Mirrors is my fave BOC album - I actually love the female backing vocals! The track Mirrors kills - the "pretty girls can't look away" chorus is infectious.......
@@bolinoid ~ That’s a bit of a contrarian choice, but I have no issue with it. That album and Revolution have definitely grown on me, over the years. As I’ve stated before, it’s a tough catalog to rank because it’s just so darn good! Thank you for watching and commenting. Cheers! 🍻
Fun to watch - #15 - The Revolution by Night #14 - Ghost Stories #13 - Club Ninja #12 - Imaginos #11 - The Symbol Remains #10 - Heaven Forbid #09 - Curse of the Hidden Mirror #08 - Mirrors #07 - Spectres #06 - Fire of Unknown Origin #05 - Cultosaurus Erectus #04 - Agents of Fortune #03 - Tyranny and Mutation #02 - Blue Oyster Cult #01 - Secret Treaties
@@pjones8404 ~ Thanks for watching and commenting, l appreciate the positive feedback. We have some similarities and a few differences as well. I think your placement of “The Black and White Era” releases will strike a positive chord with many of the BÖC cognoscenti. I look forward to our upcoming show, in October, on “Jumpin’ Jeffrey.” 😉 Shhh… let’s not give it away just yet. Cheers!
Love this band! I’m old enough to remember their debut when it came out! I can’t rank the albums too much good music. When I was in college, Spectres was the bomb! Excellent video.
@@scotterrebo995 ~ I thank you for watching and commenting, Mr. Scott. The support is very much appreciated. I kept changing my order around and finally decided to leave it. You’re 100% correct, it’s an amazing catalog. Spectres is awesome. Cheers! 🥂
@@gaznathemoon1128 ~ Thanks, Moon! I appreciate you watching and commenting. Nice to Mirrors get some love here in the comments section. Quite cool. Cheers!
Loved this reaction and learned a few things in the process. Saw them 16x, including some intimate gigs at Chestnut Cabaret in Philly and the Capital Theatre in Passaic. On some of those nights, Buck’s guitar work was otherworldly. And the Godzilla head was such a trip to us head benders! Agreed with your list for the most part, though FOUO I would have at 4 with ST, Spectres and Cultosaurus ahead in some order. Love the jazziness of Cultosaurus Erectus and especially dig Deadline. Great backstory about a planned meeting with Phil Specter gone bad. Such an underrated group of musicians.
@@robertmoraga1501 ~ Thanks for the positive feedback, Mr. Robert. Much obliged, good sir! “Deadline” is another cool deep track but l couldn’t mention them all, sadly. I was trying to keep the ranking to 45 minutes and l went over that self-imposed “deadline” 😉 by 7 minutes! And it’s a good thing that BÖC never met up with Philly Cheesesteak! Unfortunately, it didn’t do that much for the career of the Ramones and that nutty cat turned out to be a REALLY bad dude as well!!
Great show and ranking, Davey! I only got heavy into BOC's music over the last 10 years or so and I love their music more as time passes. I have no experience with Curse of the Hidden Mirror so I will not include this in my ranking. My top 2 have flip flopped over the years and they are easy 10 out of 10 albums for me. Cheers! 14. Ghost Stories 13. Imaginos 12. Mirrors 11. Club Ninja 10. The Revolution by Night 9. Spectres 8. Heaven Forbid 7. Agents of Fortune 6. Fire of Unknown Origin 5. The Symbol Remains 4. Blue Oyster Cult 3. Cultosaurus Erectus 2. Secret Treaties 1. Tyranny and Mutation
@@JohntheMusicNut ~ Thanks for the positive feedback, Mr. MusicNut, and for watching & commenting as well. I dig how everyone has a very different ranking of the illustrious BÖC catalog! There are no wrong answers, or rankings… what a phenomenal band. Just wanted to let you know that Curse of the Hidden Mirror IS on UA-cam for you to check out. I think the person who put up a great sounding version is called BlueÖysterStan. Check out his version, especially “Dance on Stilts,” “The Old Gods Return” and “Pocket.” There are also a bunch of heavier tracks you may like, too. Happy listening!!
@@stevendavid5370 ~ Thanks for commenting and watching, man with the most excellent name! 😃 l wanted to comment way more on GRW’s show last night, since I’m a big King’s X fan. Unfortunately, I was at work… so it took me two hours to watch his 45 minute show. Egads! Slainte Mhath! 🍻
@@Evergrimrecordings ~ Thanks, Grim. I will definitely be doing some more BÖC content in the future, along with more hard rock, metal, prog, punk, new wave and classic rock. I appreciate your support. Cheers!
This was very interesting as somebody who only knows the big singles. Now I'll have to listen to the albums. I didn't know about one of the lyricists writing the screenplay to The Crow and had forgotten all about the famous SNL skit. I'm intrigued by the vampire and alien motifs you mentioned. Great video!
@@tiadoran ~ Welcome to the weird and wacky world of The Blue Öyster Cult! I hope you enjoy your journey into the land of the “Unknown Tongue.” Only a band like BÖC can have a song in their catalog titled “She’s As Beautiful As a Foot,” and get away with it. Thanks for watching and commenting. Slainte Mhath! 🥂
I own and love every BOC record. Also have Bouchards solo stuff. Its interesting to observe everyone's personal preferences. 15. -Ghost stories (back end of the record, soul jive, gun, shot in the dark, dont come running to me are all good tunes; the record is marred because the first tracks are not so good) 14. Imaginos (I almost made this record #15; its a bit of a mess) 13. Club Ninja ( a few good songs) 12. Heaven Forbid (its pretty good) 11. The symbol remains (I love Florida man) 10. The revolution by night (I like every song including the worst and cheesy anthem "let's go") 9 Curse of the mirror (one or two weaker tracks, the rest is killer and your right this record has great production) 8. Agents of fortune (Its good but the most overrated in their catalogue) 7 Mirrors (Moony Crazy is fantastic as are much of the B sides) 6 Blue oyster Cult (Its very good) 5 Cultasaurus E (I like every song, particularly deadline, hungry boys [[looking for drugs on long island]], divine wind. I forgot about Monsters) 4 Specters (Fng great; a promo album was sent to my high school radio station 1st record I heard from them) 3. Secret Treaties (consistently solid) 2. Tyranny & Mutation (every song is unique. Very consistent- Baby Ice dog!) 1. Fire of Unknown Origin (masterpiece. Side two is also phenomenal with "after dark, JC, don't turn your back, vengeance" Instrumentally, the band was never tighter.
@@rayr4320 ~ Hey, Ray! Thanks for commenting and watching. Another cool list. I like how we all love this wonderful catalog, yet have certain releases in other spots than our BÖC brethren. Cheers and have a great week!
Nice ranking, thank you. I’d have to put Treaties at No1, but the 1-2 of Black Blade and Monsters sums up everything that’s great about the band for me
@@KUJayhawkJazz ~ Thanks, Hawkman! I appreciate you watching and commenting. I just booked a bunch of shows on my channel, with guests, for the month of October. So look for more Top Twelve Tunes - and album rankings - shows, coming soon to Cretin Classics! Slainte Mhath! 🍻 PS: If you look at my playlist section, you’ll see my guest appearances on other channels. There are more album rankings to be found there. Thanks.
For me the first three are best then Fire.I love Imaginos with Buck singing Astronomy, and Mirrors. Later Heaven Forbid is a stand out with Harvest Moon. Ritchie Castellano has a big name these days with Jon Anderson of YES. He has added so much to BOC too. Long Island, baby - Lonk Island! Ritchie's dad's music store was BOC's Go - To and that is how they met Ritchie. Buck lives in Bethesda where I lived when active duty at the Naval Hospital. Love this band since a kid. Baby Ice Dog - it was quite a sin, how the ice came in..Wings wetted down, stumbling on the ground.....I could go on! Thanks, dig the video!
@@SPY1964-LL ~ Thanks for watching and sharing your history on this amazing band, my fellow Yes fan! Yes just may be my favorite band of all time. I’m planning an album ranking on them for next year along with Rush, ELP, Pink Floyd, Marillion, Styx and dozens more. I did recently list my 15 favorite Yes songs on the Rock Show Critique channel. You can find it on my playlist section, under Appearances on Other Channels. Slainte Mhath! 🥂
@@daveycretin664 Yes is my favorite all time band. Then Wishbone Ash (check out their first album, then Argus and Pilgrimage). If you have Spotify - just check them out. They were HUGE influence on Priest, Maiden etc. You will LOVE them. I look forward to your Yes Countdown. I love Rush since 1976. I was a tiny kid and had a Canadian cousin who had the 'New" one called 2112. Neil could play like Billy Cobham (my fave). Knocked me out. Love Floyd ELP (Trilogy) etc. Dig it! Cheers Mate!
Oh Man …ur the dude who works or worked MR CHEAPOS ..great to see u …I remember u said “no whistling in store “..we used to mess around having fun ..that’s rockn roll …I’ll check ur ch. soon…oh the BOC breakdown is cool as I’m a huge Fan too
@@thrashaddiction ~ Thanks for watching and commenting, Mr. Mike! Yes, l worked at both Cheapo’s stores for about 15 years. Ah, the halcyon days of yore… BÖC totally rule! Love those guys. Big fan for many years (decades) now. Cheers, 🍻 me ol’ matey!
Cultosaurus was the first album that I bought and is still my favourite overall. It's hard for me to list the majority of these records though...they are all awesome. BOC ...just a brilliant band.
@@tdk903 ~ Oh, l was a TDK and Maxell blank tape buyer back in the day! Although l shouldn’t jump to conclusions, those just may be your initials. Cultosaurus is looked back on very highly and continues to grow in stature. Thanks for commenting and watching. Slainte Mhath! 🍻
@@daveycretin664 They are not my initials. I also was a big fan of making complication tapes from LP's for my own use or just to swap and share favourite bands. Good memories. TDK and Maxwell....indeed my favourite brands too. Sony also good though. 😊👍🏻
I appreciate Mirrors more than many fans, and it would probably rank around 3-4 in the discography. I don't mind the female vocals at all. They work with the individual songs on the album. I would rank this album ahead of Agents of Fortune, which I consider inconsistent. The only track I don't really love is the closer, Lonely Teardrops.
@@toddhill7483 ~ Thank you for commenting & checking out the video, Todd. I’m enjoying seeing some love for Mirrors here in the comments… sweet. You really can’t go wrong with any album with Albert Bouchard on drums. He wrote/co-wrote some mint tunes and has a unique singing voice as well. Cheers!
@@kevinbrown1893 ~ Thanks for watching and commenting, Mr. Brown. Nice to see Cultosaurus get a lot of love here and The Symbol Remains is also held in very high regard. Cheers!
15-Heaven Forbid 14-Curse of the hidden mirror 13-Fire of unknown origin 12-Ghost stories 11-The revolution by night 10-Agents of fortune 09-Cultosaurus erectus 08-Blue oyster cult 07-Symbol remains 06-Club ninja 05-Spectres 04-Mirrors 03-Tyranny and mutations 02-Secret Treaties 01-Imaginos in general, my opinion about each album is constantly changing because the group has no bad albums, but I can say with certainty that I like the albums of 1998 and 2001 the least, and Imaginos is an underrated masterpiece
@@chach_mans ~ Nice to see Imaginos, Mirrors 🪞 and Club Ninja 🥷 so high! I like that all the rankings posted here are so different. It just goes to show the greatness of their catalog. Thanks for sharing your list and watching. Cheers! 🍻
My Ranking of the mighty BöC 1. Specters 2. Cultösaurus Erectus 3. Mirrors 4. Fire of The Unknown Origin 5. Club Ninja 6. Secret Treaties 7. Agents of Fortune 8. BöC 9. Heaven Forbid 10. Tyranny and Mutation 11. The Symbol Remains 12. Curse of the Hidden Mirror 13. Imaginos 14. The Revölution by Night 15. Ghost Stories
Not quite sure how these albums rank as I do not own many. I do have the double disc set which has all the standard hits. I will say Take Me Away is prob my favorite song. Martin Birch is known for so much more than Iron Maiden. He produced Black Sabbath's Heaven and Hell (possibly the greatest metal album ever) and Mob Rules. In addition to that he produced many of the earlier Rainbow albums and of course many of Whitesnake's early albums including their American breakthrough Slide It In. Now you've given me much homework to do. 😬 Cheers!! From one half of the Buffalo Boys.
@@rockshowcritique440 ~ Thanks for commenting and watching, Mr. Buffalo 🐃 Boy! “Take Me Away” rules, I’ve always loved that particular tune. Marty does have an extensive CV, l was just trying to leave out some extraneous information that wasn’t germane to the BÖC conversation. Just like l didn’t mention every player on the Imaginos record. Enjoy your homework. Cheers, good sir!
@@btfvinylmagic1180 ~ Yes, many people do feel that way about it. In fact, I know two brothers in Iowa who agree with you. Its stature has definitely grown since its release in 1988. This was a very difficult catalog to rank because BÖC made so many excellent albums, especially when the Bouchard Brothers were both in the band. Such songwriting and vocal diversity!
Enjoyed this - and it's all very subjective so you cannot be 'wrong' - in my world, Heaven Forbid would be ahead of Revolution by Night (horrid production), Club Ninja (ditto) and Imaginos (BOC - meh!) even though every one of these contains classic songs (Shooting Shark, Perfect Water and In the Presence respectively). I think Symbol would rank a little higher on my list too. Good to see a lot of love for Mirrors on here, never understood why the band hated it so and Fire of Unknown Origin at number one - couldn't agree more.
@@MS-mv3qc ~ Hey, 262! Thank you for watching and commenting, much obliged. “Subjective” is the perfect word to describe our own personal experience with the catalog of the mighty BÖC. As PP on SoT says, “we all hear - and see - things differently.” I like all the songs you highlighted and I’m also glad you appreciate the love for Mirrors in the comments here as well. Slainte Mhath! 🍻
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Mirrors is my fave BOC album - I actually love the female backing vocals! The track Mirrors kills - the "pretty girls can't look away" chorus is infectious.......
@@bolinoid ~ That’s a bit of a contrarian choice, but I have no issue with it. That album and Revolution have definitely grown on me, over the years. As I’ve stated before, it’s a tough catalog to rank because it’s just so darn good! Thank you for watching and commenting. Cheers! 🍻
Fun to watch -
#15 - The Revolution by Night
#14 - Ghost Stories
#13 - Club Ninja
#12 - Imaginos
#11 - The Symbol Remains
#10 - Heaven Forbid
#09 - Curse of the Hidden Mirror
#08 - Mirrors
#07 - Spectres
#06 - Fire of Unknown Origin
#05 - Cultosaurus Erectus
#04 - Agents of Fortune
#03 - Tyranny and Mutation
#02 - Blue Oyster Cult
#01 - Secret Treaties
@@pjones8404 ~ Thanks for watching and commenting, l appreciate the positive feedback. We have some similarities and a few differences as well. I think your placement of “The Black and White Era” releases will strike a positive chord with many of the BÖC cognoscenti.
I look forward to our upcoming show, in October, on “Jumpin’ Jeffrey.” 😉 Shhh… let’s not give it away just yet. Cheers!
Love this band! I’m old enough to remember their debut when it came out! I can’t rank the albums too much good music. When I was in college, Spectres was the bomb! Excellent video.
@@scotterrebo995 ~ I thank you for watching and commenting, Mr. Scott. The support is very much appreciated. I kept changing my order around and finally decided to leave it. You’re 100% correct, it’s an amazing catalog. Spectres is awesome. Cheers! 🥂
Mirrors...Agents..Fire..Culto..Secret..would be my top 5. Great episode Davey!! Always learn something new in your episodes!
@@gaznathemoon1128 ~ Thanks, Moon! I appreciate you watching and commenting. Nice to Mirrors get some love here in the comments section. Quite cool. Cheers!
Loved this reaction and learned a few things in the process. Saw them 16x, including some intimate gigs at Chestnut Cabaret in Philly and the Capital Theatre in Passaic. On some of those nights, Buck’s guitar work was otherworldly. And the Godzilla head was such a trip to us head benders! Agreed with your list for the most part, though FOUO I would have at 4 with ST, Spectres and Cultosaurus ahead in some order. Love the jazziness of Cultosaurus Erectus and especially dig Deadline. Great backstory about a planned meeting with Phil Specter gone bad. Such an underrated group of musicians.
@@robertmoraga1501 ~ Thanks for the positive feedback, Mr. Robert. Much obliged, good sir! “Deadline” is another cool deep track but l couldn’t mention them all, sadly. I was trying to keep the ranking to 45 minutes and l went over that self-imposed “deadline” 😉 by 7 minutes!
And it’s a good thing that BÖC never met up with Philly Cheesesteak! Unfortunately, it didn’t do that much for the career of the Ramones and that nutty cat turned out to be a REALLY bad dude as well!!
Great show and ranking, Davey! I only got heavy into BOC's music over the last 10 years or so and I love their music more as time passes. I have no experience with Curse of the Hidden Mirror so I will not include this in my ranking. My top 2 have flip flopped over the years and they are easy 10 out of 10 albums for me. Cheers!
14. Ghost Stories
13. Imaginos
12. Mirrors
11. Club Ninja
10. The Revolution by Night
9. Spectres
8. Heaven Forbid
7. Agents of Fortune
6. Fire of Unknown Origin
5. The Symbol Remains
4. Blue Oyster Cult
3. Cultosaurus Erectus
2. Secret Treaties
1. Tyranny and Mutation
@@JohntheMusicNut ~ Thanks for the positive feedback, Mr. MusicNut, and for watching & commenting as well. I dig how everyone has a very different ranking of the illustrious BÖC catalog! There are no wrong answers, or rankings… what a phenomenal band.
Just wanted to let you know that Curse of the Hidden Mirror IS on UA-cam for you to check out. I think the person who put up a great sounding version is called BlueÖysterStan. Check out his version, especially “Dance on Stilts,” “The Old Gods Return” and “Pocket.” There are also a bunch of heavier tracks you may like, too. Happy listening!!
Davey - Good job ranking BOC albums. Cool that you dropped in on Grant's Warehouse. Congrats on new work. Stay healthy and be safe. Keep rock'en!
@@stevendavid5370 ~ Thanks for commenting and watching, man with the most excellent name! 😃 l wanted to comment way more on GRW’s show last night, since I’m a big King’s X fan. Unfortunately, I was at work… so it took me two hours to watch his 45 minute show. Egads!
Slainte Mhath! 🍻
Nice ranking bro. BOC are criminally underrated. Subbed 👍
@@Evergrimrecordings ~ Thanks, Grim. I will definitely be doing some more BÖC content in the future, along with more hard rock, metal, prog, punk, new wave and classic rock. I appreciate your support. Cheers!
This was very interesting as somebody who only knows the big singles. Now I'll have to listen to the albums. I didn't know about one of the lyricists writing the screenplay to The Crow and had forgotten all about the famous SNL skit. I'm intrigued by the vampire and alien motifs you mentioned. Great video!
@@tiadoran ~ Welcome to the weird and wacky world of The Blue Öyster Cult! I hope you enjoy your journey into the land of the “Unknown Tongue.” Only a band like BÖC can have a song in their catalog titled “She’s As Beautiful As a Foot,” and get away with it. Thanks for watching and commenting. Slainte Mhath! 🥂
I own and love every BOC record. Also have Bouchards solo stuff. Its interesting to observe everyone's personal preferences.
15. -Ghost stories (back end of the record, soul jive, gun, shot in the dark, dont come running to me are all good tunes; the record is marred because the first tracks are not so good)
14. Imaginos (I almost made this record #15; its a bit of a mess)
13. Club Ninja ( a few good songs)
12. Heaven Forbid (its pretty good)
11. The symbol remains (I love Florida man)
10. The revolution by night (I like every song including the worst and cheesy anthem "let's go")
9 Curse of the mirror (one or two weaker tracks, the rest is killer and your right this record has great production)
8. Agents of fortune (Its good but the most overrated in their catalogue)
7 Mirrors (Moony Crazy is fantastic as are much of the B sides)
6 Blue oyster Cult (Its very good)
5 Cultasaurus E (I like every song, particularly deadline, hungry boys [[looking for drugs on long island]], divine wind. I forgot about Monsters)
4 Specters (Fng great; a promo album was sent to my high school radio station 1st record I heard from them)
3. Secret Treaties (consistently solid)
2. Tyranny & Mutation (every song is unique. Very consistent- Baby Ice dog!)
1. Fire of Unknown Origin (masterpiece. Side two is also phenomenal with "after dark, JC, don't turn your back, vengeance" Instrumentally, the band was never tighter.
@@rayr4320 ~ Hey, Ray! Thanks for commenting and watching. Another cool list. I like how we all love this wonderful catalog, yet have certain releases in other spots than our BÖC brethren. Cheers and have a great week!
Nice ranking, thank you. I’d have to put Treaties at No1, but the 1-2 of Black Blade and Monsters sums up everything that’s great about the band for me
@@SimonPetryszyn ~ Thanks for commenting and watching, Mr. Simon. Secret Treaties is excellent and Cultosaurus Erectus rocks, too!
Love this!! Would love to see you do more of these.
@@KUJayhawkJazz ~ Thanks, Hawkman! I appreciate you watching and commenting. I just booked a bunch of shows on my channel, with guests, for the month of October. So look for more Top Twelve Tunes - and album rankings - shows, coming soon to Cretin Classics!
Slainte Mhath! 🍻
PS: If you look at my playlist section, you’ll see my guest appearances on other channels. There are more album rankings to be found there. Thanks.
Excellent review! 😊
@@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin ~ Thanks for the support, Mr. Muffin. I greatly appreciate it. Cheers from Noo Yawk, ova heyah! 😉
Excellent video!
@@badvinyl4531 ~ Thanks, “BV.” Much obliged, sir. Thanks for watching and commenting.
For me the first three are best then Fire.I love Imaginos with Buck singing Astronomy, and Mirrors. Later Heaven Forbid is a stand out with Harvest Moon. Ritchie Castellano has a big name these days with Jon Anderson of YES. He has added so much to BOC too. Long Island, baby - Lonk Island! Ritchie's dad's music store was BOC's Go - To and that is how they met Ritchie. Buck lives in Bethesda where I lived when active duty at the Naval Hospital. Love this band since a kid. Baby Ice Dog - it was quite a sin, how the ice came in..Wings wetted down, stumbling on the ground.....I could go on! Thanks, dig the video!
@@SPY1964-LL ~ Thanks for watching and sharing your history on this amazing band, my fellow Yes fan! Yes just may be my favorite band of all time. I’m planning an album ranking on them for next year along with Rush, ELP, Pink Floyd, Marillion, Styx and dozens more. I did recently list my 15 favorite Yes songs on the Rock Show Critique channel. You can find it on my playlist section, under Appearances on Other Channels. Slainte Mhath! 🥂
@@daveycretin664 Yes is my favorite all time band. Then Wishbone Ash (check out their first album, then Argus and Pilgrimage). If you have Spotify - just check them out. They were HUGE influence on Priest, Maiden etc. You will LOVE them. I look forward to your Yes Countdown. I love Rush since 1976. I was a tiny kid and had a Canadian cousin who had the 'New" one called 2112. Neil could play like Billy Cobham (my fave). Knocked me out. Love Floyd ELP (Trilogy) etc. Dig it! Cheers Mate!
Oh Man …ur the dude who works or worked MR CHEAPOS ..great to see u …I remember u said “no whistling in store “..we used to mess around having fun ..that’s rockn roll …I’ll check ur ch. soon…oh the BOC breakdown is cool as I’m a huge Fan too
@@thrashaddiction ~ Thanks for watching and commenting, Mr. Mike! Yes, l worked at both Cheapo’s stores for about 15 years. Ah, the halcyon days of yore…
BÖC totally rule! Love those guys. Big fan for many years (decades) now. Cheers, 🍻 me ol’ matey!
Cultosaurus was the first album that I bought and is still my favourite overall. It's hard for me to list the majority of these records though...they are all awesome. BOC ...just a brilliant band.
@@tdk903 ~ Oh, l was a TDK and Maxell blank tape buyer back in the day! Although l shouldn’t jump to conclusions, those just may be your initials. Cultosaurus is looked back on very highly and continues to grow in stature. Thanks for commenting and watching. Slainte Mhath! 🍻
@@daveycretin664 They are not my initials. I also was a big fan of making complication tapes from LP's for my own use or just to swap and share favourite bands. Good memories. TDK and Maxwell....indeed my favourite brands too. Sony also good though. 😊👍🏻
I appreciate Mirrors more than many fans, and it would probably rank around 3-4 in the discography. I don't mind the female vocals at all. They work with the individual songs on the album. I would rank this album ahead of Agents of Fortune, which I consider inconsistent. The only track I don't really love is the closer, Lonely Teardrops.
@@toddhill7483 ~ Thank you for commenting & checking out the video, Todd. I’m enjoying seeing some love for Mirrors here in the comments… sweet. You really can’t go wrong with any album with Albert Bouchard on drums. He wrote/co-wrote some mint tunes and has a unique singing voice as well. Cheers!
1. Cultosaurus Erectus (1980)
2. Fire of Unknown Origin (1981)
3. Spectres (1977)
4. Secret Treaties (1974)
5. Tyranny and Mutation (1973)
6. Heaven Forbid (1998)
7. The Symbol Remains (2020)
8. Imaginos (1988)
9. Blue Oyster Cult (1972)
10. Agents of Fortune (1976)
11. Mirrors (1979)
12. The Revolution By Night (1983)
13. Club Ninja (1985)
14. Curse of the Hidden Mirror (2001)
15. Ghost Stories (2024)
@@kevinbrown1893 ~ Thanks for watching and commenting, Mr. Brown. Nice to see Cultosaurus get a lot of love here and The Symbol Remains is also held in very high regard. Cheers!
15-Heaven Forbid
14-Curse of the hidden mirror
13-Fire of unknown origin
12-Ghost stories
11-The revolution by night
10-Agents of fortune
09-Cultosaurus erectus
08-Blue oyster cult
07-Symbol remains
06-Club ninja
05-Spectres
04-Mirrors
03-Tyranny and mutations
02-Secret Treaties
01-Imaginos
in general, my opinion about each album is constantly changing because the group has no bad albums, but I can say with certainty that I like the albums of 1998 and 2001 the least, and Imaginos is an underrated masterpiece
@@chach_mans ~ Nice to see Imaginos, Mirrors 🪞 and Club Ninja 🥷 so high! I like that all the rankings posted here are so different. It just goes to show the greatness of their catalog. Thanks for sharing your list and watching. Cheers! 🍻
My Ranking of the mighty BöC
1. Specters
2. Cultösaurus Erectus
3. Mirrors
4. Fire of The Unknown Origin
5. Club Ninja
6. Secret Treaties
7. Agents of Fortune
8. BöC
9. Heaven Forbid
10. Tyranny and Mutation
11. The Symbol Remains
12. Curse of the Hidden Mirror
13. Imaginos
14. The Revölution by Night
15. Ghost Stories
Not quite sure how these albums rank as I do not own many. I do have the double disc set which has all the standard hits. I will say Take Me Away is prob my favorite song. Martin Birch is known for so much more than Iron Maiden. He produced Black Sabbath's Heaven and Hell (possibly the greatest metal album ever) and Mob Rules. In addition to that he produced many of the earlier Rainbow albums and of course many of Whitesnake's early albums including their American breakthrough Slide It In. Now you've given me much homework to do. 😬 Cheers!! From one half of the Buffalo Boys.
@@rockshowcritique440 ~ Thanks for commenting and watching, Mr. Buffalo 🐃 Boy! “Take Me Away” rules, I’ve always loved that particular tune. Marty does have an extensive CV, l was just trying to leave out some extraneous information that wasn’t germane to the BÖC conversation. Just like l didn’t mention every player on the Imaginos record. Enjoy your homework. Cheers, good sir!
Imaginos is a masterpiece
@@btfvinylmagic1180 ~ Yes, many people do feel that way about it. In fact, I know two brothers in Iowa who agree with you. Its stature has definitely grown since its release in 1988. This was a very difficult catalog to rank because BÖC made so many excellent albums, especially when the Bouchard Brothers were both in the band. Such songwriting and vocal diversity!
Enjoyed this - and it's all very subjective so you cannot be 'wrong' - in my world, Heaven Forbid would be ahead of Revolution by Night (horrid production), Club Ninja (ditto) and Imaginos (BOC - meh!) even though every one of these contains classic songs (Shooting Shark, Perfect Water and In the Presence respectively). I think Symbol would rank a little higher on my list too. Good to see a lot of love for Mirrors on here, never understood why the band hated it so and Fire of Unknown Origin at number one - couldn't agree more.
@@MS-mv3qc ~ Hey, 262! Thank you for watching and commenting, much obliged. “Subjective” is the perfect word to describe our own personal experience with the catalog of the mighty BÖC. As PP on SoT says, “we all hear - and see - things differently.” I like all the songs you highlighted and I’m also glad you appreciate the love for Mirrors in the comments here as well. Slainte Mhath! 🍻