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Rock · 1972 · 10 tracks

Blue Öyster Cult

Blue Öyster Cult

Gritty 1972 hard rock steeped in occult mystery and biker folklore. A masterclass in suburban noir, blending heavy riffs with eerie, literate storytelling.

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It's like Black Sabbath if they went to college and joined a biker gang.

A tense, literate blend of suburban paranoia and cosmic mystery.

Blue Öyster Cult · vs · Blue Öyster Cult
Surreal Abstract+1.1σ

The writing leans notably further into surreal abstract than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Transmaniacon MC
3:21
02
I’m on the Lamb but I Ain’t No Sheep
3:10
03
Then Came the Last Days of May
3:31
04
Stairway to the Stars
3:43
05
Before the Kiss, a Redcap
4:57
06
Screams
3:10
07
She’s as Beautiful as a Foot
2:56
08
Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll
4:03
09
Workshop of the Telescopes
4:00
10
Redeemed
3:51
Moments Worth Waiting For
The heavy, sludge-adjacent riff of Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll that feels like a precursor to stoner metal.
The sudden, haunting shift into delicate minor-key storytelling during the bridge of Then Came the Last Days of May.
The eerie, echoed vocal harmonies on She's as Beautiful as a Foot that create a disorienting sense of space.
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