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Forty years in the businesssix gold & platinum U.S. albumsclassic songs like (DontFear) The Reaper, Godzilla, Burnin For You, Astronomy and E.T.I. Donald BuckDharma Roeser, Eric Bloom, Allen Lanier, Albert Bouchard & Joe Bouchard comprised one of the great stadium acts of the 70s & 80s. BOC were heavy enough to duke it out with Kiss, Rush, Aerosmith, Ted Nugent & Black Sabbath, yet smart, funny, ironic & jaded enough to please the tough New York of Fortune examines the complicated early days of the band, graphically demonstrating the showbiz sweat that goes into making a successful act. The book is centred around the peerless intellectual quality of the songs made entertaining by the bands psychotropic & ghoulish humour; its interest in all manner of conspiracy theories, cults, monsters, vampires, UFOs, foul play, arcane spiritualism, alchemy, love lost & love buried, science fiction & draws on his personal interviews with Roeser, Bloom, Albert & Joe Bouchard, along with drummer Bobby Rondinelli, legendary band producer Murray Krugman & BOC expert Bolle Gregmar. For insight into the bands fantastic lyrical world, Popoff went right to the source, the writers of the BOC classics highlighting their creativity through the authors countless interviews with Sandy Pearlman (manager during the golden years), Richard Meltzer, John Shirley, cover artists Greg Scott and Ioannis, as well as the late Helen Wheels and David Roter. An essential read for Blue Oyster Cult devotees.
Author: Martin Popoff
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Wymer UK
Published: 05/06/2016
Pages: 266
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9781908724410
Language: English
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