Blue Öyster Cult

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Blue Öyster Cult is a psychedelic/heavy metal band that formed in Long Island, New York in 1967. They have many well-known songs like (Don't Fear) The Reaper, and Burnin' For You.

BOC is most famous for that time that they drove from Lancester, Michigan, to Boise, Idaho, without having to stop for anything except bathroom breaks and to get petrol. The band members took turns driving while others were sleeping. Eric Bloom, lead vocals, did most of the driving, because he can stay awake for a long time, which upset other band members. Richie Castellano actually got his license for this trip and only got to drive for a couple of hours. Jules Rodino's mother, Martha Rodino, made sandwiches for the band, which they kept in a cooler with cold bottles of soda, because this trip took place a long time ago when you could still bottles of soda. They rented the van from Hertz.

Also, once, I totally called KZEL to have (Don't Fear) The Reaper played on one of their call in days, but the deejay said he wouldn't play it, because they play that song all the time. That is actually how popular BOC is.

1 Lineup
2 Former Members
3 Discography

[edit] Lineup

The current members of the band are:

Eric Bloom (1970-present) - lead vocals, guitar
Buck Dharma (1970-present) - lead guitar, vocals
Allen Lanier (1970-1985, 1987-present) - keyboards, guitar
Richie Castellano (2004-present) - bass, vocals
Jules Rodino (2004-present) - drums

The original lineup of the band was:

Eric Bloom - lead vocals, stun guitar
Buck Dharma - lead guitar, vocals
Allen Lanier - keyboards, guitar
Joe Bouchard - bass, vocals
Albert Bouchard - drums, vocals

[edit] Former Members

The former members of the band are as follows:

[edit] Bass

Joe Bouchard (1970-1986)
Jon Rogers (1987-1995)
Greg Smith (1995)
Danny Miranda (1995-2004)

[edit] Drums

Albert Bouchard (1970-1981, Feb 1985 - Californian tour)
Rick Downey (1981-1984)
Thommy Price (1985)
Jimmy Wilcox (1985-1987)
Ron Riddle (1987-1991)
Chuck Burgi (1991-1992, 1992-1995, 1996-1997)
John Miceli (1992, 1995 and some dates in 2003)
John O'Reilly (1995-1996)
Bobby Rondinelli (1997-2004)

[edit] Keyboards

Tommy Zvonchek (1985-1987)
Kasim Sultan (1998) - also guitar (filled in for Lanier during illness)
Al Pitrelli (1999) - also guitar (filled in for Lanier during illness)

[edit] Discography

(No singles, no samplers, US release dates.)

1972 Blue Öyster Cult (Original lineup)
1973 Tyranny and Mutation (Original lineup)
1974 Secret Treaties (Original lineup)
1975 On Your Feet Or On Your Knees (live) (Original lineup)
1976 Agents of Fortune (Original lineup)
1977 Spectres (Original lineup)
1978 Some Enchanted Evening (live) (Original lineup)
1979 Mirrors (Original lineup)
1980 Cultösaurus Erectus (Original lineup)
1981 Fire of Unknown Origin (Original lineup)
1982 Extraterrestrial Live (live) (Bloom, Roeser, Lanier, J. Bouchard, Downey)
1983 The Revölution by Night (Bloom, Roeser, Lanier, J. Bouchard, Downey)
1984 Club Ninja (Bloom, Roeser, Zvoncheck, J. Bouchard, Price)
1988 Imaginos (Original lineup)
1998 Heaven Forbid (Bloom, Roeser, Lanier, Miranda, Burgi)
2001 Curse of the Hidden Mirror (Bloom, Roeser, Lanier, Miranda, Rondinelli)
2002 A Long Day's Night (live) (Bloom, Roeser, Lanier, Miranda, Rondinelli)