Spectres [Bonus Tracks]

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All Music Guide - Thom Jurek
Blue Öyster Cult scored big with Agents of Fortune and its now-classic rock hit, "(Don't Fear) The Reaper." It took the album into the stratosphere and the band's profile with it; it put them in the visible pop space they'd tried for years to get to. But upon arrival, they found that kind of success difficult to respond to. Not only did the Cult want to respond, they wanted to cement their place. Spectres is not the masterpiece that Agents of Fortune is, but it didn't need to be. However, upon hearing Spectres again, the album offers proof that the commercial and creative bent of Agents of Fortune was still in place at certain moments, and the band laid out a major single in...
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All Music Guide - Thom Jurek
Blue Öyster Cult scored big with Agents of Fortune and its now-classic rock hit, "(Don't Fear) The Reaper." It took the album into the stratosphere and the band's profile with it; it put them in the visible pop space they'd tried for years to get to. But upon arrival, they found that kind of success difficult to respond to. Not only did the Cult want to respond, they wanted to cement their place. Spectres is not the masterpiece that Agents of Fortune is, but it didn't need to be. However, upon hearing Spectres again, the album offers proof that the commercial and creative bent of Agents of Fortune was still in place at certain moments, and the band laid out a major single in the opening cut, "Godzilla," a tune -- however silly it may be -- that is every bit as memorable as "(Don't Fear) The Reaper." It's not the only big number here either: "Goin' Through the Motions" and the truly spooky "I Love the Night" by Buck Dharma also scored. The former track is a wonderful blend of Tommy James & the Shondells, Boston, and Mott the Hoople's roots rock glam attack. Written by Eric Bloom and Ian Hunter, it's a stunning single. It sounds less like the Cult than anything they'd recorded, but as a classic rock & roll single it succeeds in spades. And "I Love the Night" (with its guitar part resembling "Reaper" for a moment) is one of rock & roll's truly strange and seductive love songs. There is more spook and darkness here, of course, in the album's closer, "Nosferatu." As a closer, "I Love the Night" may have been a better choice, but this track has all those layered harmonies, a reverbed piano, Dharma's power chords, and lyric fills that never lose their sense of menace and once more, a story. BOC were the only band in their league, walking the line between AOR rock and metal, and offering such detailed narratives. Spectres also contains tunes that were ready-made for touring, which is what the Cult did immediately after, resulting in the wildly successful live album Some Enchanted Evening. In sum, the only reason Spectres is not regarded as a classic is because it followed Agents of Fortune. Other than the false funk of "Searchin' for Celine," it's flawless as a finely tuned tome that begins with sci-fi humor and ends with gothic horror -- all of which can be hummed to. [The Legacy edition of Spectres includes four previously unreleased bonus demos recorded during the album sessions. The hip thing is that these bonus cuts are really worth it and not add-ons from the dead-dogs file: the rocker "Dial M for Murder," the would-be single "Night Flyer," Albert Bouchard's "Please Hold," and a fun (and raw) cover of the Ronettes' "Be My Baby."]
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 2/13/2007
  • Label: Sony
  • UPC: 827969640821
  • Catalog Number: 96408
  • Sales rank: 10,788

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Godzilla (3:41)
  2. 2 Golden Age of Leather (5:52)
  3. 3 Death Valley Nights (4:08)
  4. 4 Searchin' for Celine (3:36)
  5. 5 Fireworks (3:12)
  6. 6 R.U. Ready 2 Rock (3:44)
  7. 7 Celestial the Queen (3:26)
  8. 8 Goin' Through the Motions (3:12)
  9. 9 I Love the Night (4:24)
  10. 10 Nosferatu (5:27)
  11. 11 Night Flyer (3:49)
  12. 12 Dial M for Murder (3:11)
  13. 13 Please Hold (2:47)
  14. 14 Be My Baby (3:01)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Blue Öyster Cult Primary Artist
Eric Bloom Guitar, Vocals
Albert Bouchard Harmonica, Drums, Vocals
Joe Bouchard Bass, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals
Allen Lanier Guitar, Keyboards
Donald Roeser Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Technical Credits
Blue Öyster Cult Composer
Bruce Dickinson Reissue Producer
Andy Abrams Engineer
Joe Brescio Mastering
John Jansen Engineer
Lenny Kaye Liner Notes
Murray Krugman Producer
David Lucas Producer
Thom Panunzio Engineer
Sandy Pearlman Producer
Corky Stasiak Engineer
Shelly Yakus Engineer
Howard Fritzson Art Direction
Vic Anesini Mastering
Jeremy Holiday Packaging Manager
David Infante Photo Assistance
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