Blue Oyster Cult: Secret Treaties - Album Of The Week Club review
Secret Treaties was the third album by Blue Oyster Cult, and the one where they really figured out what it was they did: darkness, perversion, and sonic eccentricity
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We Will Ride by Inglorious: breathing fresh life into an irresistible 70s rock template
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