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Blue Oyster Cult - Definition |
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Blue Öyster Cult is a psychedelic/heavy metal band probably best known for their 1976 single "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" from Agents Of Fortune, 1981 single "Burning For You" from Fire of Unknown Origin, and appearing on the "Heavy Metal" movie soundtrack with "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" which also had lyrics penned by Michael Moorcock. The members of the band began to come together in the mid 1960s on Long Island, New York as a band called "Soft White Underbelly", at the prompting of critic Sandy Pearlman. The band changed its name to the Stalk Forrest Group in 1968, then to the Blue Öyster Cult in 1970 (the umlaut was added later). They became a successful heavy metal band during the 1970s. They are still playing in the 21st century.
Although Blue Öyster Cult is an experimental band, psychedelic may not be a correct descriptive term.
The members of the band are:
- Eric Bloom
- Buck Dharma (stage name of Donald Roeser)
- Allen Lanier
- Danny Miranda (has left the band for Queen tribute show in Vegas, awaiting permanent replacement)
- Bobby Rondinelli (has given notice and will be preforming final show on Sept. 26, 2004)
The umlaut on the "O" in their name started the trend for using the "heavy metal umlaut" in band names. It was suggested to Pearlman by rock critic Richard Meltzer. [1] (http://www.spiraling.com/words/umlaut.html)
Gotta have more cowbell...
Blue Öyster Cult was parodied in a 2000 episode of the NBC's famed Saturday Night Live. Actor Christopher Walken portrayed 1970's mega-rock producer "Bruce Dickenson" who oversaw the fictional recording of "Don't Fear The Reaper." A dissatisfied,somewhat psychotic Dickenson admonished the band and that they "gotta get more cowbell." As with many SNL skits, lines from the skit became catch phrases, even going so far as to spawn merchandise based on the skit.
Discography (no singles, no samplers, US release dates)
- Blue Öyster Cult - May 1972
- Tyranny & Mutation - March 1973
- Secret Treaties - April 1974
- On Your Feet Or On Your Knees (live) - March 1975
- Agents Of Fortune - June 1976
- Spectres - November 1977
- Some Enchanted Evening (live) - Spetember 1978
- Mirrors - July 1979
- Cultösaurus Erectus - July 1980
- Fire Of Unknown Origin - July 1981
- Extraterrestrial Live (live) - May 1982
- The Revölution By Night - November 1983
- Club Ninja - December 1985
- Imaginos - August 1988
- Heaven Forbid - March 1998
- Curse Of The Hidden Mirror - June 2001
- A Long Day's Night (live) - September 2002 (also on DVD, released October 2002)
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