Blue Oyster Cult - Curse Of The Hidden Mirror
Label: CMC International
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Tracks: Dance On Stilts Showtime The Old Gods Return Pocket One Step Ahead Of The Devil I Just Like To Be Bad Here Comes That Feeling Out Of The Darkness Stone Of Love Eye Of The Hurricane Good To Feel Hungry

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B.O.C. is one of the bands that just doesn’t give up and that’s a good thing judging by their latest studio offering “Curse Of The Hidden Mirror”. When the band released “Heaven Forbid” in 1998 it was apparent that the magic that had propelled B.O.C. to international fame had withstood the test of time. Now they return with another album that just goes to show you why this band has endeared themselves to fans around the world for three decades. 

The disc opens strong with “Dance On Stilts” a song in the classic B.O.C. tradition. But they seem to stumble with the second track, “Showtime” which comes across as a filler tune. They can’t all be hits and despite a couple of clunkers on here like “Showtime” they more than makeup for it with tracks like “Dance on Stilts”, “Pocket” and “Here Comes That Feeling”.  All in all, this is a great collection of new songs from this legendary group. 
 

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Posted by Rob (I like real metal):
It's a good album. a 3.5 stars out of 5 for most rock, in comparison to other BOC albums, it's 2.5. It's more cohesive than the last release "Heaven Forbid", but I think Forbid's best outrank Curse's. And the Bouchard Brothers are not currently in the band, but I think Bobby Rondinelli, who played for Black Sabbath, Rainbow and Ozzy, is a very worthy drummer and a better drummer today than Albert is. Most importantly, Buck Dharma is still a really smokin' guitar picker. If you don't have Heaven Forbid or the remaster of Secret Treaties, I'd get those first. But then, go ahead and buy this one.