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  • @LostInVegas
    @LostInVegas  2 года назад +110

    This is an older early access Patreon vid guys fyi. Thanks for watching!

    • @alwaysemployed656
      @alwaysemployed656 2 года назад +4

      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
      @m.ericwatson968 2 года назад +1

      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

    • @alwaysemployed656
      @alwaysemployed656 2 года назад +1

      @@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
      @michaelmcginnis6991 2 года назад +1

      Green Grass and High Tides by The Outlaws. You will love it, the guitar absolutely slaps

    • @alwaysemployed656
      @alwaysemployed656 2 года назад +1

      @@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.

  • @GrannyMetalheadTV
    @GrannyMetalheadTV 2 года назад +264

    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.

    • @nicoarmin8997
      @nicoarmin8997 2 года назад +24

      Very accurate description!

    • @DJQUALEB
      @DJQUALEB 2 года назад +4

      🤯

    • @Art_official_intelligenc3
      @Art_official_intelligenc3 2 года назад +7

      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 🙏🏽

    • @GrannyMetalheadTV
      @GrannyMetalheadTV 2 года назад +2

      @@Art_official_intelligenc3 You are very welcome 😎

    • @austinedgington7386
      @austinedgington7386 2 года назад +2

      Yes

  • @pjones8404
    @pjones8404 2 года назад +60

    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.

    • @MrChoobsabre
      @MrChoobsabre 2 года назад +1

      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)

    • @lonniusmaximus3836
      @lonniusmaximus3836 2 года назад

      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!

  • @sayrerowan734
    @sayrerowan734 3 года назад +188

    I've always liked this song.The lyrical melody hits the spot. And the bass line is legit.

    • @OrgaNik_Music
      @OrgaNik_Music 2 года назад +7

      Damn, I've heard the song countless times and never really paid attention to the bass before. That was tight.

    • @jeffreymorris5815
      @jeffreymorris5815 2 года назад +8

      @@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!

    • @m.ericwatson968
      @m.ericwatson968 2 года назад +5

      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

    • @MegaCurtisimo
      @MegaCurtisimo 2 года назад +2

      I just learned this bass part recently. It's definitely a fun one.

    • @finbarrheather5718
      @finbarrheather5718 2 года назад +2

      First time Joe played a Music Man StingRay on a BOC recorded track, and it sounds soooo good.

  • @rubicon-oh9km
    @rubicon-oh9km 2 года назад +117

    The melody on this is absolutely impossible not to like. Such a cool groove.

    • @mikeg.9238
      @mikeg.9238 2 года назад

      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...

    • @LarryFleetwood8675
      @LarryFleetwood8675 2 года назад +12

      @@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.

    • @mikeg.9238
      @mikeg.9238 2 года назад

      @@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...

    • @747panos
      @747panos 2 года назад +4

      @@mikeg.9238 No way you can call this dated . . . This is a classic !

    • @mikeg.9238
      @mikeg.9238 2 года назад

      @@747panos Classic stale rock!

  • @EvanDander
    @EvanDander 2 года назад +38

    “ Then came the last days of May” Live version . Great storytelling and one of the eeriest guitar solos ever

  • @Anarchouettisme
    @Anarchouettisme 3 года назад +117

    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.

    • @richardcranium5048
      @richardcranium5048 2 года назад +3

      All true... Don't Turn Your Back. I'd forgotten all about that one. Gonna have to hear it now

    • @OP-wn1xu
      @OP-wn1xu 2 года назад +8

      I LOVE Sole Survivor what a great song

    • @chuckhutton5087
      @chuckhutton5087 2 года назад +2

      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.

    • @imaouima
      @imaouima 2 года назад +2

      @@chuckhutton5087 About half of that album was originally written for "Heavy Metal."

    • @godsofohio6734
      @godsofohio6734 2 года назад +1

      @@OP-wn1xu I was going to write the same thing. Sole Survivor is a great deep cut. Great lyrics.

  • @curtcody2308
    @curtcody2308 2 года назад +35

    One of the great lines ever is in this song, "time to play B sides"............Amen! Great reaction guys.

    • @mcqueen0195
      @mcqueen0195 2 года назад

      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

  • @wb22gprix
    @wb22gprix 3 года назад +31

    Not super indicative of BOC's sound, but man this is one of the most pure rock songs of all time.

  • @MrRubyscube
    @MrRubyscube 2 года назад +7

    Buck Dharma, what a guy. Probably the most underrated guitarist, vocalist and songwriter of all the classic rock bands.

  • @ysalimirii
    @ysalimirii 3 года назад +137

    Great song. Great band. Now do their song "Veteran of the Psychic Wars"

    • @kenthonea3251
      @kenthonea3251 2 года назад +9

      Live version

    • @buzzbomb67
      @buzzbomb67 2 года назад +4

      I suggested Godzilla but this one is equally outstanding! Also Cities On Flame

    • @canaanstieber779
      @canaanstieber779 2 года назад +9

      The whole fire of unknown origin album tbh

    • @itsTheo_0
      @itsTheo_0 2 года назад +3

      Say please

    • @kwietman
      @kwietman 2 года назад +4

      I'm still in for Astronomy.

  • @heatherboyer4974
    @heatherboyer4974 3 года назад +23

    All I had to do was read the title and instantly got the song stuck in my head 😁. Good song & enjoyed the review!

  • @coldmetal94
    @coldmetal94 3 года назад +137

    "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

    • @dominicrossitto5890
      @dominicrossitto5890 2 года назад

      💯 %

    • @isopropyltoxicity
      @isopropyltoxicity 2 года назад +5

      That riff is so damn tasty

    • @leonmsampaio
      @leonmsampaio 2 года назад

      and 3 inches of blood cover version ignites it even more

    • @justal4844
      @justal4844 2 года назад

      ...and the bridge on that song is ridiculous !

    • @pathfindersavant3988
      @pathfindersavant3988 2 года назад +1

      I personally really like The Pact and Black Blade.
      Black Blade is woefully underrated.

  • @anthonydandrea2170
    @anthonydandrea2170 2 года назад +8

    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. ☄️

  • @texashookem22
    @texashookem22 2 года назад +5

    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!

  • @MickLoud999
    @MickLoud999 2 года назад +7

    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.

  • @Shroomlid
    @Shroomlid 2 года назад +5

    As an older metal head it was always about the solo for me. The solo made me realize how awesome this song really is

  • @MegaCurtisimo
    @MegaCurtisimo 2 года назад +6

    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.

  • @darrellbedingfield5180
    @darrellbedingfield5180 2 года назад +5

    BOC did what a lot of bands couldn’t, they transitioned musical eras but retained their identity in their music.

  • @ThroughTheSmile
    @ThroughTheSmile 2 года назад +6

    Bro I’ve always not cared for music reviewers/reactions but you guys have been the one exception for me personally, pretty sure I’ve watched every rock/metal review you guys have released and I’ve been a fan for like 3 years now, been on your Patreon 2 years and I love your guys reviews, you guys are completely objective/ open minded when listening to music but still say how you genuinely feel about track. Always give credit where credit is due, and I really appreciate that shit. Keep doing what you’re doing

  • @buzzbomb67
    @buzzbomb67 2 года назад +176

    Pretty good track of theirs, and probably 2nd most popular, behind Reaper. Y’all should do Godzilla next … total classic, great heavy, groovy riff!

    • @jacobprice8048
      @jacobprice8048 2 года назад +9

      Such a rad song!

    • @williampeterman5048
      @williampeterman5048 2 года назад +9

      I agree

    • @Barjack521
      @Barjack521 2 года назад +8

      Yes, I came to the comments to say this too

    • @jamesmason1347
      @jamesmason1347 2 года назад +3

      Godzilla is rubbish

    • @buzzbomb67
      @buzzbomb67 2 года назад +2

      @@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.

  • @jgsrhythm100
    @jgsrhythm100 2 года назад +21

    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.

    • @NetHazard
      @NetHazard 2 года назад +3

      Agreed, Deep Purple, Dire Straits and Yes did the same thing.

  • @stevensorrell1625
    @stevensorrell1625 2 года назад +10

    Known as "Biker Boogie" and the album "Secret Treaties" is one of the greatest pure guitar rock albums ever

  • @kaidemelloch7984
    @kaidemelloch7984 3 года назад +10

    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

  • @TheKiltedYaksman1
    @TheKiltedYaksman1 2 года назад +22

    Veteran of the Psychic Wars, off this same album, is stupendous.

    • @chuckhutton5087
      @chuckhutton5087 2 года назад +1

      Loved how it was incorporated into the “Heavy Metal” movie and subsequent soundtrack.

    • @kevingeeting4011
      @kevingeeting4011 2 года назад +1

      Live version is the best

    • @CxOrillion
      @CxOrillion 2 года назад +3

      Agreed. One of my all time favorite songs.

    • @coyote4237
      @coyote4237 2 года назад +1

      Yes.

    • @chuckhutton5087
      @chuckhutton5087 2 года назад

      @@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.

  • @manutalvasto794
    @manutalvasto794 3 года назад +12

    This is a nice song. Nothing too complicated. Just a fun simple rock song to enjoy!

    • @nicolasapolo2122
      @nicolasapolo2122 2 года назад +2

      Not too simple neither. The harmonies are superb.

  • @jamestaylor7226
    @jamestaylor7226 2 года назад +5

    I love that song, "home on the highway, home isn't my way, home I'll never be" Its freedom.

    • @markoliver630
      @markoliver630 Год назад +1

      Their moto is On Tour Forever……..

  • @markswisher3709
    @markswisher3709 2 года назад +12

    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.

  • @norwegianblue2017
    @norwegianblue2017 2 года назад +9

    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!

  • @alchapo5372
    @alchapo5372 2 года назад +2

    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.

  • @hamish84
    @hamish84 3 года назад +37

    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

  • @demiz9527
    @demiz9527 2 года назад +2

    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.

  • @bungalo50
    @bungalo50 2 года назад +7

    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

  • @ther3aper561
    @ther3aper561 2 года назад +4

    By far my favorite BOC song
    That riff is so good in this

  • @manolispsarros9522
    @manolispsarros9522 2 года назад +2

    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.

  • @jalkabre5904
    @jalkabre5904 2 года назад +2

    Very soothing song to listen to ... at night. "I Love the Night" is a great mellow song.

  • @CapnRiggs2k5
    @CapnRiggs2k5 2 года назад +16

    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

    • @weshart6139
      @weshart6139 2 года назад

      Death Alley Driver by Rainbow is excellent as well

    • @YannickTMessiah
      @YannickTMessiah 2 года назад

      Yes! Space Truckin' is amazing

    • @ashleybrown4754
      @ashleybrown4754 2 года назад +1

      Such a great weird song

  • @hudsonja
    @hudsonja 2 года назад +3

    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.

    • @anbarazen
      @anbarazen 2 года назад +1

      Yes very true, the Reggae Cadence... Even Hotel California has a bit of it think...

  • @anjoleeeickhoff6800
    @anjoleeeickhoff6800 8 месяцев назад

    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!❤❤❤

  • @tacomasquatch
    @tacomasquatch 2 года назад +2

    This was released on the birth year of MTV. The commercialism aspect is when all bands hustled to get a video together that year.

  • @noahm15
    @noahm15 2 года назад +13

    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

    • @thannaske5371
      @thannaske5371 2 года назад +2

      Transmaniacon MC, Monsters, Take Me Away, Harvester of Eyes, Dominance & Submission etc. They have a LOT of GREAT songs!!

  • @MikeU128
    @MikeU128 2 года назад +2

    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.

    • @gormanls
      @gormanls 2 месяца назад

      Saw them live twice, once twenty years ago and once four years ago. They still kick ass

  • @themorbidsymphony
    @themorbidsymphony 2 года назад +1

    This song is so awesome how it mixes metal classic rock hard rock and reggae and blues
    (Guitar riffs) Blows me away

  • @Brandonmtlhd
    @Brandonmtlhd 2 года назад +19

    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!

    • @ashleybrown4754
      @ashleybrown4754 2 года назад

      I hear this shit at least once a week

    • @JoeVideoed
      @JoeVideoed Год назад +1

      "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.

  • @Joa287
    @Joa287 2 года назад

    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.

  • @armorer94
    @armorer94 2 года назад +2

    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.

  • @angelahoffman119
    @angelahoffman119 2 года назад +1

    This song has been on my playlist since I discovered playlist. And I never skip it.

  • @ernestortiz4555
    @ernestortiz4555 2 года назад +4

    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.

  • @chairmanofthebored6860
    @chairmanofthebored6860 Год назад +1

    One of the first songs I learned on bass. So good. What a groove

  • @ZRockReady
    @ZRockReady 2 года назад +20

    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.

    • @loristone9242
      @loristone9242 2 года назад

      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.

    • @kevingeeting4011
      @kevingeeting4011 2 года назад +3

      Blue Oyster Cult is miles ahead of Motley Crue. Go to a live show and you’ll have a revelation!

    • @bobthebear1246
      @bobthebear1246 2 года назад

      *Def Leppard
      And Mötley Crüe's "Too Fast For Love" was 1983.

    • @autumnphillips151
      @autumnphillips151 2 года назад

      @@bobthebear1246 No, _Too Fast for Love_ was released on November 10, 1981.

  • @mattgeary9987
    @mattgeary9987 2 года назад +13

    "Dominance and Submission" would be worth your listen

  • @elfman5176
    @elfman5176 6 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing Guitar Work
    As always from
    Blue Oyster Cult

  • @nateufford5619
    @nateufford5619 2 года назад +3

    BOC in general is just a really good straight forward rock band. Super underrated in my opinion and this is possibly my favorite.

  • @sixringsho
    @sixringsho 2 года назад +2

    Always loved the melody on this song, the intro and the chorus... Definitely an early 80s rock/poppish song....

  • @blaneski4
    @blaneski4 2 года назад +2

    "Dominance and Submission" off the Secret Treaties album has my favorite Buck Dharma guitar solo. Gotta hit it!

  • @luislandez
    @luislandez 2 года назад +7

    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.

    • @feamatar
      @feamatar 2 года назад

      Yeah, the live version of Psychic Wars thats great!

  • @lisasimpson5465
    @lisasimpson5465 2 года назад

    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

  • @FreeMTrider
    @FreeMTrider 2 года назад +2

    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.

  • @dio52
    @dio52 2 года назад

    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.

  • @festivenachos9147
    @festivenachos9147 3 года назад +2

    I think i fell in love with George when he said, "I'm not a fan of most pop music".

  • @keyserfunk
    @keyserfunk 2 года назад

    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.

  • @rsohlich1
    @rsohlich1 2 года назад +1

    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!!!

  • @akenawell
    @akenawell 2 года назад +1

    This song has one of my favorite guitar solos of all time.

  • @javinc1
    @javinc1 2 года назад

    All time CLASSIC. Thanks for reviewing this song fam~!

  • @scottdebruyn7038
    @scottdebruyn7038 2 года назад +1

    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. :)

  • @lorainelynn0863
    @lorainelynn0863 Год назад

    GREAT MUSIC BACK IN THAT DAY,, JAMMED TO IT A LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @erickknutz5599
    @erickknutz5599 2 года назад

    "making my way downtown" LOL! Nice example there, I couldn't agree more on your point.

  • @treeduck3705
    @treeduck3705 2 года назад

    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.

  • @user-ci8gj4ex5o
    @user-ci8gj4ex5o 2 года назад +2

    Ghost is the modern day version of Blue Oyster Cult.

    • @wtglb
      @wtglb 2 года назад

      I have noticed some similarities

  • @davedmk
    @davedmk 2 года назад

    I literally spit my coffee when you made the Thousand Miles reference. LOL!

  • @eb972
    @eb972 2 года назад

    Love you dudes. Been watching these videos since your channel started. Fantastic stuff

  • @brooksmelliott
    @brooksmelliott 3 года назад +3

    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.

    • @hamish84
      @hamish84 3 года назад

      Seconded, BoC have had such longevity heaven forbid hit like a brick when it came out.

  • @israelcontreras416
    @israelcontreras416 2 года назад +1

    Hey guys! I love how you react to good music thanks for that and keep playing some classic stuff.

  • @davidmel2158
    @davidmel2158 2 года назад +8

    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.

    • @drithligh
      @drithligh 2 года назад

      Threw you a like strictly for Tattoo Vampire 😎

  • @Jay-zk7uw
    @Jay-zk7uw 2 года назад +1

    "Vacation music" - couldn't have put it better myself. This song isn't here to blow your socks off, just make everyday life a little brighter and easier for a few minutes.

  • @jb7250
    @jb7250 3 года назад +3

    Godzilla is one of their classics that you should react to.

  • @thedemon9692
    @thedemon9692 7 месяцев назад

    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

  • @roblepper8418
    @roblepper8418 2 года назад +2

    My favorite is " I Love The Night". You guys would love that one.

  • @skrozar2000
    @skrozar2000 2 года назад +3

    TAKE ME AWAY is a great one they did with Aldo Nova. BOC had a great drummer.

  • @rom65536
    @rom65536 2 года назад

    I never noticed how Joe Bouchard (the bass player) is just going completely HAM for the ENTIRE SONG!

  • @jamesl.9530
    @jamesl.9530 2 года назад

    The lead guitarist is the singer of this song, Donald Roeser aka Buck Dharma. He also wrote the song.

  • @midnightblue6668
    @midnightblue6668 2 года назад +2

    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!

  • @raulcardenas8115
    @raulcardenas8115 2 года назад +1

    They are one of the more impressive live acts you will ever see

  • @tomgorman748
    @tomgorman748 2 года назад +4

    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!

  • @janicepriest6578
    @janicepriest6578 2 года назад +4

    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.

  • @h1machiii
    @h1machiii 2 года назад

    The lead guitarist, Buck Dharma, wrote both Don't Fear the Reaper and Burnin' for you.

  • @naushadkabir6745
    @naushadkabir6745 3 года назад +2

    Favorite song by them. Great chorus.

  • @ronaldhills6857
    @ronaldhills6857 2 года назад +1

    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.

    • @johnstarace8369
      @johnstarace8369 2 года назад

      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/

  • @Tadaia
    @Tadaia 2 года назад

    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.

  • @psybernaught
    @psybernaught 2 года назад

    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.

  • @alisue4426
    @alisue4426 2 года назад +1

    One of my fav songs from the 80s. The chorus is solid.

  • @rickjames420
    @rickjames420 Год назад

    Thanks Ryan, Ima hear your voice saying "badadah dah dah" in my head all day now 😂

  • @kqh123
    @kqh123 2 года назад

    Their best song. The main guitar melody, the harmonized backing vocals, and the guitar solo are all top notch.

  • @jayslack41
    @jayslack41 2 года назад

    U guys are the best,...love the way u pick apart the songs

  • @migueltay2803
    @migueltay2803 2 года назад +4

    This is a timeless song. Hope you do more BOC. I would suggest "Flaming telepaths"

  • @ianstotts8853
    @ianstotts8853 2 года назад

    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

  • @dewapd1169
    @dewapd1169 2 года назад +2

    Part of this album was the story of the movie Heavy Metal. Their song "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" was on this album and in the movie. There are other songs on the album that were not in the movie, but tell parts of the movies story.

    • @chuckhutton5087
      @chuckhutton5087 2 года назад +1

      Hi Dan. I mentioned that just now, had not seen your comment yet. “Veteran “ was placed so awesomely into that movie.

    • @dewapd1169
      @dewapd1169 2 года назад +1

      @@chuckhutton5087 That was, as was Mob Rules. Such a great scene!!

    • @chuckhutton5087
      @chuckhutton5087 2 года назад

      @@dewapd1169 Watched it last night on YT, someone posted just that scene. Back when the movie first came out, I saw it on-base in Alaska while in the Air Force. Awesome!!

  • @andrewglazier8940
    @andrewglazier8940 2 года назад +1

    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.

    • @slaydesaid8741
      @slaydesaid8741 2 года назад +1

      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.

    • @andrewglazier8940
      @andrewglazier8940 2 года назад

      @@slaydesaid8741 I can respect that. I pretty much love everything they've done.

  • @renitacrocker7626
    @renitacrocker7626 2 года назад

    Ryan & George Blue Oyster Cult were a great band to see LIVE.

  • @michaelmcginnis6991
    @michaelmcginnis6991 2 года назад

    Green Grass and High Tides. The guitar in that song is insane. You’ll enjoy.