Forty years in the business...six gold & platinum U.S. albums...classic songs like (Don'tFear) The Reaper, Godzilla, Burnin' For You, Astronomy and E.T.I. Donald "BuckDharma" Roeser, Eric Bloom, Allen Lanier, Albert Bouchard & Joe Bouchard comprised one of the great stadium acts of the '70s & '80s. BOC were heavy enough to duke it out with Kiss, Rush, Aerosmith, Ted Nugent & Black Sabbath, yet smart, funny, ironic & jaded enough to please the tough New York critics.Agents of Fortune examines the complicated early days of the band, graphically demonstrating the showbiz sweat that goes into making a successful act.

The book is centred around the peerless intellectual quality of the songs - made entertaining by the band's psychotropic & ghoulish humour; its interest in all manner of conspiracy theories, cults, monsters, vampires, UFOs, foul play, arcane spiritualism, alchemy, love lost & love buried, science fiction & friction.Popoff draws on his personal interviews with Roeser, Bloom, Albert & Joe Bouchard, along with drummer Bobby Rondinelli, legendary band producer Murray Krugman & BOC expert Bolle Gregmar. For insight into the band's fantastic lyrical world, Popoff went right to the source, the writers of the BOC classics highlighting their creativity through the author's countless interviews with Sandy Pearlman (manager during the golden years), Richard Meltzer, John Shirley, cover artists Greg Scott and Ioannis, as well as the late Helen Wheels and David Roter. An essential read for Blue Oyster Cult devotees.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1908724412/?tag=imwan-20

Hmmmm, I wonder how this will differ from Popoff's prior BOC book; SECRETS REVEALED!

Which was garbage......

Popoff is a hack.

This is more about the band's career, where the last one was just about the albums.

Popoff is a terrible writer, but he writes about bands most people don't, so I buy them.

His opinions (which do not belong in a bio book) are so off the wall it's like he's on another planet.

And, he throws in musical terms that don't exist and make it clear he has no idea what he's talking about.

That being said...his passion comes through and he gets good interviews and knows the history, so even though it makes for a frustrating read usually, I still buy a lot of his books.

I don't expect his Yes one to be very good, but I'll buy it.