Friday 10/8/21 12am ET: Feature LP: Blue Öyster Cult – The Revölution by Night (1983)

The Revölution by Night is the ninth studio album by American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released in November 8, 1983. The album was intended to capitalize on the success of Fire of Unknown Origin two years prior, hence the blend of straight-ahead rock and pop elements. This was the first BÖC album not to feature all of the band’s classic members, drummer Albert Bouchard having been fired during the previous tour and replaced by roadie Rick Downey.

In contrast to the success of Fire of Unknown Origin, the album failed to go Gold in the United States.

1. “Take Me Away” 4:31
2. “Eyes on Fire” 3:56
3. “Shooting Shark” 7:09
4. “Veins” 3:59
5. “Shadow of California” 5:10
6. “Feel the Thunder” 5:48
7. “Let Go” 3:28
8. “Dragon Lady” 4:08
9. “Light Years of Love” 4:05

Eric Bloom – guitar, vocals
Donald ‘Buck Dharma’ Roeser – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals, mixing (uncredited)[10]
Allen Lanier – piano, keyboards
Joe Bouchard – bass, electric and acoustic guitars, vocoder, vocals
Rick Downey – drums
Larry Fast – synthesizers, programming
Aldo Nova – guitar and synthesizers on “Take Me Away”
Gregg Winter – backing vocals on “Eyes on Fire”
Randy Jackson – bass on “Shooting Shark”
Marc Baum – saxophone on “Shooting Shark”

Thursday 10/15/2020 10pm ET: Feature LP 2020: Blue Öyster Cult – The Symbol Remains (2020)

The Symbol Remains is the fifteenth studio album by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released on October 9, 2020.

The title comes from a lyric on Blue Öyster Cult’s 1983 LP The Revolution By Night in the song “Shadow Of California.”

This is the band’s first studio release since 2001’s Curse of the Hidden Mirror, making it the longest gap between the band’s studio albums. It also marks the recording debut by long-time members Jules Radino and Richie Castellano, as well as the first studio album since 1985’s Club Ninja to not feature Allen Lanier, who died in 2013.

1. “That Was Me” 3:18
2. “Box in My Head” 3:46
3. “Tainted Blood” 4:17
4. “Nightmare Epiphany” 5:30
5. “Edge of the World” 4:52
6. “The Machine” 4:14
7. “Train True (Lennie’s Song)” 3:57
8. “The Return of St. Cecilia” 4:12
9. “Stand and Fight” 4:48
10. “Florida Man” 4:08
11. “The Alchemist” 6:00
12. “Secret Road” 5:24
13. “There’s a Crime” 3:37
14. “Fight” 3:12

Eric Bloom – guitars, keyboards, vocals
Buck Dharma – guitars, keyboards, programming, vocals
Richie Castellano – guitars, keyboards, programming, vocals
Danny Miranda – bass guitar, backing vocals
Jules Radino – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Tuesday 7pm ET: Feature Artist – Blue Öyster Cult

Blue Öyster Cult (often abbreviated BÖC or BOC) is an American rock band formed in Stony Brook, New York in 1967, perhaps best known for the singles “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper”, “Burnin’ for You”, “Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll”, and “Godzilla.” Blue Öyster Cult has sold more than 24 million records worldwide, including 7 million in the United States alone. The band’s music videos, especially “Burnin’ for You,” received heavy rotation on MTV when the music television network premiered in 1981, cementing the band’s contribution to the development and success of the music video in modern popular culture.

Blue Öyster Cult’s longest-lasting and most commercially successful lineup included Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser (lead guitar, vocals), Eric Bloom (lead vocals, “stun guitar”, keyboards, synthesizers), Allen Lanier (keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Joe Bouchard (bass, vocals), Albert Bouchard (drums, percussion, vocals). The band’s current lineup includes Roeser and Bloom, as well as Danny Miranda (bass, backing vocals), Jules Radino (drums, percussion) and Richie Castellano (keyboard, rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals).

Tuesday 2pm: Sounds of The 80’s

Today on Sounds of The 80’s we feature:  Christopher Cross, Pointer Sisters, Missing Persons, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, Van Halen, Barry Manilow, Warren Zevon, Gregory Abbott, Blue Oyster Cult, Four Tops and more . . . 

Sounds of The 70s with Dan Varroney 7pm ET

Live From our Washington, DC Studios it’s Sounds of the Seventies with Dan Varroney tonight at 7:00 pm ET at www.radiomaxmusic.com. This week it’s “Top Seventies Hits of Summer.” We’ll feature Suptertramp, Waylon Jennings, Van Halen, Meat Loaf, Blue Oyster Cult, The Grass Roots, Elton John, and much more. Join us at 7:00 pm!

Artist Countdown Special: Blue Öyster Cult Top 20 Hits – 6pm ET

Blue Öyster Cult (often abbreviated BÖC) is an American rock band from Long Island, New York, United States, best known for such hard rock and heavy metal songs as “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper“, “Godzilla” and “Burnin’ for You“. Since the release of their self-titled debut album in 1972, the band has sold over 24 million albums worldwide, including 7 million in the United States alone.

The band’s music videos, especially “Burnin’ for You”, received heavy rotation on MTV when the music television network premiered in 1981, cementing the band’s contribution to the development and success of the music video in modern pop culture. Today, BÖC’s music continues to be played on AOR-friendly radio stations as well as in movies, television shows, and commercials, and even during sporting events.

Blue Öyster Cult’s current lineup includes long-time members Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser (lead guitar, vocals) and Eric Bloom (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboard), as well as Jules Radino (drums, percussion), Richie Castellano (keyboard, guitar, vocals), and Kasim Sulton (bass guitar).

Allen Lanier (June 25, 1946 – August 14, 2013) was an original member of Blue Öyster Cult. Lanier played keyboards and rhythm guitar. He resided in Manhattan.

Lanier wrote several songs for Blue Öyster Cult albums, including “True Confessions”, “Tenderloin”, “Searchin’ for Celine”, “In Thee” and “Lonely Teardrops”. In addition to his work with Blue Oyster Cult, he also contributed to music by Patti Smith, Jim Carroll, The Dictators and The Clash, among others. He dated Patti Smith for several years during the 1970s.

Lanier first performed with the band (then known as Soft White Underbelly) in 1967. He left the group in 1985, and was replaced by Tommy Zvoncheck (of Clarence Clemons and Public Image Ltd fame). He returned in 1987. He retired from performing with them after the autumn of 2006.

Without any official announcement from Blue Öyster Cult, the band’s line-up photograph was updated to remove Allen, and a brief mention on the page for Richie Castellano has the following to say: “Since the retirement of Allen Lanier, Richie has switched over to the guitars/keyboards position, both of which he’s quite the master!”, which would seem to indicate that Allen Lanier retired from both Blue Öyster Cult and music, in 2007, having played his last concert with them in late 2006. He would rejoin them for their 40th anniversary concert in New York in November 2012, which proved to be his last ever appearance with the band.

Allen’s death was announced by Blue Öyster Cult on August 14, 2013. According to their official Facebook page, “Allen succumbed to complications from C.O.P.D.” Lead singer Eric Bloom posted the following:

My great friend Allen Lanier has passed. I’ll miss the guy even though we hadn’t spoken in awhile. He was so talented as a musician and a thinker. He read voraciously, all kinds of things, especially comparative religion. We drove for years together, shared rooms in the early days. We partied, laughed, played. All BOC fans and band members will mourn his death. Ultimately smoking finally got to him. He had been hospitalized with C.O.P.D. It was Allen who heard some old college band tapes of mine and suggested I get a shot as the singer in 1968. A lot of great memories, over 40 years worth. Maybe he’s playing a tune with Jim Carroll right now. (Source: Wikipedia)

1	(Don’t Fear) The Reaper
2	Burnin’ for You
3	Shooting Shark
4	Dancin’ in the Ruins
5	Take Me Away
6	Astronomy
7	Joan Crawford
8	In Thee
9	Godzilla
10	Cities on Flame
11	Debbie Denise
12	Goin’ Through the Motions
13	Deadline
14	Mirrors
15	You’re Not the One (I Was Looking for)
16	The Marshall Plan
17	Fallen Angel
18	White Flags
19	Perfect Water
20	Buck’s Boogie