Ghost Stories is the fifteenth and final studio album by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released on April 12, 2024.
Recording 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. The songs were left out from the albums of the time for various reasons. Ghost Stories features the only studio recording of the band's live standard, "Kick Out the Jams". 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.
Critical reception
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." 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." Spectrum Magazine summarized: "It’s very likeable, mostly not essential, but occasionally great." Spill Magazine said the album is full of great songs and the album is on par with other albums by the band.
Track listing
Personnel Eric Bloom – lead (tracks 1, 4, 7, 9, 11) & backing vocals, guitar, keyboards Buck Dharma – lead guitar, lead (2, 8, 12) & backing vocals Joe Bouchard – bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, lead (3, 6, 10) & backing vocals Albert Bouchard – drums, lead (5) & backing vocals Allen Lanier – keyboards, guitar Rick Downey – drums (3, 11) Richie Castellano – additional guitar, keyboards, vocals Kasim Sulton – bass and backing vocals ("If I Fell")
Charts Chart (2024) Peakposition
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