Blue Öyster Cult seemed to regain their direction with Fire of Unknown Origin, but simultaneously, the band was starting to fragment, with founding member and notable songwriter Albert Bouchard departing.
On The Revolution by Night, BÖC brought in various hired guns, such as Aldo Nova and former Alice Cooper bandmember Neal Smith, and turned to Loverboy's producer, Bruce Fairbairn, who gave them a similar radio-ready rock sound.
But though the album brought BÖC their fourth (and final) singles chart entry in "Shooting Shark," it lacked a distinctive identity.
You could close your eyes and not know whether you were listening to Loverboy or Foreigner or any one of several other arena rock bands.
No wonder it became the band's lowest charting album in a decade.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take Me AwayEric Bloom, Aldo Nova | Blue Öyster Cult | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | Eyes on Fire | Blue Öyster Cult | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | Shooting SharkDonald Roeser, Patti Smith | Blue Öyster Cult | Play | 07:12 | 16 MB | 42 MB |
| 4 | VeinsRichard Meltzer, Donald Roeser | Blue Öyster Cult | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | Shadow of CaliforniaJoe Bouchard, Sandy Pearlman, Neal Smith | Blue Öyster Cult | Play | 05:13 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | Feel the ThunderEric Bloom | Blue Öyster Cult | Play | 05:51 | 13 MB | 33 MB |
| 7 | Let GoEric Bloom, Ian Hunter, Donald Roeser | Blue Öyster Cult | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 8 | Dragon LadyBroadway Blotto, Rob McNurlin, Donald Roeser | Blue Öyster Cult | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | Light Years of LoveHelen Wheels Band, Joe Bouchard | Blue Öyster Cult | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 42 mins | 97 MB | |||||
| 42 mins | 260 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Baum | Saxophone |
| 2 | Eric Bloom | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 3 | Broadway Blotto | Composer |
| 4 | Blue Öyster Cult | Primary Artist |
| 5 | Joe Bouchard | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals |
| 6 | Rick Downey | Drums |
| 7 | Bruce Fairbairn | Producer |
| 8 | Larry Fast | Synthesizer |
| 9 | Ian Hunter | Composer |
| 10 | Randy Jackson | Bass |
| 11 | Allen Lanier | Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 12 | Rob McNurlin | Composer |
| 13 | Richard Meltzer | Composer |
| 14 | Aldo Nova | Composer, Guitar, Synthesizer |
| 15 | Sandy Pearlman | Composer |
| 16 | Donald Roeser | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals |
| 17 | Neal Smith | Composer |
| 18 | Patti Smith | Composer |
| 19 | Helen Wheels Band | Composer |
| 20 | Greg Winter | Vocals |
Blue Öyster Cult
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |