Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll

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"Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll"
Single by Blue Öyster Cult
from the album Blue Öyster Cult
B-side"Before the Kiss, a Redcap"[1]
Released21 April 1972
RecordedOctober 1971
StudioThe Warehouse, New York City
Genre
Length
  • 3:14 (single edit)
  • 4:03 (album version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Murray Krugman
  • Sandy Pearlman
Blue Öyster Cult singles chronology
"Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll"
(1972) 		"Hot Rails to Hell"
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone(favorable)[4]

"Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll" is the debut single by American

nuclear war with metaphors likening the destruction to rock and roll music
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Cash Box called it a "hard driving, heavy metal rocker will be immediately attractive to both AM and FMers looking to put some life into their playlists."[9]

Personnel

Cover versions

The song has been covered by Church of Misery (on Master of Brutality), Iced Earth (on Tribute to the Gods) and 3 Inches of Blood (as a bonus track on Here Waits Thy Doom).

References

  1. ^ Discogs
  2. ^ Swanson, Dave (February 7, 2017). "Blue Oyster Cult Albums Ranked Worst to Best". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Horowitz, Hal. "Cities on Flame with Rock & Roll by Blue Oyster Cult - Track Info | AllMusic". allmusic. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  4. ^ Bangs, Lester. "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll' is triumphantly sociopathic". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  5. ^ Monaco, Rachael (July 6, 2015). "More cowbell needed: Blue Öyster Cult's top 5 lyrics". AXS. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  6. ^ "BLUE ÖYSTER CULT". Music On Vinyl. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  7. ^ "Lucky Clark On Music: Blue Oyster Cult". Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  8. ^ "Blue Oyster Cult - Cities On Flame With Rock 'n Roll". Paste. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  9. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. November 24, 1973. p. 31. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
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