Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult | College Students' FIRST TIME REACTION!

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@andyandalex 4 жыл бұрын

Hope you guys enjoyed this one!! It was TIME to check out some Blue Oyster Cult! It’s been highly requested for a while now, and for good reason! I keep finding myself humming the rhythm to myself! Fantastic track, progressive for its time, I’m sure this had influences on future bands to come! (The melodic section in Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Iron Maiden in particular!) cheers friends! 🔥

@lisaw5604 4 жыл бұрын

"This Ain't The Summer of Love" is an entirely different vibe. More Punk attitude... Can almost see the sneer on their faces as they sing. I dig it, but that's me. Lol. :)

@djm0111 4 жыл бұрын

I got a fever! And the only prescription is more cowbell!

@grahamtaylor8912 4 жыл бұрын

Andy & Alex .. Cover Death Valley Nights by BOC. If you like great guitar you really should listen to this one. . ;)

@UltimateAPBTS 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate both of y'alls views... Alexs' view is so great because he's so meticulous about every aspect of the track... And Andy bro, we see eye to eye on everything bro... Keep up the great work brothers and keep growing...👊🏻👍🏻😎

@robertacolarette1594 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks guys. I LOVE this song. It’s long and has great guitar. Terrific pick. 👍

@Grandmastergav86 4 жыл бұрын

There is no denying that this is one of the greatest songs ever written.

@tutankraider3502 2 жыл бұрын

true

@bender21man 2 жыл бұрын

I agree!!!

@donaldromesburg1902 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@pmccservices 2 жыл бұрын

Too many years before we used terms like “K” to say “40K men and women every day” and make it less clunky

@dclarryk Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah

@Yankeeapple13 4 жыл бұрын

“I gotta fever and the only prescription is more cowbell”

@AriahFN 4 жыл бұрын

Greatest bit of all time.

@markkilian1755 4 жыл бұрын

"Fellas, fellas...I put my pants on the same as you, one leg at a time. Except, once my pants are on, I make gold records!"

@georgeetboom7719 4 жыл бұрын

Loved the days when a cow bell came standard with a drum kit

@Jchats123 4 жыл бұрын

Owen stole so many comments in one comment

@bettybailey8804 4 жыл бұрын

Lol🤣

@MSB-fj7cd 4 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest American rock and roll bands of all time. Highly underrated.

@EB-wl9st 4 жыл бұрын

Saw them in concert in 2016, woo hoo!!!

@EB-wl9st 4 жыл бұрын

He said 40,000 men and women every day. ..

@fredflintstone505 4 жыл бұрын

They were the first band I saw in concert and saw them 4 times.

@drgwhatsthetruth3783 3 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@danieljodrey751 3 жыл бұрын

First concert for me. Magic Mountain $5 and a coke can.👍 ✌😎

@OuterGalaxyLounge 4 жыл бұрын

Back then, I never heard the cowbell. Today that's all I hear.

@Termite30 3 жыл бұрын

Same here. Never heard it, until I watched that SNL sketch a few years ago, lol.

@BarryWilkinson 4 жыл бұрын

This song was released in July '76 and the Boston debut in August '76, it was a great time musically to be a teenager!

@RockyMtnRebecca 4 жыл бұрын

I was 15.

@BarryWilkinson 4 жыл бұрын

@Time to make Changes I agree though I'd push it back to '63 or so.

@petmycat2720 4 жыл бұрын

@@BarryWilkinson Naw Man, 1963 music had the sound of the ******FIFTYS****** The great music started in the mid to Late Sixty's Man. The MOOG was introduced by the Supremes and changed the way music started to sound.

@folkme3042 4 жыл бұрын

You are so right.I saw Blue Oyster Cult when they toured the UK in 1978 and they were incredible.I saw so many amazing bands back then in the space of about 5 years.We were certainly born at the right time.

@x00p3 3 жыл бұрын

I turned 20 in 76' and was no longer a teenager, so it was also a great time musically for a 20 year old. ; )

@anthonyreynoso7275 4 жыл бұрын

“Burnin for You” is an absolute must! The greatest song to have ever been blessed to us by the Cult.

@gbeachbum464 4 жыл бұрын

Anthony Reynoso Definitely their best.

@josephbarr1659 4 жыл бұрын

Anthony Reynoso, Uhm, No. Great song, Yes. But “greatest song”? No. Too many great songs by BOC to list, but right off the top of my head I can give you 4 that are better: 1. Godzilla 2. Then Came the Last Days of May 3. Astronomy 4. Veteran of the Psychic Wars

@monacaravetta 4 жыл бұрын

Yaaasss!!

@gw5309 4 жыл бұрын

Right on. Rock on. 🤘 love that song.

@anthonyreynoso7275 4 жыл бұрын

D B na it’s just that Burnin and Heavy Metal: the Black and Silver were the first BOC songs I fell in love with. But Club Ninja is another good album I’ve been listening to for a while. Shadow Warrior is a killer song.

@minkgraver 2 жыл бұрын

General comment about the genre: important to remember that when 1970 hit, rock and roll was less than 15 years old. There was enormous creativity, experimentation and incredible musicianship. The content and quality in the late 60s through the 70s was largely artist directed, which is why it is so excellent. By the 80s, the industry was exerting more control. No longer could a band spend a year in the studio creating an album, which was the case with the greatest albums of the 70s. And the quality has never been the same. While some of the 80s music is indeed overproduced, much of it is not but the overall quality doesn’t match the 60s and 70s.

@andyandcallie 4 жыл бұрын

The production on this song is genius. A real wall of sound. So clean. It's mesmerizing.

@blalker86 4 жыл бұрын

the drummer grew up across the street from me, used to watch him come home from school and practice

@r.g.doolind5804 4 жыл бұрын

It’s a real kick to see two guys from another generation enjoying music that was originally released when I was in high school. Yes I’m old but the memories the music brings back helps me stay young!

@julieford8788 4 жыл бұрын

R.G. Doolind we are not old. We are seasoned. 😂😂

@Natash_007 4 жыл бұрын

R.G. Doolind I’m younger but I recognize that your generation’s music was simply much better than what came after. By the mid nineties the well started running completely dry. There are a few great artists now but those decades were a golden age of music.

@HamiltonRb 4 жыл бұрын

@@julieford8788 I wasin my last year of college when this song came out ( 1976), so if they season me any more I'm going to become beef jerky.. but I don't fear The Reaper He is coming whether we want him or not

@jeanfabulous3150 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

4 жыл бұрын

@@Natash_007 I'm old and you just showed the ignorance of your generation. Lots of great bands in 90s and 2000s. You just can't rely on radio/TV as much as we did (and could I think). PS: Three bands off the top of my head that started in the mid-90s (and continue to be awesome) are Muse, Snow Patrol, and Death Cab For Cutie. Or two more faves, even younger: The Naked And Famous (founded 2007) and Band-Maid (even younger still).

@brenthicks4278 4 жыл бұрын

Another perfect 70s anthem. What a great time to be alive. They just dont make music now a days that stands the test of time like these old classics do.

@everettewell6167 3 жыл бұрын

AMEN to that!!!!

@theodoreritola9758 3 жыл бұрын

NOT LIKE the 70s NOPE

@mirandadonovan1272 2 жыл бұрын

It's honestly adorable when you two look at each other with that, "Dude!" look. Good friends are hard to come by. Cherish your friendship, true ones are rare.

@TwinMillMC 4 жыл бұрын

This song was a staple of the 70's Rock scene. Hanging out with friends, seems this song was ALWAYS on the radio playing in the background. FM Rock radio playing in our cars, cruising. No iPhone, no blue-tooth, no satellite radio, no CD's, no mp3's, just FM stereo, cassette or 8-track tapes, 6 by 9 Jensen Triaxials mounted on the rear deck blasting out my friends in the back seat cruising with the windows wide open, we were so free back then.

@LeeFred78 9 ай бұрын

Jensen Triaxials - those could really blast the sound from the rear deck!

@themoviedealers 4 жыл бұрын

Blue Oyster Cult: "The Thinking Man's Heavy Metal Band."

@eugeniomarins2936 3 жыл бұрын

I forgive their ignorance on a young age stance. Cheers from Brazil.

@Hector-yl1kh 10 ай бұрын

The song was penned by Don Roeser who sings this track and is also the lead guitarist. He was diagnosed with a heart condition and wrote the tune as a reflection on his own mortality. It is a dark haunting, mesmerizing tune in A minor hence the melancholy overtones. The lyric regarding the 40000 is just a symbolic reference to the banality of mortality as people die in their thousands every single day. So Roeser was feeling pretty humble about the whole thing. Amazing how such things provide inspiration for what is an absolutely brilliant and highly revered rock classic. It was also their most successful song commercially.

@matthewmille 2 ай бұрын

I keep hearing people say this song is about suicide. I never thought that. I can’t confirm your story about why it was written at the moment but assuming it’s true, that confirms what I was thinking. I always thought the song was about learning to stop fearing death and live the best life you can while you’re hear. Death will get here soon enough. Don’t just sit around waiting for it.

@Hector-yl1kh Ай бұрын

@@matthewmille Don Roeser was diagnosed with a heart condition called Atrial Fibrillation, which is an electrical problem in the heart. It is typically treated with meds as it can cause a fast or slow, irregular heart beat. He explained it made him reflect on his own mortality and the relationships he cherished with his loved ones especially his wife. It has nothing to do with suicide. Rather the almost banal fact of the inevitability of our own demise. Look up Rick Beato's interview with Don about the track. As Always Rick goes into the musical theory side of the track which is often missed. The song is a rock classic. Its brilliant. And very personal at the same time.. Cheers

@hiturbine 4 жыл бұрын

These guys toured with Black Sabbath, and the tour was called "Black n Blue"

@brentgreen468 4 жыл бұрын

I saw that tour in Detroit

@cej7519 4 жыл бұрын

I saw that show in Indianapolis. Phenomenal.

@ohdonky 4 жыл бұрын

That's fucking cool as hell

@TheNeonRabbit 3 жыл бұрын

Saw 'em 3 times in the 70s. Best laser show there was, which was a huge thing at the time.

@Stoughton48 3 жыл бұрын

I saw that tour twice in Pittsburgh! Great show

@joakim1600 4 жыл бұрын

This is a classic! Blue Oyster Cult occupies a unique place in rock history because it's one of very few hard rock bands to earn both genuine mainstream critical acclaim as well as commercial success. I´m super thrilled over the upcoming album and its almost 20 years since the last studioalbum. A brilliant intelligent rock band!

@ldchappell1 4 жыл бұрын

I think I heard "Don't Fear The Reaper" the first time in 1978. It's one of those instantly likable songs. Now when I hear it I always think of the first 10 minutes of the TV movie "The Stand"

@AlyssaJane 4 жыл бұрын

same

@timbergling674 4 жыл бұрын

I was going to post that opening sequence on my FB feed as a joke. Then I actually watched it again. Too effing scary.

@suzycreamcheesez4371 4 жыл бұрын

exactly me too

@KatieLHall-fy1hw 3 жыл бұрын

And it fits so perfectly

@43cjd Жыл бұрын

The song was the very beginning of the outstanding book the stand, which I have read several times and to me remains to this day the best fiction book ever written.

@hotelfoxtrot4979 4 жыл бұрын

Did you guys actually say "the cowbell was phenomenal"? Without a trace of irony?

@robleffler6584 4 жыл бұрын

They really need to watch the SNL shot so they can understand what they said!

@SuperSusieBell 3 жыл бұрын

Or at least the irony of Christopher Walken.

@troyw1000 3 жыл бұрын

They've never seen Saturday Night Live either. They literally live in a closet.

@danieljodrey751 3 жыл бұрын

😆😆😆😂😂 That was funny dude! Andy, look up SNL cowbell! Live outside the box!

@wungoodguy 3 жыл бұрын

I WISH there were more comments under this comment to upvote! Most meaningful comment on the board. And this is coming from a guy who owns a Christopher Walken cowbell t-shirt!

@lisaannbarriner9633 3 жыл бұрын

This song has held up for almost fifty years! I heard it when it came out as a kid, and still love it today.

@sarahzentexas 4 жыл бұрын

“Forty thousand men and women every day” is the line, and I didn’t know what he was saying for, like, 40 years. That’s how long I’ve loved this song. 💙

@Jamie_Pritchard 4 жыл бұрын

150,000 these days... Scary stuff and that's without the virus 'helping'

@Jamie_Pritchard 3 жыл бұрын

@@robertcarran9585 A two to one ratio I believe... And yes, it truly IS a great song!

@chemquests 3 жыл бұрын

@@Jamie_Pritchard both of those statements are a good thing

@jacksonmorganfroghin4815 2 жыл бұрын

40k not 40 mill otherwise we'd all be gone. I fear God but I don't fear the grim reaper. There is an afterlife.

@americancynic 4 жыл бұрын

I love how respectful and positive they are with their criticisms

@catleeper 4 жыл бұрын

I was 21 years old when this was released. Different times...we would all get together on the weekend, bring whatever new album you picked up, pass the album cover around while we listened to every song, dissecting every line, every riff, the album art, the band members....it went on and on. We experienced it together. That's probably why you see people's names written on albums LOL

@aMulliganStew 4 жыл бұрын

"Do You Feel Like We Do" by Peter Frampton from the album "Frampton Comes Alive."

@tanstaafl1301 4 жыл бұрын

This x 1000. You two have. No. Idea.

@pamelalavigne1018 4 жыл бұрын

For a totally different feel of the band, try listening to "Godzilla " next. Have a great weekend guys.

@technoforever888 4 жыл бұрын

Love Godzilla!!!

@andyandalex 4 жыл бұрын

@Pamela LaVigne Thanks for the suggestion! And you too!! 🔥

@keefmack 4 жыл бұрын

If you listen to Godzilla go with the live version from their album "Some Enchanted Evening". Also from that album "Astronomy" is a masterpiece.

@JazzDrummer1946 4 жыл бұрын

But it MUST be from "Some Enchanted Evening"; the drum solo in the middle of the song, comes with old school video game sound effects. It's AWSOME! Go, go Godzilla.

@sicko_the_ew 4 жыл бұрын

Don't click this link until you've listened to the original, but Racer X (featuring Paul Gilbert) did a fantastic cover of Godzilla. Nice thing about the great songs is you can listen lots of interpretations of them as the years roll on, and fans form bands wanting to honor their roots. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ipuYa8pelbTFqp8.html

@raymondott6100 4 жыл бұрын

Did I happen to mention Triumph? 3 member band. Lay It on the Line Magic Power Fight the Good Fight Allied Forces < drummer sings Oh yeah. They are Canadian just like RUSH

@lauravazquezgonzalez8207 3 жыл бұрын

I always love this song, and when it appears at the end of Six Feet Under episode "The happiest time of the year" it blowed my mind. Ufff!!

@costeris35 Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@stretmediq 4 жыл бұрын

I was at the concert Blue Oyster Cult recorded Don't Fear the Reaper for their live album Some Enchanted Evening, April 9th 1978 at Barton Colostrum Little Rock, Arkansas

@stretmediq 4 жыл бұрын

*coloseum* damn autocorrect lol

@nocteexmortis979 4 жыл бұрын

BOC is a severely underrated band. If you really want to get the full oomph of their songs, check out the live versions, they were honestly better than the studio versions.

@personalcheeses8073 4 жыл бұрын

Ben Baughman Really just don’t use that acronym It just doesn’t sound cool and you are bastardising one of the greatest band names there ever was. BLUE OYSTER CULT!!

@megadethdealer 4 жыл бұрын

Some enchanted evening has the best version of this song.

@99wessman 4 жыл бұрын

Underrated?? Blue oyster cult is on the radio everyday lol. They got the attention they deserved.

@disres1337 4 жыл бұрын

Meh, personally this is one of the only songs i enjoyed of them

@Dman85612 4 жыл бұрын

My intro to them was them as a back up band .I had never heard of them or Buck Dharma. What kind of impression did they make? I still remember them but don't remember who they backed up...

@juliocortes6305 4 жыл бұрын

Dire straits - sultans of swing... epic guitar solo

@randomperson-dy6kj 4 жыл бұрын

Down By the Waterline is a good one

@patriottex4813 4 жыл бұрын

@JC Telegraph Road is a great tracks. The lyrics are so good and the guitar playing is Knopfler at his best!

@partimeintellectuals8525 4 жыл бұрын

Yes... There is a great live version

@macgibbon 4 жыл бұрын

Has to be the live Alchemy version though, one of the best solos ever in that one

@jamiebarnes3531 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best songs ever!

@michellewilliams2945 4 жыл бұрын

Love u guys....I am 53 and my kids r your age and love my music of 70's and 80's...Listen to some ELO..or Cheap Trick...Journey...REO Speedwagon...Styx....More Foreigner...Montrose....this is some great music...thanks for appreciating it as much as we all do...music is the soundtrack to your life.

@sowellca6 4 жыл бұрын

Especially Montrose, their first album killed it.

@greekpapi 4 жыл бұрын

Im 52, grew up in NY, these kids will never understand how good we had it bro.....

@MrTwister50 4 жыл бұрын

Please please please....under NO circumstances should Journey be reviewed. Worst band EVER.

@annescholey6546 4 жыл бұрын

You gotta admit Boomer music lives forever. Today's trash no one will remember.

@skyrothman8651 3 жыл бұрын

@@annescholey6546 I hate this mindset so much. People like Sufjan Stevens, Phoebe Bridgers, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, and Tame Impala will absolutely be remembered for a very long time

@kimcree7790 4 жыл бұрын

Andy has the best "that guitar just melted my face" expression! Love it!

@technoforever888 4 жыл бұрын

Anyone else envisioning Will Ferrell banging his cowbell in the SNL skit? lol Great song!!!

@BlueGoat682 4 жыл бұрын

Envision it? Its the only thing I think of when the song first comes on. :-)

@technoforever888 4 жыл бұрын

@@BlueGoat682 LOL! :D

@ericerickson4252 4 жыл бұрын

More cowbell!

@technoforever888 4 жыл бұрын

@@ericerickson4252 Love it when Will closes in on the singer and bangs his cowbell even louder. lol :D

@venesmarie 4 жыл бұрын

saw this so loved it ,lmao

@RailPreserver2K 4 жыл бұрын

We need more cowbell, comment if you get the reference

@MissZiss 4 жыл бұрын

Railroad,Preserver,2000 I’ve got a fever, and the only prescription is MORE COWBELL!

@pamelalavigne1018 4 жыл бұрын

SNL.

@TheoPhile333 4 жыл бұрын

Stop

@BlueGoat682 4 жыл бұрын

@@MissZiss LOL U beat me to it!

@bettybaby63 4 жыл бұрын

When SNL was funny & relevant.

@davidnorth9390 4 жыл бұрын

It's a swerve, but if you like Big Production, try "I'm Just a Singer in a Rock''n Roll Band" by the Moody Blues

@Historian212 3 жыл бұрын

IMHO, this song takes a lot from the Moody Blues, especially from Days of Future Passed onward...

@timlane8205 4 жыл бұрын

More cowbell! Seriously though, one of the greatest songs of the 70's. Glad you reviewed it.

@tholian_web 4 жыл бұрын

That there are people living on the earth that have never heard of BOC makes me feel very, very old. I guess next week I'll need a catheter. 😕

@Sharkman1963 4 жыл бұрын

I watch these guys' videos and I'm always saying: "Kids these days have no idea how good we had it back in the day!!" Then I laugh. I've officially become my Father.

@Gandoflini 4 жыл бұрын

What a great song! Great melody! The guitars 🎸🎸🎸! The guitars being played together very unusual. I'm speechless!

@wungoodguy 3 жыл бұрын

I can't imagine hearing this song for the very first time. Because I can't remember those pot hazed days so well.... hanging out in the friend-with-the-cool-mom's basement in the late 70's. But watching these two young men experience this song... which is one of those 100 or so songs that are tied for first place as the greatest of all Rock songs... It reminds me why I enjoy these reaction videos. ROCK ON \m/

@SirWrecksy 4 жыл бұрын

How the hell could you have never heard this!!!

@LJK2159 3 жыл бұрын

There so fake these guys So embarrassing

@KatieLHall-fy1hw 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t know, you’d be surprised by what people end up being exposed and not exposed to

@jonathanguitard984 3 жыл бұрын

You have to keep in mind, these young guys grew up after rock radio was a thing. They had their music on demand from spotify and other things. So there was never that random element.

@rodneymackay2804 4 жыл бұрын

OMG, What a song guys. Enjoy

@andyandalex 4 жыл бұрын

@Rodney Mackay We did! Gotta do another one of their songs at some point for sure!

@dannylast8707 4 жыл бұрын

radar love by golden earring another rocking tune

@kollegebound12 4 жыл бұрын

Halloween 1, while a young Jamie Lee Curtis is being followed by a car driven by Michael Myers...

@kathys6402 4 жыл бұрын

Just loved the look on your face, Andy, when that guitar riff came in at 3:00 on your video. "Dude that was narley" PRICELESS! You two really seemed to get into this classic classic song, has always been one of my all time favorites, ever since it first came out. Thanks for doing this one, Andy & Alex!

@LJK2159 3 жыл бұрын

These guys are horrible

@keefmack 4 жыл бұрын

Love how he sustains the note at the end of the guitar solo and holds it thru the verse then pitches it up at the end. Fantastic. More songs to check out are "Flaming Telepaths", "E.T.I. Extra Terrestrial Intelligence, "Then Came The Last Days of May", "Veterans of the Psychic Wars" (Live version from Extra Terrestrial Live), "The Vigil" and many many more. The live album "Some Enchanted Evening has some incredible guitar work by Buck Dharma. This band had numerous song writers and different people would take turns singing lead, Albert Bouchard, Buck Dharma, Joe Bouchard and Eric Bloom. Allen Lanier didn't sing much but he did contribute songwriting. Each member contributed songs to their albums which created this unique sound.

@jaimeres 4 жыл бұрын

Keef Mack Pure genius.

@TimCarter 4 жыл бұрын

Buck Dharma was going to do a stucco riff there but famed producer, Bruce Dickenson suggested the extended note and pitch shift after the band rejected his cowbell idea. ;D

@andyfisher6308 4 жыл бұрын

Tim Carter .Joe Bouchard said that Buck wanted to replace the la la la parts with words. The rest of the band said no,keep the la la’s.

@bettybaby63 4 жыл бұрын

You boys keep bringing me back to my teens! Fun fact: Blue Oyster Cult used to like to play “under the radar” at clubs back in the early ‘80s under the name Soft White Under Belly. Saw them several times & they were great! #Hammerheads #LongIslandNY

@genecase326 2 жыл бұрын

Yes they did! I saw them a couple of times under that name at The Old Waldorf atop the Alcoa building in San Francisco.

@elfman5176 Жыл бұрын

Saw them as Soft White Underbelly when they were already famous What a great show

@Wolverines77 2 жыл бұрын

I love this band, they were forever playing small intimate venues instead of mounting gigantic stadium tours. I missed my opportunity to see them at such a performance in Wilmington, NC when I was stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC (about 40 miles north) because I was stuck being the duty clerk for the barracks that weekend. SOOOO many good to great songs, my personal favorite is "Shooting Shark" off of Revolution By Night...

@robertwilson7301 2 жыл бұрын

You should see a live video of this song because Buck Dharma does an amazing solo at the end. Underrated band, underrated guitar player and I absolutely loved this song the first time I heard it, in my highschool days of the 70's. It's in my top 10 favorites of all time!!!

@matthewdrake4385 4 жыл бұрын

Song was used in the Saturday night live sketch called more cowbell. Check out burning for you or Godzilla or astronomy for other great blue oyster cult.

@chrisbrugma9851 4 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, "Burning For you" another one of their masterpieces!

@toddedwards5144 4 жыл бұрын

Blue Oyster Cult “Take Me Away” is a PHENOMENAL song. You guys will love it!!

@jenndavin 4 жыл бұрын

The first 3 BOC albums are unparalleled in American rock. They were a brand of jazz fusion rock that really doesn't sound like anyone else. I hope the boys delve back into that era. Worth the listen, for sure.

@elfman5176 Жыл бұрын

The first 3 albums also known as the Black and White period Are simply phenomenal

@jamo8739 4 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest LOVE SONGS ever recorded. Period.

@mitchelroos22 4 жыл бұрын

Hey guys, can you also listen to Burnin' For You? That's also a great song from the Blue Oyster Cult!

@chitura71 4 жыл бұрын

Didn't BOC have a song called Joan Crawford?

@McClellan71 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent song.. even better in my opinion

@timc3665 4 жыл бұрын

@@chitura71 Joan Crawford Has Risen From the Grave.

@juliemanarin4127 4 жыл бұрын

Godzilla!

@JamesWilson-vr3ql 4 жыл бұрын

Hold your can of beer on high, and seal your fate forever. Our best years have passed us by, the golden age of leather.

@supasoulproductions 4 жыл бұрын

I HIGHLY recommend Cities On Flame With Rock & Roll from their first album!! Fantastic riff!

@yarsivad000.5 4 жыл бұрын

SupaSoul Productions loved first album and was a little put of by their second album. It was a ...change,but the more I played it ,the more I liked it. They had a different approach album to album. They didn't get boring, each album had its own unique signature. I saw them live,but it was after the fame train had left them somewhat. They were great though...

@metalmark65 4 жыл бұрын

I was gonna suggest this one as well, but I like the live versions better than the studio version. More energy. Great, classic riff.

@428chase 4 жыл бұрын

3,000 guitars they seem to cry, my ears will melt and then my eyes.

@brochetti44 4 жыл бұрын

Yep. MUST LISTEN...

@neptune9 4 жыл бұрын

I agree !!! Maybe it's just me, but I feel 'Screams', 'She's as Beautiful...' and 'Cities on Flame...' is one of the best song sequences ever made.

@HobbesRN 4 жыл бұрын

2:57 and 3:14 - Always been my favorite parts and then how they bring it all back at 3:55. It's like magic.

@chrishummer7361 4 жыл бұрын

Cities on flame with rock n roll. Just the best song ever

@bryankeck5560 4 жыл бұрын

You really have to hear Godzilla!!! One of my favorites for years. I promise you you will not be disappointed.

@georgecutting4265 4 жыл бұрын

Or maybe y'all can do Golden Earring Twilight Zone fantastic song

@chrisbrugma9851 4 жыл бұрын

Radar Love!

@Slammy555 4 жыл бұрын

@@chrisbrugma9851 Both! They've probably heard Radar Love, but it is the better song of the two.

@Wolfwolveswolf 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, or- "Vanilla Queen" - Golden Earring.

@alanpeterson4939 4 жыл бұрын

Golden Earring, Vanilla Queen live Rockpalast 1982. One of the greatest guitar solos ever. m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fZN6ltJet7PLdKs.html

@DJMaul1031 4 жыл бұрын

If they choose Twilight Zone is HAS to be the full length album version not the radio edit

@vickirecord5534 3 жыл бұрын

I saw this band in 1971 in orono, maine about a week before The Reaper was released. They were a warm up band for Mahavishnu Orchestra and The Byrds. Sat about 15 or 20 feet in front of Buck Dharma, the lead player. All three bands were great. Every time I hear this, I remember that show.

@user-ov2tc4nq5i 6 ай бұрын

This is my favorite 70s song! You guys are my favorite KZfaqrs! You guys freaking rock!❤

@cadanrichards2615 4 жыл бұрын

UFO - Lights out (Strangers of the night live 1978) same concert from Rock Bottom

@onlyfromadistance7326 4 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion!!!

@blackfender100 4 жыл бұрын

! Rock Bottom M M

@Itelkner 4 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion. Michael Schenker and Buck Dharma both had a strong melodic sense in their leads.

@stuartalexander2657 4 жыл бұрын

The legendary Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser on guitar; I think he's singing lead here, as well.

@user-cs9of2xd2d 4 жыл бұрын

Stuart Alexander He is singing lead.

@cernfoxtail6305 4 жыл бұрын

Stuart Alexander he does.

@mikebourgeois1011 4 жыл бұрын

Brings back memories from the 70's. Watching your reaction is like listening to it for the first time.

@jareeohs Ай бұрын

Watching these two vibe out to this classic was the most adorable thing I’ve seen today 😂 …and I have an overweight, eleven year old Portuguese water dog …. Congrats gents. 🎉

@revylokesh1783 4 жыл бұрын

Huge influence on the band Ghost, as well.

@robertcurrie8510 4 жыл бұрын

Great job guys! This song still gives me goosebumps. I enjoy watching you hear something I love for the first time. Keep up the great work!

@richdisilvio4591 3 жыл бұрын

Classic song... a gem. You boys need to listen to "Lips in the Hills" on the "Cultosaurus Erectus" album for some really kick-ass BOC on nitro-methane.

@ladyjustice3092 4 жыл бұрын

I saw the note and immediately came to see the faces you two make on this one ... Don't feel the reefer🎶🎶 i mean reaper... 😂😂😂💕 love it :)

@andyandalex 4 жыл бұрын

@Vally Girl Hope the video held up to the excitement you had! See ya Valley girl! 😁🔥

@kishka7winecountry 4 жыл бұрын

Don't FEAR the reaper

@aqualung1466 4 жыл бұрын

Blue Oyster Cult: Veteran of the Psychic Wars.

@josephbarr1659 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, ESPECIALLY the live version from Extraterrestrial Live. You'd be hard pressed to find a better guitar solo anywhere in all of hard rock and heavy metal. Buck Dharma may possibly be the most talented, but seldom talked about lead guitarist ever

@robbiefrentz9427 4 жыл бұрын

A true survivor. Your my hero.... i was in jr high . But love the music

@terrychavez9716 4 жыл бұрын

The "WHOLE HEAVY METAL MOVIE ALBUM"!?!?!

@TJLil001 4 жыл бұрын

Veteran of the Psyhic War...

@philstone3859 4 жыл бұрын

Hell yes! I’ve been trying to tell all these nubbies about the HEAVY METAL movie for which that song was written! Peace, Phil

@johnredhd Жыл бұрын

I was a senior in HS when this song came out. It's a fantastic song.

@elfstormer 4 жыл бұрын

Love your reactions - and the fact that you don't interrupt the song - you listen to the whole thing first. Will be watching a few more of these for sure!

@alrivers2297 4 жыл бұрын

Good reaction, their most famous songs besides this are probably Burnin' For You, Godzilla and Cities On Flame With Rock n Roll

@thegreypigeon 4 жыл бұрын

Love the drumming on this.

@victoriaallen1857 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite BOC song, just reminds me of youth ❣️

@meerkat1219 4 жыл бұрын

Watching you guys digging this music is awesome. Keep doing what you do!

@mikeembleton8713 4 жыл бұрын

A great choice guys this was the song that brought Blue Oyster Cult into the mainstream after many years pumping out hard rock. Their Live album On Your Feet or On Your Knees is just what they use to sound like. 10 for me guys . Stay lucky stay safe Mike UK.

@RocketmanS2K 4 жыл бұрын

As a guy who experienced this music when it was new, I appreciate the reactions. Back in the day, there was no analysis, only bong hits. Consider Astronomy live or Veteran of a Thousand of Psychic Wars by these guys or Starship Trooper by Yes. As an aside, Veteran of a Thousand Psychic Wars was on the soundtrack of Heavy Metal, a full-length animated movie from 1982. I would LOVE to see a reaction video of that movie. Rock on!

@myrrhfishify7743 4 жыл бұрын

Michael Moorcock wrote lyrics for several BOC songs. I was huge into Moorcock for years in HS.

@robertyanes4751 4 жыл бұрын

Love this again from my early teens in SD. Great song...has some wild lyrics. Just love your reactions.😎

@randymiller3949 4 жыл бұрын

Listen to this era of music is one thing...BUT GROWING UP IN THIS ERA & EXPERIENCING THIS AMAZING ERA OF MUSIC IS SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT!!! I'm so glad that I got to grow up & experience this music & the concerts 1st hand!!! Much love from Mobile Alabama.

@rocksonline2 4 жыл бұрын

Young dudes...one of best shows ever was the “Black n Blue tour” featuring Black Sabbath n Blue Oyster Cult...kepp Rockin the free world young dudes, your reminding me of my youth...Peace n Rock On😎🎧🤟🏻🇺🇸✌🏻

@joannasunday 4 жыл бұрын

Oh yes!!! One of my favorite songs of all time! Also, Godzilla, of course. So glad you liked it!!! I made a comment about "More cowbell!" But everyone beat me to it so i deleted it.

@roundgarage 4 жыл бұрын

Great job lads. This is one of the funniest videos i've ever watched. Thank yous.

@michealfreer9283 4 жыл бұрын

saw them live at Bournemouth when they toured Britain also my very 1st live rock concert, apart from the very drunk people in the audience they were mindblowing. One of the 1st bands to use Lasers possibly the very 1st band performing in Britain using them and that was trippy and I was sober!!! Favourite track I saw live was Godzilla. I was just completely sold

@thehouseofautumnspells258 4 жыл бұрын

How could you have never heard this song? lol Now do "I'm Burning For You".

@hifijohn 4 жыл бұрын

Godzilla is another one of their great songs-History shows again and again How nature points out the folly of man.

@Two4Brew 4 жыл бұрын

I first saw Don "Buck Dharma" Roeser playing with the first iteration of the band, then called Soft White Underbelly, in July 1968. I was 11 and was brought to see them by an older cousin who had gotten saddled with babysitting me while the parental units went out to dinner. He wasn't going to change his plans as was delighted to find out I liked rock music. I've been able to talk to him a few times over the years, and have seen BÖC a couple dozen times. Each time I conversed with him, it was like he and I were the only ones in the room. He's a gentleman, engages you genuinely and is deeply appreciative that folks like me love his music, even half a century later.

@Two4Brew 4 жыл бұрын

Part of the guitar depth was the abilities of Eric Bloom (lead vocalist, usually, Buck sang this one, since he wrote it) and Allen Lanier (mainly keyboards). Joe (bass) and Albert (drums) Bouchard were such a tight, dead on team with the backbeat.

@markwhitely4021 4 жыл бұрын

Andy Alex it is fantastic watching you dudes listening to what me and my bros and all across USA CDN heard back in 70, 71,72

@williamjackson982 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t know how many times I have said this but this is one of the greatest albums of all time. I was so very lucky to get to experience the greatest music of all time when it was really happening. It is still nice to get to go back and listen to it now. But like I said before it was so much more in joy able back in the day. There is nothing in the whole world better than music. That is other than sex. I love my sports but I believe that I could do with out sports before sex and great wonderful fantastic beautiful music.

@WMalven 4 жыл бұрын

Great choice, guys. When i was young I didn't pay close attention to the lyrics, so when I heard this song on the radio, I thought the song was, "Don't Fear the Reefer," and was about a guy extolling the virtues of pot to a girl to LOL!!!

@randomsasquatchwithwifi4090 4 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love watching you guys listen to music that i first heard on my way to school...in Jimmys GTO... Or Carls Camaro....piling up in the backseat so many kids that when the doors opened...we all fell out in a giant puff of smoke. Thanks for this!

@michaelmellum4318 3 жыл бұрын

You guys. So much to learn. Love what you doing

@sheerqueencat5089 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing, great song! One of the best! Have a great weekend, A&A. 😀❤️🤘🔥

@tomrocks5367 4 жыл бұрын

"I Got a Fever & The Only Prescription Is More Cowbell"(Christopher Walken) Too funny. One of the best skits ever on SNL. Also, a great classic song by BOC.

@agemoth 2 жыл бұрын

So funny, Alex's face matched the one on his shirt the whole time! 😂 😂 😂

@MaikKellerhals 2 жыл бұрын

Your "I enyoy this music"-faces are amazing ;)

@coxscorner 4 жыл бұрын

More Cowbell! This song was controversial back in the day because it seemed to advocate suicide. Romeo and Juliet -you can be like they are...40k men and women everyday...don't be afraid, etc. Saw this band in concert too back in the day. Godzilla was my favorite of theirs. It's all in good fun.

@metalmark65 4 жыл бұрын

Ya'll just listened to a masterpiece. You're right that nothing else sounds like this, or BOC for that matter as they were way ahead of their time. Lyrically, this band is as imaginative as a band could be. Other gems to check out from them are Astronomy, Burnin' For You (their other big hit), I Love The Night, Godzilla, Veteran Of The Psychic Wars and Joan Crawford. Love it, keep em comin'. Peace!

@EskWIRED 2 жыл бұрын

Dude. Cities Aflame (with rock and roll).

@keithjoye2114 2 жыл бұрын

They used to tour in smaller clubs under the moniker "Soft White Underbelly." Those who knew, before word got out, were treated to awesome sets!

@lisaswineheart6537 3 жыл бұрын

I saw them in concert in Spokane Washington back when I was 20 years old! I'm 63 years old now! Wow that was ages ago. That concert was wild!!!! Those were some great times! It's fun watching you two get into the old wonderful classic Rock music! Rock on!