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Re: (TV) Blue Oyster Cult (was 'Rock'sBack pages')



Heath:
> In my book, BOC was always one of the rock bands that my punk friends  liked.
> The Minutemen namechecked 'em in "History Lesson Pt. 2" - "I was  E.Bloom,
> Richard Hell, Joe Strummer, and John Doe".  They also covered "The  Red & The
> Black", which was fIREHOSE's set closer, and which I believe Mike  Watt still
> covers.

He does, and has done "Dominance" as well, and namechecks Bloom and
Bouchard both in another song, forget which one.  The minutemen did
"Red & Black", too, so it's popped up throughout Watt's entire
career... as have a bunch of Verlaine tunes.

Clearly my record collection needs more cowbell.

-Rex


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