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There are a few BÖC fans around here, and it's no secret they've been one of my all-time faves since I was a wee lad. What are your top tracks?

 

1. The Vigil

2. Astronomy

3. (Don't Fear) The Reaper

 

The presence of these in my top three is immutable, though their sequence is not.

 

4. Subhuman

5. E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)

6. Tattoo Vampire

7. Heavy Metal: The Black and Silver

8. Veteran of the Psychic Wars

9. Tenderloin

 

I totally hated Tenderloin in my teens and 20s, at least.

 

10. The Revenge of Vera Gemini

 

Harvest Moon, Black Blade, and Take Me Away nearly made the cut.

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Never listened to a single album by this band ever. Never ever.

 

What am I missing?

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Never listened to a single album by this band ever. Never ever.

 

What am I missing?

 

At least give them a try. Start with maybe Secret Treaties or Spectres and see if it sticks. Good musicians, mind warping lyrics, and a well-developed sense of humor about the whole rock mythos. :haz: Anyhow, here's my quick throw-together list.

 

Veteran Of The Psychic Wars

Take Me Away

Astronomy

Career Of Evil

Golden Age Of Leather

Nosferatu

The Great Sun Jester

Cities On Flame With RockNRoll

Shooting Shark

Then Came The Last Days Of May

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Never listened to a single album by this band ever. Never ever.

 

What am I missing?

 

At least give them a try. Start with maybe Secret Treaties or Spectres and see if it sticks. Good musicians, mind warping lyrics, and a well-developed sense of humor about the whole rock mythos. :haz: Anyhow, here's my quick throw-together list.

 

Veteran Of The Psychic Wars

Take Me Away

Astronomy

Career Of Evil

Golden Age Of Leather

Nosferatu

The Great Sun Jester

Cities On Flame With RockNRoll

Shooting Shark

Then Came The Last Days Of May

 

Thanks! I know Don't Fear The Reaper (first heard the pretty decent HIM cover from way back in 1998), but never explored them. A lot of my favourite bands cite them as a major influence. I don't doubt I will like them!

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Don't Fear the Reaper

Burnin' For You

Astronomy

Veteran of the Psychic Wars

Take Me Away

Dancin' in the Ruins

Godzilla

The Vigil

Dance on Stilts

Career of Evil

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Love this band. Hard to narrow it down to 10, but off the top of my head...

 

Black Blade

Veteran of the Psychic Wars

Deadline

Shooting Shark

Take Me Away

In the Presence of Another World

The Vigil

Harvest Moon

Then Came the Last Days of May

Golden Age of Leather

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Don't Fear the Reaper

Burnin' For You

Astronomy

Veteran of the Psychic Wars

Take Me Away

Dancin' in the Ruins

Godzilla

The Vigil

Dance on Stilts

Career of Evil

 

 

Godzilla × 10

:yes:
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Oh man, I'll try

 

Cities on Flame...

Joan Crawford

The Red and the Black

Black Blade

Shooting Shark

ETI

Astronomy

In Thee

Veteran of the Psychic Wars

Dancin In The Ruins

 

 

Too f***ing many...

 

I didn't even mention the hits, which I love.

 

I gotta have some more f***ing cowbell babe.

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Astronomy

Godzilla

Dont fear the reaper

Veteran of pyschic wars

Cities on flame

E.T.I

Joan crawford

Burning for you

Flaming telepaths

Mirrors

 

Joan Crawford is EPIC!!

I forgot Joan Crawford! That's one of my favorites!
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Astronomy

Godzilla

Dont fear the reaper

Veteran of pyschic wars

Cities on flame

E.T.I

Joan crawford

Burning for you

Flaming telepaths

Mirrors

 

Joan Crawford is EPIC!!

I forgot Joan Crawford! That's one of my favorites!

 

Better not forget about Joan. She will send out for the Reaper.

 

NO WIRE HANGERS!!!

 

;)

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Astronomy

Godzilla

Dont fear the reaper

Veteran of pyschic wars

Cities on flame

E.T.I

Joan crawford

Burning for you

Flaming telepaths

Mirrors

 

Joan Crawford is EPIC!!

I forgot Joan Crawford! That's one of my favorites!

 

Better not forget about Joan. She will send out for the Reaper.

 

NO WIRE HANGERS!!!

 

;)

 

Joan crawford was one of those songs the first time you hear , you are like wtf did i just hear lol.

 

A classic for sure

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My top ten, along with the usual disclaimer that it is subject to change without notice, and it is not in any specific order.

 

1. Revenge of Vera Gemini

2. Fireworks

3. The Old Gods Return

4. Joan Crawford

5. Flaming Telepaths

6. I am the Storm

7. Teen Archer

8.Workshop of the Telescopes

9. Dancing in the Ruins (Yeah, I know. Deal with it.)

10. Black Blade

 

 

Wow. I left off some great songs, but I decided to keep it to only one per album.

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