It’s quite interesting what Albert Bouchard is trying to accomplish here. Albert Bouchard is a former Blue Oyster Cult drummer, now working under his own name. This record has Blue Oyster Cult all over it. In fact, majority of the tracks are all BOC songs in very different arrangements. At first, you’d think is this some sort of joke? But after few listens it all falls into place. This is a great record, even if it may not come across as such after the first listen.
There are few appearances from the current BOC line up to power up these tracks. Ross “The Boss” Friedman marks his presence as well. It’s all well put together sonically. You can see that a lot of effort went into this project. The musicians are collaborating for the common good.
There are plenty of BOC tracks that will take you somewhere else completely. It is a very unexpected turn, but also the one that make sense. The arrangements here show you how music can be played with, recycled, and formatted into new entity. BOC fans will know these songs, but have to spend time getting to know in this way, or in this format.
Even if this writer was surprised at first, it has to be said this is a very ambitious project. Definitely one that no one expected. Albert Bouchard is certainly onto something here. I don’t know what is he planning to follow this up with, but it I can’t wait to see. Bombs Over Germany stands out on its own, and at the same time belongs in the Blue Oyster Cult family.
Mark Kadzielawa
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