” 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 o...
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23. Blue Oyster Cult, 'Secret Treaties' (Columbia, 1974) ‘Secret Treaties’ was the product of a band on a massive upward trajectory and perhaps Blue Oyster Cult’s crowning achievement when discarding sales and chart positions. The riff-oriented “Career of Evil,” the angsty “Dominance an...