I'm careful about what I order (DVD's online), because I first got burned with a DVD that was a BOC release from a 1976 concert. It sucked....only because the picture and sound quality was horrible.
BOC was a very important band in the 70's, as they filled a niche that's difficult to articulate. When I first moved to Atlanta in 72', I was lucky enough to see them soon after...FREE..at a local "beach" (read-lake) nearby my parent's home. They rocked the entire, rowdy, drugged up crowd. People were fcking on the shoreline...openly. It was 1973, and this wasn't abnormal at that time. Jimmy Page (Zep) once called BOC's lead guitarists as the "fastest I've ever seen". Sure, things change, and I could name many more that are faster. However, this is BOC....almost 40yrs later...and they still rock. Get past the "short haired, middle aged guys", because their ability to perform their 70's music is amazing. In fact, they recorded a "best of" CD years ago.....and they did it LIVE in a studio, instead of using compiled material....like EVERYONE ELSE!
It's unfortunate that their most ambitious, early days weren't captured on quality film, but it is largely the case.
If you like Blue Oyster Cult....take time to watch this whole clip:
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07-29-2014, 08:35 PM #1Going back to beast mode
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Blue Oyster Cult...because they've always rocked
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Don't Fear the Reaper was always one of my favorites...a very much underrated and unappreciated band.
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As a side note,
http://youtu.be/T65rW_SIzg0
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They weren't really underrated (you and I just proved the fact), they just didn't sell albums on the scale of other contemporaries. Funny, but they ended up having "BS" songs being their #1 radio hits, while the depth of the band was astounding! Again, watch the whole clip that I posted. It goes way beyond "Fear the Reaper" (which I love!)...and WAAAAAY beyond BS like Godzilla. If someone doesn't understand this...they simply never knew BOC.Originally Posted by GuyJin
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epic right here....
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07-29-2014, 09:09 PM #7Going back to beast mode
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What the hell...most are coded.
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BOC was one of my brother's favourite bands. I would have to say he's the one that got me hooked.Originally Posted by dbx
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Your brother has good taste! Seriously, it's the songs the mainstream never hear/heard on the radio that make this band so incredible. The players are TOP NOTCH! Their esoteric (MOST of what they actually played....and BEST material!) music never made it to radio. That's the way it was back then. Black Sabbath was the same way, along with dozens of other 70's hard rock bands. Only their BS fluff got airplay...and I suspect/know that they created that very fluff, just to satisfy their handlers. It was the way...back thenOriginally Posted by kimm4
BOC was one of my brother's favourite bands. I would have to say he's the one that got me hooked.
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I just noticed, you put a "U" in "favorite", and yet...you are from Boston? WTF???Originally Posted by kimm4
BOC was one of my brother's favourite bands. I would have to say he's the one that got me hooked.
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No I didn't do that. I don't know if it's this site or my computer, but it automatically changes it on it's own???Originally Posted by dbx
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Do not pretend not to be Canadien, if you really are. I will disown you in the drop of...a ....whateverOriginally Posted by kimm4
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Well my last name is LaChanceOriginally Posted by dbx
Do not pretend not to be Canadien, if you really are. I will disown you in the drop of...a ....whatever
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A girl once said that to meOriginally Posted by kimm4
Well my last name is LaChance
Yeah, she said, "Lastchance". Never knew what she meant, but I was left horny as hell
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Horny and confused, not a good combo.Originally Posted by dbx
A girl once said that to me
Yeah, she said, "Lastchance". Never knew what she meant, but I was left horny as hell
The big saying back in highschool was "Take a chance with LaChance." People would say it all the time and it seriously drove me nuts.National Level Competitor (Female BB)
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Hmmmm....this tells me that you were VERY popular with the guys.....DAMN!Originally Posted by kimm4
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People knew me, but I wasn't that kind of popular...Originally Posted by dbx
Hmmmm....this tells me that you were VERY popular with the guys.....DAMN!
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Read your PM's, silly girl.
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I know, lol...I know....but you worded it .....in a funny way.Originally Posted by kimm4
People knew me, but I wasn't that kind of popular...
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Seriously excellent clip brother, thanks for sharing that. It's great to see these guys still at it and still bringing it. The last few years have seen some excellent releases by such bands/artists still plugging away and offering some of their best material...Hot Tuna, Wishbone Ash, Uriah Heep, Nazareth, Foghat, Eric Burdon, Pat Travers, Bad Company, Paul Rodgers, etc. Outstanding stuff and so satisfying and comforting to see amidst a massive amount of utter garbage in the music industry.
Partial threadjack - Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and John Mayall each recently released excellent LPs, Ginger's being a phenomenal jazz album and Jack's and John's delivering their customary greatness.
Again, great clips - thanks.
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BOC used to play locally on the Island as Soft White Underbelly at times. This was in the late 1970s into early the 1980s. Nobody knew who they were until the word started getting out. I understand that was the OG name of the band.
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Good solid French Canadian name! You're one of usOriginally Posted by kimm4
Well my last name is LaChance
I still have a BOC's vinyl at my mom's house but I'll admit I've had Godzilla stuck in my head all summer!** Marie **
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you just described the male conditionOriginally Posted by kimm4
I always loved BOC.
Although they were a straight up rock band I always felt they they had the vibe of a progressive rock band because of their arrangements and technicality and some of the kind of esoteric subject matter of their songs.
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The subject matter of their songs was always made them different. I always enjoyed that about them.Originally Posted by chodan9
you just described the male condition
I always loved BOC.
Although they were a straight up rock band I always felt they they had the vibe of a progressive rock band because of their arrangements and technicality and some of the kind of esoteric subject matter of their songs.
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Originally Posted by chodan9
you just described the male condition
I always loved BOC.
Although they were a straight up rock band I always felt they they had the vibe of a progressive rock band because of their arrangements and technicality and some of the kind of esoteric subject matter of their songs.Yep. Not sure I'd classify them as edging on Prog Rock, but can see where one might think that, based on their often, different approach to R&R. Astronomy, and so many others, make you think of them as definitely outside the box of R&R. One thing is clear; they are all talented, and could/can burn a venue down.Originally Posted by djflex
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07-31-2014, 06:25 PM #30
I know little of musical talent. I know what I like. I saw them in Europe back in the late 80s. Small venue, great show. I saw them again a few years ago at our local version of Sturgis.
Always liked them, even the BS songs.If you poke a bear in the eye, expect a bear like response.
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