Blue Öyster Cult

Summary

Blue Öyster Cult is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.88% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,962 views/month, #180 of 20,490).^[2]

Key Facts

• Blue Öyster Cult's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Blue Öyster Cult's genre is hard rock^[4].
• Blue Öyster Cult's genre is psychedelic rock^[5].
• Blue Öyster Cult's genre is traditional heavy metal^[6].
• Blue Öyster Cult's genre is progressive rock^[7].
• Blue Öyster Cult's genre is occult rock^[8].
• Blue Öyster Cult's genre is heavy metal music^[9].
• Blue Öyster Cult's genre is acid rock^[10].
• Blue Öyster Cult's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[11].
• Blue Öyster Cult's discography is recorded as Blue Öyster Cult discography^[12].
• Blue Öyster Cult's Commons category is recorded as Blue Öyster Cult^[13].
• Blue Öyster Cult's country of origin is recorded as United States^[14].
• January 1, 1967 marks the founding of Blue Öyster Cult^[15].
• Blue Öyster Cult's location of formation is recorded as Long Island^[16].
• Blue Öyster Cult's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[17].
• Blue Öyster Cult's official website is recorded as http://www.blueoystercult.com^[18].
• Blue Öyster Cult's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Blue Öyster Cult^[19].
• Blue Öyster Cult's Commons gallery is recorded as Blue Oyster Cult^[20].
• Blue Öyster Cult's replaces is recorded as Stalk–Forrest Group^[21].
• Blue Öyster Cult's topic has template is recorded as Template:Blue Öyster Cult^[22].
• Blue Öyster Cult's native label is recorded as Blue Öyster Cult^[23].
• Blue Öyster Cult's different from is recorded as Blue Öyster Cult^[24].
• Blue Öyster Cult's start of work period is recorded as 1970^[25].
• Blue Öyster Cult's has list is recorded as list of band members of Blue Öyster Cult^[26].
• Blue Öyster Cult's name is recorded as Blue Öyster Cult^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1967^[30]

• Genre(s): aor, arena rock, blues rock, classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, pop rock, psychedelic rock, rock, soft rock^[31]

• Community tags: american, aor, arena rock, blues rock, classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, missing allmusic links, pop rock, psychedelic rock, rock, soft rock^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: c7423e0c-ab3e-4ab4-be10-cdff5a9d3062^[33]

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Founding

January 1, 1967 marks the founding of Blue Öyster Cult^[15]. Founded in (location) include Long Island^[16] and New York City^[17].

Why It Matters

Blue Öyster Cult ranks in the top 0.88% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,962 views/month, #180 of 20,490).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

It has been cited as an influence by Alice in Chains^[36], a rock band^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1987^[39]; Pearl Jam^[40], a rock band^[41], founded in 1990^[42]; Mötley Crüe^[43], a heavy metal band^[44], founded in 1981^[45]; and Coheed and Cambria^[46], a rock band^[47], founded in 1995^[48].

FAQs

Who did Blue Öyster Cult influence?

Blue Öyster Cult has been cited as an influence by Alice in Chains^[36], Pearl Jam^[40], Mötley Crüe^[43], and Coheed and Cambria^[46].