This is album number six for Blue Oyster Cult, and the last album of their 70’s original golden period. They didn’t mean a whole bunch outside of the US until they struck gold with Don’t Fear The Reaper. I’ve always found them a difficult band to pigeonhole as they cross musical styles with each record. Their first album was almost punk/garage rock in style, and compared to this, which is quite a polished sound, they could be a different band altogether.
There are a couple of very radio-friendly tunes on this album namely opener Dr. Music with its super catchy hook line, In Thee which has a very mid west country sound, and the killer Moon Crazy. I tend to swing towards the Prog sounding tracks like The Great Sun Jester which is my favourite, and the great album closer Lonely Teardrops with the Trampled Under Foot riff.
A very underrated band that have consistently made good records.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
