I went to see Blue Öyster Cult (lol, had to add the umlaut) last night. The opening act was Vanilla Fudge--whom I found way too loud for the venue (I often stand next to the stage with VERY loud bands but this one actually caused pain, and I was sitting a ways back from the stage), but BÖC was GREAT. They sounded terrific and had a great stage presence and rocked their hearts out. The two members from the original lineup keep the sound pretty consistent with their original sound.
I actually felt like a kid in this crowd--it was like an AARP convention. Lots of sagging tattoos, lol.
I went out to dinner to a nearby Indian restaurant and the couple sitting next to me (both of whom were from India) were going to the concert, too. I commented that I only hoped there would be enough COWBELL. The guy looked puzzled, and I asked him if he hadn't ever seen that skit. He said, "Oh, that's that SNL bit with that idiot actor, whatsisname." I said, "Oh, you didn't think that was funny?" He went on this whole indignant speech about how they "skewered" an amazing song. I was sort of speechless, I mean, how can you take a parody like that to heart?
I looked up the band's website later, and discovered that the band actually LOVES the skit and finds it hysterical.
For anyone who hasn't seen it (or even those who just need a laugh today), here it is:
More Cowbell!