History Music / ImaginosIIBombsOverGermany

* DraftDodging: "''The Red and the Black''" is inspired by Bouchard's experiences as a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War. In his words the military tribunal "objected to his objection" and he was forced to flee to Canada. The song depicts bloodthirsty [[CanadaEh Canadian mounties]] on the hunt to drag the narrator back to America to die in the Vietnam War.
* DreamWeaver/ DreamWalker: ''Somebody'' has these powers, going by the lyrics of "''Three Sisters''", and "''Half Life Time''" suggests it to be Imaginos himself.
* [[Main/{{Egopolis}} Egopolis]]: Plutonia, named after Imaginos' ship.

* [[Main/{{Foreshadowing}} Foreshadowing]]: The album cover shows two rows of [[RuleOfSeven seven]] bombs dropping, presumably on Germany. However, it turns out to be an entirely ''different'' set of bombs that are important...

* [[ProtagonistTitle Villain Protagonist Title]]: He is referred to exclusively as Imaginos in the second album and its promotional media, with his alternate [[GenderBender female persona]] of Desdinova never directly referenced, though presumably in operation in Plutonia since she is known as "Desdinova of Plutonia".

* BiggerBad: As scary as Imaginos is, it's Les Invisibles who are really behind everything.

* AllBikersAreHellsAngels: "''Shadow of California''" is about a Hells Angels-like gang of bikers being affected by a symbol (implicitly the Blue Öyster Cult logo) that "emanates darkness" beneath a San Bernardino freeway,
* AlternateUniverse: Bouchard compares it to ''[[Series/Dark2017 Dark]]''

* DaddysLittleVillain: Suzy appears in "''Before the Kiss (A Redcap)''" and "''Dominance and Submission''", is suggested to be involved with Imaginos' revolutionaries, and is widely believed to be his daughter or granddaughter going by the way he addresses her in "''Astronomy''".

* VillainSong: "''When War Comes''" and "''OD'd on Life Itself''" and seem to serve this purpose on the second album. "''When War Comes''" features Imaginos with a [[AGodAmI borderline god complex]] fresh after causing World War I, while "''OD'd on Life Itself''" depicts an older and more experienced Imaginos referencing his globe-spanning plans of death and declaring that the world is still his.

''Bombs Over Germany'' is a long-belated Act II in the ''[[Music/{{Imaginos}} Imaginos]]'' series of [[RockOpera Rock Operas]] always planned for Blue Öyster Cult by their producer Sandy Pearlman, who wrote many lyrics based on a fictional universe he had created called ''The Soft Doctrines of Imaginos''. Pearlman and Bouchard co-wrote the plot of the ''Soft Doctrines'', which follows a [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifting]], [[TimeTravel time-hopping]] HumanoidAbomination named Imaginos/[[GenderBender Desdinova]] who is charged with corrupting human society and causing wars by [[RuleOfSeven seven]] god-aliens referred to as "''Les Invisibles''". Various production conflicts and real-life logistics delayed the production of an Imaginos album proper until 1982, with the recording of Albert Bouchard's demo tape, the original form of [[Music/{{Imaginos}} the 1988 Imaginos album]] that was eventually released by Blue Öyster Cult among legal issues.

* [[ProtagonistTitle Villain Protagonist Title]]: He is referred to exclusively as Imaginos in the second album and its promotional media, with his alternate [[GenderBender female persona]] of Desdinova never directly referenced, though presumably in operation in Plutonia.

''Bombs Over Germany'' is a long-belated Act II in the ''[[Music/{{Imaginos}} Imaginos]]'' series of [[RockOpera Rock Operas]] always planned for Blue Öyster Cult by their producer Sandy Pearlman, who wrote many lyrics based on a fictional universe he had created called ''The Soft Doctrines of Imaginos''. Pearlman and Bouchard co-wrote the plot of the ''Soft Doctrines'', which follows a [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifting]], [[TimeTravel time-hopping]] HumanoidAbomination named Imaginos/[[FaceHeelTurn Desdinova]] who is charged with corrupting human society and causing wars by [[RuleOfSeven seven]] god-aliens referred to as "''Les Invisibles''". Various production conflicts and real-life logistics delayed the production of an Imaginos album proper until 1982, with the recording of Albert Bouchard's demo tape, the original form of [[Music/{{Imaginos}} the 1988 Imaginos album]] that was eventually released by Blue Öyster Cult among legal issues.

* [[ProtagonistTitle Villain Protagonist Title]]: He is referred to exclusively as Imaginos in the second album and its promotional media, with his alternate name Desdinova never appearing.

* MushroomSamba: The video for "''OD'd on Life Itself''" features Prince Omega[[note]]Albert Bouchard, using the stage name Sandy Pearlman suggested for him[[/note]] taking [[FantasticDrug "Imaginos 500mg" pain pills]], which cause him to hallucinate himself as a puppet version of Imaginos.

* AlternateUniverse: Bouchard compares it to ''[[Series/Dark2017 Dark]]''.

* MushroomSamba: The video for "''OD'd on Life Itself''" features Albert Bouchard taking [[FantasticDrug "Imaginos 500mg" pain pills]], which cause him to hallucinate himself as a puppet version of Imaginos.

* WorldWarThree: How the album ends. And Imaginos is responsible for all three of them.

* VillainSong: "''OD'd on Life Itself''" seems to serve this purpose on the second album, with an older and more experienced Imaginos referencing his globe-spanning plans of death and declaring that the world is still his.

* RestartTheWorld: This or AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence seems to be the cult's plan going by the lyrics of Half Life Time, and their overall focus on destruction and rebirth. ''"Easter Sunday, St. John's Night..."''

[[caption-width-right:350:[[PreviouslyOn When that black mirror of illusions corrupts the Europeans...]] behold, the second act in the saga of Imaginos!]]

* TheCoverChangesTheMeaning: Some of the songs, like "''The Red and the Black''", were not originally intended as part of the Soft Doctrines of Imaginos universe but were reworked as examples of Imaginos' wide-reaching dark influence in the world.

''Bombs Over Germany'' is a long-belated Act II in the ''[[Music/{{Imaginos}} Imaginos]]'' series of albums always planned for Blue Öyster Cult by their producer Sandy Pearlman, who wrote many lyrics based on a fictional universe he had created called ''The Soft Doctrines of Imaginos''. Pearlman and Bouchard co-wrote the plot of the ''Soft Doctrines'', which follows a [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifting]], [[TimeTravel time-hopping]] HumanoidAbomination named Imaginos/[[FaceHeelTurn Desdinova]] who is charged with corrupting human society and causing wars by [[RuleOfSeven seven]] god-aliens referred to as "''Les Invisibles''". Various production conflicts and real-life logistics delayed the production of an Imaginos album proper until 1982, with the recording of Albert Bouchard's demo tape, the original form of [[Music/{{Imaginos}} the 1988 Imaginos album]] that was eventually released by Blue Öyster Cult among legal issues.

Well the mouth of the cave will open up wide\\

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The songs on the album are reworked versions of older material written by Pearlman, Bouchard, and Blue Öyster Cult (with the exception of one track, "''Il Duce''"). Most were previously released as Blue Öyster Cult tracks. Some of the songs, like "''Half Life Time''", were always intended as part of the Soft Doctrines, while others like "''Quicklime Girl''" were inserted into the setting afterwards. Albert Bouchard is planning to release the final installment of the saga in 2022, along with an accompanying graphic novel.

* TheChessmaster: Imaginos has stepped up his game in ''Part II'', indirectly causing both World War II and the Vietnam War, as well as leading a revolution and eventually engineering the destruction of human civilization.

* LoopedLyrics: Fewer than on Imaginos, where they were on nearly every track, but still present- "''When War Comes''" and "''7 Screaming Dizbusters''" being examples.

* DarkMessiah: Imaginos really leans into this characterization in ''II'', much moreso than in the original album. Here he has a large number of followers who look up to him as a revolutionary who promises to "turn our oppressors' bones to dust", and he refers to himself as a "creator, destroyer" whose ultimate goal may be to destroy and remake the world. "''Half Life Time''" also refers to him as TheChosenOne.

The songs on the album are reworked versions of older material written by Pearlman, Bouchard, and Blue Öyster Cult (with the exception of one track, "''Il Duce''"). Most were previously released as Blue Öyster Cult tracks. Some of the songs, like Half Life Time, were always intended as part of the Soft Doctrines, while others like "''Quicklime Girl''" were inserted into the setting afterwards. Albert Bouchard is planning to release the final installment of the saga in 2022, along with an accompanying graphic novel.

The songs on the album are reworked versions of older material written by Pearlman, Bouchard, and Blue Öyster Cult (with the exception of one track, "''Il Duce''"). Most were previously released as Blue Öyster Cult tracks, Some of the songs, like Half Life Time, were always intended as part of the Soft Doctrines, while others like "''Quicklime Girl''" were inserted into the setting afterwards.
Albert Bouchard is planning to release the final installment of the saga in 2022, along with an accompanying graphic novel.

The plot of ''Imaginos II'' has not been officially clarified by Bouchard at this time and is still [[BroadStrokes relatively up in the air]]. However, it focuses on the large-scale effects of Imaginos' manipulation of history and society during the 20th century, specifically spanning the years 1918 to 1999. Having already indirectly caused [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI World War I]] Imaginos seems to style himself as a sort of RebelLeader, leading an oppressed group in revolution and founding a "dream-state" known as Plutonia. The presence of Imaginos' "revolutionaries", the [[StarfishAliens oyster-like alien]] Blue Öyster Cultists and the [[ArtifactOfDoom Magna of Illusion]] are also implied to heavily corrupt society and lead to the chaos that defined the 20th century. Most of the songs on the album are not narrated by Imaginos and follow a variety of characters like Jack, the narrator of "''Dominance and Submission''" who [[ObligatoryBondageSong becomes ambiguously involved]] with Imaginos' cult, and Captain von Ondine, a Luftwaffe pilot and probable cultist who participates in the final air battle of [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII World War II]] during "''Bombs Over Germany''". The album ends with the destruction of human civilization through nuclear war, implicitly through the involvement of Imaginos and Plutonia.

The plot of ''Imaginos II'' has not been officially clarified by Bouchard at this time and is still [[BroadStrokes relatively up in the air]]. However, it focuses on the large-scale effects of Imaginos' manipulation of history and society during the 20th century, specifically spanning the years 1918 to 1999. Having already indirectly caused [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI WorldWar I]] Imaginos seems to have styled himself as a sort of RebelLeader, leading an oppressed group in revolution and founding a "dream-state" known as Plutonia. The presence of Imaginos' "revolutionaries", the [[StarfishAliens oyster-like alien]] Blue Öyster Cultists and the [[ArtifactOfDoom Magna of Illusion]] are also implied to heavily corrupt society and lead to the chaos that defined the 20th century. Most of the songs on the album are not narrated by Imaginos and follow a variety of characters like Jack, the narrator of "''Dominance and Submission''" who [[ObligatoryBondageSong becomes ambiguously involved]] with Imaginos' cult, and Captain von Ondine, a Luftwaffe pilot and probable cultist who participates in the final air battle of [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII World War II]] during "''Bombs Over Germany''". The album ends with the destruction of human civilization through nuclear war, implicitly through the involvement of Imaginos and Plutonia.

''Imaginos 2: Bombs Over Germany (minus zero and counting)'' is an album by founding Music/BlueOysterCult member Albert Bouchard. It also contains guest appearances by other Blue Öyster Cult members Buck Dharma, Eric Bloom, Richie Castellano, and Joe Bouchard. It was released in October 2021.

* DaddysLittleVillain: Suzy appears in "''Before the Kiss (A Redcap)''" and "''Dominance and Submission''", is suggested to be involved with Imaginos' revolutionaries, and is widely believed to be his daughter or granddaughter going by the way he addresses her in "Astronomy".

* GardenOfEvil: Quicklime Girl takes the bodies of the murdered dead and buries them in her garden, where the plants that grow from their graves are "rotten somehow to the core". The last verse implies they're not just rotten- they're [[Main/{{Squick}} growing actual human body parts]].

* SequelGap: For various reasons, 33 years passed between the releases of [[Music/{{Imaginos}} Imaginos]] and its second act.