Wednesday 25 April 2018

Blue Oyster Cult (1976) ETI - LOST 70s GEMS

The track's title stands for Extra Terrestrial intelligence, just thought you should know that!

The talkbox opening, the rolling rhythm guitar crunch and Steven Tyler-esque singer makes me feel this sounds like Aerosmith but the whirring guitar liens and gospel stacked harmony lined chorus prove it's not. The glistening chords and supernatural sound effects of a theremin sounding lead guitar whisking off in oscillating vibrations establishes a very extra terrestrial spirit to this song along with Buck Dharma's piercingly perfect guitar trailblazing solo. In my notes from three years ago I wrote this was 'nice sounding'..indeed it is! How can you not like the animated 'Wait there's more' or the mention of a character called Balthazaar in the chorus; deep spiritual connection, man.


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