The Red & The Black/Od'd On Life Itself/Hot Rails To Hell/7 Screaming Diz-Busters/Baby Ice Dog/Wings Wetted Down/Teen Archer/Mistress Of The Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl)
Tyranny & Mutation was the follow up album from the New York hard rock group Blue Oyster Cult. At this stage they were described as a speeded up version of Black Sabbath. (US:122)
“The band continue in the same style as the year before with heavy, straight forward rock music with a lot of interesting details, lyrics and performed atmospheres. This record has some really fine pieces.”
“These are starting to put it all together by this album. This LP rocks hard with spooky lyrics and raging guitars all over this recording. They have their own vibe and either you feel it or you don't and for me, I just love this stuff. Hot Rails To Hell is visceral and in your face, as hard rock should be.”
“Harsh and aggressive where its predecessor was moody and mysterious, Tyranny & Mutation shows Blue Oyster Cult taking their position as the American answer to Black Sabbath. Though they are faster paced than their British cousins and are more reminiscent of speed metal than doom metal on here.”
“Take the first album, strip off some of the spooky and mysterious sheen, and then replace it with faster tempos and an overall more manic edge. The energy of these tracks is off the charts, which excuses the lack of variety.”
“Edging toward a more commercial sound, this one is still moderately heavy, with some boogie type material, and featuring great guitar. Still consistent, but a notch off the pace of their debut.”
“It has a powerfully sinister sound that the best hard rock/metal of this kind should have. Some of the lyrics have an occult flavour that suits the propulsive music.”
“While a bit less gothic than the first album, this second release from BOC is nonetheless considered a true hard rock classic. Starting off with a bang with The Red & The Black (one of the first true speed metal songs ever), the album grabs your attention and never lets go. Full of savage riffs, colourful keyboards and those mind bending lyrics Blue Oyster Cult are so famous for. This is a record without a single bad song. Classic hard rock/heavy metal.”
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