Satan and Rainbows

It's been quite a journey but our time with the Blue Öyster Cult is almost at an end. For the first time in the podcast's history we are dedicating a full episode to our final thoughts about the band and our (eligible) studio album ranking. We hope you enjoy (and forgive the weird format Nate decided to introduce for reasons unknown to him now). See you next season! Facebook/Instagram: @satanandrainbows Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com [Contact@satanandrainbows.com] Financial Support: https://ko-fi.com/thenatezone Special thanks to our announcer Sasha Aleksandra! She is an associate producer and voice actor of the Night Shift Podcast, a queer-led urban fantasy docudrama. Check it out: www.NightShiftPod.com

After waiting almost two decades for the world to get hip, the Blue Öyster Cult were ready to sign with a new label and put out an album of new material. Is the current lineup able to live up to the expectations? Was it worth the wait? Are smartphones kind of bad for our attention spans (if you really think about it)? Was it that much of a fight? Join us on our penultimate episode and find out! Facebook/Instagram: @satanandrainbows Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com [Contact@satanandrainbows.com] Financial Support: https://ko-fi.com/thenatezone Special thanks to our announcer Sasha Aleksandra! She is an associate producer and voice actor of the Night Shift Podcast, a queer-led urban fantasy docudrama. Check it out: www.NightShiftPod.com

The first Blue Öyster Cult album of the 21st century is a less moody and more eclectic one than its predecessor, with a refreshing sense of continuity. Is it too long? Yes? Are there some bad songs on it? Yes. Does Nate end up liking the dumb recycled '80s ballad that doesn't really belong? Y--I mean...you'll have to listen to find out! Join us as we break down Curse of the Hidden Mirror (2001). Facebook/Instagram: @satanandrainbows Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com [Contact@satanandrainbows.com] Financial Support: https://ko-fi.com/thenatezone Special thanks to our announcer Sasha Aleksandra! She is an associate producer and voice actor of the Night Shift Podcast, a queer-led urban fantasy docudrama. Check it out: www.NightShiftPod.com

After a ten year recording hiatus (sort of), an older and wiser (sort of) Blue Öyster Cult link up with the incredibly normal cyberpunk author John Shirley as their new primary lyricist and the incredibly stable CMC Records as their new label. The result is a very interesting album...that was out of print for decades and even now can't be easily heard due to weird streaming rights, so it's probably not surprising that Heaven Forbid is often overlooked in the BÖC catalog. Thankfully we're here to break it all down! Facebook/Instagram: @satanandrainbows Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com [Contact@satanandrainbows.com] Financial Support: https://ko-fi.com/thenatezone Special thanks to our announcer Sasha Aleksandra! She is an associate producer and voice actor of the Night Shift Podcast, a queer-led urban fantasy docudrama. Check it out: www.NightShiftPod.com

This week we are tracing the convoluted history behind the infamous Blue Öyster Cult concept album Imaginos. And then, unfortunately, we're also going to listen to it together. ...Yeah, if you are one of those BÖC fans who thinks Imaginos is an underrated hidden gem we love and respect you BUT you may want to skip this episode... Facebook/Instagram: @satanandrainbows Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com [Contact@satanandrainbows.com] Financial Support: https://ko-fi.com/thenatezone Special thanks to our announcer Sasha Aleksandra! She is an associate producer and voice actor of the Night Shift Podcast, a queer-led urban fantasy docudrama. Check it out: www.NightShiftPod.com