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Curse of the Hidden Mirror
Curse of the Hidden Mirror
Studio album by Blue Öyster Cult
Released	June 5, 2001
Studio	Millbrook Sound Studios, Millbrook, New York
Genre	Hard rock; heavy metal;
Length	50:54
Label	CMC/Sanctuary
Producer	Buck Dharma; Eric Bloom;
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Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Blistering	4/5^[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10^[3]
Kerrang!	^[4]

Curse of the Hidden Mirror is the thirteenth studio album by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released on June 5, 2001. The only single from the record was the poorly received "Pocket". Lackluster sales and poor relations led to the band being dropped by their label, Sanctuary Records; as a result, BÖC did not release another studio album for nearly 20 years, until the release of The Symbol Remains in 2020.

The title of the album is taken from a song contained in the unreleased album by the Stalk-Forrest Group, the band that would later become Blue Öyster Cult, recorded in 1970.

John Shirley, an author of cyberpunk science fiction, wrote the lyrics for many songs of the album.

The song "Out of the Darkness" was originally featured in the 1992 film Bad Channels,^[5] which Blue Öyster Cult recorded the soundtrack for, although the song was not included in the soundtrack album for the movie. "Showtime" was originally written and recorded for Cultösaurus Erectus but did not make the final cut.

Curse of the Hidden Mirror is the final Blue Öyster Cult album to feature longtime keyboardist Allen Lanier, who died in 2013.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dance on Stilts"	Donald Roeser, John Shirley	6:05
2.	"Showtime"	Eric Bloom, John Trivers	4:38
3.	"The Old Gods Return"	Bloom, Roeser, Shirley	4:36
4.	"Pocket"	Roeser, Shirley	4:15
5.	"One Step Ahead of the Devil"	Bloom, Roeser, Danny Miranda, Bobby Rondinelli, Shirley	4:16
6.	"I Just Like to Be Bad"	Bloom, Bryan Neumeister, Shirley	3:54
7.	"Here Comes That Feeling"	Roeser, Dick Trismen	3:21
8.	"Out of the Darkness"	Miranda, Bloom, Roeser, Shirley	5:06
9.	"Stone of Love"	Roeser, Richard Meltzer	5:49
10.	"Eye of the Hurricane"	Bloom, Neumeister, Roeser, Rondinelli, Shirley	4:40
11.	"Good to Feel Hungry"	Miranda, Bloom, Roeser, Shirley	4:12

Personnel

Band members

Eric Bloom – vocals (2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11), stun guitars, associate producer
Donald 'Buck Dharma' Roeser – lead guitars, vocals (1, 4, 7, 9), producer
Allen Lanier – rhythm guitars, keyboards, background vocals
Danny Miranda – bass, background vocals
Bobby Rondinelli – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

Norman DelTufo – percussion
George Cintron – background vocals

Production

Paul Orofino – engineer, mixing
Leon Zervos – mastering

References

^ Horowitz, Hal. "Curse of the Hidden Mirror - Blue Öyster Cult | Album Review". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ Wilson, David L. "Blue Oyster Cult – "Curse of the Hidden Mirror" (CMC International)". Blistering. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
^ Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (March 2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 9781926592206.
^ Zell, Ray (June 30, 2001). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 859. UK: EMAP. p. 49.
^ "Bad Channels (1992 Video) – Soundtracks – IMDb". Retrieved January 26, 2014.

[1] Horowitz, Hal. "Curse of the Hidden Mirror - Blue Öyster Cult | Album Review". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

[2] Wilson, David L. "Blue Oyster Cult – "Curse of the Hidden Mirror" (CMC International)". Blistering. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2012.

[3] Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (March 2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 9781926592206.

[4] Zell, Ray (June 30, 2001). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 859. UK: EMAP. p. 49.

[5] "Bad Channels (1992 Video) – Soundtracks – IMDb". Retrieved January 26, 2014.

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-'''''Curse of the Hidden Mirror''''' is the thirteenth [[studio album]] by the American [[hard rock]] band [[Blue Öyster Cult]], released in 2001. The only single from the record was the poorly received "Pocket". Lackluster sales and poor relations led to the band being dropped by their label, [[Sanctuary Records]]. BÖC has not recorded a studio album or held a record deal since.
+'''''Curse of the Hidden Mirror''''' is the thirteenth [[studio album]] by American [[rock music|rock]] band [[Blue Öyster Cult]], released on June 5, 2001. The only single from the record was the poorly received "Pocket". Lackluster sales and poor relations led to the band being dropped by their label, [[Sanctuary Records]]; as a result, BÖC did not release another studio album for nearly 20 years, until the release of ''[[The Symbol Remains]]'' in 2020.
-The title of the album is taken from a song contained in the [[St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings|unreleased album]] by the Stalk-Forrest Group, the band that would later become Blue Öyster Cult, recorded in 1970.
+The title of the album is taken from a song contained in [[St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings|the unreleased album]] by the Stalk-Forrest Group, the band that would later become Blue Öyster Cult, recorded in 1970.
-[[John Shirley]], a renowned author of [[cyberpunk]] science fiction, wrote the lyrics for many songs of the album.
+[[John Shirley]], an author of [[cyberpunk]] science fiction, wrote the lyrics for many songs of the album.
-The song "Out of the Darkness" was originally featured in the 1992 film ''[[Bad Channels]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103757/soundtrack | title = Bad Channels (1992 Video) – Soundtracks – IMDb | accessdate = 2014-01-26}}</ref> which Blue Öyster Cult recorded the soundtrack for, although the song was not included in the [[Bad Channels (album)|soundtrack album]] for the movie. "Showtime" was originally written and recorded for [[Cultösaurus Erectus]] but did not make the final cut.
+The song "Out of the Darkness" was originally featured in the 1992 film ''[[Bad Channels]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103757/soundtrack | title = Bad Channels (1992 Video) – Soundtracks – IMDb | accessdate = January 26, 2014}}</ref> which Blue Öyster Cult recorded the soundtrack for, although the song was not included in [[Bad Channels (album)|the soundtrack album]] for the movie. "Showtime" was originally written and recorded for ''[[Cultösaurus Erectus]]'' but did not make the final cut.
+''Curse of the Hidden Mirror'' is the final Blue Öyster Cult album to feature longtime keyboardist [[Allen Lanier]], who died in 2013.
 ==Track listing==
 {{Track listing
+| title1 = Dance on Stilts
+| writer1 = [[Donald Roeser]], [[John Shirley]]
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+| length1 = 6:05
-| writer1         = [[Donald Roeser]], [[John Shirley]]
+| title2 = Showtime
-| length1         = 6:05
+| writer2 = [[Eric Bloom]], [[John Trivers]]
+| length2 = 4:38
-| title2          = Showtime
+| title3 = The Old Gods Return
-| writer2         = [[Eric Bloom]], [[John Trivers]]
+| writer3 = Bloom, Roeser, Shirley
-| length2         = 4:38
+| length3 = 4:36
+| title4 = Pocket
-| title3          = The Old Gods Return
-| writer3         = Bloom, Roeser, Shirley
+| writer4 = Roeser, Shirley
-| length3         = 4:36
+| length4 = 4:15
+| title5 = One Step Ahead of the Devil
+| writer5 = Bloom, Roeser, Danny Miranda, [[Bobby Rondinelli]], Shirley
-| title4          = Pocket
+| length5 = 4:16
-| writer4         = Roeser, Shirley
-| length4         = 4:15
+| title6 = I Just Like to Be Bad
+| writer6 = Bloom, Bryan Neumeister, Shirley
+| length6 = 3:54
-| title5          = One Step Ahead of the Devil
+| title7 = Here Comes That Feeling
-| writer5         = Bloom, Roeser, Danny Miranda, [[Bobby Rondinelli]], Shirley
+| writer7 = Roeser, Dick Trismen
-| length5         = 4:16
+| length7 = 3:21
+| title8 = Out of the Darkness
-| title6          = I Just Like to Be Bad
-| writer6         = Bloom, Bryan Neumeister, Shirley
+| writer8 = Miranda, Bloom, Roeser, Shirley
-| length6         = 3:54
+| length8 = 5:06
+| title9 = Stone of Love
+| writer9 = Roeser, [[Richard Meltzer]]
-| title7          = Here Comes That Feeling
+| length9 = 5:49
-| writer7         = Roeser, Dick Trismen
-| length7         = 3:21
+| title10 = Eye of the Hurricane
+| writer10 = Bloom, Neumeister, Roeser, Rondinelli, Shirley
+| length10 = 4:40
-| title8          = Out of the Darkness
+| title11 = Good to Feel Hungry
-| writer8         = Miranda, Bloom, Roeser, Shirley
+| writer11 = Miranda, Bloom, Roeser, Shirley
-| length8         = 5:06
+| length11 = 4:12
-| title9          = Stone of Love
-| writer9         = Roeser, [[Richard Meltzer]]
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-| title10          = Eye of the Hurricane
-| writer10         = Bloom, Neumeister, Roeser, Rondinelli, Shirley
-| length10         = 4:40
-| title11          = Good to Feel Hungry
-| writer11         = Miranda, Bloom, Roeser, Shirley
-| length11         = 4:12
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v t e Blue Öyster Cult
Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser Eric Bloom Danny Miranda Richie Castellano Jules Radino Allen Lanier Albert Bouchard Joe Bouchard Chuck Burgi John Miceli Greg Smith Bobby Rondinelli Rudy Sarzo Kasim Sulton
Studio albums	Blue Öyster Cult Tyranny and Mutation Secret Treaties Agents of Fortune Spectres Mirrors Cultösaurus Erectus Fire of Unknown Origin The Revölution by Night Club Ninja Imaginos Heaven Forbid Curse of the Hidden Mirror The Symbol Remains
Live albums	On Your Feet or on Your Knees Some Enchanted Evening Extraterrestrial Live A Long Day's Night
Other albums	Bad Channels Cult Classic Workshop of the Telescopes St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings The Essential Blue Öyster Cult
Songs	"Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll" "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" "Godzilla" "Burnin' for You" "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" "Shooting Shark" "Astronomy"
Videos	Black and Blue A Long Day's Night Some OTHER Enchanted Evening
Related	Discography Members John Shirley Michael Moorcock More Cowbell Patti Smith Richard Meltzer Sandy Pearlman
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