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Blue Oyster Cult
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 5:17 am
by ernstinen
Hey All,I just heard the oldie "Don't Fear The Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult on the radio the other day, and it dawned on me ----Were they a "parody" band? I always thought they were serious, dark, and sinister when I was younger, but now I'm starting to think that they were a very subtle parody of the dark, sinister bands of the day, especially lyrically!Have any of you ol' rockers gotten that same impression?Thanks in advance,Ern
Re: Blue Oyster Cult
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 6:33 am
by fusilierb
Not sure. Godzilla always seemed like a pretty "serious" tune to me. Ooh no, there goes Tokyo - Godzilla!
Re: Blue Oyster Cult
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:08 pm
by mojobone
If you google Cully Stout Beer, you get this:
http://www.brownejenkyn.com/fritzpics30.htmlBOC has been known to appear in small venues under a former name:
http://www.lesvegas.com/softwhiteunderbelly.htmlYour guess is as good as any. The band has always managed to give their fans a bit of mystery to go along with the music. I used to crouch behind jet blast deflectors while F-14 tomcats took off from the USS Nimitz under full military thrust (w/afterburners). BOC is still the loudest thing I've ever heard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_%C3%96yster_Cult
Re: Blue Oyster Cult
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 3:43 pm
by Mark Kaufman
They were every bit as serious as Wishbone Ash.
Re: Blue Oyster Cult
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:53 am
by ernstinen
Sept 26, 2009, 3:08pm, mojobone wrote:Your guess is as good as any. The band has always managed to give their fans a bit of mystery to go along with the music. I used to crouch behind jet blast deflectors while F-14 tomcats took off from the USS Nimitz under full military thrust (w/afterburners). BOC is still the loudest thing I've ever heard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_%C3%96yster_CultAha! From Wikipedia:"Slightly tongue-in-cheek and eclectic songwriting"I don't know if "slightly" is the proper word! Ern
Re: Blue Oyster Cult
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:58 am
by hookjawbrown
They came out on tour again recently, opening in Atlanta then the Santa Cruz County Fair! $8.00 admission. I don't think they are doing the arenas nowadays.
Re: Blue Oyster Cult
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 2:15 pm
by yammer107
They've been playin festivals, rib burnoffs, ect, here in Ohio for what seems like years.... too the point I don't pay much attention anymore... Only caught a few shows that I recall. Not sure why their here almost every year.... not that its a bad thing mind you [img]
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Re: Blue Oyster Cult
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 9:22 am
by mojobone
According to Wikipedia, Christopher Walken's character in the famous "More Cowbell!" sketch is a dead on impression of BOC's manager, Sandy Pearlman.
Re: Blue Oyster Cult
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:26 am
by yammer107
Its hilarious..... my wife got me a More Cowbell T-Shirt last year.... then it promptly disapeared into the black hole that is our laundry room ( .... if i could only him to bang that cowbell until I find it )
Re: Blue Oyster Cult
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 12:13 pm
by ottlukk
anyone have a link to "more cowbells"?Ott
