This band belongs in the Rock Hall of Fame!! What a fucking crime that they've been ignored!! Very Underrated on all levels...the musicianship alone is outstanding!! Lyrics are just as awesome!! God Bless B.O.C.!!
@chriskehoe0073 жыл бұрын
Absolutely true all they get is 3 songs played on the radio when they have so many great songs what a bunch of bullshit they deserve s lot better then this
@alfrescodimieary65802 жыл бұрын
Amen
@bubba99852 жыл бұрын
HOF is a joke
@russhenson550610 ай бұрын
There is no god. The proof is that BÖC is not in the RRHOF.
@robertw.bauesjr91909 ай бұрын
Could not agree more!!
@Under_myvoodoo9 ай бұрын
I don’t want to make the comment section all depressing but at one point I wanted to end my life, I had Spotify and shuffle and BOC came on and I was suddenly like “who’s that?!?” And I’ve spent days listening to them on repeat over and over their lyrics are beautiful beyond. So thanks BOC for your music. In a way you saved me.
@carlitofalcon57634 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Mr. Alan Lanier [ Awesome ] !!!
@carlitofalcone58703 жыл бұрын
B. O. C. ... Doesn't get any better ... That I know of ... Possibly ... The : Buck Dharma Band ... Basically the same difference ! Love them ! ✓ Carlito ♦️. U. S . A. 💎
@davebennett20862 ай бұрын
Best band ever! Grew up listening to these guys. I'm 66 this year!
@juancarloscalderonmiranda7259 Жыл бұрын
One of my favorites songs from b.o.c
@BreetishSteel9 ай бұрын
Самая любимая!
@WarthDader7412 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic band BOC is! I've been a fan since around '91, and still I discover treasures like this song! Buck's solo on this is incredible, and Eric's laughter at the end is also something special.
@larrystarstruck11 жыл бұрын
This is truly one of my favorite BOC songs other than Joan Crawford.
@waylonhawkins99428 жыл бұрын
Is it any wonder why my mind's on fire? So pumped to go see them front row in april!
@wishbone63642 жыл бұрын
I've always seen this as a precursor to 'Veteran Of The Psychic Wars' from the Fire Of Unknown origin album.
@user-dv1gq1fe3x2 ай бұрын
BOC on tour forever! Captain Von Odine still flying! 🎉❤😊
@kellenrist39737 жыл бұрын
A Long Day's Night! Great show, love this version. Flaming Telepaths!
@vam444411 жыл бұрын
RIP Allen
@grgoldner6 жыл бұрын
Allen always had a mic but they never let him sing. RIP.
@bishlap5 жыл бұрын
jeez, Alan didn't look all that healthy back in 2002, not that he ever looked like a bodybuilder ... anyway, RIP Alan, thank you for the music.
@sunjester82545 жыл бұрын
Allen had a number of addictions throughout his life. Those things take their toll on you in more ways than one.
@russhenson55068 ай бұрын
@@sunjester8254 He died from cigarette smoking. My mother and father died from cigarette smoking. I fought cigarette addiction for 40 years and finally quit 5 years and 10 months ago. If you smoke, please stop. It is possible.
@131601 Жыл бұрын
Masters !
@johnparker66343 жыл бұрын
Killer song
@user-ft5zi2dn7c2 жыл бұрын
Έτσι κλείνω σήμερα!
@sepheronx13 жыл бұрын
@ZZombyWooff His voice may not be what it used to be, but he sure does still know how to rock!
@undead455111 жыл бұрын
Love it this is like thanks to me
@bishlap5 жыл бұрын
I quoted BOC all thru High School, is it any wonder nobody understood me...the jokes on you.
@AKayfabe12 жыл бұрын
oh that swiss cheese guitar is so awesome this is their best song
@MackeyWilliams5 жыл бұрын
I think it's made out of Cultosaurus Erectus bones, but I could be wrong.
@CarlFalcon-x1h3 күн бұрын
@@MackeyWilliams It's off Tyranny and Mutation or another . Irregardless a Great Tune ! Thanks 👍
@CarlFalcon-x1h3 күн бұрын
Possibly Secret Treaties .
@sunjester82545 жыл бұрын
This drummer couldn't do in 2002 what Albert Bouchard did in 1972.
@pauldionne28844 жыл бұрын
Bobby just has a different style, he's no slouch and a total pro. Yeah, I prefer Al just the same but he jeopardized the show one too many times and was dispatched. This live recording needs a remix and the vocals need some tuning. I think the band has always avoided vocal tuning thinking it would make them sound like Cher or something. Today's vocal tuning can be very transparent.
@rickwellington92873 жыл бұрын
Actually 1974 ...
@sunjester82543 жыл бұрын
@@pauldionne2884 Nah, he's just not as good. Albert was like a machine gun mixed with complexity, and is probably the only drummer I can think of whose drumming sounded like a melody and evoked emotion. I understand Albert had issues, but it's not like the rest of the band were saints either. From what I understand, the reason he got kicked out stemmed from him being with a girl who apparently was with other members of the band at some point (ie a groupie), and their wives/girlfriends weren't happy with her being there. So, Albert decided to drive by himself, which made him late to concerts in Europe due to the language difference. This just caused the powder keg to explode. They all should have taken a step back, as the fans missed out on more great BOC albums.
@sunjester82543 жыл бұрын
@@rickwellington9287 I wasn't referring to Albert's playing on the original song. 1972 is when their first album came out.
@jamesmichael36073 жыл бұрын
sun jester agreed with everything.except I think Albert got better and better with every album. On your feet or on your knees was not mixed well but he didn’t impress me with those live cuts. However he was all energetic and caused a diff turn in bands output after
@E5150DIO11 жыл бұрын
Hello Ahtoh..thanks for the vid...any more of this show???? if so please add!
@jimmccord4872 ай бұрын
A.L. @ 2:21 🎶
@carlitofalcon57634 жыл бұрын
.......... and the Joke's on You 🎭
@chriszelno19339 жыл бұрын
Missing the Black Minimoog Model D :(
@mcbeezee21203 жыл бұрын
My first BOC concert was their Secret Treaties tour. Magnificent. Too bad Eric's pipes are just a shadow of their former glory.
@BlueOysterStan2 жыл бұрын
He’s 77, gotta give him a break
@bubba99852 жыл бұрын
1976 Boston Music Hall - Boston's first album and BOC Agents of Fortune. That was the green laser show.
@channel61338 жыл бұрын
What is this song about? Insane, I love it. Joke must be on us trying to find meaning in the lyric.
@kellenrist39737 жыл бұрын
Read somewhere that it's about water fluoridation, but I can't remember where so I don't know if it's credible.
@stevenwilkinson12656 жыл бұрын
Popoff's great BOC book only suggests an Alchemist working scientifically, psychologically or at a paranormal level ... & the joke being on him is a taunt from omnipotent forces ... this is Blue Oyster Cult after all, I have spent 39 years on & off trying to work out the meanings of this glorious stuff.. come back to me in 2040 I might have an answer.
@KRUSTYskates6 жыл бұрын
The lyrics seem like drug experimentation. Opening the veins for heroin, poison in the heart and mind, after rebellion but will settle for lies. Theres a lot of other things that point to heroin, that warm feeling like your head is on fire, imprisonment of addiction, the joke is an iron needle, now he knows the secrets of the iron and mind mixed together. Just my interpretation.
@johndoe-hn1vz6 жыл бұрын
Popoff doesn't know what he's talking about.
@johndoe-hn1vz6 жыл бұрын
BOC were never about drug use. You're projecting.
@davidmartinezvelasco20689 ай бұрын
JAJAJAJA that it's very good
@mpavankuijk11 жыл бұрын
I prefer the studio version
@stevenwilkinson12656 жыл бұрын
There are better live versions namely Paris 75, Detroit 76 & Bonds Casino 81 ... this is fine though except for Allen's muted keyboards & a slight parody in Eric's vocal ...
@user-tf6or1lh1d2 ай бұрын
very good song !!!! , the instrumental has something to do with ''im eighten'' song by ALICE COOPER , some influences hear or there from others bands is normal , but BOC is a well respected band , .the musicians are much better than any one of KISS musicians . i dont know why they are not so famous like them .
@vicv.27208 жыл бұрын
Always thought the line was: "Is it any wonder that my joke's a LIE And the joke's on you" Turns out it is actually: "Is it any wonder that my joke's an IRON And the joke's on you" IMO it should have been: "Is it any wonder that my joke's ALIVE And the joke's on you"
@channel61338 жыл бұрын
Thought it was ALIVE too for years!
@mglenn70924 жыл бұрын
Heh. I always thought the line was "is it any wonder my joke's in ire, and the joke's on you" Which would have actually made sense...
@thomglanzman40013 жыл бұрын
I always thought it was "my joke's an EYE". I like my interpretation best still.
@russhenson550610 ай бұрын
@@mglenn7092 That's exactly what I have always thought. Not only does it rhyme, but it makes lyrical sense.
@Enevan196812 жыл бұрын
Too bad Allens's not with them anymore... He has a sort of "X-files baddy" aura 'bout him.
@russhenson550610 ай бұрын
Do you mean the X-files "Smoking Man"? Cuz that's what Allen was, BÖC's Smoking Man. And it killed him. He died from emphysema. It's a horrible way to die as you slowly suffocate to death and there's nothing to stop it because the cigarettes have destroyed your lungs. Happened to my Mom and my Dad and was going to happen to me, but 5 years ago I stopped smoking. I'm 67 now and I think there's some permanent damage, but at least I stopped before it killed me and I can breathe and walk fine without oxygen like my mom had to have. If you smoke, stop now. Don't wait like I did.
@klrdotorg7 жыл бұрын
Great song. Seems like a great performance. But can't hear the keyboards very well. Bummer.
@52kevoc4 жыл бұрын
About this time, Eric's voice started going off....don't know why. Nowadays it's far worse - he hardly ever sings, often staying in the background on the keys. Such a shame - one of the best voices and frontmen in rock....ever.
@Slayblaze4 жыл бұрын
Maybe its because he's opened up his veins too many times? Is it any wonder...?
@ulfskinn14588 ай бұрын
I saw them live recently and Eric sounded a lot better than on here, or ten years ago for whatever reason.
@beekay59145 жыл бұрын
Is Eric drunk? Is his monitor working, does he know how bad he sounds?
@margovallen4 жыл бұрын
Stfu, ass-hole. Eric sounds great as always.
@Michael-Philip4 жыл бұрын
@@margovallen he sounds ok to me.
@52kevoc4 жыл бұрын
I agree.....so sad. See my comment above. I think it may be an illness or condition such as Parkinson's - I hope not, as a PD sufferer myself, I know.....it killed my voice in the space of just a couple of years.
@pauldionne28844 жыл бұрын
I'm sure he's painfully aware he's striving to hit the higher notes and doesn't want to let his band mates down. You can tell he's doing everything in his power to get the lyrics out best he can. I'd rather here him struggle a bit than anyone else take his place.
@quantumguy396 жыл бұрын
Is it my imagination or does Buck look a little like Agent Coulson from Shield?
@glennhertel11653 жыл бұрын
Hope it's time to change Gears.
@stevemcnary79635 жыл бұрын
Who's the loser who downvoted this great song?
@sunjester82545 жыл бұрын
Dude, some people just don't like the same things as you. Stop worrying about it. BOC is my favorite band and someone not liking them isn't going to change that.
@deralmighty801110 жыл бұрын
Cheesiest performance ever! :P
@latent-broadcasting11 жыл бұрын
El tecladista se parece a Charly García cuando estaba flaco!
@beekay59145 жыл бұрын
Eric's singing is terrible! The synth solo was completely inaudible. This is only good because of Buck's playing. So glad I got to see them in 1976! Secret Treaties is their best album, check it out.
@margovallen4 жыл бұрын
Eat a Michelle Obama turd.
@librarianeric12 жыл бұрын
I liked it better when they all played Les Pauls and SGs. All those custom guitars, especially the swiss cheese one, look incredibly stupid. And I wish they'd bring back the Bouchards.
@philliproberts58414 жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved this song my whole life but this is a horrible version! Sad to see what's become of BOC.
@elvissorna88614 жыл бұрын
The sound guy totally drowned out the keyboards. I really wanted to hear Allen's classic solo. Drummer needs to step up his game as well...sounds so stripped without any groove or swing. Doesn't do justice to the original at all.
@Pyth812 жыл бұрын
Can't stand the laughter that was added in at the end. Studio version is much better.
@jedendwatrzy41896 жыл бұрын
I LOVE this song but i agree, i do NOT like that laughter at the end.
@rileyjohnson83214 жыл бұрын
WAS DOES BUCK HAVE TO WEAR THAT "PRISION" STYLE HAIRCUT...HE DON'T LOOK COOL!
@johndoe-hn1vz6 жыл бұрын
Buck and Eric need to get Al and Joe back in the band. Every single line up they've had without them has been nowhere near as good. Bobby and Danny were the worst.
@stevenwilkinson12655 жыл бұрын
Danny is a fine bass player (see him with the Buck Dharma band in 1997 or live in concert now) .. we know Joe is at another level but he's doing a good job ....
@edcollins93774 жыл бұрын
I would have preferred that Buck had shaved his head rather than that totally uncool haircut.