I've been fortunate to see these guys at least a cupla dozen times, starting w/ On Your Feet. stadiums & bars. Saw them as Soft White Underbelly outside of ALBQ. at a Grahms Central Station bar. Buck is the most under rated guitarist ever. Melodies are fantastic with Bucks truly inspired licks n riffs n rants woven within.
The first concert I ever saw was when I was 15, in 1978 at the Capital Center in Landover, Md. It was their "Spectres" tour. "On Your Feet Or On Your Knees" was one of my favorite live albums of all time! And now, here I am almost 50 years later, watching this. 21st Century living has its benefits!
Couldn't agree more! They were hard rock masterpieces. That iteration of BOC was definitely my favorite. I STILL listen to all three of those albums regularly.
people thought they were european they had such a different sound. fusing hard rock w/ real musianship, their mystique grew as no pictures of the group on their albums, just these freaky graphics. i saw them the first time at winterland, san francisco, after their 3rd epic alum. middle billed between kansas and local favorite the jefferson starship. let me tell you, they blew everyone away. sharp, hard edge, fast and loud. awesome. hail buck dharma!
Man! They were having fun and with a good set list. Buck brought tears to my eyes a couple times. Such a great guitarist! I have been a fan for almost 50 years. Thank you for posting, Pawel!
Hi from France. This show was broadcasted on french TV in '76 I think. I saw it on my black and white TV set ! I was 15 ! Great memory ! The program was Juke Box presented by the great Freddie Hausser ! RIP Freddie...
I saw BOC when they played the "On Your Feet or On Your Knees" tour in Vancouver BC in 1975 when I was 15. Tickets cost $5 and we stood at the very front of the stage. They were my favorite band and so loud that when the concert was over and we went outside I could barely hear a car horn honk. I was practically deaf for 2 days. They rocked!
Played a phenomenal drum solo in 1975 at Kiel Auditorium. He had his Derby on during the solo and switched rapidly back and forth between his two floor bases and his Tom's as the lights followed from his hands to his feet. Unforgettable I'll always remember that solo. St Louis always had the greatest concerts that show which also included Uriah Heep and Montrose cost $3.95 general admission. In other words first come first serve on the seat.
They uniquely and succinctly balanced the mysterious with the familiar. No other band was ever able to juxtapose the esoteric with the accessible better than BOC did. Whether it's Astronomy or Reaper, Veteran or Burnin', Flaming Ts, Harvester, Diz-Busters, Crawford and on and on.... Lyrically tops, song-craft was way up there....and best of all, this band had **THE JAMS!!!**
The new album is ass fuckin GREAT and I can't sleep after hearing The Return Of St. Cecilia just as when I've first experienced Buck's Boogie. Awesome! New music from BOC after these years was like unreal to me. Really it is like a little miracle in my life.
Because RRHOF is irrelevant. They have ridiculous modern pop artists in their HOF, and many iconic bands are not. It's a joke, and they're no authority on anything.
Stairway to the Stars 0:24 Flaming Telepaths 4:29 Then Came the Last Days of May 10:05 Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll 15:14 Born to Be Wild 20:10 ME 262 27:11
Saw them for the 1st time in a 2000 seat opera house in summer 1973. Going to see them in a 1500 seat playhouse in 2 weeks. And all the arenas, stadiums and festivals in between totalling 15 shows in all. Each was an amazing experience in it's own way. Great live. Excellent studio sound.
I've seen BOC many times and I never saw a bad, or even mediocre, performance. They always gave their all! They are very under rated. Great albums and a great live band!
CULT JUST ROCKS. I was 15, and there was no way to make it to Paris.....cool, they came to Chicago plenty.........this concert is a Don Roser showcase.
some of the greatest riffs of all time , ETI Godzilla , burning , reaper on top of one of the greatest live shows . seen them multiple times still sounds badass today . much respect BOC fan since the 70s
Still great live in the UK in June 2017 as well ... I didn't see them until August 81 (about a day after Albert was fired, how's that for timing) ... no matter when you see them it's always wonderful ... but this 75 footage is just incredible.
Seen these guys so many times and always unbelievable since first time in 1976. Favourite song of all time is Last Days of May from OTFOOYK such guitar and such emotion. Privileged to be alive in the guitar era!! !!!
To me, if it doesn't have guitar, especially lead guitar, it ain't Rock. Guitarist here. Grew up on Led Zeppelin and BOC, amongst a host of others. LedHed Pb 207.20 🎶 🎸 🎹
Wow! This was pretty much from the time I got into BOC as a teenager... Oh boy! The MEMORIES!!! In fact I first went to see them at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, in '77 or' 78! I remember too how, in ME262, all 5 of them played guitars in a line on stage! Classic BOC!! And when they hit the opening notes of "The Reaper" they were TOTALLY drowned out by the audience's deafening ROAR!!
Lol He is channeling man, that's why he's so great. He isn't straining, THINKING and planning what he's playing. Its flowing through him from somewhere else.
I was at the long beach arena I believe in 73 or 74 when they recorded a song that they put on the album an enchanted evening .It was the last days of may. I was the one in the begining of the song who yelled out auwoo They put that song on there live album . All the other songs on the album they got from other cities on the tour . That was my very short career has a rock & roll star. I was sixteen . I'm sixtyfour now wow
THE MOST UNDER RATED group in rock and roll history. I have seen them over 12 times. There music changed after the Bouchard brothers left. A little more jazz and jamming. But nevertheless they are still making albums. After their, departure Dharma and Lanear took over the music. Not once a year like in the 70's. I had the opportunity to go back stage in Philly in 1989! Still have the pass. Their revolution by night and cultasorous erectus albums are definately worth listening to. A couple of things worth mentioning. Bloom is a cousin of Howard Stern and Dharma has been married for most of the bands life! He also holds a jazz festival every year for charity. Also, after the Agents of Fortune album. Dharma was rated at the number 1 guitar in Guitar mag displacing eddie Van Halen. The are still touring with Albert Bouchard! Doing the old stuff and selling out in Europe!
Secret Treaties, Agents of Fortune, Spectres, Fire of unknown origin are best albums, i recently discovered them and I am totally blown away, i cannot believe how they are awesome and original, maybe even the best band of all times, much betterr than their conterporaries like Uriah Heep, Deep Purple, Whitesnake,Black Sabbath , cant believe how they are underrated, all of their albums are awesome , next to four i counted are Cultosaurus , Imaginos, Heaven Forbid , maybe only Mirrors are weaker but still very good
Mario I have heard that one more album next year could happen ... no idea if that is true or not though. What a concert this was in 1975, vital footage for BOC fans right here .. Just seen them on 28/06/17 & still f***ing amazing live .... true legends.
1. Stairway to the Stars 2. Flaming Telepaths 3. Then Came the Last Days Of May 4. Cities On Flame 5. Born to Be Wild 6. ME 262 / Guitar Solo / Finale / ME 262 (reprise)
5 vocalists not 3. Gave them a flexibility others just didn't have. Plus Albert also played guitar. So 4 guitars, 5 lead singers and a bad ass bass! 😁 And at least 3 keyboard players (Allen, Erik & Albert)
Yep Joe Bouchard sings lead on Hot Rails and others I can't think of right now. Career maybe?? It is after all 4 am. Check out Martin Popoffs book for details. I'm just a fan. Albert famously on Cities & Godzilla. That's 5 And Buck played a bit of guitar here and there. He was quite good at it!
Les vi 10 días después, 13/11/75 en Bilbao. No conocía ninguna de sus canciones, excepto born to be wild, pero fue un concierto estupendo, muy arrebatado y emocional. Que tiempos...del rock a las manifas
Seen many concerts and BOC was the only band that kept me captivated every single second. From the moment they set on stage Even if I went with a woman or met one at the show it didn't matter, I was watching BOC until the last F******g note.
Big thanks for your comments and attention! Didn't expect to have so much vieves here. I'm doin my best to spread Underbelly among rock fans and musicians in my country too. Greetings from Poland! Long live BOC!
Pawel, what an amazing concert & what incredibly important footage for the band & their fans. Great to see some of that On Your Feet or on Your Knees era magic caught on film. wow just wow ....
My favorite venue, me and my friends averaged about 20 shows a year. I believe it was on Steiner St. We used to catch the Geary bus and get off at Filmore and walk down a few blocks.
I was in Paris once. Went to see Les Braunstein, singer with Soft White Underbelly, precursor to BOC. Ironically, I was there with his college girlfriend. And, even more ironically, I brought Buck snd Al Bouchard together in a college band that became BOC. So, there was a bunch going on psychologically, you might say. Sex, no drugs, but rock’n’roll. My life is a wonderful, dizzy amalgamation of coincidental happenstance. I am happy to still be alive!
Love all the bits and tricks .Dry ice guitar sex in "Born to Be Wild" , drum stick twirls .Early on the drummer flips the bird to somebody mid song .The all five guitars at once solos . Very cool bass solo .They really do it all within the show .Not many bands now could match their showmanship and musical skill .
cuninglinguist I just noticed him flipping the bird and since I was viewing it on my cellphone I wasn't sure if that's what he was doing. It's right at 16:49 during "Cities On Flame". Pretty funny.
Brother Joe joins the drummer with some hand signals of his own at 17:55. Don't know what had the Bouchard Brothers so riled. At about 18:34 Buck looks in the same direction and says something so there must have been some obnoxious fan(s) over there or something.
Buck can boogie with the best of them---what a freaking band I can still remember the first time I heard the first album how bout the end of I'm on the lamb but I ain't no sheep what a finale??
3 of my first 4 concerts were BOC during the short “laser show” era. The ultimate “give the people what they want” band. Then Came The Last Days of May still top 10 greatest songs of all time.
0:22 Stairway to the stars 4:28 Flaming Telepaths 10:05 Last Days of May 15:13 Cities on Flame 20:09 Same Cover Song that my band played in high school 24:55 Not marking the entry of another song, just going "Whoa! that's fucking COOL!!!!!" 27:10 ME 262
Thanks Pawel for the edit of this show, I had seen it before but with lots of French chat in it. The quality is very good, both in picture quality and sound. As I mentioned on that first posting I saw them in London a few later at Hammersmith odeon on November 23rd, it is still one of the top five gigs i have ever been to. I still have the big venue poster advertising the gig.
@@suereed I saw them on the return gig to Hammersmith not the first one before they went o Europe. Support band was Birth Control, who were OK from what i remember. BOC were bloody amazing though
@@gregfripp696 Yes a real shame. It is pretty amazing to see any footage from back then, so I am grateful for it all. The Hammersmith gig just after was was one of best gigs I have ever been to.
Astonishing!!! Nothing compares today...they were the first band I ever saw live in manchester 1988..I was astounded then (and astonished)..still my favourite band. Thinking of sending this vid to everyone I know as a Xmas present.
Wow, awesome ... great post, thanks very much! Just saw the boys last week in Central Florida ... I've probably seen them at least 10 times, dating back to the early '80's ... and they were awesome as always. Thanks again for the great post!
15:13 Cities On Flame With Rock and Roll. 24:55 is one of the coolest things I've ever seen done at a concert. Making THUNDER with a CLASH OF GUITAR NECKS \m/ that's badass! That's rock and roll
Song List: ========== 0:01 intro 0:24 Stairway to the Stars 4:29 Flaming Telepaths 10:05 Then Came the Last Days of May 15:14 Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll 20:10 Born to Be Wild 27:11 ME 262 29:48 => Guitar Interlude 30:43 => Buck Solo 35:25 => Bass Solo 35:59 => 5 Guitar 39:36 => return to song 42:12 exit
Awesome set! Love Flaming Telepaths & ME 262. OYFOOYK was, and still is, an incredible live album! Wish I could have seen them live in the 70's! Got to see them (first time) on the Fire of Unknown Origin tour, but it wasn't the same.
David Arnold.. I was lucky to have seen BOC at least 10 times from 74-79.. they were so good I had to see everytime they were in driving distance.. thank to RUclips we relive those great bands
I remember this show mostly for the fact that apparently Mick Jagger (quite incognito, I didn't recognize him) hung out at the mix console for awhile during the set. My first Tent gig. The trials and tribulations of Sam Judd are described elsewhere in the comments: a good read.
I was born in 1968 the youngest of four children. I was introduced early to quality music starting with the Beatles and the Beach Boys, Elvis and Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and the Rat Pack. Through the 70's my parents listened to top 40 radio so I was influenced by everything from the Monkeys to Jethro Tull, Nancy Sinatra to Neil Diamond. Anyone who remembers 70's top 40 radio knows it was quite eclectic. In 1977 I was 9 years old and that's when I really started to develop my own tastes for music. I was riding my bike on a dirt hill in my neighborhood that was the beginnings of a public park. I met another kid riding his bike and after a couple hours of riding together he said we should ride to his house and his mother would make us sandwiches for lunch. He lived across the street from an old, quite mature citrus orchard. This was in Glendale, Arizona. The trees were very old and large. Orange, lemon and grapefruit trees interspersed with date palms, regular palms and even pomegranate bushes. It was very dense and not set up like normal orchards where the trees are all in orderly rows. It was planted very haphazardly with no real rhyme or reason. The trees were all just intermingled. The owners house was off of 51st avenue but set back in the orchard a bit. The owner was elderly and didn't take care of the orchard so it was very overgrown. Lot's of local kids would play in there and build tree forts and whatnot. It gave the area an ancient feel even though the neighborhood that my new friend lived in was probably built in the mid to late 60's. The houses were upper middle class and built in the suburban California style of architecture. Because of these things it really gave the feeling of being in California. After eating the lunch his mother had made us, we went to his room to rest up from the bike ride and play with his toys. He brought out his little box turntable and asked me if I had ever heard the song Hotel California. Up until then I wasn't really interested in music as anything more than something to fill the background during car rides. He put the record on his record player and for the first time in my life I really listened to music. I was transfixed. It was the most fantastic song I had ever heard. We listened to it over and over for the next hour while looking out his window at the orchard across the street. In 1977 California was still the place to be when it came to music and the counterculture and I was transported there through this music and setting. Through this experience I began to realize that there were bands that were better then the rest. There were REAL bands, and there were bands that happen to make music. Bands that set the bar, and other bands that attempted to reach that bar. From the very first time I heard BOC I knew that they were one of the bands setting the bar. They were one of the REAL bands counted with the best of the best. They were writing songs that did the same thing to me that Hotel California had done to me that hot summer day in 1977. In 1986 I bought a JVC CD player and my first 3 CD's. The Beatles Sgt. Peppers, Rush 2112 and BOC Club Ninja. Now, decades later I have the entire BOC catalog in digital format and celebrate it by playing it for my daughter and her friends. I don't think it does to them what it did to me, but I think they are starting to understand that not all bands are great, and they certainly understand that music today doesn't come close to what were even considered average songs in the 70's.
I've seen BOC 9 times in concert. I loved the original lineup the best of course but I also liked Danny Miranda on bass and Vinnie Appice on drums. I've seen them in small clubs as well as big places. My favorites were Portland Oregon at the Roseland Theatre 2003, 2004, 2007 and New Orleans some nightlclub, I forgot the name, 1986, I was up at the very front of the stage.
I will never stop loving Buck Dharma playing his guitar. ❤️❤️
The epitome of a rock&roll. Band.Probably saw them 10 times or more I lost count.Just a great band
i was in the audience that day in paris. 14 years old..
Can't get enough of Buck Dharma's guitar like weaving a spell
These guys were magical....will never be another BOC.
Definitely my favorite era of the band!
I've been fortunate to see these guys at least a cupla dozen times, starting w/ On Your Feet. stadiums & bars. Saw them as Soft White Underbelly outside of ALBQ. at a Grahms Central Station bar. Buck is the most under rated guitarist ever. Melodies are fantastic with Bucks truly inspired licks n riffs n rants woven within.
The first concert I ever saw was when I was 15, in 1978 at the Capital Center in Landover, Md. It was their "Spectres" tour. "On Your Feet Or On Your Knees" was one of my favorite live albums of all time! And now, here I am almost 50 years later, watching this. 21st Century living has its benefits!
BOC was my first concert at age 16... late 1973 @ Farm Show Arena, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
They never played Death Valley Nights during that tour did they?
I saw them in 78 ,I was 14, AWESOME 👌 😊
man those first three boc discs are bulletproof such a great band
Couldn't agree more! They were hard rock masterpieces. That iteration of BOC was definitely my favorite. I STILL listen to all three of those albums regularly.
been a fan for 40+ years and all of their material amazes me! but i must agree the first three are simply incredible!
Almost all b.o.c. albums are great. Way more than just the first three.
Their best work
people thought they were european they had such a different sound. fusing hard rock w/ real musianship, their mystique grew as no pictures of the group on their albums, just these freaky graphics. i saw them the first time at winterland, san francisco, after their 3rd epic alum. middle billed between kansas and local favorite the jefferson starship. let me tell you, they blew everyone away. sharp, hard edge, fast and loud. awesome. hail buck dharma!
Man! They were having fun and with a good set list. Buck brought tears to my eyes a couple times. Such a great guitarist! I have been a fan for almost 50 years. Thank you for posting, Pawel!
Coolest Band ever
IMO
Buck is a genius
Hi from France. This show was broadcasted on french TV in '76 I think. I saw it on my black and white TV set ! I was 15 ! Great memory ! The program was Juke Box presented by the great Freddie Hausser ! RIP Freddie...
Absolutely true, I missed the program and regreted it during the next 10 years. Life ils cruel ...
Saw it too at a friend's who had a color tv! Ha ha
Very good quality sound and images, standards were high at the time...
Real Rock n Rollers know how good they were! Great music, great live show!
Sure! It was!!
I saw BOC when they played the "On Your Feet or On Your Knees" tour in Vancouver BC in 1975 when I was 15. Tickets cost $5 and we stood at the very front of the stage. They were my favorite band and so loud that when the concert was over and we went outside I could barely hear a car horn honk. I was practically deaf for 2 days. They rocked!
I remember staying at a hotel with a Greek Restaurant and having a great meal. Oh, i was the one that deafened you. Sorry.
Albert, totally underrated drummer in my book.
And singer songwriter. Check out imaginos Albert Bouchard demo
And vocalist
I miss his contributions but nothing lasts forever - I hope he got some royalties - but sadly I think we know that story - just ask john fogerty
Played a phenomenal drum solo in 1975 at Kiel Auditorium. He had his Derby on during the solo and switched rapidly back and forth between his two floor bases and his Tom's as the lights followed from his hands to his feet. Unforgettable I'll always remember that solo. St Louis always had the greatest concerts that show which also included Uriah Heep and Montrose cost $3.95 general admission. In other words first come first serve on the seat.
Saw these guys at a community college (DCC in N.Y.) back in 1975! On a GYM stage! Pyro and all! They were AWESOME. Styx warmed up.
One of the best live bands ever. Underrated as hell!
Yeah, I went to three of their shows from '76 to early '78. Best concerts I've ever seen
@@danielgoertz2664 Oh man, that's when they had the laser light show right? If I had a time machine that would definitely be one of my first stops...
@@mangybones yeah, it was. They were the best shows I've ever been to.
Not underrated
My favorite band and my favorite guitarist!!! It's just something about their music that speaks to every cell in my body timeless music
Absolutely
They uniquely and succinctly balanced the mysterious with the familiar.
No other band was ever able to juxtapose the esoteric with the accessible better than BOC did.
Whether it's Astronomy or Reaper, Veteran or Burnin', Flaming Ts, Harvester, Diz-Busters, Crawford and on and on....
Lyrically tops, song-craft was way up there....and best of all, this band had **THE JAMS!!!**
Such a great band. I miss the Bouchard brothers.
they miss their writing
Sooo . . . You listening to Blue Coupe ?
Bouchard, Bouchard, Dunaway.
Mark,I do to brother,seen them every decade since '73. Al and Joe brought a harder edge to the band
The new album is ass fuckin GREAT and I can't sleep after hearing The Return Of St. Cecilia just as when I've first experienced Buck's Boogie. Awesome! New music from BOC after these years was like unreal to me. Really it is like a little miracle in my life.
How is it possible that theses guys are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Because RRHOF is irrelevant. They have ridiculous modern pop artists in their HOF, and many iconic bands are not. It's a joke, and they're no authority on anything.
@@BSIII exactly, the RRHOF is nothing more than a financial generating entity at the expense of the general public
Deep purple why
Because Jay Z. plays guitar so much better than Buck.
Where's Grand Funk? Where's Emerson Lake and Palmer? Where's Focus? Where's Renaissance etc etc.
Stairway to the Stars 0:24
Flaming Telepaths 4:29
Then Came the Last Days of May 10:05
Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll 15:14
Born to Be Wild 20:10
ME 262 27:11
Thnak you! Uhm, thank you.
But, damn, no Reaper?? *DENIED!!*
@@thana1491 Agents of Fortune wasn’t out yet
@@thana1491 Thana -this was a year before Don't Fear the Reaper .
@@thana1491
Eric Bloom was still learning the cowbell part to "Reaper". Cut them some slacks.
Truly, truly, truly one of the BEST bands of all time...and they are huge comicbook fans too which makes them even better!!!
What????
Saw them for the 1st time in a 2000 seat opera house in summer 1973. Going to see them in a 1500 seat playhouse in 2 weeks. And all the arenas, stadiums and festivals in between totalling 15 shows in all. Each was an amazing experience in it's own way. Great live. Excellent studio sound.
Yeah these are the good old days long live rock & roll Thank You Blue Oyster Cult Long Island New York keep on rocking on boys
The original BOC band was just sick as hell. I saw them eight times in the 80's and they were always phenomenal.
Gigantic, awesome band!
I've seen BOC many times and I never saw a bad, or even mediocre, performance. They always gave their all! They are very under rated. Great albums and a great live band!
Agree!.. worth all $5 I paid for seats!.. lol.. they never failed!..
In Europe it was a little bit more expensive. Laughable low prices. And there was so much to see.
I hadn't been moved and thrilled by rock'n'roll music for such a looooong time. Thanks a lot. Great band, great performance. THAT'S rock'n'roll.
One of the biggest shows out there in the 70s Guitar mayhem at its best
CULT JUST ROCKS. I was 15, and there was no way to make it to Paris.....cool, they came to Chicago plenty.........this concert is a Don Roser showcase.
some of the greatest riffs of all time , ETI Godzilla , burning , reaper on top of one of the greatest live shows . seen them multiple times still sounds badass today . much respect BOC fan since the 70s
missed their prime by 40 years and was still blown away in london last year, criminally under rated heroes of music!
Still great live in the UK in June 2017 as well ... I didn't see them until August 81 (about a day after Albert was fired, how's that for timing) ... no matter when you see them it's always wonderful ... but this 75 footage is just incredible.
So great, watching and hearing Albert sing Cities on Flame again, seems like forever since that was the standard.
Seen these guys so many times and always unbelievable since first time in 1976. Favourite song of all time is Last Days of May from OTFOOYK such guitar and such emotion. Privileged to be alive in the guitar era!! !!!
To me, if it doesn't have guitar, especially lead guitar, it ain't Rock.
Guitarist here. Grew up on Led Zeppelin and BOC, amongst a host of others.
LedHed Pb 207.20 🎶 🎸 🎹
Wow!
This was pretty much from the time I got into BOC as a teenager...
Oh boy! The MEMORIES!!!
In fact I first went to see them at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, in '77 or' 78! I remember too how, in ME262, all 5 of them played guitars in a line on stage! Classic BOC!! And when they hit the opening notes of "The Reaper" they were TOTALLY drowned out by the audience's deafening ROAR!!
Thank you BOC for blessing my youth with your music. I was only 11 at the time of this concert but would see BOC in 1982 along with Aldo Nova.
Long time
Fan chiming in. Seen the boys live a couple times. Great underrated band. We all know how great they are!
What a great Rock and Roll band !
I was there for this concet in 75. It was marvelous : the best concert I have ever seen (and my first)....
You are very lucky
Even more so to recognise you are! Kudos to ya!
Oh wow, this is REALLY cool, I love it! Thank you!
Absolutely awesome Pawel this is super footage from my early teen years the audio is pretty good for the age of it.
Man this is good, I saw them 5 times, One of the best bands ever!
Buck shows no emotion, but plays with heart.
Buck's emotion is "I can play this, but you can't" ;)
Buck is god.
@@Justin_Kipper hahahaha truth. He really does have MANY unique lines and solos that 99.9% of other people just can't replicate x)
Lol He is channeling man, that's why he's so great. He isn't straining, THINKING and planning what he's playing. Its flowing through him from somewhere else.
Buck Dharma the definition of Cool
Blue oyster cult, a band where everyone can play some guitar!
the most magical band in the world.
I was at the long beach arena I believe in 73 or 74 when they recorded a song that they put on the album an enchanted evening .It was the last days of may. I was the one in the begining of the song who yelled out auwoo They put that song on there live album . All the other songs on the album they got from other cities on the tour . That was my very short career has a rock & roll star. I was sixteen . I'm sixtyfour now wow
Blue oyster cult was huge with us in the 70s.
Then I rediscovered them in the 80s!
That was when BOC was really rocking hard.
THE MOST UNDER RATED group in rock and roll history. I have seen them over 12 times. There music changed after the Bouchard brothers left. A little more jazz and jamming. But nevertheless they are still making albums. After their, departure Dharma and Lanear took over the music. Not once a year like in the 70's. I had the opportunity to go back stage in Philly in 1989! Still have the pass.
Their revolution by night and cultasorous erectus albums are definately worth listening to. A couple of things worth mentioning. Bloom is a cousin of Howard Stern and Dharma has been married for most of the bands life! He also holds a jazz festival every year for charity. Also, after the Agents of Fortune album. Dharma was rated at the number 1 guitar in Guitar mag displacing eddie Van Halen.
The are still touring with Albert Bouchard! Doing the old stuff and selling out in Europe!
Over 12 ? There are alot of numbers over 12. Sorry man - just couldn't resist it. BTW completely agree with you.
Secret Treaties, Agents of Fortune, Spectres, Fire of unknown origin are best albums, i recently discovered them and I am totally blown away, i cannot believe how they are awesome and original, maybe even the best band of all times, much betterr than their conterporaries like Uriah Heep, Deep Purple, Whitesnake,Black Sabbath , cant believe how they are underrated, all of their albums are awesome , next to four i counted are Cultosaurus , Imaginos, Heaven Forbid , maybe only Mirrors are weaker but still very good
How much level of respect here, 45000 views, 343 likes, no dislikes, i hope one more album from them, last was 2001
Equal maybe, but not better than Deep Purple or Black Sabbath. Are you out of your mind!
Mario I have heard that one more album next year could happen ... no idea if that is true or not though.
What a concert this was in 1975, vital footage for BOC fans right here ..
Just seen them on 28/06/17 & still f***ing amazing live .... true legends.
one of the better live bootlegs of BOC in the 70s.
Detroit November 1976 💯👍
Metal Pioneers! WTF does this stuff sound fresh even today??? Seriously can't figure out why...
1. Stairway to the Stars
2. Flaming Telepaths
3. Then Came the Last Days Of May
4. Cities On Flame
5. Born to Be Wild
6. ME 262 / Guitar Solo / Finale / ME 262 (reprise)
This is right before they reached God Mode.
'76? They OWNED 1976.
3 guitarists, 3 lead vocalists. That right there says a lot about their talent and power.
5 vocalists not 3.
Gave them a flexibility others just didn't have.
Plus Albert also played guitar.
So 4 guitars, 5 lead singers and a bad ass bass! 😁
And at least 3 keyboard players (Allen, Erik & Albert)
Yep Joe Bouchard sings lead on Hot Rails and others I can't think of right now. Career maybe?? It is after all 4 am.
Check out Martin Popoffs book for details. I'm just a fan.
Albert famously on Cities & Godzilla.
That's 5
And Buck played a bit of guitar here and there. He was quite good at it!
Les vi 10 días después, 13/11/75 en Bilbao. No conocía ninguna de sus canciones, excepto born to be wild, pero fue un concierto estupendo, muy arrebatado y emocional. Que tiempos...del rock a las manifas
They were my first concert I went to 1978, it was AWESOME 👌 😊
Classic Cult! Man they jam. Their new album is really good.
I saw the original band aver a dozen tines back then , GREAT stuff !
11 for me..
Buck still has the chops here in 2021.
first concert in San Jose, Ca JOURNEY opened for BOC Secret Treaties tour July 1975...
Seen many concerts and BOC was the only band that kept me captivated every single second. From the moment they set on stage Even if I went with a woman or met one at the show it didn't matter, I was watching BOC until the last F******g note.
Excellent. Saw them back in very early 80's and now have tickets to see them this August. Been a long time. Can't wait!
Zappa.
LedHed Pb 207.20 🎶 🎸 🎹
Big thanks for your comments and attention! Didn't expect to have so much vieves here. I'm doin my best to spread Underbelly among rock fans and musicians in my country too. Greetings from Poland! Long live BOC!
God Bless Poland and the Polish people.
Rock on Underbelly!
And thanks Pawel for putting this up!
Pawel, what an amazing concert & what incredibly important footage for the band & their fans. Great to see some of that On Your Feet or on Your Knees era magic caught on film. wow just wow ....
Paweł Orzechowski I always have admired Poland. Now even more so!
thanks so much for this. ,they rock!
Thanks, this is the bomb! Saw this tour at Winterland San Francisco, thanks again for the memories!
me too!
BOC = Beautiful Orchestral Compositions. BOC = Beyond Ordinary Comprehension.
Big ole cocks!
Best On Coke. 😢😅😊
LedHed Pb 🎶 🎸 🎹
this is a phenomenal classic I've never seen it before or anything like it
Totally agree Tim , I saw this same concert at San Jose Civic in the summer of 75 and it brings back a lot of memories . Great band , great show .
Thanks for this! Saw this tour in San Francisco, great memories.
My favorite venue, me and my friends averaged about 20 shows a year. I believe it was on Steiner St. We used to catch the Geary bus and get off at Filmore and walk down a few blocks.
I was in Paris once. Went to see Les Braunstein, singer with Soft White Underbelly, precursor to BOC. Ironically, I was there with his college girlfriend. And, even more ironically, I brought Buck snd Al Bouchard together in a college band that became BOC. So, there was a bunch going on psychologically, you might say. Sex, no drugs, but rock’n’roll. My life is a wonderful, dizzy amalgamation of coincidental happenstance. I am happy to still be alive!
Love all the bits and tricks .Dry ice guitar sex in "Born to Be Wild" , drum stick twirls .Early on the drummer flips the bird to somebody mid song .The all five guitars at once solos . Very cool bass solo .They really do it all within the show .Not many bands now could match their showmanship and musical skill .
cuninglinguist I just noticed him flipping the bird and since I was viewing it on my cellphone I wasn't sure if that's what he was doing. It's right at 16:49 during "Cities On Flame". Pretty funny.
Brother Joe joins the drummer with some hand signals of his own at 17:55. Don't know what had the Bouchard Brothers so riled. At about 18:34 Buck looks in the same direction and says something so there must have been some obnoxious fan(s) over there or something.
Thank you Pawel for this upload. Been a fan since the late 70’s. God bless you.
Buck can boogie with the best of them---what a freaking band I can still remember the first time I heard the first album how bout the end of I'm on the lamb but I ain't no sheep what a finale??
3 of my first 4 concerts were BOC during the short “laser show” era. The ultimate “give the people what they want” band. Then Came The Last Days of May still top 10 greatest songs of all time.
The Symbol Remains
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Man great music and even better times! Now I know I love the night
Great stuff! Too bad "Flaming Telepaths" didn't roll directly into "Astronomy". Thanks for the upload.
What I remember most about BOC concerts was the incredible lasers they have used. I would like to see some of that.
Jimmy... guess by now you know they sold them to Black Sabbath, after the "SPECTRES" tour I think
0:22 Stairway to the stars
4:28 Flaming Telepaths
10:05 Last Days of May
15:13 Cities on Flame
20:09 Same Cover Song that my band played in high school
24:55 Not marking the entry of another song, just going "Whoa! that's fucking COOL!!!!!"
27:10 ME 262
Thanks Pawel for the edit of this show, I had seen it before but with lots of French chat in it. The quality is very good, both in picture quality and sound. As I mentioned on that first posting I saw them in London a few later at Hammersmith odeon on November 23rd, it is still one of the top five gigs i have ever been to. I still have the big venue poster advertising the gig.
Motorhead supporting, who were dreadful. Memorable gig.
A shame that the final verse of "The Last Days of May" was edited out of probably the most beautiful and sublime rock song ever.
@@suereed I saw them on the return gig to Hammersmith not the first one before they went o Europe. Support band was Birth Control, who were OK from what i remember. BOC were bloody amazing though
@@gregfripp696 Yes a real shame. It is pretty amazing to see any footage from back then, so I am grateful for it all. The Hammersmith gig just after was was one of best gigs I have ever been to.
Astonishing!!! Nothing compares today...they were the first band I ever saw live in manchester 1988..I was astounded then (and astonished)..still my favourite band. Thinking of sending this vid to everyone I know as a Xmas present.
you had me until 15:14 when Buck's emotional and epic solo to Last Days of May was cut off. Sacrilege.
That part near the end where they all played guitars,even the drummer,that was amazing !!
Wow, awesome ... great post, thanks very much! Just saw the boys last week in Central Florida ... I've probably seen them at least 10 times, dating back to the early '80's ... and they were awesome as always. Thanks again for the great post!
15:13 Cities On Flame With Rock and Roll. 24:55 is one of the coolest things I've ever seen done at a concert. Making THUNDER with a CLASH OF GUITAR NECKS \m/ that's badass! That's rock and roll
Eric is in top form!
Saw this concert in St Louis 1975 along with Uriah Heep k e i l Auditorium General seating tickets were $3.95.
Eric played some great rhythm guitar back in the day
I remember this tour, it was called, dogs in heat tour.
I saw alot of bands in the 70s Aerosmith Zeppelin kiss skynard styx journey but these guys were always the best musicians
Song List:
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0:01 intro
0:24 Stairway to the Stars
4:29 Flaming Telepaths
10:05 Then Came the Last Days of May
15:14 Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll
20:10 Born to Be Wild
27:11 ME 262
29:48 => Guitar Interlude
30:43 => Buck Solo
35:25 => Bass Solo
35:59 => 5 Guitar
39:36 => return to song
42:12 exit
Awesome set! Love Flaming Telepaths & ME 262. OYFOOYK was, and still is, an incredible live album! Wish I could have seen them live in the 70's! Got to see them (first time) on the Fire of Unknown Origin tour, but it wasn't the same.
David Arnold.. I was lucky to have seen BOC at least 10 times from 74-79.. they were so good I had to see everytime they were in driving distance.. thank to RUclips we relive those great bands
Thanks!
I remember this show mostly for the fact that apparently Mick Jagger (quite incognito, I didn't recognize him) hung out at the mix console for awhile during the set. My first Tent gig. The trials and tribulations of Sam Judd are described elsewhere in the comments: a good read.
Why didn't I know this would start with a Morrison verse? Fuckin *A!!!!*
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing this!
Such a great band.. so underrated
I was born in 1968 the youngest of four children. I was introduced early to quality music starting with the Beatles and the Beach Boys, Elvis and Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and the Rat Pack.
Through the 70's my parents listened to top 40 radio so I was influenced by everything from the Monkeys to Jethro Tull, Nancy Sinatra to Neil Diamond. Anyone who remembers 70's top 40 radio knows it was quite eclectic.
In 1977 I was 9 years old and that's when I really started to develop my own tastes for music. I was riding my bike on a dirt hill in my neighborhood that was the beginnings of a public park. I met another kid riding his bike and after a couple hours of riding together he said we should ride to his house and his mother would make us sandwiches for lunch.
He lived across the street from an old, quite mature citrus orchard. This was in Glendale, Arizona. The trees were very old and large. Orange, lemon and grapefruit trees interspersed with date palms, regular palms and even pomegranate bushes. It was very dense and not set up like normal orchards where the trees are all in orderly rows. It was planted very haphazardly with no real rhyme or reason. The trees were all just intermingled. The owners house was off of 51st avenue but set back in the orchard a bit. The owner was elderly and didn't take care of the orchard so it was very overgrown. Lot's of local kids would play in there and build tree forts and whatnot. It gave the area an ancient feel even though the neighborhood that my new friend lived in was probably built in the mid to late 60's. The houses were upper middle class and built in the suburban California style of architecture. Because of these things it really gave the feeling of being in California.
After eating the lunch his mother had made us, we went to his room to rest up from the bike ride and play with his toys. He brought out his little box turntable and asked me if I had ever heard the song Hotel California. Up until then I wasn't really interested in music as anything more than something to fill the background during car rides. He put the record on his record player and for the first time in my life I really listened to music. I was transfixed. It was the most fantastic song I had ever heard. We listened to it over and over for the next hour while looking out his window at the orchard across the street. In 1977 California was still the place to be when it came to music and the counterculture and I was transported there through this music and setting.
Through this experience I began to realize that there were bands that were better then the rest. There were REAL bands, and there were bands that happen to make music. Bands that set the bar, and other bands that attempted to reach that bar. From the very first time I heard BOC I knew that they were one of the bands setting the bar. They were one of the REAL bands counted with the best of the best. They were writing songs that did the same thing to me that Hotel California had done to me that hot summer day in 1977.
In 1986 I bought a JVC CD player and my first 3 CD's. The Beatles Sgt. Peppers, Rush 2112 and BOC Club Ninja. Now, decades later I have the entire BOC catalog in digital format and celebrate it by playing it for my daughter and her friends. I don't think it does to them what it did to me, but I think they are starting to understand that not all bands are great, and they certainly understand that music today doesn't come close to what were even considered average songs in the 70's.
Then Came the Last Days of May 10:05 FANTASTIC !!
Their best song, imho. I wish they had done more like it.
Excellent footage, thanks for posting!
БЛУ ОЈСТЕР КАЛТ ЈЕ ЈЕДАН ОД НАЈБОЉИХ РОК БЕНДОВА СВИХ ВРЕМЕНА!
I know, right ✅️ 😏
the intros to these shows are awesome.......the album version has the wolf howl which is the best M.C. intro of all time imo
I've seen BOC 9 times in concert. I loved the original lineup the best of course but I also liked Danny Miranda on bass and Vinnie Appice on drums. I've seen them in small clubs as well as big places. My favorites were Portland Oregon at the Roseland Theatre 2003, 2004, 2007 and New Orleans some nightlclub, I forgot the name, 1986, I was up at the very front of the stage.
Very good 👍❤️
They were always great seen them from Houston 1981 Texas Jam to Bratdays in Sheboygan WI 1990,s BOC ROCKS.
Bullet proof. Perfect description!!