This Eden was the first few years of Blue Öyster Cult, who released their debut album almost exactly 50 years ago. It was a peculiar Eden, and it lasted only three years. This Eden was hearing music in your head that was ugly and crowded in the angles but full of space and beauty in the stretches. This Eden was the arrogant thrill of feeling superior to drunks on the LIRR coming home from hockey games. This Eden was the on-your-toes buzz of walking around on the Upper West Side in the early 1970s when it was SRO land, watching the junkies and the drunk ancients stagger down Broadway as you talked of the Second World War and Bergman at the Thalia. This Eden was silver and full of shadows and the ecstasy of genius seen, like that screening of Metropolis you saw in your dorm basement.
This Eden was off balance and thirsty, like when you drank far too much gin and had to go to an 8:30 class. It was a peculiar Eden, but it was still an Eden. Happy 50 to the mighty Öyster! (Images: Legacy Recordings)
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