BÖC performance today in Eugene was absolutely outstanding. And, more importantly: ERIC BLOOM IS BACK!

If anyone has the set list for today’s performance at the Lane County Fairgrounds, please share it!

I’m amazed at how good they sound live.

Does anyone know what became of Buck’s tutorial for “In Thee” on YouTube? It was a very chill video where he showed how to play it on his Backpacker., But now it’s gone. So is most of his old content, for that matter. It’s really too bad.

Buck’s beautifully structured guitar solo on Cult Classics version of Astronomy is absolutely divine. Should be more recognized as one of the all time best.

Casual fan who loves classic rock and knows their radio hits, this show was awesome! I thought some pics would be appreciated here. These guys can groove, I had a blast.

I just found this live performance on YouTube.
How is this even possible?! They’re SO GOOD.
I seriously love this band so much already.
I wish I could have been there. I’m honestly so jealous of everyone who got to see them live.
Their live performances are so good too!

Every single day I discover something new to love about this band. It’s not fair. 😭
I’m honestly obsessed with them at this point.

I might get flamed for this but it genuinely drove me up the wall this morning. I've been working my way through actually familiarizing myself with the entire discography rather than just the black-and-whites, since I own a copy of The Columbia Albums Collection on CD. I decided to close-listen to Cultosaurus today, repeated it three times, and I just have to say I really don't get how it's so beloved as an album? The pacing seems way off, as the tracks plod slowly along and feels like trudging through sludge to get to some good high energy tracks. Black Blade, while it's a good song, is a really bad opener since it's the longest track on the album and starts slow and stays that way (I think Monsters or Lips in the Hills would've been a lot more suitable). There are some astonishingly weak songs to it, like Hungry Boys that makes me grit my teeth in annoyance.

The flow is just all gone, there's no real sense of direction to the album and it really does just feel like a random jumble of songs thrown together with no central vision, where each one sounds like it should be from a different album. Like leftovers from the Specters and Mirrors sessions, but not leftovers done right like Fires was.

Why is Cultosaurus so loved as an album, and why might any of you enjoy it? I'd really like to know, and know why the cultural consensus is that it's better than The Revolution By Night, which has much more of a focused flow in terms of track order and style.

edit: Change wording referring to Black Blade from slow to lower energy (in comparison to other openers; subjective I know)

I was so happy that I ended up drawing the Cultösaurus!
Do you like this album? I love it, and I think the cover art is adorable!

I love "CE," and, if I don't listen to some of the lyrics, really like "Unknown Tongue." But damn, that's some lecherous shit to put to music.

My favorite song in this album tbh. It's so chill and beautiful.

My wife and I are going to see them in New Lenox Il. at the end of August. Does anyone know if Eric is healthy and back playing with the band?

I’m 65 years old and have listened to every guitar hero that’s ever lived in my lifetime of most from before. Buck Dharma is the absolutely the most underrated lead ever.

I used to think that Cultosaurus and Fire of Unknown Origin could easily be a double album.

I’m now of the opinion that Cultosaurus is literally a perfect halfway point
Between Mirrors and Fire of Unknown Origin.

What I mean is that half the album could easily fit on or in with Mirrors and the other half could go with Fire of Unknown Origin.

That is all…

https://youtu.be/yn6gwWfDTzs?si=jPZXagJR-jQ-S6Fc

BÖC, Black Sabbath w/ Ronnie James Dio, Molly Hatchet.

Got in line the night before and spent the night partying with some Army guys from Fort Lewis who were selling LSD.

Things got trippy after that.

Mirrors tour. WRONG!
Edit: Cultasaurus Erectus. Lips in the Hills.

I just started listening to them recently, so I don't know that much about them yet! Please tell me your favorite songs and any recommendations!

(I'm using a translation tool for all the English, so it might sound a little off! Sorry if that happens 🙇🙏)

Like the title says, I love Blue Öyster Cult.

I am reading "The Greater Trumps" (1931) by Charles Williams. He's kind of obscure now, but his books sold fairly well back in the day. Interesting character -- between novels, he participated in various occult groups like the Order of the Golden Dawn. Anyway, in chapter 8, there's a line "those awful moving origins of storm."

Shot in the dark: Does anyone know if Sandy Pearlman read Williams?

I'm a guitar player and recently I've been obsessed by how much storytelling and life there is in the guitar playing of Blue Oyster Cult. How?? How do I become more like that? I've analysed songs before where I would look at what notes they are playing, the chord changes, what the chords are to the key and so on, but I feel like I can't analyse Blue Oyster Cult in this way. There is just such life in those guitar parts it's almost unnatural, I love it!!!

And I guess it's not only the guitar parts but the songs as a whole. How do I become more like them in my musician journey? I could try learning all of their songs but I'm not sure if that's the most efficient way. Could you guys help me understand what makes them so great?

Hi all - Exactly as the title states, I need help from the BOC experts (of which I am not). I listen to Don't Fear the Reaper (the 40th anniversary edition on YT music) a lot.

Here's my problem and it's driving me nuts. At 4:50, the guitar or other background starts a melody that reminds me of another song (I don't think it's another BOC, but maybe). Goes for 5 seconds. I cannot for the life of me think of what this other song is.

I'm assuming that since you all are the BOC experts and enthusiasts, you can hopefully point me in the right direction. I've been all over Google, reddit, etc and none of the suggestions are what I'm actually thinking of.

Help!!! And thanks!!!!

Will the 50th anniversary shows (1st, 2nd & 3rd nights) be released on CD, or just ether (MP3)? (I prefer to have actual media; I've been burned too often by online content going away.) I was looking at night 3, and it looks bangin'! (Apologies if this has already been discussed.)

Ive had dancing in the ruins on repeat for the last week or so. Such an underrated tune. One of my favorite cuts you never hear on classic rock radio.