Blue Öyster Cult

Blue Öyster Cult, 1972

1. Transmaniacon MC 3:20
2. I'm On The Lamb But I Ain't No Sheep 3:09
3. Then Came The Last Days Of May 3:29
4. Stairway To The Stars 3:42
5. Before The Kiss, A Redcap 4:57
6. Screams 3:09
7. She's As Beautiful As A Foot 2:56
8. Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll 4:04
9. Workshop Of The Telescopes 3:50
10. Redeemed 4:01

 

 

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Tyranny And Mutation, 1973

The Black
1. The Red & The Black 4:20
2. O.D.'d On Life Itself 4:50
3. Hot Rails To Hell 5:12
4. 7 Screaming Diz-Busters 7:00
The Red
5. Baby Ice Dog 3:28
6. Wings Wetted Down 4:12
7. Teen Archer 3:57
8. Mistress Of The Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl) 5:07

 

초기 앨범 특유의 넘치는 창작 에너지가 느껴진다. 아주 빼어난 곡은 없지만, 수록곡들이 좋은 편이다.

 

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Secret Treaties, 1974

1. Career Of Evil 3:54
2. Subhuman 4:37
3. Dominance And Submission 5:22
4. ME 262 4:45
5. Cagey Cretins 3:15
6. Harvester Of Eyes 4:40
7. Flaming Telepaths 5:18
8. Astronomy 6:23

 

 

 

 

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Agents of Fortune, 1976

1. This Ain't The Summer Of Love 2:20
2. True Confessions 2:55
3. (Don't Fear) The Reaper 5:05
4. E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) 3:43
5. The Revenge Of Vera Gemini 3:48
6. Sinful Love 3:28
7. Tattoo Vampire 2:40
8. Morning Final 4:14
9. Tenderloin 3:53
10. Debbie Denise 4:12

 

 

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Spectres, 1977

1. Godzilla 3:41
2. Golden Age Of Leather 5:52
3. Death Valley Nights 4:07
4. Searchin For Celine 3:35
5. Fireworks 3:14
6. R. U. Ready 2 Rock 3:43
7. Celestial The Queen 3:24
8. Goin' Through The Motions 3:12
9. I Love The Night 4:25
10. Nosferatu 5:22

 

중기 대표작. 좋은 발라드 I Love The Night를 비롯해서 좋은 곡들이 많다.

 

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Cultösaurus Erectus, 1980

1. Black Blade 6:33
2. Monsters 5:11
3. Divine Wind 5:07
4. Deadline 4:27
5. The Marshall Plan 5:23
6. Hungry Boys 3:38
7. Fallen Angel 3:11
8. Lips in the Hills 4:25
9. Unknown Tongue 3:55

 

고만고만한 곡들이고, 귀에 꼽히는 것이 없다.

 

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Fire Of Unknown Origin, 1981

1. Fire Of Unknown Origin 4:09
2. Burnin' For You 4:29
3. Veteran Of The Psychic Wars 4:48
4. Sole Survivor 4:04
5. Heavy Metal: The Black And Silver 3:16
6. Vengeance (The Pact) 4:40
7. After Dark 4:24
8. Joan Crawford 4:54
9. Don't Turn Your Back 4:07

 

 

 

 

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The Revölution By Night, 1983

1. Take Me Away 4:26
2. Eyes On Fire 3:51
3. Shooting Shark 7:07
4. Veins 3:56
5. Shadow Of California 5:05
6. Feel The Thunder 5:47
7. Let Go 3:25
8. Dragon Lady 4:04
9. Light Years Of Love 4:08

 

아주 좋지도, 그렇다고 너무 형편없지도 않은 모호한 위치에 있는 곡들이 많은 듯. 진지함은 여전하지만, 요점이 없이 장황한 분위기다. 팝적인 Eyes On Fire 가 제일 괜찮다.