Eric Bloom talks Blue Oyster Cult's studio albums

I don't know if anybody has seen this, but it's pretty cool. Eric Bloom talking about all the albums and certain songs through the years. Check it out.

Eric Bloom talks Blue Oyster Cult's studio albums »

 

thanks, good article

 

Will re-read this as I go through the Columbia Years CD box set in the next few days. BOC was the headliner of the first rock show I ever went to see. Love many of the Cult's albums, and the tales in this interview/slideshow are excellent. Thank you for the link, @Holy Diver!

 

Thanks. Enjoyed it.

 

he should talk about new material

 

Good stuff....thanks.

 

Thank you! Nice read...

 

Cheers for the link.

 

Nice to see he counts Cultosaurus Erectus as one of their better albums, because it is.

 

I'd be in for a new BOC album! COTHM was good and Heaven Forbid was great!

 

This was a great little article. one of my favorite bands over the past 30 years or so.

thanks for the link

 

Nice article, thanks for the link!

 

BLUE OYSTER CULT : Classics – without the cowbell!

 

Cool read. Thanks.
Here's one with Aldo Nova recalling Take Me Away..
ALDO NOVA – INTERVIEW, 1996: from the Archives

 

Now all we need is :

Eric Bloom talks Blue Oyster Cult's NEW studio album..................

 

More likely it would be Buck talkin' about it, since he probably would be writing like 80% of it. Sucks that (I guess) they just don't feel it is worth the effort to do a new album. Someone as prolific writing great songs like Buck probably has hundreds of song demos already just sitting around, or even more rattling around in his brain.

 

Thank you. Great song.

 

Everything they did from Tyranny to Revolution stands the test of time.

 

No matter how much I try I can't get into anything BÖC did (studio wise) post Fire of Unknown Origin. There's a smattering of decent tunes like Take Me Away and Dancin' in the Ruins, but overall the band's output really suffered after the firing of Albert Bouchard. And they're one of my favorite bands.

So it doesn't pain me too much that there will probably never be another BÖC studio album. Alan's gone, Albert was fired long ago, and Joe left awhile ago too. Buck's a great guitarist and Eric did some great work with the band, but let's face it - this ain't the garden of eden and this ain't the summer of love. Still, the old music lives on and I'm ok with that..

 

I'd argue everything they did stands the test of time, except for Club Ninja and Bad Channels. And even then I like the two actual BOC tracks on Bad Channels.

 

The Revolution by Night is pretty bad, too.

I kind of agree that the time for new music has probably come and gone. If BÖC did anything now it'd be more Richie Castellano influenced than anyone else. That might not be a bad thing as he's a very talented musician but I just don't see Roeser or Bloom having much left in the tank writing wise; especially Bloom.

 

No love for Heaven Forbid?

At the least, Harvest Moon is a great addition to their list of classic songs. I think it might be the second-best song Buck's ever written, after The Reaper.

 

As with most classic rock bands of this period, there is no incentive for BOC to write or record new material. I wonder how well off they are? Do they still need to tour, or do they stay on the road just for kicks?

I'll admit to having heard virtually no BOC after RBN, which I remember as an OK-ish album without a standout track. From what I read, I"m not missing much, though I'm curious about Imaginos.....

 

If nothing else, this article makes me wish we could get some more deep background on the creation of these albums from all involved. BOC deserves something akin to the Alice Cooper or Rush biopics... Though kindly tell the creators to dig deeper into the music this time!

 

Saw a thing on Audience Channel several months ago where they were playing "Agents..." in its entirety (with Albert!) and Buck was asked the touring question. He said they still genuinely enjoy touring and besides, what else would they do?