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Rick Downey began his musical career as a drummer, but soon found another slant on the music business — He was hired as Albert Bouchard's drum tech in 1973. Soon he moved on to tour manager, and eventually became BOC's crew chief & lighting designer. In the summer of 1981, Downey took on another job with BÖC. After Albert Bouchard was ...
16 de dic. de 2020 · Bouchard was famously fired by the band before their Monsters Of Rock festival appearance at Castle Donington in 1981, and crew member Rick Downey took his place for what was a decidedly below-par display.
After touring for Revölution, Rick Downey left, leaving Blue Öyster Cult without a drummer. Blue Öyster Cult re-united with Albert Bouchard for a California tour in February 1985, infamously known as the 'Albert Returns' Tour.
Rick Downey – batería, percusión (1981-1985) Jimmy Wilcox – batería, percusión (1985-1987) Tommy Zvoncheck – teclados, guitarra, coros (1985-1987) Jon Rogers – bajo, coros (1986–1995, invitado: 2007-2012) Ron Riddle – batería, percusión (1987-1991) Chuck Burgi – batería, percusión (1991-1992, 1992-1995, 1996-1997)
25 de ago. de 2023 · Classic Rock. “I was p**sed off and I proceeded to stomp”: the time Blue Oyster Cult declared war on AC/DC at an 80s music festival. By Dave Everley. ( Classic Rock ) published 25 August 2023. How a long-standing grudge between Blue Oyster Cult and AC/DC boiled over at the legendary Monsters Of Rock festival.
1 de dic. de 2023 · He missed a couple of shows, and Rick Downey, who was on our crew, sat in. When it happened three times in three days, we decided that was it. Blue Öyster Cult’s been around now for about ten years, but it seems to me that a lot of people still only know the band for its hits “ (Don’t Fear) the Reaper” and the more recent “Burnin’ For You”.
Extraterrestrial Live is the third live album by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released in 1982 by Columbia Records.It primarily documents the band's 1981 tour in support of Fire of Unknown Origin, but also includes two tracks recorded in 1980 during the Mirrors Tour and the North American leg of Black Sabbath's Heaven & Hell Tour (dubbed The Black and Blue Tour).
