend of early proto-punk combined with late 60s psychedelia. A very transitional period in music.
MiddletownDreamz 3 years ago
Dreamz--A very interesting observation, although I doubt any garage band was this tight. The opening salvo called "The Red & The Black" is electrifying and it really doesn't let up much from there. Peace.
carrienurse 3 years ago
I think I hear some surf rock with how the drums and lead guitar fit together, too.
DemonDogProductions 3 years ago
Al Bouchard was a great drummer with BOC. Too bad they had to let him go.
FB1BB1BB1 2 years ago
Speaking of PUNK ROCK, Check out the TescoV version of this SAME tune! It's MIGHTY damn good. I wanna see the song Deadline on YT...or rather, HEAR it
MetallicBill 3 years ago
Great tune!
Nightcap68 3 years ago
B Ö C P U N K R O C K
mikedeviant 3 years ago
The beginning sounds almost like punk rock to me
gloubloux 3 years ago
OYFOOYF's live version smokes!
carrienurse 3 years ago
Judas Priest, anyone?????
They should be great fans of this band, 'cause when I hear Judas Priest my mind sets to this song! Blue Oyster Cult, however, is a hundred times cooler than Judas Priest!
ducadimantova91 3 years ago
mantova--Funny you should mention Priest. During their up and coming days, I believe they were known as "the poor man's Blue Oyster Cult". Don't know why & not trying to knock them. I like a lot of their stuff. Remember, BOC was always called "the thinking man's metal band".
carrienurse 3 years ago
Rob Halford loves all rock and metal. He owns Pink Floyd in his personal record collection, as reported in Hit Parader magazine in the 80s!
MetallicBill 3 years ago
norris--That's freaking hilarious, and I can certainly hear this song's furious tempo for that.
carrienurse 3 years ago
would like to beat the shit out of my ex girlfriend s new lover to this song
skinnynorris85 3 years ago
Then you could rather fuck the shit out of your ex girlfriend to this song too. Amirite?
Brizzlerman 3 years ago
no this train has left the station. but i could hire some crazed dudes that would fuck the shit out of the new lover..but at the end of the day i don't give a shit
skinnynorris85 3 years ago
A better B.O.C. song to beat up the new lover to is "See You in Black" from their Heaven Forbid album. If you haven't heard that one yet, check it out.
Brizzlerman 3 years ago
thanks for the hint mate.. i 've only been listening to the old records of b.o.c so far. the new stuff seems to be way different from the old one but still very nice
skinnynorris85 3 years ago
the quad 8 track mix of this record playing through 4 speakers was simply amazing. blows stereo away.
powerkor 3 years ago
powerkor---Indeed. Back in the day my friend had a quad sytem. You remember them. They had like a psuedo-oscilloscope on the front showing the 4 ouputs. Anyway, he had the quad-recorded T&M. I've never heard OD'd the same again.
carrienurse 3 years ago
Maybe a remastering to DVD Audio is in order with new interviews, making of stuff!!
MetallicBill 3 years ago
Little known fact of this song is that Albert Bouchard put the final drum track on after everything else had been recorded (i.e. he redid the drum track).
azmarkus 3 years ago
Great song. Been listening to Tyranny & Mutation today for the first time in ages. A god albumb, not as good as secret Treaties, but good.
Get the first four studio albums, OYFOOYK live album and Fire of Unknown Origin album and your set for a Hot Ride on the rails to hell.
bobby666666 3 years ago
bobby, don't forget "Cultosaurus Erectus". They pulled themselves together for that one just like Fire Of Unknown Origin! GREAT BAND!
u1u0 3 years ago
I'll give it a listen sometime. Maybe in remastered form if a certain label bring our the rmainder of the albums in remastered form before the end of this century
bobby666666 3 years ago
Well I have listened to Cultosaurus Erectus on You Tube and I will most definitely be getting the album. After listening to some of the other BOC albums I don't have, it, it seems to be the best of the bunch. Thanks for the recommendation u1u0.
bobby666666 3 years ago
The least you can do Bob...
is....start with the first BÖC album.
and then Agents Of Fortune,
In my humble opinion,The Best.
They come up now & then
with an Ace tune ♥ though,but those 2 albums
is Cult essence ♫
PAULLONDEN 3 years ago
There's a compilation two disc set I got. Workshop of the Telescopes I think, awesome, lost my disc 2 from it, however. [sad]
MetallicBill 3 years ago
I just ordered that today! Wierd! lol. My only wish is that they would've used the live version of Veteran of the Psychic Wars with the spine shivering solo.
LightningBolt11694 3 years ago
I don't know where all the tracks reside, I have a few of their albums but not all... The compilation is very nice, on Sony CD. Shooting Shark, awesome
MetallicBill 3 years ago
old boc rocks so hard good frying days
utahstgeorge 3 years ago
I'll say it again- I love this song! This whole dark, spooky, I shouldn't be listening to this, but what the hell it's not THAT dangerous sound they have is awesome!
sweetttina666 3 years ago
tina---Yeah, the T & M release was the darkest. 7 Screaming Diz-Busters(..."with hardened smiles & evils signs. And ice behind their eyes..."
For those who lurk behind the rose. Dark indeed and it burns it down...
carrienurse 3 years ago
those were the days,i think..kinda blurry.lol
zenarcher420 3 years ago
i hope it's not wrong, but i love 'tyranny and mutation' just as much as 'secret treaties', and a lot more than the first record.
mikebott 3 years ago
It's not - in fact, Fire of Unknown Origin is my favorite of BOC's albums, and how about Cultosaurus Erectus? I think that's another one of their best albums...heck, I love them all. Every single album - I imagine the last thing I'll hear before going deaf in my old age will be a BOC song.
jedirina1026 3 years ago
Dead Line!!! TOTAL CLASS
MetallicBill 3 years ago
saw'em live just after this album came out. what a band.great songwriters. great musicians. You must hear the first album. How can you not love a a song entitled "She's as Beautiful as a Foot"? Buck Dharma-extremely gifted and underated guitarist- one of the best EVER. I spent hours in front of the family stereo learning his licks. Thanks Fellas
tapstring 3 years ago
BOC! BOC! BOC! :D
InnkeeperX 3 years ago
I love how at the end the band fades out instead of the sound.
johnnybgoode2007 3 years ago
Like the heavy surf guitar-gliss during the fade-out.
hedges2 3 years ago
horse shirt XD
sweargod3 3 years ago
oh, and I like BOC just fine. Kinda just felt like talking some shit, that's all.
a4188 3 years ago
sk8erboi sounds like a bitch. Get off the computer and go read a book, you suck.
a4188 3 years ago
Joe Bouchard's best song.
All the boys in BOC could kick ass.
Rusfi7 3 years ago
blue oyster cult fucking pwns ass
any 1 that hates them i fucking hate u
sk8erboi269 3 years ago
ahhh! i love this song! yaaay!
intergalaticSonic7s 3 years ago
Me too. I got this CD the other day @ BestBuy. Also have ST, AoF, and Spectres. All kick ass!!
JIF882 3 years ago
i love this fucking song!
headingout2highway 3 years ago
Man, i love this song--- espicially on "On yer feet, or on yer knees live, kick it out buck!!
deckape1956 3 years ago
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cbhsbr 3 years ago
Don't watch it then...
Libertine62 3 years ago
u suck
Manfred020 3 years ago
Fuck off faggot. This song is fucking awesome.
detainedbassist 3 years ago
Bought this album from Rat Records Store in Houston many moons ago.....still love it.
ASR10MAN 3 years ago
Dude, I sold that to you!
detainedbassist 3 years ago
Tyranny and Mutation was my first BOC LP and I bought it when it was first released! -- Damn, I'm old. I still listen to it and it still KILLS.
SusannahK 3 years ago
Old? No worries friend. T&M was MY first Cult album also. Bought it cause of the killer cover. Then "BOC". Then "Secret Treaties". Then of course their logical conclusion-OYFOOYK. Those first 4 were pile drivers weren't they? Ah the BOC arena days.
carrienurse 3 years ago
I just bought a smoking t-shirt on eBay of the T&M cover! You can even pick the color of the background. Of course, the BEST would be to find a vintage light blue one from back in the day!
SusannahK 3 years ago
the heat from below,can burn... YourEyesOut
fjelstederro 3 years ago
stupid youtube player!!!,slower and slower and slower. After a few years it won"t even play videos
nvm0 3 years ago
great song
almostsk8ergirl117 3 years ago
The first three BOC albums are hell. That what they described they were doing on the first three albums was to describe hell as best as they could. For '70's hardrock/metal music they did it very damn well.
Brizzlerman 3 years ago
It's in "E"
Good fun.
Good luck with the solo.
Stoned out looks from the crowd?
No shit.
pwshields 3 years ago
nice
almostsk8ergirl117 3 years ago