Mirrors

Blue Oyster Cult | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000025GG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #180,215 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Tense Drive Down the Highway with B.O.C., February 24, 2004

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Bud (Seminole, Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mirrors (Audio CD)

"Mirrors" is a look at what Blue Oyster Cult would have sounded like if they had conformed into a radio-friendly rock group when they began in the early 70s. But the word "conform" is not appropriate at all, since the album still finds BOC in a world of their own. Nonetheless it remains true that, if any of their previous albums were to be played on the radio (then or now), they would come off like nothing else being played. Their first hit 'Don't Fear the Reaper' had proven that. Therefore, "Mirrors" is as "radio-friendly" as a BOC album can get.
Certainly Blue Oyster Cult at its most melodic, "Mirrors" is a fascinating find for listeners. The menace that haunted earlier works is found only in moments of 'Dr. Music' and 'I Am the Storm' (one of the few songs here that would have fit perfectly on albums like "Tyranny and Mutation" or "Secret Treaties"). But the talent is still obvious, not to mention BOC's trademark use of sci-fi themes in 'The Great Sun Jester,' or even 'Moon Crazy.' 'In Thee' meanwhile became a much-appreciated song to the fans, being one of their few songs that melted into the grooves of radio-friendliness with such ease. It should also be noted that 'Lonely Teardrops' is bizarre (even for this band), but in an alluring and listenable way.
Even though it's a great recommendation for newer fans, hardcore BOC listeners will embrace the album most, and will not be able to take it out of their disc player; "Mirrors" defines the term "lost classic."

22 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unheralded, but BOC at their height, November 8, 1999

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Todd M. Pence (Fairfax, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mirrors (Audio CD)

The greatest Blue Oyster Cult album is not Agents of Fortune. Nor is it the debut album or Fire of Unknown Origin. It's not even the debut or Spectres or Secret Treaties. No, the greatest Blue Oyster Cult album is Mirrors, the one often derided as a pop sellout. Those who label it thus do a great injustice to the album's versatility and energy. This is simply a collection of great songs which has a consistency none of this band's other efforts never quite reached. From the heart-rending "In Thee" to the playful "Moon Crazy" to the soulful "Lonely Teartrops" to the guitar-laden "You're Not the One I Was Looking For" to the angry "In Thee" to the fantastic "Great Sun Jester", a song that relates how the truly joy-bringing people of this world are beaten down and destroyed by the "cynics and the jackals", this album is full of vitality and ideas. Yes, it's the most atypical BOC record, but I for one wish they had made more like this.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars BOC's most DIFFERENT...but still GOOD!, February 26, 2006

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Kenbilt "PJFAN4EVER" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mirrors (Audio CD)

Mirrors is THE single MOST DIFFERENT album of all of BOC's 13 studio albums, and is generally not well-received by most hard-core fans who like to call it the "disco album". It is vastly underated, and due to this fact, some new-comers give it only one listen (if that) before wanting to hate it. I however, am one of the fortunate ones who remained patient with it and gave it an honest try, and I am glad I did! Though not in my top five BOC favorites, it is still a pleasure to listen to. It starts off with "Dr. Music", an up-beat little rocker that assures you that you're in for a somewhat "different" BOC ride than you're used to. My favorite songs are "Dr. Music", "In Thee", "The Vigil" (the ABSOLUTE BEST track on Mirrors), "You're Not The One(I Was Looking For)" and the perfect closer "Lonely Teardrops". These songs are amazing. "Mirrors" however, is one of those lame songs I just can't get into as much as other BOC songs- it sounds too "sissy". But on the album as a whole, I think that alot of people dislike it because it's BOC's most soft and radio-friendly album of them all. However, you yourself might feel differently if you "step out of the box" a little and stop thinking of BOC as strictly a good rock & roll band, but also as one of the most interesting one of the bunch who aren't afraid to take a risk and experiment a little. If you're a die-hard "Black & White Period" BOC fan, then chances are you WON'T like Mirrors. But if you like to hear them evolve from that era and experiment a little, you'll like Mirrors. I gave it only a four because all though it IS good, it is not typically the FIRST CD I pop in when in the mood for some BOC. But however different, I still think it is a very good BOC album, and you may agree. Worth a listen!