HEAVY METAL BAND BLUE OYSTER CULT BLASTS INTO FAIRBRETT OPPEGAARD
Blue Oyster Cult These pioneering hard rockers started out as Soft White Underbelly before getting a new name from music journalist Sandy Pearlman, an early manager and producer. "Blue Oyster Cult" was mentioned in a series of poems by Pearlman, in reference to a secretive group of beings from...
Blue Oyster Cult, 'Blue Oyster Cult' Blue Oyster Cult's self-titled debut was a sleeper record when released in early 1972, never getting any higher than No. 172. But word-of-mouth via constant and high-profile touring quickly elevated them among the ranks. Later albums likeSecret Treaties...
” the sound of Blue Oyster Cult’s ‘Fire of Unknown Original’ is sonically different than the uplifting classic track. The band indulge the strange and mystical aspects they’re known for on the title track and “Joan Crawford.”“After Dark” is the closest to the single, capitalizing ...
3) Blue Oyster Cult - On your Feet or On Your Knees (I was there when they recorded it) 4) T Rex - The Slider 5) Devo - ANYTHING - No, you know that'a a lie. Hows aboot Are We Snot Men? 6) Slade - Play It Loud (The greatest live band I have ever seen) 7) The Dead...
The year also saw guitarist Edgar Winter form The Edgar Winter Group, bringing us the classics “Slow Ride” and “Frankenstin.” Styx, Peter Frampton, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band and Roxy Music would all find bigger success later. And such acts as Blue Oyster Cult, Scorpions, Elf and Fogh...
Blue Oyster Cult (2) “(Don’t Fear) the Reaper” No. 12 “Burnin’ for You” No. 34 the black crowes Matt Kent, Getty Images The Black Crowes (2) “Hard to Handle” No. 26 “She Talks to Angels” No. 30 audioslave Kevin Winter, Getty Images ...
The year also saw guitarist Edgar Winter form The Edgar Winter Group, bringing us the classics “Slow Ride” and “Frankenstin.” Styx, Peter Frampton, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band and Roxy Music would all find bigger success later. And such acts as Blue Oyster Cult, Scorpions, Elf and Fogh...
Ghost immediately made waves with their ‘Opus Eponymous’ debut, initially released to little fanfare, but ballooned in popularity as word of mouth spread about this mysterious act. Playing a straightforward, Blue Oyster Cult-inspired hybrid of rock and metal, Ghost enamored fans with the honey-...
The year also saw guitarist Edgar Winter form The Edgar Winter Group, bringing us the classics “Slow Ride” and “Frankenstin.” Styx, Peter Frampton, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band and Roxy Music would all find bigger success later. And such acts as Blue Oyster Cult, Scorpions, Elf and Fogh...