''A Long Day's Night'' is a

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by American

hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...

band

Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult ( ; sometimes abbreviated BÖC or BOC) is an American Rock music, rock band formed on Long Island in Stony Brook, New York, in 1967, and best known for the singles "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", "Burnin' for You", and "Godzilla ( ...

, recorded in

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, on 21 June 2002. It is so named because that day was 2002's

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, the longest day of the year. The concert was released as a

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and a CD; the CD does not include seven of the songs included on the DVD-release ("E.T.I.," "Harvester of Eyes," "Flaming Telepaths," "Then Came the Last Days of May," "ME 262" and the encore songs "Dominance and Submission" and "The Red and the Black"), while the CD-release featured "Astronomy", not available on the DVD. In 2004, 10 tracks from this concert were released again as ''Extended Versions: The Encore Collection''.

CD track listing

#"Stairway to the Stars" ''(

Albert Bouchard Albert Thomas Bouchard (; born May 24, 1947) is an American musician. He is a founding member and the original drummer of the hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult and current drummer of The Dictators. He is the brother of former Blue Öyster Cult ...

Donald Roeser Donald Roeser (born November 12, 1947), known by his stage name Buck Dharma, is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the sole constant member of hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult since the group's formation in 1967. He wrote and ...

Richard Meltzer Richard Meltzer (born May 10, 1945) is an American rock critic, performer, writer and songwriter. He is considered by some rock historians to be the first to write real analysis of rock and roll and is credited with inventing "rock criticism". B ...

)'' – 3:53 #"

Burnin' for You "Burnin' for You" is a song by American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult. It was released as the lead single from the band's eighth studio album, '' Fire of Unknown Origin'', released in June 1981, where it was the album's second track. The song ...

" ''(Roeser, Meltzer)'' – 4:39 #"O.D.'d on Life Itself" ''(

Eric Bloom Eric Jay Bloom (born December 1, 1944) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the co-lead vocalist, guitar and keyboard/synthesizer player for the long-running band Blue Öyster Cult, with work on more than 20 albu ...

, A. Bouchard,

Joe Bouchard Joseph J. Bouchard (; born November 9, 1948) is an American musician. He was the bassist and one of the lead singers of the hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult during their most successful period. He is the younger brother of original Blue Öyster ...

Sandy Pearlman Samuel Clarke "Sandy" Pearlman (August 5, 1943 – July 26, 2016) was an American music producer, artist manager, music journalist and critic, professor, poet, songwriter, and record company executive. He was best known for founding, writing for, ...

)'' – 4:41 #"Dance on Stilts" ''(Roeser,

John Shirley John Shirley (born February 10, 1953) is an American writer, primarily of fantasy, science fiction, dark street fiction, westerns, and songwriting. He has also written one historical novel, a western about Wyatt Earp, ''Wyatt in Wichita'', and ...

)'' – 5:49 #"Buck's Boogie" ''(Roeser)'' – 6:26 #"Mistress of the Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl)" ''(A. Bouchard, Pearlman)'' – 4:58 #"Harvest Moon" ''(Roeser)'' – 4:42 #"

Astronomy Astronomy () is a natural science that studies astronomical object, celestial objects and phenomena. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin and chronology of the Universe, evolution. Objects of interest ...

" ''(J. Bouchard, A. Bouchard, Pearlman)'' – 10:19 #"Cities on Flame With Rock-And-Roll" ''(Roeser, A. Bouchard, Pearlman)'' – 5:53 #"Perfect Water" ''(Roeser,

Jim Carroll James Dennis Carroll (August 1, 1949 – September 11, 2009) was an American author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work '' The Basketball Diaries'', which inspired a 1995 film of ...

)'' – 5:22 #"Lips in the Hills" ''(Roeser, Bloom, Meltzer)'' – 4:22 #"

Godzilla is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film ''Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films produc ...

" ''(Roeser)'' – 8:44 #"

(Don't Fear) The Reaper "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" is a song by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult from the band's 1976 album ''Agents of Fortune.'' The song, written and sung by lead guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser, deals with eternal love and the inevitabili ...

" ''(Roeser)'' – 8:14

DVD track listing

#"Stairway to the Stars" #"Burning for You" #"O.D.'d on Life Itself" #"E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)" #"Dance on Stilts" #"Harvester of Eyes" #"Buck's Boogie" #"Mistress of the Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl)" #"Flaming Telepaths" #"Harvest Moon" #"Then Came the Last Days of May" #"Cities on Flame with Rock-and-Roll" #"ME 262" #"Perfect Water" #"Lips in the Hills" #"Godzilla" #"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" #"Dominance and Submission" #"The Red and the Black"

Personnel

– lead vocals, stun guitars, keyboards *

Allen Lanier Allen Glover Lanier (; June 25, 1946 – August 14, 2013) was an American musician who played keyboards and rhythm guitar. He was an original member of Blue Öyster Cult. Lanier wrote several songs for Blue Öyster Cult albums, including "T ...

– keyboards, rhythm guitars, some lead guitar on "Then Came The Last Days Of May," background vocals * Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser – lead guitars, vocals *Danny Miranda – bass, background vocals *

Bobby Rondinelli Robert Rondinelli (born July 27, 1955) is a rock drummer best known for his work with the hard rock/ heavy metal bands Blue Öyster Cult, Rainbow, Quiet Riot, Black Sabbath, The Lizards, The Handful, and Rondinelli. In July 2013, Rondinelli wa ...

– drums, percussion

References

Blue Öyster Cult live albums 2002 live albums 2002 video albums Live video albums Sanctuary Records live albums Sanctuary Records video albums {{Music-video-stub