Ghost Stories (Blue Öyster Cult album)
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| Released | April 12, 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 1978–1983, 2016[1] | |||
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| Length | 41:40[2] | |||
| Label | Frontiers[2] | |||
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Ghost Stories is the fifteenth and final[4] studio album by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released on April 12, 2024.[2]
The album contains material recorded between the years 1978 and 1983, the exception being The Beatles cover "If I Fell" which was recorded in 2016.[1] The songs were left out from the albums of the time for various reasons.[5] Ghost Stories features the only studio recording of the band's live standard, "Kick Out the Jams".[6] The album was "demixed and remixed" using artificial intelligence. The album was completed by recording new parts for the songs by the current line-up. "So Supernatural" was released as a single and was accompanied by a music video.[7]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Classic Rock (DE) | 6/10[8] |
| Inferno | [9] |
| laut.de | [10] |
| Metal Hammer (DE) | 6.5/7[11] |
| Spectrum Culture | 69%[12] |
| Spill Magazine | [13] |
AllMusic said: "The end result is a somewhat disjointed, but entirely enjoyable collection of songs that sound plucked from different eras and transported via time machine to 2024."[1] Ultimate Classic Rock wrote: "[...] it's often not hard to hear why many of these songs remained unreleased, the once-shelved songs are nonetheless a welcome addition to the catalog."[14] Spectrum Magazine summarized: "It’s very likeable, mostly not essential, but occasionally great."[12] Spill Magazine said the album is full of great songs and the album is on par with other albums by the band.[13]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Late Night Street Fight" | Eric Bloom, Joe Bouchard | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Cherry" | Donald Roeser, Bruce Abbott | 2:38 |
| 3. | "So Supernatural" | J. Bouchard | 5:55 |
| 4. | "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" (The Animals cover) | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Soul Jive" | Albert Bouchard, Patti Smith | 2:58 |
| 6. | "Gun" | J. Bouchard, Helen Wheels | 4:27 |
| 7. | "Shot in the Dark" | A. Bouchard, Caryn Bouchard | 3:26 |
| 8. | "The Only Thing" | A. Bouchard | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Kick Out the Jams" (MC5 cover) | Wayne Kramer, Fred Smith, Rob Tyner, Michael Davis, Dennis Thompson | 2:22 |
| 10. | "Money Machine" | J. Bouchard | 2:43 |
| 11. | "Don't Come Running to Me" | Bloom, Greg Winter | 3:27 |
| 12. | "If I Fell" (The Beatles cover) | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 2:16 |
| 13. | "Roadhouse Blues" (Japanese bonus track) | Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore |
