BOC

Unfortunately, BOC were suggested for inclusion in PA and rejected on the basis of a poll in the Collabs section. I love the band and I think at least some of their output would have deserved inclusion (no less than Queen or other bands which are in the Prog-related section) - but that's democracy for you...

^ They needed more cowbell...

http://thetravisty.com/Saturday_Night_Live/wmv/Blue_Oyster_Cult_(More_Cowbell).htm

The first three or four albums by the Blue Oyster Cult deserve to be included in PA.    

The Rock wrote: I always thought that their early albums lacked a  certain''je ne sais quoi''. Compared to their contemporaries Deep Purple,Led Zeppelin,Black Sabbath and especially Uriah Heep,their early albums sounded rather thin and flat. I don't hear the dynamics inherent in other bands of the same ilk. Can it be the production? Compare,let's say, Demons and Wizards to Tyranny and Mutation,you'll see what I mean. Joe Bouchard's drums sound like he's hitting on cardboard boxes. Also Alan Lanier's keys are way too low in the mix IMHO. It's not powerful enough,too timid. I think they never reached their full potential.

    
Surely production has little or nothing to do with how Prog the music is?

I compared "T&M" to "D&W", and the former sounds very little like Spinal Tap...

    

Edited by Certif1ed - May 21 2006 at 09:35

salmacis wrote: - as much as I love Demons and Wizards, it does veer towards the Spinal Tap side of things, but at least it was the more mystical if at times silly end of things rather than the 'Sex Farm' or 'Big Bottom' type that 80s/90s crapola like 'Cherry Pie' emulated...Always preferred Heep to BOC, but I don't even see them as alike anyway. BOC have a prog influence sure, but it constitutes a small part of their sound and output- there's nothing on 'Agents Of Fortune', imo their best, that approaches prog- it's far closer to AOR, but of the very best kind. I'd still vote no if another poll came up on BOC.

Big Ears wrote: Agents of Fortune is one of my favourite albums, it does not have a bad track.

I remember searching through the archives and not being able to find them and being very suprised that they weren't included here. Their early albums are definitely at least prog related, even if they do suffer from very poor production, and ever their later more AOR albums always contain a couple proggy songs. Personal I think Secret Treaties is their finest and most progressive album, Astronomy is amazing.

Minkia wrote: The first three or four albums by the Blue Oyster Cult deserve to be included in PA.

 

With Deep Purple and Uriah Heep showing up on this site, you'd think Blue Oyster Cult would also be included.  All three bands have that hard rock, slight metal sound, with occasional progressive elements flowing through their songs.  Plus, they've almost always had the classic prog. lineup (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums).

    
      The drummer and composer for BÖC was Albert Bouchard and his brother Joe was the bass player
      both singing leads on certain songs having different good voices.
      Both production and recording tecniques were often problematic on their early records,
      except on Secret Treaties and On Your Feet or on Your Knees witch capture classic BÖC
      sound purest and finest, and On Your Feet shows how powerful and tight unit the band
      was on stage, surely one of the very best live albums from the classic rock era!
      Listen the amazing Last Days of May with monstrous echo from Buck´s white Gibson SG
      and feel the real power of rock ballad without an acoustc guitar!