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not for the narrow/one-track minded Nov 05, 2009
If you dug music in the sixties, seventies or eighties you will probably come away liking something on thie CD. If you like music from all those decades, you might even like most of it. If you like the music of the Doors, the Jefferson Airplane, Steppenwolf, MC5, Grateful Dead, you will probably like their early stuff. If your bag is seventies stadium rock, chances are you will like their later stuff. If you like punk rock (I dare say) you might enjoy some of their music. If you like eighties metal, you will probably like their more powerful rockers and not much else. Love ballads were not their thing. No Cinderella or Extreme to be found here. Think of them more as artistic hard-rockers, proggish at times, a little boogie here and there, sometimes punkish in tone. A mixed bag.
BOC IS NOT FOR EVERYONE
It seems that everyone has their own opinion as to which BOC they like or whether they like all of it, some of it or any of it. Testifies to their diversity. For me, that's a cool thing, kinda of a defining thing, like...what kind of person are you? Really. Can you give a joke and take it as well? Do you like to do different things? Does your mood change? Do you like to boogie or headbang? Do you like to experiment? etc etc.
Those who think that BOC is a joke with no punchline DEFINITLY take themselves to SERWIOUSLY(sic).
GET OVER ADOLESCENCE!!!
Those reviews who took a dig at BOC already know who they are and already could care less.
My intro to BOC was back in the late seventies. Bought Agents of Fortune and Spectres and fell in love with them. Still am. Then I bought Some Enchanted Evening. Worshipped it. Still do. My thing is stadium rock with some 60's flavor and punk thrown in to boot. These guys were good. Try to cover one of their songs and see how well you can! Go ahead, duplicate it! HAhahahaha! Can't? Oh, well.
BOC offers something a little extra, a little different with their brand of hard rock. That's what I get from them. If others don't "get it", that's OK.
One of the best live rock acts EVER. Period.
One of the most diverse musical portfolios.
Has one of the most under-rated guitarists.
Has one of the most under-rated vocalists.
Behind and ahead of their time.
Not easily categorized(pigeonholed).
(I think this is what turns a lot of people off)
BOC never intended for everyone to like, appreciate or "get them". They made music they wanted to make, not what JOHN Q. PUBLIC wanted or expected. That's what makes them great.
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I cannot stop listening to it... Oct 20, 2009
This is a great Blue Oyster Cult starter kit of sorts. It is far from a complete set of great tunes, but you do get Astronomy (my personal favorite BOC tune), Don't Fear The Reaper, Burnin for You and so on. I guess this is a gateway release for those new to this band. Warning: you may get hooked.
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 Their One Good Song - A Touch Overpriced? May 25, 2009
I should start by saying that I love this song - hey, who doesn't?! But I think it's a little unfair that the one good song on this eponymous album is priced higher than all of the rest of the songs. It poses and interesting thought experiment though - do they price it higher because they know it's the only one anybody likes and the only one anyone's likely to download, or are they trying to convince the buyer somehow that they're better off for their money's worth to go ahead and buy the whole album, the rest of which you'll honestly never listen to, but manage to convince yourself that you just might... someday... if itunes deletes all your other downloads... and you're desperate. Oh well, I suppose in the end it's just 30 cents, but it still seems cynically silly for them to have priced it like this...
 All the hits; No filler. May 20, 2009
This is a great compilation of BOC's career. It's got all the radio hits and many great album cuts. This collection isn't as complete as their 2-disc hits collection of course, but this one is much more concise. If you're just a casual fan or if you're wanting to get started listening to BOC, this is a great place to start.
Musical CD Order Mar 28, 2009
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