An album that has always seemed to divide BOC fans.  "Imaginos" is a concept album concocted by Albert Bouchard and Sandy Pearlman whose origins go almost back to the beginning of the band.  Two of the tracks on this album appear on "Secret Treaties" which serves as somewhat of a companion piece to "Imaginos".  The original BOC lineup re-united for this one along with a host of guests.  The concept is the story of Imaginos a time traveler of sorts who appears at different times in the world's history to influence historical events.  The problem is that the story is not told in a linear fashion and it ends up being completely confusing.  I have read essays on the story behind the story and still haven't really figured it all out.  This is a weird album for me, I think most of the songs on this disc are outstanding to the point of being some of the best stuff BOC has ever done, but looking at the album as a whole it is not quite as good as I think it should have been.  Being a big progressive rock fan maybe I set my expectations too high when I found out BOC was doing a true concept piece, but on this one the sum is not greater than it's parts.  That being said there is some really great material here.  The remakes of "Astronomy" and "Blue Oyster Cult" (formerly "The Subhuman") are better than the originals.  "I Am The One You Warned Me Of", "Les Invisibles", "In The Presence Of Another World", "Del Rios Song", "The Siege.....", "Magna Of Illusion" are all awesome.  The title track is a bit of a letdown, but still ok.  Still......even with all this great stuff, I think the album could have been put together better and re-worked to an extent.  Anyway this is a minor quibble as this album really is a must for any fans of BOC.  I believe it is currently out of print and hard to find.