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Blue Oyster Cult
Don't Fear The Reaper (Live)
Album: n/a
Genres: Rock
Is this the real Blue Oyster Cult, captured live on stage at the Orlando House of Blues, or an inept weekend cover band stumbling its way through one of the greatest rock songs of all time? You be the judge! |
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A hypnotic hit from the Summer of '76, "Don't Fear The Reaper" is one of the greatest rock songs of all time, melding patented Blue Oyster Cult heaviness with the euphoric jangle of vintage Byrds records. The song's perfection was such that it proved almost impossible to duplicate in concert, as the slightly rougher versions captured on such live documents as 1978's Some Enchanted Evening and 1982's Extraterrestrial Live attest. But even those renditions are light years better than this one, which was recorded live at Orlando's House of Blues in May 2000. Part of the problem is an inept mix -- the backing vocals are placed much higher than the lead, and the keyboards and cowbell grow disproportionately loud at times -- but most of the blame has to be laid at the feet of the band members themselves. The vocals are half-hearted and tuneless, the drums occasionally come in at the wrong time, and the whole thing sounds like the ham-fisted work of paunchy, middle-aged sanitation engineers trying to recapture their lost youth by jamming B.O.C. tunes in a weekend cover band. Buck Dharma's guitar licks are immediately identifiable, of course, but even they sound tired and out of practice. Don't fear the Reaper, boys; call it quits before the B.O.C. name loses every last vestige of its magic and mystique.
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Dan Epstein |
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Dan Epstein is a Los Angeles-based journalist and pop-culture historian whose work has appeared in L.A. Weekly, BAM, Raygun, Guitar World and the Los Angeles Times, among other publications. His first book, Twentieth Century Pop Culture, was published in 1999 by Carlton Books.
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it didn't sound that bad at first, but then the vocals came in - simply horrible
zack
oh man have these guys lost it.
peaches
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for Blue Oyster Cult
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All Music Guide: Blue Oyster Cult
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Blue Oyster Cult Online
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Official Blue Oyster Cult Site
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