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Club Ninja
Club Ninja
Studio album by Blue Öyster Cult
Released	December 10, 1985
Studio	Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York; Boogie Hotel Studios, Port Jefferson, New York; Tallysin Studios, Syosset, New York; Warehouse Studios, New York City
Genre	Hard rock; pop rock;
Length	44:26
Label	Columbia
Producer	Sandy Pearlman
Blue Öyster Cult chronology
Singles from Club Ninja
	"White Flags"; Released: December 1985 (UK); "Dancin' in the Ruins"; Released: March 1986 (US); "Perfect Water"; Released: July 1986;

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Club Ninja is the tenth studio album by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released on December 10, 1985, in the United Kingdom and on February 11, 1986, in the United States. The album was intended as a comeback for the band, whose previous album The Revölution by Night failed to attain Gold status following the success of 1981's Fire of Unknown Origin and 1982's Extraterrestrial Live. Club Ninja sold more than 175,000 copies, falling well short of gold status again, and because of its high cost, Columbia Records executives deemed it a commercial failure.^[4] The album was re-issued on compact disc on March 10, 2009, by Sony-owned reissue label American Beat Records, which had also reissued the band's 1988 album, Imaginos.

Club Ninja's first single, "Dancin' in the Ruins," was a minor radio and MTV hit. "When the War Comes" features a brief spoken-word introduction by radio personality Howard Stern, whose cousin was married to guitarist and vocalist Eric Bloom. The lyrics to "Spy in the House of the Night" were written by Richard Meltzer, originally based on his poem "Out of Smokes," which was published in his 1999 book Holes. The album was the band's last studio album with bassist Joe Bouchard.

Club Ninja was the only BÖC studio album not to feature keyboardist Allen Lanier until his death in 2013. Lanier was replaced temporarily by Tommy Zvoncheck, who'd previously been keyboardist for Aldo Nova's live band, for a Japanese tour by Public Image Ltd. and had already contributed to the initial recordings of Blue Öyster Cult's 1988 concept album Imaginos. The album also features drummer Jimmy Wilcox, formerly of Rick Derringer and Scandal, who replaced Rick Downey. Wilcox remained with the band until 1987.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10^[6]
Sounds	^[7]

Edwin Pouncey, reviewing the album for Sounds, gave it a five-star rating, describing it as "a seemingly leaden slab of AOR which suddenly turns into gold in your hands", praising Sandy Pearlman's production.^[7] Modern reviews are quite negative, with AllMusic calling Club Ninja a testimony of "Blue Öyster Cult's gradual disintegration" and "decline into musical anonymity".^[5] Canadian journalist Martin Popoff judged the album the "least attached to the BÖC body of work, painfully constructed and baffling in its bad taste", showing a band struggling to update their sound to more "commercial avenues" without achieving the expected radio-friendly results.^[6]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"White Flags"	Hugh Leggatt, Gordon Leggatt	Eric Bloom	4:41
2.	"Dancin' in the Ruins"	Larry Gottlieb, Justin Scanlon	Donald Roeser	4:00
3.	"Make Rock, Not War"	Bob Halligan, Jr.	Bloom	3:58
4.	"Perfect Water"	Roeser, Jim Carroll	Roeser	5:31
5.	"Spy in the House of the Night"	Roeser, Richard Meltzer	Roeser	4:23

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
6.	"Beat 'Em Up"	Halligan, Jr.	Bloom	3:24
7.	"When the War Comes"	Joe Bouchard, Sandy Pearlman	Bouchard, Roeser	6:02
8.	"Shadow Warrior"	Eric Bloom, Roeser, Eric Van Lustbader	Bloom, Roeser	5:42
9.	"Madness to the Method"	Roeser, Dick Trismen	Roeser	7:25

Personnel

Band members

Eric Bloom – lead vocals, "stun" (rhythm) guitar
Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser – lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards
Joe Bouchard – bass, backing & lead vocals, guitar
Tommy Zvoncheck – keyboards, organ, piano
Jimmy Wilcox – backing vocals, percussion

Additional musicians

Thommy Price – drums
Phil Grande – additional guitar
Kenny Aaronson – additional bass
David Lucas, Joni Peltz, Dave Immer, Joe Caro – background vocals
Howard Stern – "When the War Comes" spoken word

Production

Sandy Pearlman – producer, management
Paul Mandl – engineer, overdubs editor, programming
John Devlin, Toby Scott – engineers
David Lucas – additional production
Brian McGee – mixing

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)^[8]	21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[9]	41
US Billboard 200^[10]	63

References

^ "Blue Oyster Cult singles".
^ "Blue Oyster Cult singles".
^ "Blue Oyster Cult singles".
^ Popoff, Martin (March 2009). "Club Ninja". Blue Öyster Cult: Secrets Revealed! (2 ed.). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Power Chord Press. p. 209. ISBN 978-0-9752807-0-6.
^ ^a ^b Ruhlmann, William. "Blue Öyster Cult - Club Ninja review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 55–56. ISBN 978-1894959315.
^ ^a ^b Pouncey, Edwin (December 14, 1985). "Blue Oyster Cult: Club Ninja". Sounds. p. 28. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Blue Öyster Cult – Club Ninja". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
^ "Blue Oyster Cult Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

[1] "Blue Oyster Cult singles".

[2] "Blue Oyster Cult singles".

[3] "Blue Oyster Cult singles".

[4] Popoff, Martin (March 2009). "Club Ninja". Blue Öyster Cult: Secrets Revealed! (2 ed.). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Power Chord Press. p. 209. ISBN 978-0-9752807-0-6.

[allmusic-5] Ruhlmann, William. "Blue Öyster Cult - Club Ninja review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 13, 2012.

[martin-6] Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 55–56. ISBN 978-1894959315.

[Pouncey-7] Pouncey, Edwin (December 14, 1985). "Blue Oyster Cult: Club Ninja". Sounds. p. 28. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

[FINI-8] Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

[ac_Sweden_Blue_Öyster_Cult-9] "Swedishcharts.com – Blue Öyster Cult – Club Ninja". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

[Billboard_200-10] "Blue Oyster Cult Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

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-'''''Club Ninja''''' is the tenth [[studio album]] by American [[hard rock]] group [[Blue Öyster Cult]], released December 10, 1985 (see [[1985 in music]]). The album was intended as a comeback for the band, whose previous album ''[[The Revölution by Night]]'' failed to attain [[RIAA certification#Albums|Gold]] status following the success of 1981's ''[[Fire of Unknown Origin]]'' and 1982's ''[[Extraterrestrial Live]]''. ''Club Ninja'' sold more than 175,000 copies, falling well short of gold status again, and because of its high cost, [[Columbia Records]] executives deemed it a commercial failure.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = Blue Öyster Cult: Secrets Revealed! | chapter = Club Ninja | edition = 2 | publisher = Power Chord Press | date = March 2009 | location = [[Toronto]], [[Canada]] | pages = 209 | isbn = 0-9752807-0-8}}<!--| accessdate = 2012-03-17 --></ref> The album was re-issued on compact disc on March 10, 2009, by [[Sony]]-owned reissue label American Beat Records, which had also reissued the band's 1988 album, ''[[Imaginos]]''.
+'''''Club Ninja''''' is the tenth studio album by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Blue Öyster Cult]], released on December 10, 1985, in the United Kingdom and on February 11, 1986, in the United States. The album was intended as a comeback for the band, whose previous album ''[[The Revölution by Night]]'' failed to attain [[RIAA certification#Albums|Gold]] status following the success of 1981's ''[[Fire of Unknown Origin]]'' and 1982's ''[[Extraterrestrial Live]]''. ''Club Ninja'' sold more than 175,000 copies, falling well short of gold status again, and because of its high cost, [[Columbia Records]] executives deemed it a commercial failure.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = Blue Öyster Cult: Secrets Revealed! | chapter = Club Ninja | edition = 2 | publisher = Power Chord Press | date = March 2009 | location = [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada | pages = 209 | isbn = 978-0-9752807-0-6}}</ref> The album was re-issued on compact disc on March 10, 2009, by [[Sony]]-owned reissue label American Beat Records, which had also reissued the band's 1988 album, ''[[Imaginos]]''.
-''Club Ninja'''s first single, "Dancin' in the Ruins," was a minor radio and [[MTV]] hit. "When the War Comes" features a brief spoken-word introduction by radio personality [[Howard Stern]], whose cousin was married to guitarist and vocalist [[Eric Bloom]]. The lyrics to "Spy in the House of the Night" were written by [[Richard Meltzer]], originally based on his poem "Out of Smokes," which was published in his 1999 book "Holes." The album was the band's last studio album with bassist [[Joe Bouchard]].
+''Club Ninja''{{'}}s first single, "Dancin' in the Ruins," was a minor radio and [[MTV]] hit. "When the War Comes" features a brief spoken-word introduction by radio personality [[Howard Stern]], whose cousin was married to guitarist and vocalist [[Eric Bloom]]. The lyrics to "Spy in the House of the Night" were written by [[Richard Meltzer]], originally based on his poem "Out of Smokes," which was published in his 1999 book ''Holes''. The album was the band's last studio album with bassist [[Joe Bouchard]].
-''Club Ninja'' is the only Blue Öyster Cult studio album not to feature keyboardist [[Allen Lanier]]. He was replaced temporarily by Tommy Zvoncheck, who'd previously been keyboardist for [[Aldo Nova]]'s live band, for a Japanese tour by [[Public Image Ltd.]] and had already contributed to the initial recordings of Blue Öyster Cult's 1988 [[concept album]] ''[[Imaginos]]''. The album also features new drummer Jimmy Wilcox, formerly of Rick Derringer and Scandal, who replaced Rick Downey. Wilcox remained with the band until 1987.
+''Club Ninja'' was the only BÖC studio album not to feature keyboardist [[Allen Lanier]] until his death in 2013. Lanier was replaced temporarily by Tommy Zvoncheck, who'd previously been keyboardist for [[Aldo Nova]]'s live band, for a Japanese tour by [[Public Image Ltd.]] and had already contributed to the initial recordings of Blue Öyster Cult's 1988 [[concept album]] ''[[Imaginos]]''. The album also features drummer Jimmy Wilcox, formerly of Rick Derringer and Scandal, who replaced Rick Downey. Wilcox remained with the band until 1987.
 ==Reception==
 {{Album ratings
 | rev1 =[[AllMusic]]
-| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/club-ninja-r30975/review | title = Blue Öyster Cult Club Ninja  review | accessdate = 2012-01-13 | last = Ruhlmann | first = William |work = [[AllMusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref>
+| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web | url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/club-ninja-mw0000189271| title = Blue Öyster Cult - Club Ninja review| accessdate = January 13, 2012 | last = Ruhlmann | first = William |work = [[AllMusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref>
-| rev2      = ''[[Martin Popoff|Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal]]''
+| rev2 = ''[[Martin Popoff|Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal]]''
-| rev2Score = 7/10<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = [[Collector's Guide Publishing]] | date = 1 November 2005 | location = [[Burlington, Ontario]], [[Canada]] | pages=55-56|isbn = 978-1894959315}}</ref>
+| rev2Score = 7/10<ref name="martin">{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = [[Collector's Guide Publishing]] | date = November 1, 2005 | location = [[Burlington, Ontario]], Canada | pages=55–56|isbn = 978-1894959315}}</ref>
-| rev3      = ''[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]''
+| rev3 = ''[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]''
-| rev3score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="Pouncey">Pouncey, Edwin (1985) "Blue Oyster Cult 'Club Ninja'", ''[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]'', 14 December 1985, p. 28</ref>
+| rev3score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="Pouncey">{{cite magazine |title=Blue Oyster Cult: Club Ninja |magazine=[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]] |date=December 14, 1985 |last=Pouncey |first=Edwin |authorlink=Edwin Pouncey |page=28 |url=https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/blue-oyster-cult-iclub-ninjai- |accessdate=September 17, 2018 }}</ref>
-| noprose = yes
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-[[Edwin Pouncey]], reviewing the album for ''[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]'', gave it a five-star rating, describing it as "a seemingly leaden slab of AOR which suddenly turns into gold in your hands," praising [[Sandy Pearlman]]'s production.<ref name="Pouncey" />
+[[Edwin Pouncey]], reviewing the album for ''[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]'', gave it a five-star rating, describing it as "a seemingly leaden slab of AOR which suddenly turns into gold in your hands", praising [[Sandy Pearlman]]'s production.<ref name="Pouncey" /> Modern reviews are quite negative, with [[AllMusic]] calling ''Club Ninja'' a testimony of "Blue Öyster Cult's gradual disintegration" and "decline into musical anonymity".<ref name="allmusic"/> Canadian journalist [[Martin Popoff]] judged the album the "least attached to the BÖC body of work, painfully constructed and baffling in its bad taste", showing a band struggling to update their sound to more "commercial avenues" without achieving the expected radio-friendly results.<ref name="martin"/>
 ==Track listing==
 {{Track listing
-| headline       = Side one
+| headline = Side one
-|writing_credits = yes
 | extra_column  = Lead vocals
-| title1          = White Flags
+| title1 = White Flags
-| writer1         = Leggatt Bros.
+| writer1 = Hugh Leggatt, Gordon Leggatt
-| extra1          = [[Eric Bloom]]
+| extra1 = [[Eric Bloom]]
-| length1         = 4:41
+| length1 = 4:41
-| title2          = Dancin' in the Ruins
+| title2 = Dancin' in the Ruins
-| writer2         = [[Larry Gottlieb]], Jason Scanlon
+| writer2 = [[Larry Gottlieb]], Justin Scanlon
-| extra2          = [[Buck Dharma|Donald Roeser]]
+| extra2 = [[Buck Dharma|Donald Roeser]]
-| length2         = 4:00
+| length2 = 4:00
-| title3          = Make Rock Not War
+| title3 = Make Rock, Not War
-| writer3         = [[Bob Halligan, Jr.]]
+| writer3 = [[Bob Halligan, Jr.]]
-| extra3          = Bloom
+| extra3 = Bloom
-| length3         = 3:58
+| length3 = 3:58
-| title4          = Perfect Water
+| title4 = Perfect Water
-| writer4         = Roeser, [[Jim Carroll]]
+| writer4 = Roeser, [[Jim Carroll]]
-| extra4          = Roeser
+| extra4 = Roeser
-| length4         = 5:31
+| length4 = 5:31
-| title5          = Spy in the House of the Night
+| title5 = Spy in the House of the Night
-| writer5         = Roeser, [[Richard Meltzer]]
+| writer5 = Roeser, [[Richard Meltzer]]
-| extra5          = Roeser
+| extra5 = Roeser
-| length5         = 4:23
+| length5 = 4:23
 }}
 {{Track listing
-| headline        = Side two
+| headline = Side two
-| total_length    = 44:26
-|writing_credits= yes
 | extra_column  = Lead vocals
-| title6          = Beat 'Em Up
+| title6 = Beat 'Em Up
-| writer6         = Halligan, Jr.
+| writer6 = Halligan, Jr.
-| extra6          = Bloom
+| extra6 = Bloom
-| length6         = 3:24
+| length6 = 3:24
-| title7          = When the War Comes Home
+| title7 = When the War Comes
-| writer7         = [[Joe Bouchard]], [[Sandy Pearlman]]
+| writer7 = [[Joe Bouchard]], [[Sandy Pearlman]]
-| extra7          = J. Bouchard, Roeser
+| extra7 = Bouchard, Roeser
-| length7         = 6:02
+| length7 = 6:02
-| title8          = Shadow Warrior
+| title8 = Shadow Warrior
-| writer8         = [[Eric Bloom]], Roeser, [[Eric Van Lustbader]]
+| writer8 = [[Eric Bloom]], Roeser, [[Eric Van Lustbader]]
-| extra8          = Bloom
+| extra8 = Bloom, Roeser
-| length8         = 5:42
+| length8 = 5:42
-| title9          = Madness to the Method
+| title9 = Madness to the Method
-| writer9         = Roeser, Dick Trismen
+| writer9 = Roeser, Dick Trismen
-| extra9          = Roeser
+| extra9 = Roeser
-| length9         = 7:25
+| length9 = 7:25
 }}
 ==Personnel==
 ;Band members
-*[[Eric Bloom]] – vocals, guitar
+*[[Eric Bloom]] – lead vocals, "stun" (rhythm) guitar
-*[[Buck Dharma|Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser]] – vocals, guitars, keyboards
+*[[Buck Dharma|Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser]] – lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards
-*[[Joe Bouchard]] – bass, vocals, guitar
+*[[Joe Bouchard]] – bass, backing & lead vocals, guitar
-*Tommy Zvoncheck – synthesizers, piano, organ
+*Tommy Zvoncheck – keyboards, organ, piano
-*Jimmy Wilcox – background vocals, percussion
+*Jimmy Wilcox – backing vocals, percussion
 ;Additional musicians
 *[[Thommy Price]] – drums
-*Phil Grande – guitars
+*Phil Grande – additional guitar
-*[[Kenny Aaronson]] – bass
+*[[Kenny Aaronson]] – additional bass
 *[[David Lucas (composer)|David Lucas]], Joni Peltz, Dave Immer, Joe Caro – background vocals
-*[[Howard Stern]] – opening to "When the War Comes"
+*[[Howard Stern]] – "When the War Comes" spoken word
 ;Production
 *[[Sandy Pearlman]] – producer, management
 *Paul Mandl – engineer, overdubs editor, programming
-*John Devlin, Toby Scott – engineers
+*John Devlin, [[Toby Scott]] – engineers
-*David Lucas – additional production
+*[[David Lucas (composer)|David Lucas]] – additional production
 *Brian McGee – mixing
 ==Charts==
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
-===Album===
-{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="2" width="330px"
-!align="center"|Year
-!align="center"|Chart
-!align="center"|Position
 |-
+! Chart (1985)
-|align="center"; rowspan="2"|1986
+! Peak<br/>position
-|align="center"|[[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] (United States)
-|align="center"|63<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/club-ninja-r30975/charts-awards | title = Club Ninja Billboard Albums | accessdate = 2012-01-14 | work = [[Allmusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref>
 |-
+! scope="row"| Finnish Albums ([[The Official Finnish Charts]])<ref name=FINI>{{cite book|last=Pennanen|first=Timo|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972|edition=1st|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|year=2006|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5 | language= fi}}</ref>
-|align="center"| Swedish Album Chart
+| align="center"| 21
- |align="center"|41<ref>{{cite web | url = http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Blue+%D6yster+Cult&titel=Club+Ninja&cat=a | title = Blue Öyster Cult – Club Ninja (Album) | accessdate = 2012-01-14 | work = Swedishcharts.com | publisher = [[Media Control Charts]]}}</ref>
-|}
-===Singles===
-{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="2" width="440px"
-!align="center"|Year
-!align="center"|Title
-!align="center"|Chart
-!align="center"|Position
 |-
+{{Album chart|Sweden|41|artist=Blue Öyster Cult|album=Club Ninja|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 25, 2024}}
-|align="center"|1986
+|-
-|align="center"|"Dancin' in the Ruins"
+{{Album chart|Billboard200|63|artist=Blue Oyster Cult|refname=Billboard 200|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 25, 2024}}
-|align="center"|[[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks]]
-|align="center"|9<ref name="USsingle" >{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/club-ninja-r30975/charts-awards/billboard-single| title = Club Ninja  Billboard Singles | accessdate = 2012-01-14 | work = [[Allmusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref>
 |}
 ==References==
-{{reflist|2}}
+{{reflist}}
 {{Blue Öyster Cult}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:Blue Öyster Cult albums]]

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
Category