Uriah Heep or Blue Oyster Cult?

I like both bands a lot, and have all of their albums (well, Heep through Abominog that is). It's hard to pick one over the other, because each has had unique and important contributions. The Heep had a more overtly progressive beginning, but BOC has had more consistent - in my opinion - control over their music. I appreciate the Brit influence of the Heep, but also the American twist in the BOC. The Cult had some great lyrics and imagery from Sandy Pearlman, a respectable writer and observer of time and history in his own right (but that's cheating a bit, since he wasn't specifically in the band).

Edited by Boojieboy - September 27 2017 at 10:03

Mascodagama wrote: Cult.  Their unique approach on the early albums really grabs me and they've got so many good songs.  I'm afraid I've always felt Heep were second-rate. I wanted to like them, but their stuff doesn't really make it for me.

So true. I remember way back in the '70s I wanted to love Uriah Heep. They had such a cool name. Some of their album covers were awesome. They looked cool, in a sort of homely way. But there were only a smattering of songs I really liked. BOC on the other hand grabbed me in strange ways. They were sort of campy. UH took themselves too seriously while BOC knew they were being ridiculous.

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