BOC TOADS 010389

Audio from this show was simulcast on New Haven CT radio station WPLR. This previously unseen video includes several rarely played songs from IMAGINOS sprinkled throughout the set.

[@elvissorna8861]

Sweet mother of Desdinova. Thought I'd never find a live version of anything off Imaginos. Well here it is, the moment of truth in all its rifftastic glory. Praise be.

[@_PrimetimePranks]

Imaginos is a masterpiece!

[@StephenDedalus74]

@@_PrimetimePranks ABSOLUTELY !!! :)

[@Nazman06]

espcecially since they didnt even play on that album

[@StephenDedalus74]

@@Nazman06 It's true that not all the members were involved as much as they were in other records before this one and yes there were also a gang of terrific guests with them like Robby Krieger for instance but what do you make of Eric Bloom and Buck Dharma ???

[@Jlipnicki]

Saw them at Hammersmith Odeon 1988 did quite a bit from ' Imaginos ' left album covers on the seats. Had a front row seat. Needless to say it was excellent.

[@msh6865]

My goodness! Where has this show recording been hiding??? How amazingly tight was the band here? Plus, we get a tiny glimpse of what could have been with just a taste of Imaginos thrown in to tease us. My only complaint and it's very slight, is that the tempo for The Red and The Black was just a tad too fast. And they still nailed every note! Love BOC and they absolutely rocked here!

[@PerpetualWalkerJoe]

The great and very talented musician Alan Lanier. RIP

[@crohembernard7092]

❤😥

[@smoovegittar]

Integral part. Miss him like mad.

[@thor3399able]

All fans we miss him. Just a note, it is Allen Lanier, not Alan. ❤

[@spookedhorse]

Sweetheart of a guy. Got to eat dinner with the boys in 2002. Mexican restaurant before a show, in Blaine, WA. They were all super nice but Allen was really sincere about everything.

[@lauraandrews8319]

My first concert was BOC about a year after this at Parkers in Seattle, that show changed my life. After seeing Buck Dharma I went from playing guitar 2-3 hours a week to play 3 hours a day, now I play for a living. Thanks to BOC and the very underrated Buck Dharma, you guys are the best. Good health to you!!

[@tracysnow349]

Hope to see you in Everett, Washington on July 17th

[@lauraandrews8319]

@@tracysnow349 Thanks for the heads up, I wasn't aware of that show, I've seen then twice in that theater, awesome venue.

[@jeffsidak5017]

I love music..my mother always has the radio on

[@jeffsidak5017]

He makes that guitar talk

[@jeffsidak5017]

They make it look easy

[@elfman5176]

One of the Great Live Bands And my favorite band of All Time🤠

[@steverivet6958]

I'm always impressed at how well they kept on the road in the 90's with no record company support, playing their asses off every night regardless of the venue, and their unmatched capability in bringing in top-flight members when they needed them. This show is a perfect example.

[@elfman5176]

A true rock band

[@GestapoPussyRanch]

Still doing that to this day.

[@randoruppert9562]

0:20 R.U. Ready 2 Rock 6:01 Dominance and Submission 12:06 E.T.I. 17:46 I am the one you warned me of 24:09 Buck's Boogie 31:53 Astronomy 42:56 Take me away 47:32 In the presence of another world 52:51 Flaming Telepaths 58:46 Cities on Flame 1:04:27 Joan Crawford 1:10:40 Burnin' for You 1:17:19 Godzilla 1:28:11 (Don't fear) the leaper 1:36:24 This ain't the summer of love 1:39:42 Golden Age of Leather 1:45:30 The Red and the Black

[@applecourier3966]

the setlist from God

[@valis992000]

Thanks for taking the time to type that out and set the links, but I gotta admit I've never heard the one at 1:28:11.

[@MariaPerez-cw8sp]

@@valis992000 😂

[@Jay_Tee2023]

the fuck is The Leaper?

[@HansJaussmann]

@@Jay_Tee2023 Whatever it is, Don't FEAR iT, Man!!!

[@bearpowers]

Finally! Some pearls from IMAGINOS my fave!

[@fabianmonte7134]

What’s your thoughts about Reimaginos?

[@classicrockstation]

I love Imaginos, one of the few concept albums worth listening to!

[@KeithOtisEdwards]

@@fabianmonte7134 I was satisfied with the Columbia release of the album. The sounds is the best of any analog recording I own. It’s just like a movie. Some scenes end up on the cutting room floor.

[@PerpetualWalkerJoe]

If Buck Dharma isn't one of the Top 10 rock guitarists of all-time, I'll eat my hat! DEC 2020 FL USA

[@tracysnow349]

Well, just my opinion but he is THE greatest guitarist of of all time. I know....but what about...and.... and who?

[@PerpetualWalkerJoe]

@@tracysnow349 you got good taste girl!!! Thanks for your fun reply! Joe June 21. 😍

[@davec3901]

How about Schenker, Page and Dharma

[@ronmiller4776]

I couldn't agree more! Saw them in 1974 in Toledo OH and have been a big fan ever since...the depth to their music is unmatched.

[@DavidSmith-ik3fe]

He's absolutely amazing. I've seen them three times, once at the recording of "On Your Feet Or On Your Knees" at the Long Beach arena, then at a small club in Sault Ste. Marie Mi, and then I took my son to see them in Jackson Mi. I'm continually amazed and inspired by Buck. He's definitely one of the top 10 of all time.

[@Cinemagoer_64]

My favorite band of all time! Unbelievable!

[@russellj.s.257]

Mad respect to Richie a great guitar player and piano player but Allen Lanier was and is an immortal legend.

[@leefranklin3054]

Richie is filling some damn big shoes pretty darn well. So much fun to watch Allen tear it up in this video.

[@russellj.s.257]

@@leefranklin3054 I swear, Ritchie can pass for being Eric's son.

[@GBCR]

He's already dead

[@Joseph-ub2ys]

The best hard rock band still alive and still playing our rock and roll! Astronomy is so awesome...! And their new album is a killer rock monster! I love B.O.C.!!!!!!

[@amecocoa3829]

PLR sponsored so many great concerts and blessed us with simulcast. Toads in NH and Shaboo Inn in Willimantic. Buck looks so young. RIP Allen Lanier, the keyboards will never be the same.

[@jjvladimir6070]

In my Top 10 of BOC concerts on KZbin. Eric is in peak form, Allen is his cool usual self, and Buck is creating musical universes with each strum of his fingers.

[@keithpetty9032]

Agreed. It’s not well acknowledged that late 80s BOC were at their top of their game. Imaginos tour was amazing and worthy of a Pink Floyd style production. Sadly they had to pay back two record company advances and they played it conservatively to keep costs down

[@matframpton8656]

Greatest band ever in my opinion.

[@martingates6501]

Yes they are

[@halfabee64]

Great version of Flaming Telepaths

[@ChainsawLuca]

In The Presence Of Another World is one of my favourites and an underrated masterpiece!! Thank you so much!!!

[@kanenomoja]

BOC FOREVER!!!!! Love it! Keep rock alive! God bless you!!

[@danbollinger9372]

Just discovered “I’m the one You Warned Me Of”, thanks to this video. Awesome song!

[@elvissorna8861]

Transition from In the Presence to Flaming Telepaths was absolutely genius, mind blown🤘🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@chriswright5016]

One of the greatest bands to ever bestride this planet. More often than not, I'm inclined to think the very best.

[@Cinemagoer_64]

Same here! They were in complete control of the music!

[@grahamtaylor8912]

@@Cinemagoer_64 They still are.

[@BlueOysterStan]

Eric’s vocals are truly unmatched.

[@mcbeezee2120]

IMO, as good as his pipes still were in 1990, they were not at their peak as they were in 1975. By the time the concert at the Navy Pier was filmed in 2002, they were really suffering IMO. Listen to "Astronomy" on the 2002 concert compared to the "Live 1976" concert video. As bad as the audio quality was on the "Live 1976" video was, his pipes are no comparison between the two. They seemed to have recovered a bit, but some vocalists just "don't have the genes" to keep their pipes as they age. Still love the Cult though. Followed them ever since T&M was released in 1973.

[@Voxtender]

Saw them twice on this tour in Syracuse and Rochester a few weeks apart. Outstanding sets and shows both times. BOC Forever! This was a great lineup.

[@jamesshaffer206]

Great live show. Buck and Alen tearing it up. Buck brings the swagger of the 70s and the aggression of the 80s and blends them in his style. Just amazing stuff. I seen them in 91 and they kicked my butt. Underrated band. Been on tour since early 70s and in 2020 they still doing it. Only a few bands left that can say that. RIP Alen.

[@markrago7217]

Yep, definitely in the exclusive club of phenomenal rockers from 1970s USA that would have represented us in 1972 and 1976 rock Olympics versus the UK.

[@RoeserFan1]

The rendition of Golden Age......I have no words

[@thousandisland182]

Another great era for the band!

[@Icantremembermypw]

Wow, this is a tight lineup of Three Ö C. The drummer is pushing the tempos and I like it

[@kealsta]

In the Presence should be in every setlist. Amazing outro.

[@gidikaufman850]

Buck dharma great talent! Love the boc

[@snjstr]

Those were the days. A Modern pizza followed by BOC at Toad's. Must have seen them 10 times there.

[@davidsigalow7349]

....and Schafer beer at Toads!

[@badmonkey2222]

Been there!

[@pureforce469]

Yorkside was next door and good so we went there

[@Jeffreeebowski]

I saw BOC in Dothan, AL at a club called Cowboys (I think 🤔 anyway). It was either late 1987 or early 88 and I was going through Army helicopter pilot training at nearby Ft. Rucker. Although I wasn’t a huge fan it was so cool to see a hard rock band that I was familiar with from my early high school years and the movie Heavy Metal, etc. It was especially cool to see a concert in such a small venue and a very welcome respite from the grueling Army regimen! This video really brings back that memory!

[@russellj.s.257]

First time I saw them was in this club in Fort Myers Florida when they were on tour for Heaven Forbid when they had Danny Miranda and Bobby Rondinelli in the line up,summer 1998 best concert ever.

[@johnstallings4049]

Awesome 📫 post! Can't wait 4 "The Symbol Remains" in October & I 💘'd the NH drive in show!

[@johnstallings4049]

I saw them in Nov. 2019 in Annapolis MD @MarylandHall

[@TurtleFL]

That album kills.

[@scotthenley6448]

I agree..Been listening and watching since the 1st LP 71or72..The New Ham show was bitter sweet..They were all rehearsed for their upcoming tour that was basicly all cancelled bye to Covid. They're still making up dates from from that tour..I think Costa Mesa and Wild Horse Pass are 2 for sure..maby a few more. That was a tight show..I was happy for them..then it became the cancellation tour... For everybody.. I've known them personally since the late 70's...and The Driv-In sounded like the old days. Eric's voice and Buck's licks ..they were ready. Had tickets for the Phonix show and it was cancelled twice. It's back on again for I think the summer. I wished they would make the Texas southern swing the way they use to. Still not crazy about flying yet..Unless someone wants to split a private.

[@Bill-Rocker]

So...is this a dvd ? If not why ? It's the best set and show I ever saw except live in person. The best show ever video recorded (imo)should be a thing you can pay for and own.....I have a crappy dvd from the 70's that should never have been seen, or I should say heard....Thomas Edison had better recordings. This video captures everything I love about BOC and is a real treat for any fan I would think, THANKS !

[@hoochrocks]

Powerful!!! Love the delay on the solo of Dominance. Allen ripping it up on everything!

[@michaeljones9316]

Check out just about all D&S's from 89/90, he uses that delay and it always blows my mind

[@michaeljones9316]

One word...1989 BOC...I love it!

[@PapaDutch]

~ I sometimes wish it was the seventies again, but NO! I never want to see or hear "DISCO" again in my life...

[@mikeramey1797]

Allen lanier died on my birthday, august 14th, 2013. He has joined led invisibles. RIP Allen. Born, June 25th.

[@262Pilot]

An incredibly great show and setlist! I miss Allen! Thanks for posting this!

[@captainh3831]

Theyr'e still good, but not the same without Allen.

[@John-ig9im]

I feel this version of BOC (+ Burgi / Rogers )is probably the heaviest the band had/has ever been live- save the b/w years.

[@paules0099]

That's Ron Riddle on drums...

[@badmonkey2222]

Astrology fking rocks love the Imaginos version🤘💀🤘

[@robertglancy4474]

Damn...that band was one helluva version of BOC

[@markkendrick7547]

Buck and Eric....I've seen BOC at least 3 times and Buck with the NAMM band a few times also , back in the day.... 🎸🎸🔥🙏

[@departureNH]

the version of Dominance and Submission here is beyond tight. This era of BOC is so underrated. A shame they didn't really do a studio album of new songs in the early 90's.

[@manwithoutfear9]

this is awesome!!!i used to think footage of imaginos tour is practically non existent!!! thank you for posting !!

[@badmonkey2222]

It is practically non existent

[@davidchelazzi8773]

a live set with classics and Imaginos songs: you're a philantropist, Sir. Thank You!!!!

[@jamesmichael3607]

I just saw what I wanted to see since 1990. Although Eric sings it kinda flat for this rocker.. the duo guitar solo at the end with Buck and the late Allen Lanier is priceless. And Allen did really 👍

[@x-roytube2218]

"flat"?? Really??? Wow, you're a REAL ROCKER!!! And you must be deaf, too...

[@thierrybregeot6356]

Wow ! Amazing live captation ! Great sound and video ! Many thanks for this sharing , it made my day

[@davidsigalow7349]

I didn't see this show, but saw a lot of great NRBQ shows at Toads from 1989 - 92. We also saw Robert Gordon and Chris Spedding. BOC still rules.

[@PerpetualWalkerJoe]

BOC in their element - a rockin' the doors off a club or a bar. Quite something. Saw Soft White Underbelly in a bar in Dallas, TX circa 1993. I held my "Agents of Fortune" album in the air the whole time. I hope that that did not annoy the band but I had a ton of fun. Been following them since my teens in the mid-70's. Highly underrated band to say the least, and one of my all-time favs! Have to wait till they come back to FL soon! DEC 2020 FL USA

[@helenabarnett1699]

OMG!! Baby that hair!!!😆

[@wtaylorg]

This is without the Bouchard brothers, but Allen Lanier is still in the band. It’s a good document of them at the time. I don’t know if anybody can replace Albert, but this drummer is good.

[@ward9306]

I know miss the brothers alberts vocal on death valley nights is haunting

[@grgoldner]

Rule #1. Never, ever turn your camera away from an Allen Lanier keyboard solo.

[@jeffsmith878]

There is a special place in Hell for whomever dropped that ad at the end of Telepaths

[@russellj.s.257]

Buck sure can rock a mullet like a boss

[@billhewlett1214]

Saw this tour at the channel Boston 😎

[@ericjohnson2137]

Saw the same show with my namesake warming up!

[@x-roytube2218]

I think I did, too...they were billed as Soft White Underbelly, right?? I was about a foot away from Buck Dharma!!

[@summitinspection]

No other band like BOC they were one of a kind

[@summitinspection]

Sorry, are one of a kind

[@chuckschwartz1661]

I shouldn't be jumping from one preferred song to another BUT I will point out that the version of Astronomy is the arrangement found on the Imaginos LP. God bless BOC. Some of these songs are pushing 50 years old!

[@markgrosch9762]

Jon Rogers added some fantastic vocal backing for them!

[@grantkelley3372]

Outdoor Hiker wish there were more recordings with him on them

[@bobprivate8575]

He was lead vocalist on at least one song on the 'Imaginos' album.

[@markgrosch9762]

Grant, are you looking for audio or video? I have a vast collection!

[@grantkelley3372]

Outdoor Hiker yeeeeees!

[@markgrosch9762]

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[@micahp.4356]

I can't believe I woke up at a BOC recorded concert lol.

[@elvissorna8861]

The live version of I am totally rules!!! Omg

[@mcbeezee2120]

Fantastic footage!

[@leefranklin3054]

Fuckin A, Allen rocking it. Love this video, thanks! The Oyster boys in top form.

[@robertzm]

Great show by BOC, which is no surprise. Such strong and talented musicians especially Buck and Allen.

[@geddhead1971]

Just after this time period they started adding "See You in Black" in their setlist; MANY years before it was officially released on the Heaven Forbid album. I remember thinking "Man, I can't wait to hear this on their NEW album". LOL The wait lasted several years unfortunately but was well worth it. ALSO nice seeing Mr Allen Lanier and his ever present Marlboro !!!! RIP to the hidden gem in BOC :-(

[@artiemax]

That year, in a Radio interview. It was Buck, Eric, and Sandy. Westwood One I believe. Eric said,. "Sometimes I feel like a pair of brown shoes.". Next to Greats. In this show. He played good guitar, and the volume was 'UP'. Best show I've seen from them. And Ive seen them live a dozen times over the years...

[@markkasick]

I "saw" this tour in July of that year. They were playing a a bar (rock club) in a suburb of Chicago. The place was( dangerously) packed I literally never saw them at all . The volume was absurd and sounded like crap. It's nice to see what actually happened.

[@heimomoilanen9654]

Buck is on fire on The Reaper, nothing bests the Gibson SG and his signature pick ups. The best performance with exatly the same solo as on the original studio album and beyond. Brilliant stuff 💯

[@johnpop5066]

Toads! Spent the whole show talking to Sandy.

[@williamhiles7404]

BOC, thanx a million. Guitar whammer-jammer extraordinaires. Love it. Donald, Eric & Allen. I always liked the way Eric was billed on the 'Tyranny & Mutation' LP, Eric Bloom-Stun Guitar!!! Uh-oh, got to go, 'The Radios Appear'. LedHed Pb 207.20 🎶 🎸 🎹

[@Lazerrus]

Hardest working band ever and thank God for them!

[@thomasgreaves354]

I used to see shows at Parkers all the time... Rick Derringer, Joe Perry Project, Pat Travers, Frank Marino Mahogany Rush, etc....

[@stevekampf7825]

Nice! Derringer and his band were amazing.

[@kevinkiso4579]

I'd seen BOC numerous times here in Seattle in the 70s and 80s ... The Blue Oyster Cult & Black Sabbath w/ Ronnie James Dio at Memorial Stadium in 80 was phenomenal. That show is here in KZbin. Sadly I can see and hear the death cries of the Blue Oyster Cult I grew up loving in these late 80s shows. RIP Alan Lanier

[@grantkelley3372]

Love to see this!

[@kirbyhans5261]

Kicking ass from 1967 until today... sarcastic and well written. I think you have to truly understand music to realize their brilliance.

[@1969gawa]

They're fookin brilliant

[@peteralegria6386]

Gonna see THE BOC tomorrow in San Diego 8\5\2022 huge fan of a great underestimated rock n roll band And F-CK the BS rock n roll hall of shame for not recognizing these journeymen rock n rollers who’ve paid their dues BLUE OYSTER CULT fuckin rocks

[@dtwalker5356]

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is neither!

[@jeffdowning4877]

Great set list , great band, I wish on tracks like Dominance and Submission the keyboards weren't overpowering the guitar so much, but that's a minor quibble- strong performances and Buck I've always said is vastly underappreciated. So rock and roll , and he keeps it interesting with different modes and stuff. I have I think 8 BOC albums. Cultosaurus Erectus is underrated. Not one track from it. Sniff sniff....

[@gidikaufman850]

Great show

[@iancunningham5576]

OMG!@! I was there. Soft White Underbelly gig. Awesome!

[@BluMecker-of9uy]

Great show thanks for posting

[@64TMS]

SUPER great album, great concert !!!

[@Pray2Jah]

Imaginos ......the best album no one ever bought ....shame on Columbia....nice to hear a couple cool tracks

[@KeithOtisEdwards]

I bought it. And for years I tried to force it on my friends as a revelation, like LSD or DxM, but they were younger, and so cared only for their music: Radiohead. Then, it was priced so cheap to get rid of it, so I bought a copy and gave it to the DJ at the Million-Dollar Club in Windsor, Ontario, where the ladies danced completely nude to this music. You do that when you truly believe in something.

[@_PrimetimePranks]

I am the the one you warned me of ❤️

[@crohembernard7092]

Allen Lanier maitre incontesté ! Reposez en paix "MONSIEUR"...

[@gogoyubari366]

Played all my favorite songs!

[@Demonizermetalalbums]

Eric playing those awesome leads in the beginning of TMA

[@gidikaufman850]

Great keboards!

[@mcbigswig1569]

The Amazing Blue Oyster Cult!

[@ThomasStancel]

Thanks!

[@weisswurstfruhstuck8523]

Wow they were goooood back than!

[@sonicmojo]

I could care less about the Imaginous tracks. But this is still an amazing set. I would happily replace the Imaginous tracks from anything from Mirrors! Lol 😂

[@warrior2182]

Frontiers should get the rights to this and put it out on Blu-ray.

[@agentstanley29]

1:24:00 thought we were gonna hear some Raining Blood there

[@Damaged262]

Fucking praise the badass! Best band, not to mention live/or recorded.

[@salvatoredebella4502]

The mighty BOC live from the 80s!

[@alisonannallyallen1437]

Flaming Telepaths is so good.

[@billhobbs7077]

Was going to post on here but three men in black said don't report this

[@Ropex02]

Favorite band ever

[@jeffretipton6887]

BOC rocks seen them 8 times