And that's why melodic rockers and AOR fans like me love this one so much.Actually, detractors accusing BOC to sell their souls to mainstream have not listened 'Club Ninja' carefully, as here we find as well truly great pieces of progressive (hard) rock in the best Oyster tradition, and quite well elaborated.Sure, if you take a look at the external songwriters contributing (for the first time in the band's history) with names like AORsters Bob Halligan Jr. Their former label released 'Blue Öyster Cult – The Columbia Albums Collection' bringing together the group’s 14 official Columbia Records albums, newly remastered.From the pack, I am picking 'Club Ninja' (1985), the most criticized album in their entire career, which alienated the core fan base of the band and beyond.The truth is that 'Club Ninja' is a very good album, simply BOC just go here for the trend of the mid-'80s: stadium rock with synths and polished production. The band’s mystique extended to their album artwork, resulting in some of the most distinctive and iconic LP covers of the rock era. The band's current lineup includes Roeser and Bloom, as well as Jules Radino (drums, percussion), Richie Castellano (keyboard, rhythm guitar, backing vocals), and Kasim Sulton (bass, backing vocals).īLUE ÖYSTER CULT is a legendary ('cult' indeed) band that combined adventurous lyrical themes with an aggressive instrumental sound going from hard rock, progressive rock and what they call 'Extraterrestrial Music'.

The band's music videos, especially 'Burnin' for You', received heavy rotation on MTV when the music television network premiered in 1981, cementing the band's contribution to the development and success of the music video in modern pop culture.Blue Öyster Cult's longest lasting and most commercially successful lineup included Donald 'Buck Dharma' Roeser (lead guitar, vocals), Eric Bloom (lead vocals, 'stun guitar'), Allen Lanier (keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Joe Bouchard (bass, backing vocals) and Albert Bouchard (drums, percussion, backing vocals). Since the release of their eponymous debut album in 1972, the band has sold over 24 million albums worldwide, including 7 million in the United States alone.

Blue Öyster Cult - Club Ninja (1985) (Remastered Edition 2012)īlue Öyster Cult (often abbreviated BÖC) is an American rock band from Long Island, New York, whose most successful work includes the hard rock and heavy metal songs '(Don't Fear) The Reaper', 'Godzilla' and 'Burnin' for You'.

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