Blue Oyster Cult

Soft White Underbelly I (1967 - ? )
  • Albert Bouchard - drums/vocals - b. May 24, 1947, Watertown, New York.
  • Allen Lanier - keyboards/guitar
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser - guitar/vocals
  • Andrew Winters - guitar/bass
  • Richard Meltzer - vocals
Soft White Underbelly II ( ? - ? )
  • Albert Bouchard - drums/vocals
  • Allen Lanier - keyboards/guitar
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser - guitar/vocals
  • Andrew Winters - guitar/bass
  • Les Braunstein - vocals
Recorded an unreleased album.
The Stalk-Forrest Group / Oaxaca (1969)
  • Albert Bouchard - drums/vocals
  • Allen Lanier - keyboards/guitar
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser - guitar/vocals
  • Joe Bouchard - bass/vocals - b. November 9, 1948, Watertown, New York.
  • Eric Bloom - guitar/vocals
Changed name to Blue Oyster Cult.
Blue Oyster Cult I (1969 - 1981)
  • Albert Bouchard - drums/vocals
  • Allen Lanier - keyboards/guitar
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser - guitar/vocals
  • Joe Bouchard - bass/vocals
  • Eric Bloom - guitar/vocals
Albums:
  1. "Blue Oyster Cult" (1972) - Single: "Cities on Flame with Rock 'n Roll" - Without a doubt, one of the strongest debut efforts I've ever heard...by anybody.  Roeser's guitar work on this album totally blew me away, and I've still never heard anything to surpass it.  There's not a weak cut on this album.  For fans of heavy guitar, you can't be without this.
  2. "Tyranny and Mutation" (1973)
  3. "Secret Treaties" (1974) - Single: "Career of Evil"
  4. "Blue Oyster Cult / Tyranny and Mutation / Secret Treaties" (box set) (1996) - BOC's first three albums wrapped up in a neat package, a great way to get these great albums at a reasonable price.
  5. "On Your Feet or On Your Knees" (live) (1975) - I used to own this album, but destroyed my copy because of the Nazi and anti-Christian symbolism on the jacket.  Having seen this band a couple of times, I always thought they were better live than they came across on this album.
  6. "Agents of Fortune" (1976) - Singles: "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", "This Ain't the Summer of Love"
  7. "Spectres" (1977) - Single: "Godzilla"
  8. "Some Enchanted Evening" (live) (1978)
  9. "Mirrors" (1979) - Single: "In Thee"
  10. "Cultosaurus Erectus" (1980)
  11. "Fire of Unknown Origin" (1981) - Single: "Burnin' for You"
  12. "Extraterrestrial Live" (live) (1982)
Blue Oyster Cult II (1981 - 1985)
  • Allen Lanier - keyboards/guitar
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser - guitar/vocals
  • Joe Bouchard - bass/vocals
  • Eric Bloom - guitar/vocals
  • Rick Downey - drums
Albums:
  1. "Revolution By Night" (1983) - Single: "Shooting Shark"
Blue Oyster Cult III (1985 - 1986)
  • Allen Lanier - keyboards/guitar
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser - guitar/vocals
  • Joe Bouchard - bass/vocals
  • Eric Bloom - guitar/vocals
  • Jimmy Wilcox - drums
Albums:
  1. "Club Ninja" (1986)
Blue Oyster Cult IV (1986 - 1987)
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser - guitar/vocals
  • Joe Bouchard - bass/vocals
  • Eric Bloom - guitar/vocals
  • Jimmy Wilcox - drums
  • Tommy Zvoncheck - keyboards
Blue Oyster Cult V (1987 - 1992) (original lineup)
  • Albert Bouchard - drums/vocals
  • Allen Lanier - keyboards/guitar
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser - guitar/vocals
  • Joe Bouchard - bass/vocals
  • Eric Bloom - guitar/vocals
Album:
  1. "Imaginos" (1988)
Blue Oyster Cult VI (1992 - ? )
  • Allen Lanier - keyboards/guitar
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser - guitar/vocals
  • Eric Bloom - guitar/vocals
  • Jon Rogers - bass
  • Chuck Burgi - drums
Album:
  1. "Cult Classic" (1994)
  2. "Heaven Forbid" (1998)
Compilations:
  1. "Career of Evil: The Metal Years" (1990)
  2. "Workshop of the Telescopes" (2-CDs) (1995)
Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser solo:
  1. "Flat Out" (1982)
Hartman Recommends:
The first three albums, "Blue Oyster Cult", "Tyranny and Mutation", and "Secret Treaties" are absolutely essential, and you can get all three of these in a 1996 box set.  If you're looking for a compilation, go with the 1995 2-CD set "Workshop of the Telescopes".
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Last Revised:  March 9, 1999