My favorite BOC song. Anyone else feel the same way? I can't explain it...it is just out of this world great. Astronomy!

@minman1

8 жыл бұрын

Yup....as a young boy learning guitar this song was one I always put on and played along with. And now that Sandy has passed it's once again come into my mind. RIP Samuel Pearlman!

@sspaay

7 жыл бұрын

I feel the same way. The mystical science fictiony lyrics, Eric's urgent vocals, the non-stop urgency of the song. And of course BUCK COULD SHRED! Buck could always shred.

@gpaul856

7 жыл бұрын

Dewey Cedarblade BOC has so many great songs!! We are in agreement with this one. Everyone has an opinion...we love this song...

@enriquejerezpreciado8629

7 жыл бұрын

I Agree with you George. Its Wonderfull

@robertballot5503

7 жыл бұрын

Totally infatuated with this song the first time I heard it . . . and the spell has never been broken

Thin Lizzy and Blue Oyster Cult 1979 at Veterns Memorial Columbus Ohio . I was 18 and what a great show by both bands.

@ezioauditore7427

4 жыл бұрын

Two of my favorite band.

@9siccmade

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds like the best concert EVER

@cloudedthoughts909

Жыл бұрын

Sweet double bill.

The Bouchard masterpiece, a timeless classic rock tune

@courtneywalker7854

2 жыл бұрын

Buck is one of rocks all time greatest guitarist.and I have seen them all. Except Hendrix, .my all time favorite.

This song transcends merely just music. This just lifts me to some other realm when I listen to it.

I was fortunate to have seen the Bouchard Bros. play at a barn dance on their parent's farm in upstate NY. This was before they graduated high school and before BOC. I was a young teenager and my family vacationed just down the road from their place. A far cry from BOC and this concert, but I can say I knew them when....

@elfman5176

Жыл бұрын

Some people have all the luck That is so awesome

Most bands dream of being this good live!

@stevenwilkinson1265

4 жыл бұрын

Search "ETI live 1977 Super 8" & see just how good BOC were live in their heyday .... incredible.

I was at this show. Richie Blackmore canceled and BOC played like a three hour show and pulled out all the stops! We totally got our money's worth. Always a great live band.

RIP Allen Lanier.....BOCs secret weapon !!!

@danielburgoyne8603

3 жыл бұрын

Multi talented, excellent guitar and keyboard player.! Love his shared live solo with Buck D. on "Last Days of May"!

@ChickenWang0

2 жыл бұрын

Finally someone mentioned Allen. He’s great playing guitar and keys. In this.

@ChickenWang0

2 жыл бұрын

They said Allen was a perfection and was never satisfied always thought they could do better. All of them were amazing

this track is BOC 's heritage to mankind..!

Eric Bloom is the first human ever to be born with sunglasses on his face.

@dank8865

5 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna be 58 in a few days & you just made me laugh for the 1st time in 37 years. It hurt. But thanks anyway. Awesome comment. A year late but you still won the internet that day. Belated congrats.

@jrock2264

5 жыл бұрын

hahahaha....great one!

@chrisevans9553

5 жыл бұрын

I think Ian Hunter was, too.

@Whisker89

5 жыл бұрын

My father's like that too. I too had sunglasses on most of the time, at least until a girl to a party thought I was blind since I was wearing sunglasses indoor...

@dougyates7218

5 жыл бұрын

Funny!

Secret Treaties...top 10 album ...in my opinion!

Saw them in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton bowl June 9 1979 (Texxas world music festival ;79) along with Heart , Boston, Van Halen, Nazareth, Sammy Hagar, and TKO ( the 70's were a great time to be a teenager!!!! )

@AvidHistory

4 жыл бұрын

I was there too!! Great time. BOC & Heart were the best! 🎸✨

@ernestthrasher39

Ай бұрын

I was THERE AS WELL👽🖖💫🌌🎼🎶!!!!! It was F'ng 🔥 in that Cotton Bowl! I was 10yrs young and Aunt D.got me an early Christmas gift(saw lots of TITTIES😅)! Blue Oyster Cult👊

Wow! One of the best live bands on the planet at their peak.

To this day I Never miss a Blue Oyster Cult show No one sounds like these guys IMO Incredible 🤠

a little love for the late great alan lanier, here. what a talented man.

Holy mother of

Yes my favorite song and my favorite band.This is superb.Thank you.

Greatest band ever in my opinion. ❣️💪🏼

It says a lot that two of the finest live rock guitar solos ever recorded were not only the same band, but the same song. Amazing. Buck Dharma continues to astonish after all these years.

My favorite song One of the best version I've never heard I love BÖC

Not showmen, just a complete band of visionaries. I never thought I would hear a version as good as Some Enchanted Evening but here we are 😎

One of the best versions I've ever heard. The keyboards finally get the exposure they deserve.

@marmcd2003

Жыл бұрын

Allen Lanier was badly underrated at his keyboarding skills. RIP

saw BOC many times in the 70's and 80's. one of my favorite bands of all time. saw them at the spectrum in philly many times. saw them a few times in phoenix at the colesium. saw them in tenn a few times. once in a litlle bar in murfreesboro tn. saw them in baltimore civic center, steel town. they were and still one of my favorite live bands.of all time. the only band i have seen more than them is frank zappa. have all of BOC'S albums, cassettes, and cd's. have some on all three. put many miles on my vehicles back in the day riding around listening to them smoking some refer. not hurting anybody, just enjoying life with my best friends and some good rock-n-roll. we had it made in the 60's and 70's.

I think I would have bawled my head off if I was at that show.

@kylegilpin1025

4 жыл бұрын

ASTRONOMY HELL YA

I have had the opinion for almost 39 years that the live version of Astronomy on Some Enchanted Evening was the greatest recorded piece of rock music ... this version here comes mighty close to it. That's BOC for you ... Incredible ...

@gtate135

5 жыл бұрын

Steven Wilkinson i would put Bucks solo on SEE against anything! Best version of the song

@petercenname183

4 жыл бұрын

yes in 1978 the best live set they did, it was never the same after that gig, the mine-set of buck was on the road to perfection on his gibson-LP. his LPs sounded way better then the guitars he now uses.

@music-jh6uy

3 жыл бұрын

Those Solos make me laugh and cry because they are so good. Buck is a master. Not one sour note and everything is going somewhere. A guitarists guitarist. 👍

@sluf1963

3 жыл бұрын

Yes , a very close second , I have loved this song forever . I have rock "T" shirts from 1979 , and 1982 I can still wear , it is now 2020 , and I live this , as if it was yesterday .

@froglobster

2 жыл бұрын

@@sluf1963 Haha… I have what’s left of of tshirt has their name symbol and says Cultosaurus Erectus! Great tour!

Buck's solo is pure serotonin shot into my brain

More than enough music genius to surround the galaxy. Salute to the Bouchards and Allen.

I am happy to see that the large flock of show cassettes I released into the wild years ago have found new life and spread the Legend of the Cult far and wide. This was a wonderful set to mix......George Geranios

@jeepsterrex2185

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the memories. You sure knew when and how to enhance each instrument at the right moment. My first show was 12-31-1974 at The Academy of Music. My first concert ever!...Pelican gave me backstage passes at Cormack arena 1976. He got a Levi jacket with a replica of The Agents cover on the back...ahhh the memories. Used those passes for a few other shows..Are you still front man for anybody anymore?

@georgegeranios2918

7 жыл бұрын

No sir, thanks for the props. I am retired now and don't really do any live mixing. I love all the killer tools available now to sound people and I play with them in my modest home studio. I consider mysef very fortunate to have worked with the Oysters during that great era of music.

@georgebethos7890

7 жыл бұрын

George Geranios Thanks a lot George

@jeepsterrex2185

7 жыл бұрын

I lived in the Los Angeles for many years. The great host with most Bolle became a good friend. Still till this day. He told me how you passed on some of your soundboards to him..so cool. I would go to his "Museum of The Cult" a couple times a month after work and listen to one of the shows id had seen. You had your pulse directly connected to them musically. Are you the first or one of the first to create "True" stereo sound at a live show? Sounded like it. Thanks for the memories guy. Best of Heath To You!

@beefoneeto

7 жыл бұрын

One of my fave versions of Astronomy.Except for that bubbling sound.Still great.I loved Bucks sound then.And the new arrangement kills.

Anybody out there who (foolishly) thinks that Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser can't wail with the best of 'em on electric guitar needs a listen to this. Great stuff, thanks for the upload.

@vincentmarino9886

4 жыл бұрын

Hey John, I see you posted this a year ago:).......... I just saw BOC 2 weeks ago and this was the conversation ironically. Now, let me say first that my friends and I are all musicians, some guitarists, NONE I say NONE that can compete with Donald Roeser. Sure we can wail...... but some is a bit of trick or illusion so to speak. There are techniques such as, trills, vibratos, pull offs ect.... that require practice and skill, then you throw in some delay and distortion and you look like a star to some people..... But, Donald is incredibly melodic and clean picking. To do so at that blinding speed is an immense talent. He's also incredibly imaginative, has beautiful phrasing etc. He is simply a phenom and a great human being to boot. Cheers.

@richardjohnson4373

3 жыл бұрын

I see both of you posted a little while ago but the talent of Buck is top notch. I have played for sometime and his melody is up there with the best (Rhodes, Van Halen, Young etc etc . . .) This is the part I like best someone told Tom Petty your stuff is easy to play. He replied with then you write it. With Buck your stuff is hard to play. He says yes but you try and write it. All sound starts as silence then you give it form. Buck has a sixth sense about melody. This song is great but could use more cow bell. Keep Rocking BOC ! ! !

@spitfireaace

Жыл бұрын

Go Buck!

@eunicewillar7843

Жыл бұрын

Yea that’s for sure!!!

@eunicewillar7843

Жыл бұрын

Good ole Buck, he’s my hero 🎉

Definitely the best version of Astronomy ever played...

def my favorite Astronomy of all time...love Buck's recurring whammy bar note push (or whatever you call it) theme throughout the whole song.

The guitar work starting 4:30 is magnificent.

@volkerke5315

2 жыл бұрын

I agree! Greetings from Germany

Magnifique

Donald Roeser (Buck Dharma) Blue Oyster Cult, Dave Gilmour Pink Floyd, Alexandar Zivojinovich (Alex Lifeson) Rush, Steve Rothry Marillion, Michael Schenker Scorpions UFO MSG sont mes guitaristes préférés.

EXCELLENT VERSION !!!

Just wonderful music ...depth feeling and the guitar 🎸🎸 unreal

This is f'ing incredible.

@stevenwilkinson1265

7 жыл бұрын

It's Buck Dharma .. we have grown to expect the Incredible . You're right though the whole band is bang on it here ....

One of the greatest tracks ever written, this is an exceptional live recording. Thanks for uploading it!

couldn't imagine a version to get close to the Some Enchanted Evening one but this one is off the scale

Really good version does the song the justice it really merits. When my Mum died I couldn't stop listening to this.

Absolutely great stuff thanks so much George from one Greek to another🎸🎸🎸🥁🥁🥁💊💊💊☯️🕉🙀

Flawless every time

Wow just wow I have Secret Treaties since 1976 this fantastic

Been a fan since seeing Soft White Underbelly at age 11 in 1968...

@jedendwatrzy4189

3 жыл бұрын

Oh man, that must have been so cool! I love their pre-BÖC stuff too. Buddha’s Knee live must have been awesome.

I was at this concert!!!

@alwhite7663

Жыл бұрын

Those were some great shows!

thanx that was such a blast from the past made me feel 30 years younger

Absolutely amazing!

Completely enjoyable! I lived in the Twin Cities area when this aired. I was 9 years old. I wish I had been there. Long live B.O.C.!

I remember dropping a friend off at a beach house in winter a full moon the sand was a crust it was 84 I was young and this song was definitely playing in my mind It was a moment I felt close to boc a beautiful moment with the majestic 5 I just couldn’t wait to get home and fire up my rig and play astronomy

Wonderful version and performance. My favorite BÖC song together with “In the presence of another world”

The version from Some Enchanted Evening is my favourite...then buck playing Veteran on Extraterrestrial Live is something else!

@lauragothard9916

3 жыл бұрын

What about... "Buck'sBoogie" tho... yepyep.

I’ve been a fan for decades

Wow...!!! Amazing how much "different" Buck's solo is on this set versus the one on Some Enchanted Evening, yet both are as if they were meant to be. True genius and talent, yet so underrated...!!!

@martinnitschmusic

7 жыл бұрын

a true improviser -- and you can hear the then new influences (van halen, etc) in his use of the whammy-bar

@dr.bombay7031

7 жыл бұрын

Eddie Van Halen couldn't carry Buck Dharma's guitar strap...

@stevenwilkinson1265

7 жыл бұрын

Vic, check out the latest version of Astronomy from Glasgow 2017 on here. Yet another Buck variation on the riffing up to the ending & still incredible. He actually makes a mess up early on in the song which brings a great reaction from Buck & the crowd. It's still stunning & remarkable given it's 38 years on from this one !!!

@Lowgun5

6 жыл бұрын

Two of the greatest live rock and roll guitar solos ever recorded, and not only is it the same guitarist, it's the same song. Amazing. Blue Oyster Cult-On Tour Forever (as my concert T says).

@lorenzobrown

6 жыл бұрын

My favourite is from Some Enchanted Evening

Classic!

THIS AWESOME!

Back in the day, I'd play 'Some Inchanted Evening' to get rocking before heading out for the night with friends.

This is such a classic! Saw them in August 79 with Pat Travers, epic show in Portland Oregon. They toured non stop in the 70's, also saw them in 77 for the Spectres tour, best laser show ever hands down.

@jeffsmith878

4 жыл бұрын

round and round. they just (November of 2019) played in St. Petersburg with Pat Travers supporting! KZread BOC St. Petersburg Ferg's 2019 search yields raw gems.....dig it

This is such an AMAZING recording! All the clips from that time are poorly recorded, but this is straight from the mixer and this is Buck at his very best. WOW!

@beefoneeto

8 жыл бұрын

Yup right off the board.Aren't we lucky?

Dark, weird, exquisite and brilliant. And one of best songs ever.

Buck and Eric Buck and Eric, they weren't the only members of Blue oyster cult. alot of credit should be given to Albert and Joe Bouchard. they were the glue, the heartbeat, the founders. now the brothers have their own band with Dennis Dunaway, Blue Coupe which are great!

@skybooboy

5 жыл бұрын

Actually, the founders were Albert and Donald. Joe didn't join until later. But they definitely made the band much better. Don't forget Allen.

@dougyates7218

5 жыл бұрын

Right on! Well said, sir.

@allentate3760

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, a lot,of talent equally divided among Eric, Albert, Allen, Buck, and Joe.

@mikec6733

5 жыл бұрын

Allen Lanier. Understated but vital. 😎

@offsetvinylfilm

4 жыл бұрын

Albert and Joe wrote this song BTW

The jam never ends with BOC, saw them on this tour in Denver. This may be the best live version of Astronomy yet! especially at 5:15

@jimborusley9082

8 жыл бұрын

+Chris Flynn i still have my ticket stub from that show in Denver. 3rd row and i caught a drumstick at the end of the show. i dunno where that thing is now, but i had it on my wall and this tune takes me right back there now.. THIS is an amazing recording of some of the hottest licks you'll hear anywhere. At that time, their live shows were the best i have seen and i have seen hundreds of live shows and BOC a dozen-ish times. AMAZING!

I was only about 2 years then... But I have been a fan since I was a teen and rocked these guys in my first car. I have only seen them once in a small free concert by a local radio station in the late 80's. Good stuff, and still never tire of their music. BOC forever!

These guys make their guitars WAIL in a way that is out of this WORLD..... Hendrix often did that too... "EXCEPTIONAL..."

freaking awesome version I love it

Great version! One of their best songs.

The best version I've heard! Buck's on fire.

Outstanding! A+++ version of my fav BOC song, thanks for posting!!!!

I have seen boc 15 times and this performance fucking rocks!

alas, I was in middle earth when BOC was big... never got to see them live...

Their lyrical quality is apparent in this recording, wonderful balance between factors.

"Like to whip out an old one for ya" Lol. The song was only 5 years old then. They are still playing it 45 years later !

Eff the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Hey Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Beatles, Stones, the Who, Beach Boys, Kinks, Motown, Stax, and that ilk -- that's a given. After that it's all up for discussion. But I tell you, I listen to the Amazing Blue Oyster Cult as much as any of those guys. I mean more.

@stevenwilkinson1265

7 жыл бұрын

Ross, this song proves their greatness ... don't need a vote or a Hall of Fame .. just functioning ears (ohhh & there are plenty more from the mighty BOC where this one came from ) :).

Great band, no other words to say.

This is the song that inspired me to be one of the greatest keyboards ever this is the legendary over and out

I was at the July concert this same year in Alpine Valley, was one of the best concerts in my life. This was my first live BOC concert, the second time I saw them was years later playing at a local venue in Minneapolis, that was still great, plus got to shake Buck Dharma's hand afterwarrds. But, yeah Astronomy is probably a song I play more than anything else by BOC.

it really is the nexus of the crisis.

@braeduin

9 жыл бұрын

Pat H ...and the origin of storms.

@brucejones299

8 жыл бұрын

+Friedrich .- But is it the Crux of the Biscuit?

@chadmearhoff9086

5 жыл бұрын

you fools acting like total dicks don't even realize that i'm ｔｈｅ░ｏｎｅ░ｙｏｕ░ｗａｒｎｅｄ░ｍｅ░ｏｆ　（あ音え暗仮パ）

This is amazing!

Tyranny and Mutation and the unnamed album with 'Cities on Flame' are and always will be my favorite albums.

I was at this show!!! Met Center, Minneapolis, MN

@Damaged262

9 ай бұрын

I’ve seen BOC 103 times, still pissed I haven’t seen them more. I’ve seen almost every great band except Zep, and i still haven’t seen BOC enough.

Lotta shows , even more memories , just how good they really are - Winterland pure magic several times in the midst of writing Tyranny & Mutation seeing that tour was amazing top it with Secret Treaties !! And of course i was a Worldly Lad of 13-15 shaped me & how i saw things made me a more in tune artist & the lyrics intregued me then & now thank you for this recording and more memories to come keep the faith rock n roll can never die !!!

I don't understand why these guys aren't selling out huge arenas to this day!!! Still awesome!!!!

@DowJonesDave

4 жыл бұрын

Eric Bloom lost his voice. Without that they can't sell out crowds anymore...

@jeffsmith878

4 жыл бұрын

@@DowJonesDave respectfully, Bullshit

@elfman5176

Жыл бұрын

Actually they do sell out smaller venues 2000 to 3000 seats and take the roof off

lovely

I hear you buddy

for sure the best live in 79

1st heard it 2 yrs before i was married 25 years ago and divorced 7 years. it is still good music. PS i was 21

Yes I agree,just happen to be in the greater bay area during this time and saw soft white underbelly at the old Waldorf 5 years in a row with 250 of my cult fans.I am truly blessed. Buck is one of my favorites.

@mlbloverock

11 ай бұрын

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The song where Imaginos aka Desdinova realizes where he came from. As an indigo child, this song is deeply emotional. 🤘❤

Absolutely one of BOC 's best.

it is amazing that it has been 45 years since this. And since an amazing guitar solo

WOW AWWEESsome!!

AHH ce solo de Buck, ASTRONOMIQUE !!

Incredible rendition :D

should have been original inductees to R&R HoF

Literally giving me goosebumps again 50 fucking years later!

So fortunate to have seen this band maybe a dozen times over the years. The first time at Magic Mountain in California on the very same stage where Spinal Tap opened for the puppet show. They blew me away then when they all grabbed guitars for "Godzilla" and I've been a fan ever since. This is a great version of a classic. Buck Dharma just goes bananas on this version. How can one little man hold so many riffs?

@lauragothard9916

3 жыл бұрын

I saw that show at Magic Mountain. Afterward, I came across the band in the tavern/bar thing they had at Magic Mountain. Eric signed an autograph on one of the pages in.my checkbook. So cool.

@Lowgun5

Жыл бұрын

@@lauragothard9916 I don't think that I was old enough to drink yet at that point. Doesn't mean I wasn't baked for that show, though.

A few months later, I would see them at the Santa Cruz Civic. The last day of the 1970's. I saw a girl there that took my breath away, but I was a little pipsqueak. It took me thirty years, but now she's madly in love with me. Life.

Great sound quality nice upload

Great song

I saw BOC at the Dane County Coliseum with Be Bop Deluxe in Oct'76. It's kind of strange that the few audio/video clips that I've loaded from that era seem way too slow from what I remember of that concert...I mean...they were like lightning that night...one song after another. They did a medley of Paul Revere's "Kicks" and "Flaming Telepaths" that still brings a smile to my face. I was pretty young and it was one of my first concerts, but I often compared other band's live performances to BOC's. Be Bep Deluxe was also an awesome band. Bill Nelson is still considered a great English guitarist.

@beefoneeto

9 жыл бұрын

I think it was KIcks/Dominance and Submission.

@farmasyst

9 жыл бұрын

beefoneeto Thanks...that's very possible...It was almost 40 years ago..haha

@robertballot5503

7 жыл бұрын

Wow! Would have loved to see the Bop and Blue tour!

@stevenwilkinson1265

7 жыл бұрын

Live in the Air Age is a wonderful live album from a fine band ...

@dougmphilly

6 жыл бұрын

doug benjamin a night of bill Nelson and buck Darma is guitar heaven.

Absolument fabuleux, génial, un must ce boc, admirable