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Product Details:
Audio CD Release Date:
January 08, 2008
Studio:
American Beat
Number Of Discs:
1
Average Customer Rating:
based on 73 reviews
Track Listing:
1.
I Am the One You Warned Me Of - Blue Öyster Cult, Roeser, Donald
2.
Les Invisibles
3.
In the Presence of Another World
4.
Del Rio's Song
5.
The Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein's Castle at Weisseria
6.
Astronomy - Blue Öyster Cult, Bouchard, Joe
7.
Magna of Illusion - Blue Öyster Cult, Roeser, Donald
8.
Blue Öyster Cult
9.
Imaginos
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Classic, back in printAug 09, 2008 The relatively new reissue label American Beat inaugurated themselves to the more discerning rock listener with their release of the Blue Öyster Cult classic "Imaginos". For some reason Columbia has kept this album out of print in the US for ages, and aside from some generally low-quality mp3's (or expensive imports), this is the first time many listeners have had a reasonable opportunity to hear what many consider one of BÖC's finest (if most confusing) works.
The musician credits have been revised, the artwork is reproduced nicely enough, and there has been some minimal remastering done; on the downside, there are no lyrics nor any liner notes explaining the concept. No matter; the lyrics and various and sundry notes and analyses are everywhere on the internet. "Imaginos" is a masterpiece that the band's following has been fascinated with for decades even if the general rock landscape has largely forgotten it. Maybe now these tunes will receive their due.
Thanks, American Beat, and keep up the good work.
(The label was supposed to have reissued the other long unavailable BÖC album "Club Ninja"; what happened with that?)
Best BOC albumAug 08, 2008 This was the album that finally sold me on BOC. Now I'm a diehard fan. My uncle gave me Agents of Fortune for Christmas when I was 12 or 13 years old, which I thought was merely OK, I didn't pick this one up until I saw it at the record store a couple years later. I thought the cover looked awesome, it was a total impulse buy. Best impulse buy I ever made. Years later, I own all of BOC's records, but Imaginos remains my favorite.
BOC really got screwed by their record label at the time Imaginos was released, as not only did CBS/Columbia drop all support/promotion of the album once it hit the stores but they dropped BOC from the label completely. Because of this bad blood and other factors BOC likes to try to forget the Imaginos days and pretend the record doesn't exist. I can't say I blame them. Despite these facts, Imaginos is packed with some really killer music and some of BOC's best lyrics to date. Also, lots of guest musicians on here including Joe Satriani and Robbie Krieger of the Doors.
Support BOC and see them the next time they hit your city. They still rock, even after 35 years.
BLOWN AWAY!!!Jul 20, 2008 First off, I have been a BOC fan for about three years now, and I have to say that this is definately the most fantstic and hidden masterpiece the band has ever created. I say this having heard virtually EVERY BOC song from EVERY album at least once. While no BOC song can top "(Don't Fear) the Reaper", just about every song on this album is close at one time or another, and I really feel that this creative effort shold have been more recognized in its own time, as well as in ours. The mystic titles, songs, and lyrics on this album make for a very entertaing and enjoyable listening experience. I must say I am officially BLOWN AWAY BY BLUE OYSTER CULT'S UNDERRATED HIDDEN GEM!!!!!!
POSSIBLY THEIR BESTJun 04, 2008 I had to add my few cents worth after reading some cringe-worthy reviews....("I found myself only listening to half the songs, then skipping to the next one???!!!) When I first purchased this album, when it first came out it WAS different than what I had expected, and I was initially disappointed. But after several listens (and listening to each song ALL THE WAY through), I became hooked on this release. Each song is a masterpiece in it's own right, and just when you think you've heard everything you think there is to hear in a song, there is some suprise to mix things up. So...all I can say before throwing this in your scrap heap, is give it a chance. Then another chance. Then another. Then, hopefully, you'll be hooked as well.
Nice, solid BOC effortMay 30, 2008 Imaginos is a worthy purchase for any BOC fan. The album presents you with some nice, refreshing remakes of classic Cult fare, some enjoyable new tunes, and even an adventurous work in Siege and Investiture that breaks new ground, bordering, at times, on prog rock.
Make no mistake, though, this album is not a classic in the vein of Secret Treaties, Agents of Fortune, or Fire of Unknown Origen. All of the songs are quality, but none but the remakes are deeply memorable (in that way Imaginos even falls a bit short of, say, Spectres). The heavy use of studio musicians at times provides a different sound in a refreshing way, but it gives a few songs a bit too much 'generic 80's tune' aura.
I listen to Imaginos on many occasions and enjoy it, but it gets fewer hits in my Blue Oyster Cult library than, I'd say, 5-7 other Cult albums.
based on 73 reviews
