What Is The Best Tune On Blue Oyster Cult's 1972 Debut?

Side 1
1."Transmaniacon MC"
2."I'm on the Lamb but I Ain't No Sheep"
3."Then Came the Last Days of May"
4."Stairway to the Stars"
5."Before the Kiss, a Redcap"
Side 2
1."Screams"
2."She's as Beautiful as a Foot"
3."Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll"
4."Workshop of the Telescopes"
5."Redeemed"

Lots of "silly" lyrics and/or "dark humor" (depending on one's perspective) and a variety of tunes & good musicianship.
I recently got the Complete Columbia Albums CD Collection w/ bonus tracks, but the poll is just for the original album tracks.
Solid debut (IMHDO) for that time frame.

She's as beautiful as a foot...

I never actually heard this.

Cities

Pffff, ya'll are sleepin on She's as Beautiful as a Foot.

Transmanaiacon MC

Wrecked Neck wrote:

Pffff, ya'll are sleepin on She's as Beautiful as a Foot.

That is my 2nd favorite tune on the album. Lyrically speaking, double entandre done sublime. (IMHDO)

metalinmyveins wrote:

Transmanaiacon MC

My choice as well.

Interesting perspective of a tragic event.

Growing up, I heard first hand accounts. Accountability applied to a lot more than those wearing the death head.

Lari wrote:

I never actually heard this.

Just a click away

The first time i heard “Cities” - I wanted a guitar. An electric guitar. Amp.
The whole setup. Strings. Cords. Guitar strap. I loved that song.
It’s interesting how “ Godzilla “ is close to the Cities riff. Fire. Destruction. Lol.
They were way weirder and more complex than Sabbath.
I remember an older kid at school, invited me over,
he played “Godzilla”…..I was shocked…..
Then h did Dont fear the Reaper….
I knew buying a guitar was a mistake.

James B. wrote:

Lari wrote:

I never actually heard this.

Just a click away

I have like 10 unwrapped new CD's sitting on my desk. I'll get to it when I'm retired. Maybe.

I of course do know Cities on Flame, it's on a BöC best of comp I own. Beyond that, I only have 2 Blue Öyster Cult albums on CD. And I've heard about 3-4 others. Their catalogue is quite large.

Good band, though.

I have this and paid a lot more than this. It's a great box set. You get practically everything, including live albums.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/275318726898?epid=7050169337&hash=item401a4660f2:g:0igAAOSwgnZih29H&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4N6Uyj9UQ0sm3%2F9RJF5vu2z3lim%2Flh%2FOSBhFoW0CqC7MzzsVsuwxUzqg%2FzxDq3xmNqKuyH6SdxhZD0Xjk28gQkaDlX3vTqKbTgaXpTuIgnb3NDniVoHfL3xeBAzBfGWuCerMc88SBeNGwxpDzrmmR93m9d0Z20LHu9YYVHARQ7Ktwu%2FJdNBTJahy3byHgvqa2xePN2adi3jiXanVDu0UFf0Bz%2FwXcKK5kjGxglkK9MVvHeHOVlTQ4aWopjEUCYLAGkuRDmKyPGp7aP2iaF73G%2BUcRLXMR1hXAPGE7QmZaSAq%7Ctkp%3ABFBMjLSnyY9i

metalinmyveins wrote:

I have this and paid a lot more than this. It's a great box set. You get practically everything, including live albums.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/275318726898?epid=7050169337&hash=item401a4660f2:g:0igAAOSwgnZih29H&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4N6Uyj9UQ0sm3%2F9RJF5vu2z3lim%2Flh%2FOSBhFoW0CqC7MzzsVsuwxUzqg%2FzxDq3xmNqKuyH6SdxhZD0Xjk28gQkaDlX3vTqKbTgaXpTuIgnb3NDniVoHfL3xeBAzBfGWuCerMc88SBeNGwxpDzrmmR93m9d0Z20LHu9YYVHARQ7Ktwu%2FJdNBTJahy3byHgvqa2xePN2adi3jiXanVDu0UFf0Bz%2FwXcKK5kjGxglkK9MVvHeHOVlTQ4aWopjEUCYLAGkuRDmKyPGp7aP2iaF73G%2BUcRLXMR1hXAPGE7QmZaSAq%7Ctkp%3ABFBMjLSnyY9i

I got that box set too. Paid $65.00 through amazon.