Fire of Unknown Origin

Fire of Unknown Origin

Artist: Blue Öyster Cult
Label: Sony
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 074643738927
EAN: 0074643738927
ASIN: B0000025NG

Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Tracks:

Fire Of Unknown Origin
Burnin' For You
Veteran Of The Psychic Wars
Sole Survivor
Heavy Metal: The Black And Silver
Vengeance (The Pact)
After Dark
Joan Crawford
Don't Turn Your Back

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Customer Reviews:

One of BOCs 3 best albums (post-Black/White Trilogy).......2007-01-26

I listened to this album over and over when it first appeared in the early 80's. Don't know where that original LP went to (my brother says he doesn't have it) so I bought the CD. Glad I did. "Burnin' for You" isn't even the best song -- that distinction belongs to "Joan Crawford" imho. Really there's not a single horrible cut on this record -- even "Sole Survivor" is tolerable. That said, this album is still number six on my list overall. Here are the top five: Secret Treaties, Tyranny and Mutation, Blue Oyster Cult, Agents of Fortune, Spectres.

NEVER THE SAME AGAIN.......2006-02-21

FROM "FIRE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN" TO "DON'T TURN YOUR BACK" THIS CD IS PLEASURABLE, RELENTLESS MUSIC FROM THE SULTANS OF METAL...BLUE OYSTER CULT.
1981 BEGINS THE TIME THAT B.O.C. WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN. THIS WAS THE YEAR THAT ALBERT BOUCHARD WAS DISMISSED FROM B.O.C.
ALBERT WAS THE "LUNATIC GENIUS" OF THE BAND WITH HIS SONGS, VOCALS, LIGHT DRUMMING...HE WAS THE "KEITH MOON" OF B.O.C. IT SEEMS THE BEST ALBUMS OF THIS BAND WERE THE ONES WHERE EVERY MEMBER HAD A SONG CONTRIBUTION ON IT AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM.

BOC at the top of their game.......2006-02-07

I feel BOC peaked with this album. One of my favorite bands, they started to decline after this release. That said, this is a masterpiece.

The good side of all this is I get to see them in concert at more intimate venues for far less now that they are not a major act anymore. It's a little consolation, anyway.

One of the best BOC cd's.......2006-01-16

This is my all time favorite BOC cd. Not only did I see them live in 1982 in Austin MN but also in Superior Wi in Sept. 1992.
This was their Fire/ET live tour. ET live is another great cd by BOC.
Get your copies now, or wait for the remasters coming out soon.

Another great one............2005-12-13

This is another very good release by Cult and highly recommended. Although not as guitar driven and/or heavy as the previous release, Fire of Unknown Origin is perhaps more accessible to the casual listener due to the inclusion of songs such as "Burnin for you" and "Fire of Unknown Origin". This one is good from beginning to end, with gorgeous guitar leads, well arranged songs and good vocals. "Vengeance(The Pact)" stands out as one of the best arrangements on this CD for me, as well as "Joan Crawford", "Don't Turn you Back" .... but see for yourself....All the songs are great in one way or another.

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