Ep. 279: Grave Mistake: BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Shoulda Been Huge!!! Pt.1 with Tony "The Chairman" Griggs

InObscuria Podcast

This week, we received our annual audit visit from corporate! That’s right, The Chairman not only graced us with his presence, but he demanded we deliver to you this episode: “Grave Mistake: BÖC Shoulda Been Huge!!!”. One could argue that selling 24M albums would negate “Shoulda Been Huge” treatment. However, when most folks can only name 3 songs by this band, and one of them is due to an SNL skit, we think they fit the bill.

This episode is rooted in our Should Have Been category; however, there is a strong case to be made that they’ve been largely forgotten as innovators and architects of what we know as heavy metal. We think they should be remembered as titans of hard rock and metal! Hope ya dig!

Songs this week include:

1. Blue Öyster Cult - “Transmaniacon MC” from Blue Öyster Cult(1972)
2. Blue Öyster Cult - “The Red & The Black” from Tyranny And Mutation (1973)
3. Blue Öyster Cult - “Flaming Telepaths” from Secret Treaties (1974)
4. Blue Öyster Cult - “Tenderloin” from Agents Of Fortune (1976)
5. Blue Öyster Cult - “R.U. Ready 2 Rock” from Spectres (1977)
6. Blue Öyster Cult - “The Vigil” from Mirrors (1979)
7. Blue Öyster Cult - “Monsters” from Cultosaurus Erectus (1980)
8. Blue Öyster Cult - “Joan Crawford” from Fire Of Unknown Origin (1981)

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