'Cruelty to Blues' is an anagram, and an album of some of Blue Öyster Cult's classic deep cuts.

The albums 'Subtle Curly Toe' and 'Obey Cutler Lust' are possibilites, if a touch unlikely, due to Derek and Chuck living in different countries by now.

Dave Danielli, also known as D², has loved the music of Blue Öyster Cult for longer than we have known him.

When he heard the Cosy Lube Turtle album by The Bastard Sons of Dennis, he felt compelled to pick up his bass guitar and make some bass parts for what had already been made.

Dave got in touch with a couple of his bass parts, and we loved what he had done. He proceeded to send us bass guitar parts for all of the songs on the Cosy Lube Turtle album.

Once the new bass parts were integrated in the mix, we gave the songs a few more tweaks and this is the result - Cruelty to Blues!

Dave has already appeared on several Wud Records recordings over the years, such as Flicker's album At Least 1000 Words, and was the bass player in The Ug Brothers. He also has an extensive repertoire elsewhere as a session bass player, drummer and producer.

The Bastard Sons of Dennis have been described thusly:

'Arguably among the finest acoustic Blue Öyster Cult cover duos in the EX4 area (excluding Pinhoe).' - Anita, Ryan, Sanjay, Ella.

'Always failing to disappoint.' - Greg @ Fuel Cafe.

'Not bad.' - Alex, Pinhoe.

Recorded, engineered, remixed, produced and mastered at Wud Records Studios, uk and Central Europe, by George Davies.

Bass guitar recorded by Dave Danielli, north devon, uk.

Album artwork by Sam James.

https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/the-bastard-sons-of-dennis/
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/the-bastard-sons-of-dennis/cosy-lube-turtle
https://www.explicitmusic.co.uk/lyrics-information/the-bastard-sons-of-dennis
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1yfLC9IvST-meabB5bwQww
https://linktr.ee/bastardsonsofdennis
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BSoD + D²: Cruelty to Blues

Seven Screaming Diz-Busters by The Bastard Sons of Dennis with Dave Danielli.
Album: Cruelty to Blues

Seven Screaming Diz-Busters is a cover song.
Originally released by Blue Öyster Cult on their 1973 Tyranny and Mutation album. 

Music and lyrics: A. Bouchard, J. Bouchard, D. Roeser, S. Pearlman

This arrangement by The Bastard Sons of Dennis.
Inspiration drawn from the Tyranny and Mutation and On Your Feet Or On Your Knees versions.
Recorded at 195 BPM. 

This song was always tremendously popular when performed live. There is a video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M93gHi3DNFM

The crowd were so noisy that the band couldn't hear a note they were playing and had to hope for the best.

Performers:
Derek Broom - vocals, guitar
Chuck Palmer - guitar, vocals
Dave Danielli - bass

All of Derek's parts were salvaged from scratch tracks.

Derek's parts recorded and engineered at Wud Records Studio One in Exeter UK 2015.
Chuck's parts recorded and engineered at Wud Records Studio One in Central Europe 2020.
Dave's parts recorded in north devon, uk, September 2023.
Produced, mixed and mastered by George Davies at Wud Records Studio One, central Europe 2025.

See also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_and_Mutation
https://blueoystercult.fandom.com/wiki/7_Screaming_Diz-Busters
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/the-bastard-sons-of-dennis/
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cruelty-to-blues
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cosy-lube-turtle
https://linktr.ee/bastardsonsofdennis
https://linktr.ee/wudrecords

Cruelty to Blues

Seven Screaming Diz-Busters

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BSoD + D²: Seven Screaming Diz-Busters

Dominance and Submission by The Bastard Sons of Dennis with Dave Danielli.
Album: Cruelty to Blues

Dominance and Submission is a cover song.
Originally released by Blue Öyster Cult on their 1974 Secret Treaties album.

Lyrics: S. Pearlman
Music: E. Bloom, A. Bouchard

This arrangement by The Bastard Sons of Dennis.
Inspiration drawn from the Secret Treaties and Extra Terrestrial Live versions.
Recorded at 164 BPM.

During a live Bastard Sons of Dennis performance, there would be a bit of chat, such as thanks to the venue and sound guy and personel introductions, after the guitar solo and before the "Dominance", "Submission" section.

In the long pauses before "It will be time!", Derek and Chuck would spin their guitars upside down. Stuck on the back of Chuck's guitar was a large sign that read "Throw panties now!", and on the back of Derek's was a similar sign that read "If no panties, bras!"

Very few undergarments were ever actually tossed onto the stage, apart from on one occasion when somebody had brought a big bag full of old knickers and distribued them to the audience. Both the stage and the band were covered in them!

Performers:
Derek Broom - vocals, guitar
Chuck Palmer - guitar, vocals
Dave Danielli - bass

Recorded and engineered at Wud Records Studio One 2011-2017.
Bass recorded October 2023.
Produced, mixed and mastered by George Davies at Wud Records Studio One, central Europe 2025.

See also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Treaties
https://blueoystercult.fandom.com/wiki/Dominance_and_Submission
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/the-bastard-sons-of-dennis/
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cruelty-to-blues
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cosy-lube-turtle
https://linktr.ee/bastardsonsofdennis
https://linktr.ee/wudrecords

Dominance and Submission

BSoD + D²: Dominance And Submission

Teen Archer by The Bastard Sons of Dennis with Dave Danielli.
Album: Cruelty to Blues

Teen Archer is a cover song.
Originally released by Blue Öyster Cult on their 1973 Tyranny and Mutation album.  

Music and lyrics: E. Bloom, D. Roeser, R. Meltzer

This arrangement by The Bastard Sons of Dennis.
Inspiration drawn from the 1973 studio album Tyranny and Mutation.

Chuck tunes his guitar to a drop-D for the arrangement by The Bastard Sons of Dennis.

The short drum break on the original version is approximated by a brief outbreak of guitar clonkery.

Performers:
Derek Broom - vocals, guitar, percussion
Chuck Palmer - guitar, whoop, percussion
Dave Danielli - bass

Recorded and engineered at Wud Records Studio One, exeter uk.
Bass recorded in north devon, November 2023.
Produced, mixed and mastered by George Davies 2025.

See also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_%C3%96yster_Cult_(album)
https://genius.com/Blue-oyster-cult-teen-archer-lyrics
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/the-bastard-sons-of-dennis/
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cruelty-to-blues
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cosy-lube-turtle
https://linktr.ee/bastardsonsofdennis
https://linktr.ee/wudrecords

Teen Archer

BSoD + D²: Teen Archer

Redeemed by The Bastard Sons of Dennis with Dave Danielli.
Album: Cruelty to Blues

Redeemed is a cover song.
Originally released by Blue Öyster Cult on their 1972 eponymous album. 

Music and lyrics: A. Bouchard, A. Lanier, H. Farcas, S. Pearlman.

This arrangement by The Bastard Sons of Dennis.
Inspiration drawn from the version on the eponymous Blue Öyster Cult studio album.

Redeemed was always a tremendously popular Bastard Sons of Dennis song. It was one of the first songs the duo ever performed live.

It was added to their repertoire for one of their first ever shows, which happened to be just before Christmas. They would describe Redeemed as their Christmas song, even if it was the middle of summer.

The count-in for a live performance was "One, one," or two other random numbers. This was due to the rather odd amount of beats at the beginning.

The guitars in this version were both recorded live at the same time in Wud Records Studio One. The vocals were added afterwards, and the bass a long time later.

Performers:
Derek Broom - vocals, guitar
Chuck Palmer - guitar, vocals
Dave Danielli - bass

Recorded and engineered at Wud Records Studio One, exeter uk.
Bass recorded in north devon, June 2024.
Produced, mixed and mastered by George Davies 2025.

See also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_%C3%96yster_Cult_(album)
https://genius.com/Blue-oyster-cult-redeemed-lyrics
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/the-bastard-sons-of-dennis/
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cruelty-to-blues
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cosy-lube-turtle
https://linktr.ee/bastardsonsofdennis
https://linktr.ee/wudrecords

Redeemed

BSoD + D²: Redeemed

Before the Kiss a Redcap by The Bastard Sons of Dennis with Dave Danielli.
Album: Cruelty to Blues

Before the Kiss a Redcap is a cover song.
Originally released by Blue Öyster Cult on their 1972 eponymous album. 

Music and lyrics: A. Lanier, M. Krugman, D. Roeser, S. Pearlman.

This arrangement by The Bastard Sons of Dennis.
Inspiration drawn from the versions on the eponymous Blue Öyster Cult studio album and the live 1975 On Your Feet Or On Your Knees album.

Before the Kiss a Redcap was a tremendously popular Bastard Sons of Dennis song. It was one of the first songs the duo ever performed live, and was performed more frequently than any of their other songs. Derek would usually change the "Conry's Bar" lyric to the name of whatever venue the duo were playing in.

Performers:
Derek Broom - vocals, guitar
Chuck Palmer - guitar, vocals
Dave Danielli - bass

Recorded and engineered at Wud Records Studio One, exeter uk.
Bass recorded in north devon, September 2024.
Produced, mixed and mastered by George Davies 2025.

See also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_%C3%96yster_Cult_(album)
https://genius.com/Blue-oyster-cult-before-the-kiss-a-redcap-lyrics
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/the-bastard-sons-of-dennis/
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cruelty-to-blues
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cosy-lube-turtle
https://linktr.ee/bastardsonsofdennis
https://linktr.ee/wudrecords

Before the Kiss a Redcap

BSoD + D²: Before the Kiss a Redcap

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