History Music / BlueOysterCult

In 1981, BÖC recorded ''Fire of Unknown Origin''. The band had written several songs on this platinum album for the upcoming animated film ''WesternAnimation/HeavyMetal'', but the producers chose "Veteran of the Psychic Wars," which wasn't done with the movie in mind. Albert Bouchard left the band after ''Fire''.

* CardCarryingVillain: The narrator of "Career of Evil".

* ''{{Music/BlueOysterCult|1972}}'' (1972): "Transmaniacon M.C.", "Cities On Flame With Rock & Roll".

* ''Music/BlueOysterCult1972'' (1972): "Transmaniacon M.C.", "Cities On Flame With Rock & Roll".

* AlienGeometries: The LP sleeves for ''Blue Öyster Cult'' and ''Tyranny and Mutation''.

** "St. Cecilia", the group's originally unreleased album as the Stalk-Forrest Group, included a cover of Bobby Freeman's "Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes".
** ''Ghost Stories'', due to be released in April 2024, will carry remastered versions of the band's cover songs, including "[[Music/TheDoors Roadhouse Blues]]" and "[[Music/TheAnimals We Gotta Get Out Of This Place]]"

* CoverVersion: Several on the live albums; their choices of covers give a pretty good idea of who their main influences were. ''On Your Feet Or On Your Knees'' includes Music/TheYardbirds' "I Ain't Got You" from ''Music/FiveLiveYardbirds'' and the Music/{{Steppenwolf}} classic "Born to Be Wild", while ''Some Enchanted Evening'' features Music/TheAnimals' "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" and the Music/MC5's ''Music/KickOutTheJams'', while ''Extraterrestrial Live'' features a cover of "Roadhouse Blues" from ''Morrison Hotel'' by Music/TheDoors, with Robbie Krieger himself guesting on guitar. "St. Cecilia", the group's originally unreleased album as the Stalk-Forrest Group, included a cover of Bobby Freeman's "Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes".

* ''Ghost Stories'' (to be released April 2024). Previously unreleased original material plus cover versions such as "[[Music/TheDoors Roadhouse Blues]] and [[Music/TheAnimals We Gotta Get Out Of This Place]]

* CanonDiscontinuity: As a result of being critical and commercial failures, ''The Revölution By Night'' and ''Club Ninja'' (though "Perfect Water" still made it onto the group's 2002 live release ''A Long Day's Night''). Nothing from ''Music/{{Imaginos}}'' EVER makes it into their live shows, though. [[note]]The album does include a version of "Astronomy", but when played live they would perform a live version of the song from their third album, ''Music/SecretTreaties''.[[/note]]

* TickTockTune: "Astronony" is a subtle example, with the steady drum bit throughout the song simulating the ticking of a clock, a recurring motif in the lyrics.

* ''Music/{{Mirrors}}'' (1979): "Dr. Music", "In Thee".

* [[Creator/WillFerrell Gene Frenkle (1950-2000)]]: [[Series/SaturdayNightLive Cowbell (No, not really.)]] [[note]] The famous cowbell was suggested by producer David Lucas and either played by Albert Bouchard or David Lucas himself, depending on who you ask. [[/note]]

* ''Music/RevolutionByNight'' (1983): "Take Me Away", "Shooting Shark".

** "Shooting Shark" (7:09) on ''Revolution by Night''

** The ''Secret Treaties'' album is about evil, mostly from the point of view of evil people. "Career of Evil", "Harvester of Eyes" and "Cagey Cretins" are about characters reveling in their villainy, "ME 262" is about a German fighter pilot reflecting on the near defeat of Germany at the end of WW2, "Flaming Telepaths" is about the victim of mind control experiments having a traumatic FreakOut, "Subhuman" and "Astronomy" are sung by the archvillain Desdinova of the band's MythArc. "Dominance and Submission" stands out as being (mostly?) from the point of view of a victim of rape.

* LongTitle: "The Siege and Investiture of Baron Von Frankenstein's Castle at Weisseria".

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* ''St. Cecilia'' (1970, unreleased until 2001): "What Is Quicksand?", "Donovan's Monkey".

* ''Music/BlueÖysterCult1972'' (1972): "Transmaniacon M.C.", "Cities On Flame With Rock & Roll".

* ''Music/BlueÖysterCult(1972)'' (1972): "Transmaniacon M.C.", "Cities On Flame With Rock & Roll".

* ''Music/Blue ÖysterCult(1972)'' (1972): "Transmaniacon M.C.", "Cities On Flame With Rock & Roll".

* ''Music/Blue Öyster Cult(1972)'' (1972): "Transmaniacon M.C.", "Cities On Flame With Rock & Roll".

* ''Blue Öyster Cult'' (1972): "Transmaniacon M.C.", "Cities On Flame With Rock & Roll".

* ''Music/{{Mirrors]]'' (1979): "Dr. Music", "In Thee".

* ''Mirrors'' (1979): "Dr. Music", "In Thee".

* ''Music/CultosaurusErectus'' (1980): "[[Literature/TheElricSaga Black Blade]]", "The Marshall Plan".