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About Me

Joe was a founding member of Blue Ã–yster Cult. In September of 1970 after graduating from Ithaca College, he joined the band when they were called The Stalk-Forrest Group. By fall of 1971 they passed an audition for Clive Davis were signed to Columbia Records and shortly thereafter changed their name to Blue Oyster Cult.

During his time with Blue Ã–yster Cult he recorded 14 albums playing the bass parts, singing lead and harmony and playing several other instruments. Several albums were big hit sellers and BOC developed a fanatic live following. In 1976 (Don't Fear) The Reaper broke through on radio across the country and touring and record sales escalated. In his years with BOC, Joe was awarded nine Gold and two Platinum discs.
By 1986 Joe decided that he would retire from BOC and move on to other interests. This myspace site will highlight what he has done in the last two decades, and projects he is working on for the future. Thanks for stopping by.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Brian Wilson, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Miles Davis, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Ludwig Beethoven, Claude Debussy, Mozart.

Music:

Acoustic Version of ASTRONOMY thanks to Don Odell

CLASSIC BLUE OYSTER CULT VIDEO CLIPS
ASTRONOMY
Metallica's version of the BOC classic from the five times platinum album "Garage Inc."
NOSFERATU from BOC'S SPECTRES
DON'T FEAR THE REAPER
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My Blog

New Album on vinyl and digital, New Video Clips

Hey gang, Just want to let you know the solo album is nearly ready. It's entitled JUKEBOX IN MY HEAD, which is one of the songs on the album. Here's the coolest news: it's coming out with a totally...
Posted by Joe Bouchard on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:18:00 PST

GIGS Mar 29 and Mar 30

Hi Friends,Wow! What an incredible week. Both shows were the tops.The Thursday night show was solo acoustic at the Sidewalk Cafe. This was part of the Feast of Friends concert sponsored by my good f...
Posted by Joe Bouchard on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 07:09:00 PST

Interview on KTYD Santa Barbara March 14, 2007

Here's a quick interview I did this morning. Interesting points covered - the flugelhorn part, Patti Smith's early days, the BOC reissues. Enjoy! Scroll down the page to Joe Bouchard.KTYD Interv...
Posted by Joe Bouchard on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:17:00 PST

New Video for NOSFERATU

Hey friends,Here's a little Valentines present - the ultra scary Nosferatu. "F.W. Murnau's classic imagery meets Blue Oyster Cults haunting song" Pretty cool. I never saw this video before. Ah, th...
Posted by Joe Bouchard on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:36:00 PST

X BROTHERS SALE on CDBABY.com

Hi Friends,I just want to let you know that the X Brothers critically acclaimed new CD is on sale at CDBaby for the holidays. Only $11.95. Makes a great gift! And if you order multiple copies you get ...
Posted by Joe Bouchard on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:33:00 PST

Joe Bouchard Music at Myspace Launch

Hi Friends,Well, here I am writing a blog on this myspace cyber location. Two things I've tried to avoid for some time but . . . ah what the hell. . . Welcome!Hey check out the vids I snagged from a...
Posted by Joe Bouchard on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 12:35:00 PST