Blue Öyster Cult - Veteran of the Psychic Wars (Live) REACTION/REVIEW

[@CaptainBakerJason]

This is a terrific example of what sets the mastery of Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser apart from all of his peer guitarists of rock! Yes this was live from the ‘81 - ‘82 tour if memory serves. The singer, Eric Bloom, wrote this song with Sci-Fi legendary author Michael Moorcock and it was featured in the classic graphic novel series turned into a movie, “Heavy Metal”, and remains to this day one of the greatest guitar solos of all time! Props to the late great Allen Lanier who buoyed this classic with his phenomenal keyboards and Joe Bouchard a superb musician who once again serves the song first and foremost with his fabulous backing vocal and bass! Rick Downey is the amazing road crew leader and drum tech that seldom gets his due for taking over the drums when one of the best ever, Al Bouchard was pushed out of the band mid-tour due largely to difficulties within the band and his battle with our-of-control “chemical research” at the time. Rick had big shoes to fill and was kept as the drummer in studio for their next album, the first without Albert Bouchard. A great reaction to a wonderful performance BizMatic! 👍🏻 🤘🏻

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

Moorcock was involved in several of BOC's songs - including my favourite, Great Sun Jester. He was also heavily connected with the band Hawkwind.

[@lovedc4ever678]

BOC is my all time favorite band and the first time I saw this I almost passed out. Buck Dharma is the greatest guitarist to ever was the planet!

[@michaelrowsey768]

Love those two lines "all the scars are on the inside" and "wounds are all I'm made of" . Never heard this version of the song before - I like it.

[@billyrampersad1750]

1982 Extraterretrial Live .

[@markgrosch9762]

@@billyrampersad1750 Originally broadcast on MTV on the live concert shows. The Blue Jean Concert series cut this song out when it was on due to time. I have copies of both.

[@neillenet291]

Buck Dharma is one of the most tasteful lead guitar players ever.

[@bugvswindshield]

yeppers. so smooth. too many guitar 'greats' are just chop artist.

[@rodneyverbrugge3517]

My favorite guitar solo of all time ! And I know guitar trust me !

[@doomhunter697]

This song was written by band member Eric Bloom and science fiction writer Michael Moorcock. It was in the sound track of the movie Heavy Metal.

[@robsimer9296]

Classic movie.

[@rick5440]

Great song, rarely reviewed. Thank you!

[@ROCKGRINDER12]

Donald “Buck Dharma” is a leviathan monster of hard rock n roll/heavy metal riffing ............ you cannot get more metal than this.

[@michaelfisher7170]

Buck Freaking Dharma.....amazing lead guitarist and still to this day going strong, touring with the band. How these guys aren't in the Rock and Roll hall of Fame is criminal. Just me...I really like them, have for decades!

[@nathanwanner..44]

My favorite blue oyster cult song its so good

[@gregjones861]

Wow. I had no idea that their guitarist could play that well. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@brianforgie7724]

Buck Dharma ain't no joke. Great guitar player. Listened too BOC since I was a kid in the 70s. Buck can play note for note with anyone.

[@jalkabre5904]

@@brianforgie7724 agree, great solos in songs like Astronomy and Last Days in May in their concert videos. Buck is so underrated.

[@russellgentile4719]

You just witnessed possibly the best live guitar solo ever. Buck is a master technician. This is the song off The Heavy Metal Soundtrack that made me a believer and got me headfirst into BOC. They are my favorite band by far!

[@jalkabre5904]

That solo always amazes me each time.... so good, one of the very best! Great song as well.

[@g-pa-Rok-n-Tok]

Saw BOC 4 times in the 70's. Loaded on Acid every time, lol. Great lazer show! ☮️🤘🤙

[@KennethStCyr-dv6cm]

What more can you ask from a rock band??? Absolute masterpiece.

[@andreasp5670]

One of the best an intensive solos, i've ever heard. I know this for sooooo long. And it is still damn impressive.

[@brennanschweitzer840]

This was the live version. Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser absolutely killed on lead guitar. Thank you for sharing this. It's been a few years since I heard the live version. You rock!

[@lovedc4ever678]

This is proof that no rock guitarist can come close to the talent of Buck Dharma. GREATEST GUITARIST EVER!!! This is not a recording. The band was formed in 1967. The year I was born. I have been a fan of their since the early 80s and just saw them live last year for the first time. The lead singer on this is Eric Bloom. He and Buck are the only two original members left with the band. Check out "The Alchemist" from their 2020 release The Symbol Remains, recorded entirely remotely due to COVID. "Don't Fear the Reaper", my personal favorite, and their biggest US hit. It's a must for those new to Blue Oyster Cult. Thanks for the reaction. Peace, Man.

[@larrymac5811]

I listen to this song almost daily...I love BOC...flying to Vegas Oct 7 to see them.

[@dannytapp7259]

They sound great live , seen em with lasers and a big Godzilla

[@eljobo3258]

Love it. I wasn't at the concert, but saw videos. Super rad.

[@jeffwarren4938]

Saw them in 81...awsome show! Big Buck Dharma fan. He is one of my favorite guitar virtuosos, along with Rik Emmett!

[@HistoryNerd8765]

The line that stands out to me the most is "You ask me why I'm weary, why I can't speak to you." Anyone who's been through real shit knows that feeling. Trying to hide whatever traumatic thing happened in the past, even if no one knows about it.

[@johnnolan8732]

Saw these guys about 12 times. YES they DO sound that good live. Concerts were kinda darker back then!! Got to meet them many times. Amazing guys.

[@michaelbochnia5686]

Best three song run for your reviews I can remember. Live this group and this song kicks ass. BOC is an epic live band.

[@martincarrasco8445]

Astronomy live should be your next reaction. BOC is a legendary band

[@margiemcpeak9304]

🎸💯 Blue Oyster Cult has a very cool vibe‼🔥 🤯 Super-great reaction Biz‼ ☮ ❤ 🎶

[@SouthTexasRocker1]

My all-time favorite BÖC tune. I saw them on the Fire of Unknown Origin tour 40 years ago. Thanks for reacting to this one, Biz. I recommend listening to the studio version when you get a free minute. Most Classic Rock radio stations only play two BÖC songs; Don't Fear the Reaper and Burning for You. Cool tunes, for sure, but they have so much more music to explore and enjoy. (IMO, one of the reasons why terrestrial radio is dying. Lack of variety... no deep cuts. Of course, streaming services have obviously contributed to the demise of terrestrial radio stations)

[@wakayakmike]

You are so right about classic rock stations. You would think those are the only two they ever did.

[@ronparsons8786]

Fantastic song and live solo

[@steveclapper5424]

This performance is so of its time, the music the dress and the hair, it made me deeply nostalgic.

[@daylocke6181]

I’ve gotten obsessed with this song once again, first time I was 18 years old now 58. From the original movie soundtrack for Heavy Metal

[@glenmaylone6333]

BOC is a live band. I have seen them so many times. Even within the last two years they were spot on rocking it. So much energy in the live shows. Just pick anything they have done it will be decent.

[@bugvswindshield]

heck, growing up in washington state, even I got to see them 2 times ! back in the 90's. Love this band

[@charliemac64]

⁠@@bugvswindshield I can't count how many times I've seen them in Washington. First time was at Memorial Stadium in Seattle, Summer Jam '80, w/Sabbath headlining the show that featured Riot and Molly Hatchet as openers. 2nd time was in the Kingdome, Summer Jam '82, middle band of 5-band set consisting of (in order of appearance) Bryan Adams, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, (BOC), Loverboy, and headliner Foreigner. 3rd time was New Year's Eve 1983/84 at the Tacoma Dome, middle band in a 3-band line-up with opener Aldo Nova, headliner (Your One-Way Ticket to Midnight!) Sammy Hagar. Saw them in CA a few times in the mid-late 80s while stationed there. Saw them MANY times in the 90s in the Seattle/Tacoma/Kitsap area in bars/ballrooms/outdoor venues, I can't even count. I'd go see them every time they came thru town. I haven't seen them in about 20 yrs, though. I got old. 😢 They fucking killed it every time.

[@bugvswindshield]

@@charliemac64 🤢that is the green face of jealously

[@Śħẽĩłã]

Wow!!!! That guitarist killed it!!!! I had no idea!!! Thanks for this one fam!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 💞

[@watchbizmatik]

🙌🏿🙌🏿

[@gerhardbraatz6305]

It was live and this is a terrific band.

[@johnnolan8732]

P.S. - This entire concert is sick!!!!

[@robsimer9296]

This was awesome! I'm subscribed.......70's and 80's heavy metal was great every show.

[@fjorukrain04]

blessed are the reaction video creators who watch it 100% then comment, thanks brother. subscribed

[@mattshaw6180]

This is why BOC is _still_ such a monster live show, and how cool it was to hear a song about PTSD in 1981. Fantasy writer Michael Moorcock brought his dark side into this and BOC is the right band. Hey, Biz....listen to BOC's song "Mirrors" next for another killer tune about psychology!

[@HistoryNerd8765]

A great song about Trauma in general. Depression, Addiction, PTSD, whatever it is, the song completely encompasses the feeling.

[@JohnHoulgate]

Very glad you did a reaction video to the live version of this song. That is Eric Bloom's live singing on this. He was an R&B singer back in the 60s when he and his band played at college parties. Buck Dharma is a legendary guitarist and this is one of his signature live solos. The song has a dark, foreboding theme that characterizes the what is in the lyrics. The long guitar solo is not in the studio version. I guess they wanted to save that for the live shows. I think it's one of BOC's epic masterpieces along with Astronomy. You did the song justice here. People go see them live for those long guitar solos. They turn ordinary songs into epic sound journeys. This recording gave you a taste of it.

[@cuttlefisch]

This song was recorded live in 1981. It's the same recording that appears on the "ETI Live" album of 1982.

[@dgator3599]

BOC is awesome in concert. Right up there for me with Pink Floyd, Rush and Guns N' Roses.

[@bolinfan1519]

Wow, you have great reactions to this epic song!

[@watchbizmatik]

Thank you

[@4tuneagent]

This was a bootleg video back in the day.. the audio was recorded for their Live record, E.T.I.-Live.. The video has been restored as best as it can and I believe there is VHS and DVD copies out there..Recorded at the old Hollywood Sportatorium in Hollywood, FL in the 80's..

[@brennanschweitzer840]

My interpretation only, and I could be wrong: the song reflects the suffering of war survivors not only with physical damage, but with the mental damage of PTSD. I've known these heroes. They were tossed into the meat grinder. And yet they continue to struggle with everyday life after trying to cope with what would cause most of us to lose our shite. 'Nuff said. But not enough.

[@jeffwarren4938]

Saw BOC in 1981...we wore our ETL live album..Buck Dharma's killer solo is awesome. Love your channel man! Bloom has an awesome voice as well!

[@tammiec4937]

This is such a cool song ! This sound track is dope. Heavy Metal is the movie. Stevie Nick’s Blue Lamp is one you have to listen to for sure!

[@JoeKerr019]

By the way. The song was written with the collaboration of Michael Moorcock. a Fantasy writter who kinda coined the idea of the Multiverse. All Hail Elric of Melniboné

[@bugvswindshield]

Wow! thank you sooo much! I'm already a sub or i'd resub for sure! Such a rare reaction. Massive Kudos good sir!\ HEY be the first. React to ZZ top's first radio song " I thank you" Amazing huge bass song. Thanks again!!

[@kevindavis7620]

Great reaction!

[@neillenet291]

Biz, please do "ETI" by Blue Oyster Cult.

[@gregharker1600]

Featured in Heavy Metal and loosely based on Michael Moorcock's fantasy character Elric. Black Blade by BOC and again written by Michael Moorcock is 100% about the character Elric and his soul-sucking sword Stormbringer.

[@mattshaw6180]

YES, this. Elric, PTSD, and the choices that no one wants to make...Moorcock and BOC was a fantastic partnership.

[@blanewilliams5960]

Great song and performance. I have loved this song since I saw the move "Heavy Metal" and it became my favorite on a seriously good soundtrack and from BOC. Thanks for doing this one, Biz!

[@purefresh2496]

Loved this song since I saw "Heavy Metal" first come out in the theaters. Obscure so love you did it. I seem to love what you do (My sons name is Bro-Yr-Aur, lol,). I'd suggest Black blade, Cities on flame, the Marshall Plan and kick out the jams love since I am sure you've listened to their biggest 3

[@kierstenridgway4634]

You're relearning well!! ❤️✌️😆

[@watchbizmatik]

Im trying lol

[@billypilgrim5329]

Get ready for some praise, man. You let the music roll on without interruption, your expressions and head movements sufficing to convey the profound impression this inspired piece of art was having on you. I particularly enjoyed observing you becoming an instant Buck Dharma fan during the solo part.

[@elfman5176]

Buck Dharma is God

[@kathyjones3940]

You gotta do Blue Oyster Cult : Don't Fear The Reaper live, Godzilla live, Transminiacon MC, and Burnin' for you live

[@mrnobody9104]

nice, haven't heard that one in a lifetime. for some reason i had Uriah Heep on the brain!

[@alanmassimo2698]

Rock and Roll perfection...

[@ZalMoxis]

Buck Dharma is a true powerhouse.....

[@chuckhollands7528]

Your reviews of BOC are second to none ❤

[@thetruestoneage]

Thanks Elric...

[@david1044]

Damn!! That is a bad man on that guitar!!

[@bugvswindshield]

Bye the way kids, this song is about heavy drug use. The solo is the "high" and last part is reality.

[@justingamble3876]

All the scars are on the inside

[@brenthowell6148]

Check out Salt And The Sea, by The Lumineers. The haunting sound that comes out of these guys is heart touching!✌️

[@davidpallin772]

Hey Biz, where the heck have you been?

[@boboelliott762]

Brother where's the snotty nose rez kids at?? Gotta check em out

[@extraacc00]

💖💖

[@jimdandrea9307]

If you have a mirror ball on stage does that mean you are disco?

[@william7108]

What's up B 2 B2

[@william7108]

M a t a b i z

[@rodneyverbrugge3517]

Michael Jackson is the King of Pop… Elvis is just “THE KING” But MJ surely was more talented . He did it ALL.

[@Hilch22]

Мелодия неплохая, но так ужасно Фальшиво поют!

[@matthewroazen4476]

Правда, голос отстает музыке, это была постоянная веда группы, но в данном случае поёт Эрик именно по теме песни - отчаянно и расстроенно.

[@magicsinglez]

What a horrible solo/mid-section.

[@jeffwarren4938]

Your lack of music taste is duly noted!