Guest Buck Dharma Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 Just curious since we talked about Ted I was wondering what you think about Buck Dharma's playing? For those that don't know he is the lead guitarist in Blue Oyster Cult. I always thought he was a great guitar player and a shredder before the name was made. They had some great shows when they used to do the laser stuff.
Guest cruster Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 All this time I've been telling people I was (virtually) hanging out with the 'real Buck Dharma.' Man, reality sure has a way of screwing up my fantasy world. I really like his work on Godzilla.
hardheartedbill Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 vastly under-rated, taste and technique, also a killer vocalist, people wish they could play like BD (DR ). I wonder sometimes how Burning for You ended up the lasting impression BOC left w/ the public, way more into On Your Feet Or On Your Knees as the lasting impression ( Buck's Boogie or The Last Days of May are uber badass, I need to find this on CD! )
serial Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 BOC was my first real concert (well, I'd seen the Ventures, but that was a club show). DR was inspiring to say the least, if not intimidating-he was GOOD. Shooting Star and Foghat were the openers. I think that the ticket was a whopping seven bucks.
kurtsstuff Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 I always liked his playing....everything he did seemed to enhance the song with solo's that really made sense...no mindless wanking..
Mobster Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 Just curious since we talked about Ted I was wondering what you think about Buck Dharma's playing? For those that don't know he is the lead guitarist in Blue Oyster Cult. I always thought he was a great guitar player and a shredder before the name was made. They had some great shows when they used to do the laser stuff. He's one of my all-time favorites. In fact, him and Ace Frehley were probably the reasons I started playing electric guitar.
Jack C Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 He's one of my all-time favorites. In fact, him and Ace Frehley were probably the reasons I started playing electric guitar. Cheers for giving props to Ace. He gets bashed on internet guitar forums all the time, but I love his playing.
Mr Fuzzy Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 I think Buck is a great player. Very underrated. He can write a darn good song too.I used to catch BOC at the Palace theater in Asbury Park in the early 80's whenever they played there.Always a great show!
serial Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 My wife's cousin's husband toured with them doing lights/sound for a good chunk of the 90s. Always had some good stories at Thanksgiving dinner. I have no problems with Ace's playing either. It got me into guitar in '77 and I still dig some of that stuff today. Not always the most complex but it could be cool. Now Ace's lyric writing is another story...
Steve Haynie Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 BOC still puts out good albums to this day. Buck Dharma still has it!
Stike Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 Anyone remember Hear N' Aid? On the making of they showed most of the solos being overdubbed and boy o boy there was some pissin' contests goin' on but Buck just laid back and played some tasty rockin' stuff. Hey if it weren't for Buck we'd probably never have had the "more cowbell" gag.
Brooks Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 i saw "black & blue" at the midnight movies in high school; went to see sabs, came out thinking "buck dharma!!". awesome.ps - ace is a sloppy low chops player, but i dig alot of his solos, very singable/memorable stuff, tons of swagger and vibe. same w/ iommi, not a great technician, but great player nonetheless...
MCChris Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 I must be missing something. Nothing I've ever seen or heard from that guy has impressed me in the slightest.
Guest Buck Dharma Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 I must be missing something. Nothing I've ever seen or heard from that guy has impressed me in the slightest. Have you ever seen him play? Besides hearing the three songs from the radio?
mario Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 Hi Buck, Saw him play at Pine Knob, outside of Detroit in the early 80' and at a bar called Harpo's in Detroit. He rocked!
MCChris Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 Have you ever seen him play? Besides hearing the three songs from the radio? Yeah I've seen lots of videos and my friends' older brothers spun the albums incessantly. It just never registered with me.
Guest Buck Dharma Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 Have you ever seen him play? Besides hearing the three songs from the radio? Yeah I've seen lots of videos and my friends' older brothers spun the albums incessantly. It just never registered with me. Fair enough. I could see not liking some of the music but to me he seems like a very technical and fast player. It just looks like very hard stuff he does in his solos and makes it look easy. I don't know how you could watch him play Bucks Boogie or Then Came the Last Days of May and not think he is a very good player. But I could see if you just don't like his music. I don't get the fascination with Kiss but allot of people who play like them so maybe I'm missing something. I think I just have something against grown men dressing like clowns.
BruceM Posted March 15, 2005 Posted March 15, 2005 Buck was seared into my brain at the age of 17 during my senior year in high school in December of 1973. My older brother bought me a ticket to the BOC show, which was the first live rock show I had ever seen. He lived right next door to the Decatur Armory, where the show was held. He also turned me on to hallucinogenics for the first time, green barrels, I believe (half of one). BOC has been very near the top of my favorite band list since then. At that time, Secret Treaties had not been released, so they were playing songs from their first two albums. Because of my condition, and because I had never seen concert lighting before, Buck's white suit and white SG stood out even more. I've seen them numerous times since, but that first show stands out the most.Buck still remains one of my favorite guitarists, on the strength of the first three BOC albums alone. I still get goosebumps whenever I hear the opening chords or notes to any of BOC's first three albums, and I used to crank Secret Treaties before going to take my hourly exams when I was in college. Does anyone know if these have ever been remastered? I'd love to get new copies on cd.Soon after that first concert experience, I saw Aerosmith in a high school gym, followed by Kiss, Montrose, Ted, Cheap Trick, etc...I have not heard any recent BOC music, so I can't really comment. I'll have to look some up soon...
Willie G. Moseley Posted March 15, 2005 Posted March 15, 2005 A lot of veteran rockers are still putting out great (original) stuff, but don't have a format to get it played/heard (and that supposedly even includes XM and Sirius). Whenever a discussion of bands/players in that pidgeonhole comes up, one of the first examples I cite is indeed BOC. Their more recent albums, HEAVEN FORBID, CURSE OF THE HIDDEN MIRROR, and the live A LONG DAY'S NIGHT (also a DVD) are superb...but who's heard 'em?Roeser, has always epitomized speed AND chops; all too many players seem to have one but not the other. And he did finally admit, around the time COTHM was released, that he's finally gotten comfortable w/ BOC being referred to as a "classic rock band." My personal favorite BOC stuff has always been live material, particularly SOME ENCHANTED EVENING, with a killer cover of the Animals' "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place".
Guest teefus2 Posted March 15, 2005 Posted March 15, 2005 i have been a big fan since i bought "on your feet or on your knees" when it was released ('72 or '74, iirc). i have seen them every chance i got over the years. it must have been 8-10 times now in venues from big halls to even a bar in louisville. buck has always played his ass off and impressed me to no end. i bought their live at the navy pier dvd when it came out. buck's tone was a little shrill in it but his playing was again superb.
MARKVECTOR82 Posted March 15, 2005 Posted March 15, 2005 only one thing to say man...Cities on Flame Baby!!!! Hell I remember seeing Soft White Underbelly. Buck is great and he's a long islander!!!
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