Blue Oyster Cult - Tyranny And Mutation

Let's look back nostalgically to the days when influential DJs presented their precious wares on the radio, which were lapped up by listeners and music pirates alike. That progressive, perhaps psycho, rockers such as the Blue Öyster Cult led a somewhat niche existence makes one all the more eager to listen to the truly awesome discs recorded by this group in their early days. An important start was made with the re-release of BÖC's Secret Treaties (Columbia KC 32858), which is now followed by Tyranny And Mutation — another great disc.

Although the band offers a mix of slightly subdued, milder pieces, the opening number "?The Red & The Black" makes it fully clear that we are in for a dizzy roller-coaster ride here. Subsequently the Black side with its straightforward guitar riffs is mixed together with a complex melody and results in an amazingly colourful sound ("O.D.'d On Life Itself"), it is refreshingly naive, full of feisty complicated rock ("Baby Ice Dog"), and soars to celestial heights in "Wings Wetted Down" with its polyphonic male voices.

After the death of 'Lemmy' Kilmister in 2015, we can now enjoy only one group with a heavy-metal Umlaut in its name. But who wants to wait around until some radio DJ puts this great chunk of meaty rock'n'roll on the turntable?

Recording: 1972 at Columbia Studios, New York City, by Tim Geelan
Production: Murray Krugman & Sandy Pearlman

 

1. The Red & The Black

2. O.D.'d On Life Itself

3. Hot Rails To Hell

4. 7 Screaming Diz-Busters

5. Baby Ice Dog

6. Wings Wetted Down

7. Teen Archer

8. Mistress Of The Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl)

Customer Reviews (5.00 Stars) 2 person(s) rated this product.

Part of the 70s revolution posted on 11/20/2021 5 Stars Reviewer: Jeff I've had this album since its original release. and I don't usually repurchase just to get a better quality sound. This release is well worth it to me, since I've been playing the original for quite some time, and I just love this album! It really takes me back to the time before they hit it big, and man, their concert back in '74/'75 was AWESOME. If you appreciate music from the mid-70s, this one is for you. Enjoy!

Love it! posted on 02/11/2021 5 Stars Well I guess I will write a review. This is an excellent album. SC did a great job on this one.

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