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Don't Fear the Reaper: Best of Blue Oyster Cult [Original recording remastered]

Blue Oyster CultAudio CD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (81 customer reviews)

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (February 8, 2000)
  • Original Release Date: February 8, 2000
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: Sony
  • ASIN: B00004HYKZ
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (81 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,407 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

76 minutes of "thinking-man's metal," courtesy of Blue Oyster Cult! Includes all their hits- (Don't Fear) The Reaper; Burnin' for You; In Thee , and Shooting Shark -plus Godzilla; Joan Crawford; Black Blade; The Red & the Black; I Love the Night; Astronomy , and six more Cult classics.

Customer Reviews

It's got all the radio hits and many great album cuts. Robot Roll Call!  |  12 reviewers made a similar statement
They really were a great band - superb musicianship, beautiful lyrics. Pablo De Sevilla  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
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93 of 101 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Sinister, Satirical . . . and a Little Skimpy March 25, 2000
By Greg
Format:Audio CD
For curiosity seekers interested in a sampling of the Cult's recording career with CBS, this new "Best Of" is serviceable, but not as thorough as the 2-disc "Workshop of the Telescopes" put out a few years back. The songs on this new disc were compiled based on fan votes for the Oyster Boys' best material, so some of the inclusions are questionable (for example, why "Marshall Plan" but not "Monsters"? or "Goin Through the Motions" but not "Golden Age of Leather"?), but overall the track listing does an admirable job of offering the listener a window on the world of one of the most bizarre, talented, and underrated American rock bands ever. Too musically accomplished, too lyrically complex, and too intelligent to warrant the "heavy metal" label under which they are often grouped, the Cult has offered a darkly satirical take on American life and institutions since the early 1970s. In a sense, they might be thought of as the Steely Dan of hard rock, picking up the clean, well-scrubbed flagstones of society to see what's crawling around in the darkness underneath. Check out their brutal examinations of such American cultural obsessions as sentimental love (the copycat suicide-for-love fantasy of "Reaper," the S&M-inflected stalker narrative of "Burnin' For You," and the bleak but sultry vampire romances of "I Love the Night" and "Shooting Shark," the latter co-written with renowned poet Patti Smith), B-horror movies (the tongue-in-cheek "Godzilla," the hilarious and disturbing "Joan Crawford," the "bad taste" of which is designed to drive home a point concerning public interest in celebrity scandals), counterculture aspirations and failings (the cold, hallucinatory "Flaming Telepaths," the scathing hippie indictment "This Ain't the Summer of Love") and even UFOs (1983's blistering "Take Me Away," in which BOC prefigures the mid-90s X-Files/alien abduction craze by roughly a decade). The remastering on this disc and its detailed, well-written liner notes may interest hardcore fans who already own the whole BOC catalogue--this is the only place that you can get a remastered version of the classic "Joan Crawford," for example, which was why I bought the disc. The beginning fan can pick up the 2-disc "Workshop of the Telescopes," which includes a more extensive sampling of the band's CBS albums and also contains remastered tracks. But if you're just looking for a brief foray into the eclectic, paranoid, bitterly humorous and occasionally nasty musical philosophy of Blue Oyster Cult, this is as good a place to start as any.
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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Blue Oyster Appetizer February 1, 2006
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I certainly can't find fault with any of the songs here. But what I can do is direct you to the double antholgy "Workshop Of The Telescopes," which has a more complete selection. BOC is a band that recorded at least four must-have albums and a load of super cuts in their later years, so this set seriously under-represents them. On the other hand, if all you want is "Don't Fear The Reaper," then by all means, go for it.
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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest from one of the greatest! November 15, 2000
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B.O.C. is one of the greatest bands of all time and there is no way you can get all of their great songs on one cd, but for casual B.O.C. fans, this is the way to go. Obviously, everyone knows the classics "Godzilla", "Don't Fear The Reaper" & "Burnin' For You", but they have so much more. "Black Blade" is, in my opinion, the band's greatest song and "Take Me Away" has one of the greatest lead breaks ever. I could go one for hours, but I hate to bore. Bottom line is that the Cult is a great band and this cd is a must-buy!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Cult
You either love BOC or you don't. Me, I love it! You can't help but laugh at "More cow bell", but my favorite song is Burnin' For You!
Published 10 days ago by W. Barnett
5.0 out of 5 stars Best of Blue Oyster Cult CD
I only bought this CD for 1 song: Burnin' for You. That's the only song I ever liked by this group.
Published 21 days ago by HLH
5.0 out of 5 stars THERE ARE MANY LIKE IT, BUT THIS ONE IS MINE
Of the numerous B.O.C. compilations (including Workshop of telescopes) this one is the best. ALL the songs are remastered, well. Read more
Published 24 days ago by ACRIMONIOUS
4.0 out of 5 stars Good
Never have any problems with your service always receive my products on time and customer service is always very good
Published 2 months ago by Joanna Hafner
5.0 out of 5 stars cool cd
i enjoy 70's music,i would tell anybody its been a pleasure doing business with ya guys,my order was placed very promptly.......
Published 3 months ago by john bires
5.0 out of 5 stars One of a Kind
Oddly, anyone who would use the term "Cult Classics" could apply it to Blue Oyster Cult. The best of their Eerie/ unique songs are here. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Joe Kuether
5.0 out of 5 stars I love the Reaper!
Yes, my first experience with Blue Oyster Cult was in 1976 with the release of "Don't Fear the Reaper." I remember hearing "Don't Fear the Reaper. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Duncan Idaho
3.0 out of 5 stars meh!
Would prefer the live versions of the songs that I remember from my college days - still some classic stuff here just not up to my memory. I listened once and filed it away....
Published 5 months ago by UP Wanderer
4.0 out of 5 stars How does anyone not love this group?
Not much to say, but it's all good. Great condition, sounds terrific on the BOSE Wave radio and is really good leisurely day listening. It also goes in my car with me to work. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Margaret Ledda
5.0 out of 5 stars a quicky music cd disc review
i brought this disk mainly for two songs don't fear the reaper, and for the king of all monsters "GODZILLA" and i do not have any blue oyster cult cd
Published 6 months ago by mechagodzilla61
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