BOC: Buck Dharma and Mutation

[Joseph Brooks]

At 10:54 PM 11/7/96 -0500, you wrote:
>In a message dated 96-11-05 08:07:47 EST, you write:
>
><<
> >      Man, but I hate the sound on the first few albums--though the music
>is
> > great.  It's _so_ thin!
>
>Disagreement here!!  BOC / Tyranny and Mutation really define Blue Oyster
>Cult as far as I'm concerned.  Listen closely and you hear something new each
>time you play them.  I was jammin to a ST/T&M tape on my way home from work
>this afternoon....it still raises goosebumps for me:^))).

Lurk mode: Off!

The first three albums were, to me, the definitive BOC. I remember being
somewhat disappointed when Spectres or AOF (whichever was first.. I'm having
severe brain flatulence here..) came out with its softer sound. I later
learned to like most of AOF but never really warmed to Spectres except for
"The Golden Age of Leather". Sure, the sound became more textured and
polished but at the same time, it lost its hard edge and raw power that I
got from ST, T&M and BOC.

The BOC from back then was the BOC I fell in love with.. I glommed on to
those albums the very first time I heard them.. Later albums took me quite a
few listens before I really liked them. Mirrors & CE being my favorite post
ST albums. I own virtually all (non-best of) BOC albums but the only ones I
still listen to (except the first 3) are Mirrors, CE, SEE, ETL & Imaginos.
Heh, though I bought RBN & CN when they were first released, I could count
the number of times I've listened to them on 2 hands.

Now Playing: "Stressfest" -- Steve Morse Band

Lurk mode: ON!
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