It is a great song. But you don't have to dissect this song so deep because it's actually really simple. The song sounds like The Police (the band). The Police were hot new and popular around the time this song came out. I guess BOC made this song as a way to give The Police a positive shout out.
@@m.ericwatson968 Same thing with the Bruno Mars song "Locked Out of Heaven". A lot of people noticed something familiar sounding about the song but many could not put their finger on it and figure it out. It took a long time for people to realize The Police influence. Finally someone asked Bruno if the song was influenced by The Police. His answer was yes.
@@michaelmcginnis6991 Never heard of it myself. Gave it a listen. It sounds like The Who doing country. My reaction: I don't hate it. Me personally, never really cared for The Who. Nothing against The Who. I respect The Who's labor they put into the OG days of brit rock. Out of all the OG Brit Rock bands (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, The Who) The Who is the least I cared for. I do consider The Who to be way better than Black Sabbath. I kinda think BS is a bit overrated.
Thing is, the "80's sound" as we now know it didn't fully exist in 81 so this song is more in the line of a "missing link" in the evolution and transition of music from the 70's to the 80's. These guys weren't trying to fit into the "80's sound", the were creating it.
Hey cool! Never knew this but makes a ton of sense. You can totally hear the transition to the 80s sound in this wow! It's got cool guitar harmonies and it has the synthetic sound from the keys! Fuxking awesome. Thank you for your comment 🙏🏽
Blue Oyster Cult was one of the most diverse bands from the 70's/80's. They could rip your face off with songs like "Dominance and Submission" then go completely in a different direction with something like "Astronomy". Then they had the more pop driven songs like this one. Just one of the most underappreciated bands and one of my top five favorite bands.
I distinctly remember my dad yelling out for the band to do Dominance/Submission at one of the BOC concerts he took me to 😁 not sure if they delivered on the tune but they put on a great show (especially being a free concert)
Oddly enough, lately I’ve come to the conclusion that BOC and Coheed and Cambria are very similar bands. When I try to explain what kind of music each band is, it doesn’t really fit into a neat box. They do whatever they want! (I mean, how do you describe “Veteran of the Psychic Wars” to someone?) And they both have the sci-fi story happening as well!
@@mikeg.9238 Today's standards...? What the hell's that, the garbage in the charts now...? There's nothing released today as 'complex' arranged as this (and this isn't even that complex), most stuff these days is pretty straight forward basic three chord rock.
@@LarryFleetwood8675 It sounds stale as hell now , and i agree with you about today's music. It's lacking in creativity and only 1 in every 20 bands stand out and sound unique . But sorry this song just sounds so bland now , probably because i heard it a thousand time's growing up and going to keg parties. I just can't stand it now...
@@OrgaNik_Music all the instrumentation is on point! Pretty sure I saw this on the patreon already but I do love this song. This one is a blast to play on the drums, nothing too crazy but a great groove with some tasty drum fills!
Bass on this track is cool, these guys were great at counter-position on the guitars and bass, didn't all play the same thing, the bass is doing its own melody groove
Ryan you nailed exactly why I love this album so much: perfect blend of 70's classic rock and 80's synthetic pop. Sole Survivor, Veteran of The Psychic Wars and Don't Turn your Back are masterpieces on this album, and they have a similar sound, though less commercial and a lot more psychedelic.
@@jamesmason1347 lol I dont deny, and yet, its still so good. Goes to show, it can be a total piece of crap and yet be awesome fun, or it can be the most brilliant piece of music ever written, and be entirely unlistenable.
"Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll" is kind of a must when you listen to them in my opinion. The title alone should be enough to describe the feel of the song
The solo by Buck Dharma on this track is sublime!! Buck and Alex Lifeson have a knack of crafting less than conventional solos that still fit the theme of the song. This is one of the reasons Buck is Jimmy Page's favourite guitarist.
This is one of those tunes that will never get old to me. My dad loved this song & it's one of those songs he would absolutely murder with his terrible singing but in true rock 'n' roll style couldn't have cared less & had the time of his life doing it.
This is my absolute favorite BOC song! Loved it back in the day when it came out and still loving it today!❤ And the drummer was killing it throughout this whole song, go back and listen!❤❤❤
Don't sleep on how BÖC still managed to sneak some of their trademark cosmic subject matter into the lyrics: "I've seen suns that were freezing and lives that were through And I'm burnin', I'm burnin', I'm burnin' for you" Almost like an eons-old red giant is singing to you, one that has seen entire star systems ignite and fade away. ☄️
One of the cool things about B.O.C is that almost all the members sing lead on a song. So far you've listened to tunes with Buck on vocals. You need to listen to something with Eric Bloom singing. It's a different vibe. Try 'See you in black' for the 90s
Many musical themes just pop up out of this song. Looks like Boston-Asia-Journey- style but to my opinion this is by far the best sophisticated group of the period.
This is one of my favorite songs of all time. Its feels very 70's to me and like you said very relaxing and "vacation music" vibes. For me it just gives me the vibes of "the good ol' days" whatever that means. For me this is a true example of a perfect song.
The only two songs you only really hear on the radio are this one, Burnin' For You and Don't Fear the Reaper. Some stations may throw in Godzilla occasionally.
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Yes, like Rush Signals. ZZ Top Eliminator. this was the perfect 80's crossover, still maintaining some rawness without going too overboard on the production.
Wow George that analysis comparing the chorus to Boston/Rush is absolutely spot on. I’ve been listening to this music all my life this is my favorite blue oyster cult song and I’ve never made that comparison in my head. When you said it I concurred instantly. What a great assertion based of previous musical context. So much respect to you guys. You guys don’t just listen to it, you learn from it and truly understand what its about to the point to where you are able to make musically literate comparisons. Hats off to you.
My favorite 80s BOC song by far is GODZILLA. 🤘 "With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound He pulls the spitting high tension wires down" p.s. that's the legendary Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser on lead 🎸
Huge BOC fan here. I like their "newer" stuff plenty, but I strongly recommend checking out some of their older songs like Career of Evil or Last Days of May that often gets overlooked. These guys have been touring for so long that they have covers of their own damn songs!
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I was surprised that you didn't recognize any part of the song. This is probably their biggest commercial hit. It was all over the radio back in the day and is still all over classic rock radio and playlists. Plus it has been used in a lot of other media like movies, commercials, etc. But glad you dug it. Great tune and reaction!
"Don't Fear the Reaper" was their biggest hit (peaked at #12); this 1 was their 2nd biggest. Both were their only top 40 songs. I think in this aspect you're getting it confused w/ Reaper, especially since the Cowbell sketch on SNL took that song's popularity to a whole new level.
@@CxOrillion “Veteran of the Physic Wars” is an awesome song, and perhaps it was not promoted as well as it should have been. Though highlighted in Heavy Metal film and soundtrack, it didn’t get sufficient airplay by FM rock stations. Being retired military, it is my go-to song on many occasions.
BOC, along with The Police, had several songs that go along with that reggae cadence of hitting on the 2 and 4 instead of 1 and 3, and I think that's one reason a lot of their songs were so loved. They can make somber topics feel lighter because of the groove.
My favorite BOC song is Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll from the first album Also can I just say how amazing to watch these guys develop their Rock/Metal knowledge to the point where they can perfectly analyze songs and pinpoint every important influence/genre
Blue Oyster Cult is the single most under rated band in rock history, imo. Their albums are loaded with great songs. They are a top five band of all time for me.
Space Truckin' by Deep Purple is a great old school jam. If you're wanting to keep the 70s and 80s rock going. It rocks a lot harder with a great tone. Love the outro to it. Dude's vocals are nuts
It's 80s rock mellowed out by a 70s groove and infused with old school reggae. I'm driving by the beach on a summer afternoon with this song. ...That's where it takes me.
Hey George n Ryan, love you guys! I grew up on Long Island, NY and BOC is from Long Island, NY. BOC was HOT in the late 70's and early 80's. I graduated in 1979. To keep it real, when they played live locally in those days they would advertise on the Cameo as " Soft White Underbelly"...us locals knew who was in town. Just a friendly FYI, Love you two, Ron.
Hey Ronald, Long Island native who also grew up with BÖC and have loved them ever since a good friend introduced me to them. Saw them in concert many times, was at the famous Black and Blue concert at the Nassau Coliseum (great show, not only did I get to see my BÖC but I got to see Dio sing for Black Sabbath, what an awesome show). I saw them last in NYC at BB Kings in 2006 and 2007, although many diehard fans regard their current touring line up as bogus, I saw some great shows those two years. Stay Cool 😎 and… \m/ Stay Metal \m/
BOC is a decent rock band - very radio friendly but their style is very different from the hard rock albums that same year such as Motley Crue’s Too Fast For Love, Ozzy’s Diary of a Madman and Def Leopard’s High ‘n’ Dry.
Very true. It's so interesting to me that, as a kid of the 80's, usually kids I hung out with who were fans of the aforementioned bands also liked BOC. The MTV generation had an affinity for so many different kinds of music. I love that about us.
I saw these guys in 2016 and they were really good live. Such a cool and ineffable sound. Ahead of their time for sure. Sultry and sexy sound. More cowbell!!!
Other Blue Oyster Cult songs you should check out are Godzilla, Cities on flame with rock n roll, then came the last day of may, stairway to the stars, the red and the black, OD'd on life itself
I accidentally stumbled on the band in Phoenix az and had no idea it was them ,and I was like omg this band should be famous. They were playing in a club and it was drummer's solo,didn't realize it was actually them " who I love " till I saw concert tshirts
Welcome back to the 70's and early 80's! I've missed Ya! Dire Straits 'Wild West End' reaction for this recent 63-year-old Free-Thinker! :) You see... We were coming out of the 60's and Dick Clark with the whole "It's got a beat and I can dance to it!", while we were developing discernment and nuance in our music. Groups like BOC, Dire Straits, Eagles, Journey, Rolling Stones and others from the mid 70's to the early 80's. They were finding their way and we followed! It helped us to let our hair down yet a little further. :)
Another great song by Blue Oyster Cult I would highly recommend is Dominance and Submission. Career of Evil is also another great jam from the same album, Secret Treaties.
This song was a staple on my local classic rock radio station. Probably still is, though I stopped listening to radio years ago. I don't love it, but unlike a ton of the songs that got played to death when I was younger, I can still enjoy this.
BOC can always write a hit when they wanted, but also keep you looking for that obscure stuff they have made so much of. Talented band that I have been lucky to see a few times.......and absolutely great live.
Their latest album The Symbol Remains (released in 2020) is surprisingly good. First album of new material in nearly 2 decades. Buck and Eric can still rock with the best of 'em.
Awesome as always fellas. Reaper is their masterpiece of course. Burnin For You is just a great jam. Good rock song. It is radio friendly and poppy, but damn theyre playing their ass off. And when you are ready, you have to do Psychic Wars. Its nuts.
Great song, I loved your reaction to this iconic 80's hit. Astronomy, from One Enchanted Evening, is probably their best song. It seems to be about everyday life right before the sun explodes. But I want to hear what you guys think. The guitar solo is one of the best of all time.
Now that you guys have done the two commercial songs for the band, time to dive deeper into their catalog to the stuff that the fans enjoy. This song and Reaper both written and sung by guitarist Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser. These are the two songs when I see them in concert (they’re still touring) that I know they’ll play, but i don’t care if I hear. Nothing against these two, but the rest of their catalog is much more enjoyable. Easy to pick out the people that don’t know the band, as they’re the ones that are sitting on their hands most of the show, but get up and dance to these two songs. Forms good indication of who this band is, look at their first three albums (pre-Reaper). Cities On Flame with Rock and Roll Then Came the Last Days of May The Red and The Black Hot Rails to Hell Mistress of the Salmon Salt Subhuman Dominance and Submission ME 262 Flaming Telepaths Astronomy Many other good songs after the Reaper, but those first three albums set the stage. And no song sounds like the last one you heard. Very diverse. 70’s-80’s all five members wrote songs, most sang lead on their songs, so the sound is hard to pigeonhole. Enjoy!
The same guy, Buck Dharma, sings lead vocals, plays lead and rhythm guitar and he wrote the song. The guitar solo sounds so good because it's saying something and going somewhere the whole way through, same for the fills which are just as melodic.
joan crawford and veteran of the psychic wars (both off this same album) are probably my favorite boc tracks, especially the live version of votpw with the added solo that didnt appear on the album.
I have the ability to put myself in a mindset for any genre and love it so for me this perfection. It was an intricate dance which blended all the sounds of the time and the past perfectly. They toy with you on this song- swinging in and out of sounds- dancing around each expectation and feeling like a magician
Cult is so deep, so diverse, very eclectic & sometimes with a touch of humor …. never readable. Some songs heavy, some commercial, some campy the reason they are my 2nd favorite band behind Rush. Try heavy: Tattoo Vampire, Cities on Flame, After Dark, Monsters.
Everytime I hear this I go back in my head to '82 and parking cars for a fundraiser for my civil air patrol squadron. A friend had the cassette and played it endlessly that weekend.
Like Rush, BOC was heavily influenced by The Police, Talking Heads, and other new wave bands, incorporating reggae, synths, and somewhat less “heady” lyrics as they entered the 80’s. There are absolute gems on this album, less commercial and poppy. Of course, compared to today’s top 40, this is genius.
I encourage you to review BOC’s “Cities on Flame with Rock N Roll”. It’s a completely different vibe and harder edge. I’m a metal chick and love that song.
One of my favorite Blue Oyster Cult songs! For some reason, it also always makes me think of Cheap Trick's "The Flame", probably the fire metaphor. If you haven't reacted to "The Flame", give it a shot!
Their pinnacle to me was the third album "Secret Treaties", an all along gem. "Flaming Telepaths" should definitely be your next pick. Sounds way more 70's advanced hard rock than their more pop oriented (not said in a bad way) 80's sound. "Astronomy" and "Harvester of Eyes" are also classics from ST for sure.
When are Lost in Vegas going to hit some Funk?! All below have been severely sampled. 1) Sly & Family Stone " Thank You" (70) 2) Curtis Mayfiekd - " Superfly' (73) 3) Parliment - P Funk Wants to Get You Funked Up.
I love this song I remember when I first discovered it in October 2018 Red Sox was in the World Series and rdr2 was about to come out and BO4 just came out and it was a glorious time in my life
Back in the day I recall this song was near perfection for a number of reasons. It helped usher rock from the 70s to the 80s. The post segregation babies were coming of age. This was a catchy commercial rock tune from a group that was very much identified (true or not) with the whole LaVey and devil worshipping intrigue going on at the time in rock music. As well it got crazy rotation at teen and college parties because people loved to dance to it.
Guitarist is Donald Rosier, nicknamed Buck Dharma. It's his hallmark to be what I would call melodically dense, he's brilliant at it. He got his nickname because his father (who has the same name) was a famous jazz sax player in New York, and when the band first started out there, they would bill as Blue Oyster Cult featuring Donald Rosier, but they kept accidentally getting booked into jazz clubs. The band was really good at those smooth integrated background vocal. They actually have several singers through the years that would sometime sub as the lead in particular songs. Their real main vocalist is actually Eric Bloom, who has a very different style, but still sounds great in my opinion. Another couple of good fairly mainstream songs of theirs would be Veteran of the Psychic Wars, which was on the Heavy Metal soundtrack album, and Black Blade. Another couple of fan faves would be Astronomy, and Sub-Human. They're all great, but those last two are really spectacular for my tastes. A hidden gem would be Tenderloin.
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It is a great song. But you don't have to dissect this song so deep because it's actually really simple. The song sounds like The Police (the band). The Police were hot new and popular around the time this song came out. I guess BOC made this song as a way to give The Police a positive shout out.
At first I was like "Huh?", then after listening, (for the 1,001st time,) I can hear that Police-esque groove in the main section, go figure
@@m.ericwatson968 Same thing with the Bruno Mars song "Locked Out of Heaven". A lot of people noticed something familiar sounding about the song but many could not put their finger on it and figure it out. It took a long time for people to realize The Police influence. Finally someone asked Bruno if the song was influenced by The Police. His answer was yes.
Green Grass and High Tides by The Outlaws. You will love it, the guitar absolutely slaps
@@michaelmcginnis6991 Never heard of it myself. Gave it a listen. It sounds like The Who doing country. My reaction: I don't hate it. Me personally, never really cared for The Who. Nothing against The Who. I respect The Who's labor they put into the OG days of brit rock. Out of all the OG Brit Rock bands (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, The Who) The Who is the least I cared for. I do consider The Who to be way better than Black Sabbath. I kinda think BS is a bit overrated.
Thing is, the "80's sound" as we now know it didn't fully exist in 81 so this song is more in the line of a "missing link" in the evolution and transition of music from the 70's to the 80's. These guys weren't trying to fit into the "80's sound", the were creating it.
Very accurate description!
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Hey cool! Never knew this but makes a ton of sense. You can totally hear the transition to the 80s sound in this wow! It's got cool guitar harmonies and it has the synthetic sound from the keys! Fuxking awesome. Thank you for your comment 🙏🏽
@@Art_official_intelligenc3 You are very welcome 😎
Yes
Blue Oyster Cult was one of the most diverse bands from the 70's/80's. They could rip your face off with songs like "Dominance and Submission" then go completely in a different direction with something like "Astronomy". Then they had the more pop driven songs like this one. Just one of the most underappreciated bands and one of my top five favorite bands.
I distinctly remember my dad yelling out for the band to do Dominance/Submission at one of the BOC concerts he took me to 😁 not sure if they delivered on the tune but they put on a great show (especially being a free concert)
Oddly enough, lately I’ve come to the conclusion that BOC and Coheed and Cambria are very similar bands. When I try to explain what kind of music each band is, it doesn’t really fit into a neat box. They do whatever they want! (I mean, how do you describe “Veteran of the Psychic Wars” to someone?) And they both have the sci-fi story happening as well!
The melody on this is absolutely impossible not to like. Such a cool groove.
Yeah but it's so dated sounding now , it doesn't hold up to today's standards. I think i used to have this cassette back in the day...
@@mikeg.9238 Today's standards...? What the hell's that, the garbage in the charts now...? There's nothing released today as 'complex' arranged as this (and this isn't even that complex), most stuff these days is pretty straight forward basic three chord rock.
@@LarryFleetwood8675 It sounds stale as hell now , and i agree with you about today's music. It's lacking in creativity and only 1 in every 20 bands stand out and sound unique . But sorry this song just sounds so bland now , probably because i heard it a thousand time's growing up and going to keg parties. I just can't stand it now...
@@mikeg.9238 No way you can call this dated . . . This is a classic !
@@747panos Classic stale rock!
I've always liked this song.The lyrical melody hits the spot. And the bass line is legit.
Damn, I've heard the song countless times and never really paid attention to the bass before. That was tight.
@@OrgaNik_Music all the instrumentation is on point! Pretty sure I saw this on the patreon already but I do love this song. This one is a blast to play on the drums, nothing too crazy but a great groove with some tasty drum fills!
Bass on this track is cool, these guys were great at counter-position on the guitars and bass, didn't all play the same thing, the bass is doing its own melody groove
I just learned this bass part recently. It's definitely a fun one.
First time Joe played a Music Man StingRay on a BOC recorded track, and it sounds soooo good.
Ryan you nailed exactly why I love this album so much: perfect blend of 70's classic rock and 80's synthetic pop. Sole Survivor, Veteran of The Psychic Wars and Don't Turn your Back are masterpieces on this album, and they have a similar sound, though less commercial and a lot more psychedelic.
All true... Don't Turn Your Back. I'd forgotten all about that one. Gonna have to hear it now
I LOVE Sole Survivor what a great song
Veteran of the Psychic Wars was featured in the movie “Heavy Metal” in the same year, or maybe ‘82. Also on the “Heavy Metal” soundtrack. Scorcher.
@@chuckhutton5087 About half of that album was originally written for "Heavy Metal."
@@OP_Quag I was going to write the same thing. Sole Survivor is a great deep cut. Great lyrics.
Great song. Great band. Now do their song "Veteran of the Psychic Wars"
Live version
I suggested Godzilla but this one is equally outstanding! Also Cities On Flame
The whole fire of unknown origin album tbh
Say please
I'm still in for Astronomy.
Pretty good track of theirs, and probably 2nd most popular, behind Reaper. Y’all should do Godzilla next … total classic, great heavy, groovy riff!
Such a rad song!
I agree
Yes, I came to the comments to say this too
Godzilla is rubbish
@@jamesmason1347 lol I dont deny, and yet, its still so good. Goes to show, it can be a total piece of crap and yet be awesome fun, or it can be the most brilliant piece of music ever written, and be entirely unlistenable.
Buck Dharma, what a guy. Probably the most underrated guitarist, vocalist and songwriter of all the classic rock bands.
I don’t get it either
Buck Dharma is Amazing
And BOC is incredible
"Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll" is kind of a must when you listen to them in my opinion. The title alone should be enough to describe the feel of the song
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That riff is so damn tasty
and 3 inches of blood cover version ignites it even more
...and the bridge on that song is ridiculous !
I personally really like The Pact and Black Blade.
Black Blade is woefully underrated.
“ Then came the last days of May” Live version . Great storytelling and one of the eeriest guitar solos ever
Amazing song
One of the great lines ever is in this song, "time to play B sides"............Amen! Great reaction guys.
That section of the lyrics always hits home for me too, follows it up with “Time ain’t on my side, time I’ll never know.” I feel it
Not super indicative of BOC's sound, but man this is one of the most pure rock songs of all time.
The solo by Buck Dharma on this track is sublime!! Buck and Alex Lifeson have a knack of crafting less than conventional solos that still fit the theme of the song. This is one of the reasons Buck is Jimmy Page's favourite guitarist.
This is one of those tunes that will never get old to me. My dad loved this song & it's one of those songs he would absolutely murder with his terrible singing but in true rock 'n' roll style couldn't have cared less & had the time of his life doing it.
This is my absolute favorite BOC song! Loved it back in the day when it came out and still loving it today!❤
And the drummer was killing it throughout this whole song, go back and listen!❤❤❤
Don't sleep on how BÖC still managed to sneak some of their trademark cosmic subject matter into the lyrics:
"I've seen suns that were freezing and lives that were through
And I'm burnin', I'm burnin', I'm burnin' for you"
Almost like an eons-old red giant is singing to you, one that has seen entire star systems ignite and fade away. ☄️
I never noticed that before, that's pretty cool! Thank you for that. :)
This is one of those tunes that I never really go out of my way to listen to, but anytime I hear it, I don’t ever turn it off!
All I had to do was read the title and instantly got the song stuck in my head 😁. Good song & enjoyed the review!
BOC did what a lot of bands couldn’t, they transitioned musical eras but retained their identity in their music.
As an older metal head it was always about the solo for me. The solo made me realize how awesome this song really is
One of the cool things about B.O.C is that almost all the members sing lead on a song. So far you've listened to tunes with Buck on vocals. You need to listen to something with Eric Bloom singing. It's a different vibe. Try 'See you in black' for the 90s
Many musical themes just pop up out of this song. Looks like Boston-Asia-Journey- style but to my opinion this is by far the best sophisticated group of the period.
This is one of my favorite songs of all time. Its feels very 70's to me and like you said very relaxing and "vacation music" vibes. For me it just gives me the vibes of "the good ol' days" whatever that means.
For me this is a true example of a perfect song.
The only two songs you only really hear on the radio are this one, Burnin' For You and Don't Fear the Reaper. Some stations may throw in Godzilla occasionally.
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Yes, like Rush Signals.
ZZ Top Eliminator. this was the perfect 80's crossover, still maintaining some rawness without going too overboard on the production.
Agreed, Deep Purple, Dire Straits and Yes did the same thing.
BOC's "Godzilla" is an absolute must.
This song has been on my playlist since I discovered playlist. And I never skip it.
Very soothing song to listen to ... at night. "I Love the Night" is a great mellow song.
Wow George that analysis comparing the chorus to Boston/Rush is absolutely spot on. I’ve been listening to this music all my life this is my favorite blue oyster cult song and I’ve never made that comparison in my head. When you said it I concurred instantly. What a great assertion based of previous musical context. So much respect to you guys. You guys don’t just listen to it, you learn from it and truly understand what its about to the point to where you are able to make musically literate comparisons. Hats off to you.
My favorite 80s BOC song by far is GODZILLA. 🤘
"With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound
He pulls the spitting high tension wires down"
p.s. that's the legendary Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser on lead 🎸
70s
That song was recorded in 1977.
This is a nice song. Nothing too complicated. Just a fun simple rock song to enjoy!
Not too simple neither. The harmonies are superb.
Huge BOC fan here. I like their "newer" stuff plenty, but I strongly recommend checking out some of their older songs like Career of Evil or Last Days of May that often gets overlooked. These guys have been touring for so long that they have covers of their own damn songs!
I love your channel so much man. Me and my dad used to blast all the music you play, crack beers and chill. Now I do that and watch you guys. It's great. Thank you
You should do their song SHOOTING SHARK which has a funky vibe.
I was surprised that you didn't recognize any part of the song. This is probably their biggest commercial hit. It was all over the radio back in the day and is still all over classic rock radio and playlists. Plus it has been used in a lot of other media like movies, commercials, etc. But glad you dug it. Great tune and reaction!
I hear this shit at least once a week
"Don't Fear the Reaper" was their biggest hit (peaked at #12); this 1 was their 2nd biggest. Both were their only top 40 songs. I think in this aspect you're getting it confused w/ Reaper, especially since the Cowbell sketch on SNL took that song's popularity to a whole new level.
Veteran of the Psychic Wars, off this same album, is stupendous.
Loved how it was incorporated into the “Heavy Metal” movie and subsequent soundtrack.
Live version is the best
Agreed. One of my all time favorite songs.
Yes.
@@CxOrillion “Veteran of the Physic Wars” is an awesome song, and perhaps it was not promoted as well as it should have been. Though highlighted in Heavy Metal film and soundtrack, it didn’t get sufficient airplay by FM rock stations. Being retired military, it is my go-to song on many occasions.
This song is so awesome how it mixes metal classic rock hard rock and reggae and blues
(Guitar riffs) Blows me away
BOC, along with The Police, had several songs that go along with that reggae cadence of hitting on the 2 and 4 instead of 1 and 3, and I think that's one reason a lot of their songs were so loved. They can make somber topics feel lighter because of the groove.
Yes very true, the Reggae Cadence... Even Hotel California has a bit of it think...
One of the first songs I learned on bass. So good. What a groove
By far my favorite BOC song
That riff is so good in this
My favorite BOC song is Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll from the first album
Also can I just say how amazing to watch these guys develop their Rock/Metal knowledge to the point where they can perfectly analyze songs and pinpoint every important influence/genre
Blue Oyster Cult is the single most under rated band in rock history, imo. Their albums are loaded with great songs. They are a top five band of all time for me.
I love their best songs but they have put out way too much bland material for me to have them that high, but each to his own.
@@slaydesaid8741 I can respect that. I pretty much love everything they've done.
Space Truckin' by Deep Purple is a great old school jam. If you're wanting to keep the 70s and 80s rock going. It rocks a lot harder with a great tone. Love the outro to it. Dude's vocals are nuts
Death Alley Driver by Rainbow is excellent as well
Yes! Space Truckin' is amazing
Such a great weird song
It's 80s rock mellowed out by a 70s groove and infused with old school reggae. I'm driving by the beach on a summer afternoon with this song. ...That's where it takes me.
BOC in general is just a really good straight forward rock band. Super underrated in my opinion and this is possibly my favorite.
Hey George n Ryan, love you guys! I grew up on Long Island, NY and BOC is from Long Island, NY. BOC was HOT in the late 70's and early 80's. I graduated in 1979. To keep it real, when they played live locally in those days they would advertise on the Cameo as " Soft White Underbelly"...us locals knew who was in town. Just a friendly FYI, Love you two, Ron.
Hey Ronald, Long Island native who also grew up with BÖC and have loved them ever since a good friend introduced me to them. Saw them in concert many times, was at the famous Black and Blue concert at the Nassau Coliseum (great show, not only did I get to see my BÖC but I got to see Dio sing for Black Sabbath, what an awesome show). I saw them last in NYC at BB Kings in 2006 and 2007, although many diehard fans regard their current touring line up as bogus, I saw some great shows those two years.
Stay Cool 😎 and…
\m/ Stay Metal \m/
BOC is a decent rock band - very radio friendly but their style is very different from the hard rock albums that same year such as Motley Crue’s Too Fast For Love, Ozzy’s Diary of a Madman and Def Leopard’s High ‘n’ Dry.
Very true. It's so interesting to me that, as a kid of the 80's, usually kids I hung out with who were fans of the aforementioned bands also liked BOC. The MTV generation had an affinity for so many different kinds of music. I love that about us.
Blue Oyster Cult is miles ahead of Motley Crue. Go to a live show and you’ll have a revelation!
*Def Leppard
And Mötley Crüe's "Too Fast For Love" was 1983.
@@bobthebear1246 No, _Too Fast for Love_ was released on November 10, 1981.
I love that song, "home on the highway, home isn't my way, home I'll never be" Its freedom.
Their moto is On Tour Forever……..
I saw these guys in 2016 and they were really good live. Such a cool and ineffable sound. Ahead of their time for sure. Sultry and sexy sound. More cowbell!!!
Other Blue Oyster Cult songs you should check out are Godzilla, Cities on flame with rock n roll, then came the last day of may, stairway to the stars, the red and the black, OD'd on life itself
Transmaniacon MC, Monsters, Take Me Away, Harvester of Eyes, Dominance & Submission etc. They have a LOT of GREAT songs!!
Always loved the melody on this song, the intro and the chorus... Definitely an early 80s rock/poppish song....
Known as "Biker Boogie" and the album "Secret Treaties" is one of the greatest pure guitar rock albums ever
Don't forget tyranny and mutation
Their best song. The main guitar melody, the harmonized backing vocals, and the guitar solo are all top notch.
I accidentally stumbled on the band in Phoenix az and had no idea it was them ,and I was like omg this band should be famous. They were playing in a club and it was drummer's solo,didn't realize it was actually them " who I love " till I saw concert tshirts
This song has one of my favorite guitar solos of all time.
Welcome back to the 70's and early 80's! I've missed Ya! Dire Straits 'Wild West End' reaction for this recent 63-year-old Free-Thinker! :) You see... We were coming out of the 60's and Dick Clark with the whole "It's got a beat and I can dance to it!", while we were developing discernment and nuance in our music. Groups like BOC, Dire Straits, Eagles, Journey, Rolling Stones and others from the mid 70's to the early 80's. They were finding their way and we followed! It helped us to let our hair down yet a little further. :)
Another great song by Blue Oyster Cult I would highly recommend is Dominance and Submission. Career of Evil is also another great jam from the same album, Secret Treaties.
"Dominance and Submission" off the Secret Treaties album has my favorite Buck Dharma guitar solo. Gotta hit it!
This song was a staple on my local classic rock radio station. Probably still is, though I stopped listening to radio years ago. I don't love it, but unlike a ton of the songs that got played to death when I was younger, I can still enjoy this.
All time CLASSIC. Thanks for reviewing this song fam~!
BOC can always write a hit when they wanted, but also keep you looking for that obscure stuff they have made so much of. Talented band that I have been lucky to see a few times.......and absolutely great live.
Little Feat, Paul Simon, Three Dog Night, The Faces, and Canned Heat are a few bands that y'all should check out sometime.
Their latest album The Symbol Remains (released in 2020) is surprisingly good. First album of new material in nearly 2 decades. Buck and Eric can still rock with the best of 'em.
Saw them live twice, once twenty years ago and once four years ago. They still kick ass
This was released on the birth year of MTV. The commercialism aspect is when all bands hustled to get a video together that year.
One of my fav songs from the 80s. The chorus is solid.
Awesome as always fellas. Reaper is their masterpiece of course. Burnin For You is just a great jam. Good rock song. It is radio friendly and poppy, but damn theyre playing their ass off. And when you are ready, you have to do Psychic Wars. Its nuts.
Hey guys! I love how you react to good music thanks for that and keep playing some classic stuff.
GREAT MUSIC BACK IN THAT DAY,, JAMMED TO IT A LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There was so many layers to BOC, check out See you in Black, late 90s they took a little heavier turn..they always had a ton or talent.
Seconded, BoC have had such longevity heaven forbid hit like a brick when it came out.
Great song, I loved your reaction to this iconic 80's hit. Astronomy, from One Enchanted Evening, is probably their best song. It seems to be about everyday life right before the sun explodes. But I want to hear what you guys think. The guitar solo is one of the best of all time.
Now that you guys have done the two commercial songs for the band, time to dive deeper into their catalog to the stuff that the fans enjoy. This song and Reaper both written and sung by guitarist Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser. These are the two songs when I see them in concert (they’re still touring) that I know they’ll play, but i don’t care if I hear. Nothing against these two, but the rest of their catalog is much more enjoyable. Easy to pick out the people that don’t know the band, as they’re the ones that are sitting on their hands most of the show, but get up and dance to these two songs. Forms good indication of who this band is, look at their first three albums (pre-Reaper).
Cities On Flame with Rock and Roll
Then Came the Last Days of May
The Red and The Black
Hot Rails to Hell
Mistress of the Salmon Salt
Subhuman
Dominance and Submission
ME 262
Flaming Telepaths
Astronomy
Many other good songs after the Reaper, but those first three albums set the stage. And no song sounds like the last one you heard. Very diverse. 70’s-80’s all five members wrote songs, most sang lead on their songs, so the sound is hard to pigeonhole. Enjoy!
The same guy, Buck Dharma, sings lead vocals, plays lead and rhythm guitar and he wrote the song. The guitar solo sounds so good because it's saying something and going somewhere the whole way through, same for the fills which are just as melodic.
joan crawford and veteran of the psychic wars (both off this same album) are probably my favorite boc tracks, especially the live version of votpw with the added solo that didnt appear on the album.
Yeah, the live version of Psychic Wars thats great!
I have the ability to put myself in a mindset for any genre and love it so for me this perfection. It was an intricate dance which blended all the sounds of the time and the past perfectly. They toy with you on this song- swinging in and out of sounds- dancing around each expectation and feeling like a magician
"Dominance and Submission" would be worth your listen
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This song, Rush Spirit of the Radio... are like my go to songs in the Morning... great way to start the Day
Cult is so deep, so diverse, very eclectic & sometimes with a touch of humor …. never readable. Some songs heavy, some commercial, some campy the reason they are my 2nd favorite band behind Rush. Try heavy: Tattoo Vampire, Cities on Flame, After Dark, Monsters.
Threw you a like strictly for Tattoo Vampire 😎
"making my way downtown" LOL! Nice example there, I couldn't agree more on your point.
A classic. Came out during a dark time in my life. The video with the burning car at the end haunts me to this day.
Everytime I hear this I go back in my head to '82 and parking cars for a fundraiser for my civil air patrol squadron. A friend had the cassette and played it endlessly that weekend.
Best B.O.C. song ever
My favorite is " I Love The Night". You guys would love that one.
They are one of the more impressive live acts you will ever see
The lead guitarist is the singer of this song, Donald Roeser aka Buck Dharma. He also wrote the song.
Favorite song by them. Great chorus.
Like Rush, BOC was heavily influenced by The Police, Talking Heads, and other new wave bands, incorporating reggae, synths, and somewhat less “heady” lyrics as they entered the 80’s. There are absolute gems on this album, less commercial and poppy. Of course, compared to today’s top 40, this is genius.
Yes I thought this was the Police when it was on the radio back in 1981.
I encourage you to review BOC’s “Cities on Flame with Rock N Roll”. It’s a completely different vibe and harder edge. I’m a metal chick and love that song.
I love the fearless attitude of your reactions. You say what you men, and as a result you mean what you say.
Green Grass and High Tides. The guitar in that song is insane. You’ll enjoy.
One of my favorite Blue Oyster Cult songs! For some reason, it also always makes me think of Cheap Trick's "The Flame", probably the fire metaphor. If you haven't reacted to "The Flame", give it a shot!
My wife and I were first introduced as husband and wife at our wedding reception to this song. One of our favorites.
Ghost is the modern day version of Blue Oyster Cult.
I have noticed some similarities
Their pinnacle to me was the third album "Secret Treaties", an all along gem. "Flaming Telepaths" should definitely be your next pick. Sounds way more 70's advanced hard rock than their more pop oriented (not said in a bad way) 80's sound. "Astronomy" and "Harvester of Eyes" are also classics from ST for sure.
When are Lost in Vegas going to hit some Funk?! All below have been severely sampled.
1) Sly & Family Stone " Thank You" (70)
2) Curtis Mayfiekd - " Superfly' (73)
3) Parliment - P Funk Wants to Get You Funked Up.
Yes please! So many Sly songs to hit
@@ashmar6204First person to respond to my funk request !!!!
Machine Gun by Commodores
I love this song I remember when I first discovered it in October 2018 Red Sox was in the World Series and rdr2 was about to come out and BO4 just came out and it was a glorious time in my life
Back in the day I recall this song was near perfection for a number of reasons. It helped usher rock from the 70s to the 80s. The post segregation babies were coming of age. This was a catchy commercial rock tune from a group that was very much identified (true or not) with the whole LaVey and devil worshipping intrigue going on at the time in rock music. As well it got crazy rotation at teen and college parties because people loved to dance to it.
Guitarist is Donald Rosier, nicknamed Buck Dharma. It's his hallmark to be what I would call melodically dense, he's brilliant at it. He got his nickname because his father (who has the same name) was a famous jazz sax player in New York, and when the band first started out there, they would bill as Blue Oyster Cult featuring Donald Rosier, but they kept accidentally getting booked into jazz clubs. The band was really good at those smooth integrated background vocal. They actually have several singers through the years that would sometime sub as the lead in particular songs. Their real main vocalist is actually Eric Bloom, who has a very different style, but still sounds great in my opinion. Another couple of good fairly mainstream songs of theirs would be Veteran of the Psychic Wars, which was on the Heavy Metal soundtrack album, and Black Blade. Another couple of fan faves would be Astronomy, and Sub-Human. They're all great, but those last two are really spectacular for my tastes. A hidden gem would be Tenderloin.
This is a timeless song. Hope you do more BOC. I would suggest "Flaming telepaths"