- B - Blue Oyster Cult

There seems to be a theme emerging that the best place to start with most of the bands featured so far is at the start and unless you're hooked then pass on the later albums. Why mention this now? I'm going to start Blue Oyster Cult with Agents Of Fortune from 1976 that includes the monumental (Don't Fear) The Reaper, followed by 77's Spectres that includes the live favourite Godzilla and R.U. Ready 2 Rock.

When I started this Blog, there was that statement about Live albums (There is a general rule that the live record is the fans only or contractual recording and avoided at all costs). Well Blue Oyster Cult are another exception to this rule and have released some excellent live albums including On Your Feet Or on Your Knees and Extraterrestrial Live. First time I saw the band live was during the Mirrors tour at the Manchester Apollo, second time was at the Manchester Academy in 2006. Can't be easy for a band to go from club to stadium and back to club but for someone who hates stadium gigs, then please keep it up. I've even managed to catch Robert Plant playing in a very small club (although he can go straight back to any size venue he feels like).

The rest of the Blue Oyster Cult catalogue is well worth exploring by the way and if the band tour again, well worth checking them out.