History Music / BlueOysterCult1972

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In October 1967, a rock band called ''The Soft White Underbelly'' made its first appearance on stage, as support act to a then up-and-coming chart star called Steve Noonan. They changed their name to ''Stalk Forrest Group'', recording an LP, and a single called ''What Is Quicksand?'' Both single and LP, in an appropriate quicksand-like manner, sank without trace. [[note]] The Saint Cecilia record was eventually re-released in 2001 as ''St Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings''[[/note]].

After replacing their initial vocalist and bassist and going through a series of band names such as ''The Stalk-Forrest Group'', ''Oaxaca'' and a brief period as ''The Santos Sisters'', the band members who had consistently been there since the beginning, guitarist and singer Donald Roeser, and drummer Albert Bouchard, both chosen by manager Sandy Pearlman, attracted keyboardist Allen Lanier, Albert's brother Joe on bass, and rhythm guitarist and lead singer Eric Bloom. They would be a stable band together until 1983.

In late 1971, the new band, now called the ''Music/BlueOysterCult'' meshed with Pearlman's overarching vision of [[Music/{{Imaginos}} a fantasy/scifi story that would inform all their work]], and got together in a recording studio to produce their self-titled first album, released in January 1972.

"Cities On Flame (With Rock and Roll)" was released as a single that very briefly scraped the lower reaches of the US chart.

# "I'm On The Lamb But I Ain't No Sheep" (3:10)
# "Then Came The Last Days Of May" (3:31)
# "Stairway To The Stars" (3:43)
# "(Before The Kiss) A Redcap" (4:59)

# "She's As Beautiful As A Foot" (2:58)
# "Cities On Flame (With Rock and Roll)" (4:03)
# "Workshop Of The Telescopes" (4:01)

* BadassBiker: the Hell's Angels of "Transmaniacon MC".
* DrivingSong: "Before the Kiss- A Redcap"
* GothicCountryMusic: The album has the standout track "Then Came The Last Days Of May" which can best be described as stealth country music played by heavy rockers. The theme is one not usually covered by [=C&W=]: three buddies set out, with a guide they mistakenly think they can trust, to cross the Mexican border via a desolate desert so as to buy drugs. in the desert, their guide murders all three to steal the drug money. The song is from the point of view of the last man to die, in the manner of a lonely cowboy on the frontier.
* {{Homage}}: "Cities On Flame (With Rock and Roll)" was [[WordOfGod admitted by the band]] to have been based on the riff from "The Wizard" by Music/BlackSabbath.
* IKissYourFoot: "She's As Beautiful As A Foot" suggests a foot fetishist. however, the WordSaladLyrics suggest a narrator taken by Guernsey cows and tomatoes.

In October 1967, a rock band then called ''The Soft White Underbelly'' made its first appearance on stage, as support act to a then up-and-coming chart star called Steve Noonan. They changed their name to ''Stalk Forrest Group'', recording an LP, and a single called ''What Is Quicksand?'' Both single and LP, in an appropriate quicksand-like manner, sank without trace. [[note]] The Saint Cecilia record was eventually re-released in 2001 as ''St Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings''[[/note]].

After replacing their initial vocalist and bassist and going through a series and band names such as ''The Stalk-Forrest Group'', ''Oaxaca'' and a brief period as ''The Santos Sisters'', the three band members who had consistently been there since the beginning, guitarist and singer Donald Roeser, and drummer Albert Bouchard, both chosen by manager Sandy Pearlman, attracted keyboardist Allen Lanier, Albert's brother Joe on bass, and rhythm guitarist and lead singer Eric Bloom, who would be a stable band together until 1983.

In late 1971, the new band, now called the ''Music/BlueOysterCult'' to mesh with Pearlman's overarching vision of [[Music/{{Imaginos}} a fantasy/scifi story that would inform all their work]], got together in a recording studio to produce their first self-titled album, released in January 1972.

* IKissYourFoot: "She's As Beautiful As A Foot" suggests a foot fetishist. however, the WordSaladLyrics suggest a narrator as taken by Guernsey cows and tomatoes.

After several changes of personnel and band names such as ''The Stalk-Forrest Group'', ''Oaxaca'' and a brief period as ''The Santos Sisters'', the two band members who had consistently been there since the beginning, guitarists and singers Eric Bloom and Donald Roeser, under the tutelage of manager Sandy Pearlman, attracted a keyboards man, a bass player and a drummer who would be a stable band together until 1983.

In October 1967, a rock band then called ''The Soft White Underbelly'' made its first appearance on stage, as support act to a then up-and-coming chart star called Steve Noonan. They changed their name to ''Saint Cecilia'', recording an LP, and a single called ''What Is Quicksand?'' Both single and LP, in an appropriate quicksand-like manner, sank without trace. [[note]] The Saint Cecilia record was eventually re-released in 2001 as ''St Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings''[[/note]].

* SelfTitledAlbum: Which might have been called ''saint Cecilia'', ''The Stalk-Forrest Group'', ''Oaxaca'' or perhaps ''The Santos Sisters''

* GothicCountryMusic: The album has the standout track "Then Came The Last Days Of May" which can best be described as stealth country music played by heavy rockers. The theme is one not usually covered by [=C&W=]: three buddies set out, with a guide they mistakenly think they can trust, to cross the Mexican border via a desolate desert so as to buy drugs. in the desert, their guide murders all three to steal the drugs money. The song is from the point of view of the last man to die, in the manner of a lonely cowboy on the frontier.

* {{Homage}}: "Cities On Flame (With Rock and Roll)" was [[WordOfGod admitted by the band]] to have been based on a riff by Tony Iommi of Music/BlackSabbath. Specifically, the track "War Pigs" from the ''Paranoid'' album.

'''Tracklist'''

!!From those who would resign their souls to Tropesmaniacon

* VillainSong: "Transmaniacon MC". This led to questions about bad taste, as it appeared to celebrate the murder carried out at Altamont by Hell's Angels.

* {{Homage}}: "Cities On Flame (With Rock and Roll)" was [[WordOfGod admitted by the band]] to have been based on a riff by Tony Iommi of Music/BlackSabbath.

* {{Homage}}: "Cities On Flame (With Rock and Roll)" was [[WordOfGod admitted by the band]] to have been based on a riff by Tony Iommi of Music/BlackSabbath.

# "I'm On The Lab But I Ain't No Sheep" (3:10)

* {{Steampunk}}: "Workshop of the Telescopes" appears to be at just at the tipping point where a mystical, mediaeval, world-view is passing and giving way to the scientific realism of the Renaissance.

# "R.U. Ready 2 Rock" (3:45)
# "Celestial the Queen" (3:24)
# "Goin' Through the Motions" (3:12)
# "I Love the Night" (4:23)
# "Nosferatu" (5:23)

# "to be overtyped" (3:41)
# "Golden Age of Leather" (5:53)
# "Death Valley Nights" (4:07)
# "Searchin' for Celine" (3:35)
# "Fireworks" (3:14)

In late 1971, the new band, now called ''Music/TheBlueOysterCult'' to mesh with Pearlman's overarching vision of [[Music/{{Imaginos}} a fantasy/scifi story that would inform all their work]], got together in a recording studio to produce their first self-titled album, released in January 1972.

In late 1971, the new band, now called ''The Blue Öyster Cult'' to mesh with Pearlman's overarching vision of [[Music/{{Imaginos}} a fantasy/scifi story that would inform all their work]], got together in a recording studio to produce their first self-titled album, released in January 1972.

!!From those who would resign their souls to Tropesmaniacon

[[caption-width-right:350:What is at the top of the stairway.]]

After several changes of personnel and band names such as ''The Stalk-Forrest Group'', ''Oaxaca'' and a brief period as ''The Santos Sisters'', the two band members who had consistently been there since the beginning, guitarists and singers Eric Bloom and Donald Roeser, under the tutelage of manager Sandy Pearlman, attracted a keyboards man, a bass player and a drummer who would be a stable band together until 1980.

* Murray Krugman: assistant producer

The album would be followed later in the year with ''Music/TyrannyAndMutation''.

* Music/PattiSmith: A non-performing band collaborator and lyricist