Fire Of Unknown Origin gets the distinction of being my last vinyl album due to lack of official records and the alphabet. I’ve spent considerable thought and time trying to plumb the depths of my mind trying to remember the last vinyl album. There is no way to be certain but the process of elimination raised the odds to such a degree that I’m going with it.
My Blue Öyster Cult oddyssey began on the Heavy Metal soundtrack with Veteran Of The Psychic Wars. It continues with Don’t Fear The Reaper and the Agents Of Fortune album. Which brings us to a cool and sunny September day when I went to the Wooden Nickel and bought my last two vinyl albums. Hunting High And Low by a-Ha, we talked about in the last post.
Fire Of Unknown Origin, I felt, was a safe bet. It had Veteran Of The Psychic Wars which I already knew that I liked very much. It turned out to be a good, easy to listen to, rock album. I think that had I not bought Hunting High And Low on the same day and then really liking that album, I would have listened to this one more.
Still, Fire Of Unknown Origin is a good rock album and my favorite Blue Öyster Cult album. Don’t Fear The Reaper is an excellent song but this album seemed to connect to me more. Perhaps it was because I bought it and first listened on a cool sunny September day. I don’t want to go as far as saying that the transition to fall is an emotionally vulnerable time for me. What it is is a mixed bag of conflicting emotions. Autumn is my favorite time of year with the fall colors, crisp frosty evenings, Halloween, harvest Thanksgiving. I love it. Yet, I hate the notion of letting go of summer. Maybe it’s a leftover feeling from childhood and the longing for a real summer vacation.
Fire Of Unknown Origin
Burnin’ For You
Veteran Of The Psychic Wars
After Dark
Joan Crawford