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| From | "fjeder" <fjeder@shiner22.net> |
| Subject | Re: BOC is not the SOS |
| Date | Sun, 6 Mar 2005 10:45:56 +0100 |
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Hi
AOF is a brilliant album. That and "Secret Treaties" are high up on my all
time top list.
shineOn...:-)
Fjeder
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Seaman" <seamand@upmc.edu>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 3:02 PM
Subject: BOC is not the SOS
> Is anyone else a fan of Blue Oyster Cult's Agents of Fortune album? I
> remember liking it a lot as a teenager, and picked it up in CD form
> recently. What a revelation, it didn't age poorly - in fact, I think it's
> great! Not at all gothic sludge metal as one might guess by BOC's long
> hair
> and leather image, and sci fi/horror song titles and album art --
> actually,
> the songs are really rather pop. Very good melodies, harmonies, catchy
> choruses, and a good mix of jangle and power chords. Each and every song
> is
> good if not great, from the riff rock/catchy chorus of ETI to the glam
> rock
> Tattoo Vampire to the classic Don't Fear the Reaper (which IMO initiated a
> whole sub species of power pop). As for the instrumentation: there are
> the
> expected bass/drums/electric guitars, but there's also a healthy dose of
> piano, organ, strings (synth), acoustic guitar, percussion, female backing
> vocals, effects, etc. throughout the disc. Especially keyboards. Highly
> recommended.
>
> I don't have any of their other albums - can anyone suggest any? How is
> the
> followup, Spectres?
>
>
>
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