Flat Out (Buck Dharma album)


Flat Out is a solo album by Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser, lead guitarist and vocalist for hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released in 1982. Although Roeser penned and sang BÖC's biggest hits, the band operated as a democracy, and some of the songs he brought to the band were deemed too poppy by the others, so he released many of them on this solo record. "Born to Rock" was the first single, and "Your Loving Heart" was also released as a single, but neither charted well.
The track "Come Softly to Me" begins with a 35-second backwards recording. When played in reverse, it is a conversation that mentions a bongo record that sounds like Channel 11 music used to be. The conversation, which takes place during a game of ping-pong, ends with, "I could kick your ass but I know this is just for a sound check." The Fan Club lyric book titles this song "Gnop Gnip".

Track listing

All tracks composed by Donald Roeser; except where indicated

  1. "Born to Rock" – 3:24
  2. "That Summer Night" – 3:44
  3. "Cold Wind" – 4:38
  4. "Your Loving Heart" – 7:12
  5. "Five Thirty-Five" – 5:09
  6. "Wind Weather and Storm" – 2:35
  7. "All Tied Up" – 4:16
  8. "Anwar's Theme" – 4:47
  9. "Come Softly to Me" – 2:32
Additional track on the CD version :
  2. "Gamera Is Missing"

    Personnel

Musicians