Spectres

Spectres

Track Listings

1. Godzilla

2. Golden Age of Leather

3. Death Valley Nights

4. Searchin' for Celine

5. Fireworks

6. R.U. Ready 2 Rock

7. Celestial the Queen

8. Goin' Through the Motions

9. I Love the Night

10. Nosferatu

Tracks:

A Way Of Life
Spectres In The Fog
Taken
A Hard Teacher
To Know My Enemy
Idyll's End
Safe Passage
Ronin
Red Warrior
The Way Of The Sword
A Small Measure Of Peace

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Whether Tom Cruise's portrayal of a 19th century American soldier cum samurai warrior will be remembered with the same pangs of pop-cultural bemusement that befell John Wayne playing Genghis Khan remains to be seen. But its musical soundtrack does mark an auspicious occasion: pop musician-turned-composer Hans Zimmer's 100th score since beginning his film career in 1988. A pioneer of fusing both the electronic and orchestral and the Westernized with the indigenous, Zimmer does both here with skill, drawing heavily on samples of the traditional Taiko (a massive Japanese drum) for its rhythmic action sequences, while constructing a melodic Western motif for Cruise's character that's both centerpiece and counterpoint for the score's transcultural intent. Aside from the brief, ominous thunder of the expected action/suspense boilerplate, Zimmer has constructed passages of gentle, Asian-inflected pastoralism that have parallels with much of his evocative work on The Thin Red Line. Those cues are the score's very soul, a canvas against which his more traditional themes reverberate all the stronger. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

The power of faith .......2007-05-29

Sweet as lotus flower, strong as a the solid rock of the paith, sharp as a samurai sword... close your eyes and live in an magic ancient atmosphere

This soundtrack...........2007-04-24

...is really amazing, so deep and great. The movie would never be so good without this great music.

Dances With Wolves in Japan.......2007-04-10

If you liked Dances With Wolves this is it in Japan - I do think it is Tom C's best movie. The sound track is excellent - Zimmer also did Batman Returns which has a fantastic soundtrack - Hans is comming on

A Diverse Score from the Land of the Rising Sun.......2007-03-02

I always love it when composers branch out and write music that you would never expect them to write, yet retaining their own trademark sound. Here, Hans Zimmer utilizes his own, recognizable sound, where you know it's him with eastern instrumentation, such as Taiko drums, the shakuhachi (a staple in Horner scores lately), and the koto harp. It's east meets west, a route in which Tan Dun took on in the film "Hero", and Zimmer's score follows many of those same musical ideas, only not quite as eastern sounding as Dun's score.
The main theme is a powerful 7-note anthem which tends to build its way up each time, as in "A Way of Life", "Spectres in the Fog", "Idyll's End", and "Safe Passage". You can tell it is a Zimmer theme just by its sound, but with the oriental flavor thrown in, it really adds to the mix.
The action music in the score is exciting with energetic Taiko drums keeping the pulse moving. They do not get tiresome, as you might think because Zimmer uses them more like a heartbeat, not a heart attack! "Red Warrior" is a powerful anthem, consisting of japanese warrior chants, which really add to the scope of the sound. Other noteworthy tracks are "Ronin" and "The Way of the Sword", which are enjoyable pieces of music.
I was pleased of the results of Zimmer's work here. It showcases Zimmer's diversity with his music. I hope he gets the opportunity to write more diverse scores such as this. The Da Vinci Code is certainly one of them!

One of the best themes ever composed.......2007-02-28

This soundtrack is brilliant, and Hans Zimmer even more. He is truly one of the great film composers. The Last Samurai's sounds never fail to draw emotion from me.

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Haven't heard for 30 years........
CLASSIC BOC
Great remaster but a bonus track that should have been included
A Rock-Noir Classic
Gets better with time...

Spectres
Blue Öyster Cult
Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD

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Some Enchanted Evening
Agents of Fortune
Secret Treaties
Blue Öyster Cult
Tyranny & Mutation

ASIN: B000ECXV1E
Release Date: 2007-02-13

Tracks:

Godzilla
Golden Age Of Leather
Death Valley Nights
Searchin' For Celine
Fireworks
R.U. Ready 2 Rock
Celestial The Queen
Goin' Through The Motions
I Love The Night
Nosferatu
Night Flyer
M For Murder
Please Hold
Be My Baby

Customer Reviews:

Haven't heard for 30 years...............2007-07-15

and is better than what I remember. Why? I purchased this on 8-Track when I was seventeen years old. What the heck do we know at 17 right? Then, I can remember being a little let down. Yes, Godzilla was great and RU Ready to Rock as initial standouts. But being an ON YOUR KNEES fan, it seemed a little less rocking even compared to AGENTS. What I had forgot about are a couple of the great forgotten tracks like Death Valley Nights, Nosferatu, I Love the Night and even the popish Fireworks. What I believe now is that it is very comparable to AGENTS. I also believe the first two bonus tracks are very good {Night Flyer and M for Murder} and Please Hold is OK. If the first two would have been included in the original I believe it could've held it's own with AGENTS. I stopped the disc before the Ronnette's cover. I just couldn't do that to myself :} All "n" all, I am very happy to purchase this again after so many years. I was fortunate to see them back in the late 70's early 80's with their laser show. Blue Oyster Cult was always one of my favorite bands and I am very happy to have purchased this gem again.

CLASSIC BOC.......2007-07-04

A great remaster of this old classic. The extra songs included on this CD were a good addition that fit the style of this album. BOC's sound changes all the time and these songs are fun to listen to.

Great remaster but a bonus track that should have been included.......2007-06-01

A great release, but the only reason I don't give it five stars is the ommision of the live 12" single version of "Godzilla" which is easily the best live version released. It is much more concise than the versions on Some Enchanted Evening and Extraterrestrial Live. Still, Spectres never sounded better. Let's hope that On Your Feet Or On Your Knees (2 CDs please), Cultasaurus Erectus, and Fire of Unknown Origin will be included in the next batch of reissues.

A Rock-Noir Classic.......2007-05-13

Like all of BOC's music there is a delicious darkness to the songs on this cd. "Golden Age of Leather", "Death Valley Nights", and "I Love the Night" (just to name a few), with their re-occuring themes of mayhem and death (and just enough tongue-in-cheek), are classic Blue Oyster Cult.
It had been years since I owned this recording and am so pleased to have it back in my collection.

Gets better with time..........2007-04-04

My previous review of BOC's mediocre "Spectres" met with such contempt that your leather pants wearin' friend from NYC has decided to placate all you ghouls and rework a more pleasing version. No doubt, "Spectres" still could have been better......but with this new remaster and additional bonus songs, I must admit I am intrigued. Alas, I will contain my frequent urge to trash this gem, lest fellow hardcore fans fly through my bedroom window at night and suck my blood dry. Down, Down I say! You Dogs!

"Spectres"

Production values on this collection are indeed much better than any previous recording. The opening track, "Godzilla" sets the house on fire with Roeser's blistering lead guitar work over dual harmony vocals. The signature vocals have always worked real well on this song, and perhaps the band should consider doing more Bloom/Roeser harmonies. Although this version of "Godzilla" is a bit campy in tone, it remains a classic. The real star of the show, however, is "Golden Age of Leather". Everything good about BOC is in this song, and it never gets tired. It's all there, guitars, vocals, lyrics, etc. "Death Valley Nights" is next and is a natural fit after "Leather". Some other highlights are the lush "I Love the Night", (one of my fav BOC tunes) and "Nosferatu". The rest of this collection is very pop in tone, and sounds outdated. What balances out weak songs such as "Searchin' for Celine" and "Celestial the Queen" are the new bonus additions such as "Night Flyer" and "Dial M for Murder" which are just as good if not better than anything else Cult did in this period. Perhaps not surprisingly, "Be My Baby" makes it onto this as a bonus; back in '77, probably sounded like a great idea.. but today considered a corny song for BOC to cover.

This collection is worth buying, if just for "Godzilla","Golden Age of Leather", "Death Valley Nights" and "I Love the Night". "Spectres" holds its own with the classics, although it doesn't hold up to BOC's other works in the 1970's. Due to the passage of so many years, many of the things that so displeased me about this record seem to slowly fade away, and some of the cheesy pop tunes become forgivable when thought of in the context of the time period: Disco was hot, rock was not.

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Not a Zombie yet, but still Shakendown
A Psychobilly gem

Great Erotic Zombie Shakedown
Spectres
Manufacturer: Crazy Love Germany
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Customer Reviews:

Not a Zombie yet, but still Shakendown.......2004-11-12

With this album fresh in my mind, compliments of that spectacular yearly event known as Halloween, thought I'd post this review.
This is not to say it must be Halloween, a Gore Fest or a Fright Night to appreciate an album of "Rockabilly" songs about the dead, the undead, those soon to be dead and being evil, as one can enjoy such topics throughout the year. However, it does make such special occasions all the better, a Hell of alot more fun and will leave even non-zombies shakendown.

If you like Rockabilly/Horrorbilly check out "The Cramps."

If you like harder edged Rock/Punk songs about ghouls, martians and "hideous deformed two-headed monsters" check out "The Misfits."

A Psychobilly gem.......2004-08-03

I went into a record store whilst on holiday in the U.S.A and this record immediately jumped out at me -I mean ,what a cool title! I bought it on impulse along with some other records (including stuff by the Sharks and the Guana Batz)and it blew them out of the water. Particularly recommended are the tracks "Switchin' Heads","Hot Rod Hearse" and "Grave Digger", with the band switching from absurd comedy Honky Tonk to all out Psychobilly thrash a-la Demented Are Go. Since then I have also looked out their previous album "Blood, Sweat and Nitro" which also comes highly recommended. Having said all this, the album almost seems in danger of losing it's way after the panoramic "Fistfull of Pesos" producing it's one disappointment, the rather limp "1-800-EVIL" which is only guilty of not quite reaching the otherwise high standard of this great record.

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Remaster coming in Fall 2006
REMASTERED WITH BONUS TRACKS AVAILABLE LATE 2006!
EXCELLENT follow-up to Agents Of Fortune!!
This is a hidden gem
Blue Oyster Cult Monster

Spectres
Blue Öyster Cult
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Mirrors
Cultosaurus Erectus
Blue Öyster Cult
Fire of Unknown Origin
Agents of Fortune

ASIN: B0000025BW
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Godzilla
Golden Age Of Leather
Death Valley Nights
Searchin' For Celine
Fireworks
R.U. Ready 2 Rock
Celestial The Queen
Goin' Through The Motions
I Love The Night
Nosferatu

Customer Reviews:

Remaster coming in Fall 2006.......2006-11-09

As one reviewer on here stated, the new remaster of this album & Some Enchanted Evening will be released remastered in the fall of 2006 complete with bonus tracks. Although I'm not sure what the hold ups been since the first four albums were remastered back in 2001 five years ago, that's a "Tyranny & Mutation" to have to wait that long. Hopefully when these are done, we won't have to wait that long for the rest.

REMASTERED WITH BONUS TRACKS AVAILABLE LATE 2006!.......2006-05-21

Thats right! Blue Oyster Cult's official web site under BOC news 2005 states that Spectres and Some Enchanted Evening will be reissued in late 2006! The cd will be REMASTERED WITH BONUS TRACKS! So before shelling out 25-30 dollars or more to rip off sellers for what was originally a budget cd for only 8.99 at most stores just be a little patient. The wait will be well worth it! Just a thought. I hope this will be helpful to those wanting to add this most excellent cd to their collection. But! If you can't wait then I most certainly UNDERSTAND!

EXCELLENT follow-up to Agents Of Fortune!! .......2006-02-27

Yet ANOTHER great piece of work from Blue Oyster Cult. Spectres continues what they started with Agents Of Fortune, and in some ways even improved it! BOC starts it off with the infamous rocker, "Godzilla", and immediately sets a fun and exciting feel that carries through out the entire album. While Spectres definitely has that "rock" vibe to it, it also has alot of atmosphere to it, perhaps more so than any of it's preceeding albums. To me the only possible weak track is "R.U. Ready 2 Rock", because although it starts off great, it periodically retreats to a high-pitched and somewhat inferior sounding chorus. But ALL the other tracks are exceptional, and this is one album of a few in the world that I can listen to over and over again and never get sick of it. The stand-outs are "Godzilla" (GREAT seeing it in concert!), "Death Valley Nights", "Fireworks" (my favorite), "Goin' Through The Motions" and "I Love The Night". "Night" is a real mellow, beautiful and hypnotic BOC song and is a far-cry from most of their other work, and is very addictive. However, as great as this album is, I'll have to admit that it took a little longer to FULLY get into than their previous albums, but I'm not sure why. But once I got it, I got it. Some albums (with any band) take a couple extra listens than usual to fully appreciate, but I've come to realize that those are sometimes the albums you soon rank as some of the BEST in your entire collection, and Spectres is NO exception to that rule. Only BOC could pull off such an amazing follow-up to Agents Of Fortune. With each impressive album they put out, it is no wonder they are collectively thought of as the "Thinking Man's Rock Band"- in that they put such a degree of integrity and thought into their music, which in turn is always a reward to listen to. Give it a listen- you won't be sorry!

This is a hidden gem.......2005-10-29

I've been a BOC fan from the beginning. When I hear they "sold out", it makes me chuckle. I call it evolution. They'd done the black leather heavy metal gig for 3 records and a live one and Agents of Fortune is where they began the subtle change. Sure, they needed some airplay and that's one of the reasons but as musicians grow older and maturer, they want to tap into something different as opposed to the same formula over and over again. Spectres is a masterpiece IMO. Agents got more critical acclaim but, personally, I like Spectres better. There's not a clinker on the entire record. Fireworks, Celestial the Queen, and Searchin for Celine are good tunes, not great ones but they're what I consider to be the lesser ones. I Love the Night, Golden Age of Leather, Nosferatu, and Death Valley Nights are BOC classics. Godzilla was the money song here and Goin Thru the Motions (an Eric Bloom/Ian Hunter collaboration)and RU Ready to Rock are the catchy ones and popular live tunes. The band, at this point, was never better. What more can you ask for as far as diversity goes. You get Albert and Joe with 2 songs apiece and Eric and Buck taking the rest. Why Alan didn't take a shot after True Confessions is beyond me though. This is a must-have for any fan of BOC.

Blue Oyster Cult Monster.......2005-09-06

This is one great album. I feel their first three albums are the best but this album I listen to over and over and love it. Any Blue Oyster Cult fan needs this album. Also the album came almost over night. Great album. great cd and great service.

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Somebody sign these guys!

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Release Date: 2001-01-16

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Dragstrip Demon
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Customer Reviews:

Somebody sign these guys!.......2002-07-07

This is some of rockin-est primeval gut-bucket rock and roll I've heard in a long time! I've been following the psychobilly scene for some time, and have to say that the Spectres play some of the highest octane, raucous rawk this side of the good Reverend Horton Heat himself. I first caught their show in Little Rock, Arkansas, of all places, and was immediately hooked. Jesse James belts out Hell-Bent and other rawkers with his pipes of platinum and plays some mean gee-tar riffs. Austin lays it down on bass, and JR pounds out funky-monkey beats on the skins. If you're starting a psychobilly collection, this is the album to begin with.

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Tod Machover: Spectres

Manufacturer: Bridge
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003GHX
Release Date: 1993-09-11

Tracks:

Spectres: Nature's Breath
Spectres: Spectres Parisiens

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Gonna rock, gonna roll, gonna take my head and drill a hole

Rubber Room Rock
Spectres
Manufacturer: My Checkbook
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Rubber Room Rock
(I Can't Be) Satisfied
Comin' Home
Hot Li'l Hellcat
Jesse James
Rockabilly Macabre
Tombstone Boogie
Bad JuJu
Shark Bait
(Me & My) Cannibal Baby
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Bullit Train
Hot Rod To Hell

Album Description

13 Burnin' slabs o' fuel-injected punk rockabilly mayhem for all you nitro junkies and dragstrip demons.

Customer Reviews:

Gonna rock, gonna roll, gonna take my head and drill a hole.......2000-12-25

This debut from the Spectres is one of the best out the first wave of west coast psychobilly bands. Like their peers they take some of the best elements from European psychobilly legends like The Meteors, Guana Batz, and Sharks. However they mix these mix these influences with raw American rockabilly heroes like the Cramps, Rev. Horton Heat, and Hasil Adkins to create their own unique greasy, should-be-locked-away-in-a-mental-institution-but-that-would-mean-no-booze-or-girls-or-fast-cars rock 'n roll. Plus, the first 1,000 of these printed comes with a limited edition rub on tatto of the band's logo.

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Rosamunde
Schubert , Georg , and Froschauer
Manufacturer: Capriccio
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006AWFB
Release Date: 2002-07-16

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Procession of Spectres
Mortal Clay
Manufacturer: Mortal Clay
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CA399M
Release Date: 2005-07-12

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Evolution Revolution
Mortal Clay
Tower
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End
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Mortal Clay [Walt Szalva Remix]
Tower [Ryze + Fall Remix]
Snow Globe [Walt Szalva Remix]

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Show Me How the Spectres Dance

Manufacturer: Lavolta
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000H8RV0M
Release Date: 2006-09-12

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