Posted on 01/31/2020 9:46:11 PM PST by DoodleBob
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of its widely celebrated album "Agents Of Fortune", BLUE ÖYSTER CULT performed the seminal album in its glorious entirety at an exclusive concert for the Audience Music Network on Monday April 18, 2016 at Red Studios in Hollywood, California in front of an intimate audience of invited guests. The performance was recorded by an army of cameramen for a DirectTV special, that is now being released on CD/DVD, Blu-ray, and vinyl on March 6 via Frontiers Music Srl.
The intense creative vision of BÖC's original core duo of vocalist and lead guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser, and vocalist and rhythm guitarist Eric Bloom are complemented by Richie Castellano on guitar and keyboards, and the longtime rhythm section comprised of bass guitarist Kasim Sulton, and drummer Jules Radino. As a special guest, founding member Albert Bouchard appears on guitar, percussion, and vocals on selected tracks, which was a real treat for longtime fans of the band.
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT's fourth album, "Agents Of Fortune" was originally released in 1976 and went on to achieve platinum sales status on the strength of songs such as "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", which was easily the band's biggest hit. Tinged with a more commercial sound that preserves the band's heavy metal base, while exploring new and varied musical forms, "Agents Of Fortune" was the band's breakthrough album. Nothing they had produced previously prepared listeners for the level of sophistication the group found on "Agents Of Fortune" and it's both an essential document of the band and an iconic release of '70s rock in general.
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They did a Soft White Underbelly tour not too long ago, smaller clubs just the music, no blow up dinosaurs, etc.
I saw them on the tour after Agents of Fortune was released.
One of the best shows.
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band opened.
Kids, this is how it’s done!
I saw them as a warm up band for somebody and was shocked how good they were. Better than the main act in my opinion.
That is the ringer on my iPhone.
:D
I think both bands had all or mostly original members. I was actually surprised how good they sounded after all these years.
Cant. Wait.
Saw them in the early 80's at the Keystone in Berkeley playing under the SWU name. Also saw them as BÖC in the same era. Just a couple years ago, I was spending a weekend in Big Bear, CA, and by happenstance, they were playing at a small venue called "The Cave", so we grabbed tix and saw them again, 1st row behind the mosh pit. Albert Bouchard was there and played for a set or so. Still sounding great.
I’ve seen BOC live twice: Once in St. Louis in, IIRC, 1976, opening for Uriah Heep, and then much later in, of all places, a large bar in Paducah, KY. Might have been around 1999. They were excellent both times, and, in that bar, Hoooeey! I was really glad I took hearing protection!
Toward the end of that show in the bar, they played Godzilla. That’s by quite a bit not my favorite song of theirs (Either Death Valley Nights or Veteran Of The Psychic Wars might be), but, Godzilla IS fun, and that place (the bar crowd) just went totally nuts. I know I shouldn’t swear about such things, but, I swear, people in the crowd well in front of me were flyin’ sideways.
Were they thrown or did they jump? Can’t say...
“I Am The Storm” should be Trump’s campaign theme song.
Saw them open for Black Sabbath in 82.
Saw them play at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum on the Georgia Tech campus, spring 1974. Manfred Mann's Earth Band also opened for them.
Yep, Black and Blue tour. Saw it at the Rockford Speedway (IL).
Bluray on Amazon for preorder, $8! How can anyone who likes BOC say no?
I was the monitor engineer for their 2 shows at the Levoy Theater in Millville, NJ. several years ago. Great band but I was surprised to hear Buck Dharma not play the solo to Burnin for You and DFTR anywhere near the recorded versions.
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