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Agents of Fortune is the fourth studio album by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released on May 21, 1976 by Columbia Records. [4] [5] The Platinum-selling album peaked at No. 29 on the U.S. Billboard chart, [6] while the cryptic single "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, [7] making ...
Released May 21, 1976. Agents of Fortune Tracklist. 1. This Ain’t the Summer of Love Lyrics. 6.3K. 2. True Confessions Lyrics. 3. (Don't Fear) The Reaper Lyrics. 354.5K. 4. E.T.I. (Extra...
This ain't the Summer of Love." The album cover depicts someone holding 4 Tarot cards based on Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot: Death, The Empress, The Emperor, and The Sun. Stories say that these cards were part of an actual Tarot card reading done for the band.
May 21, 2016 · Another of the album's finest moments was "The Revenge of Vera Gemini," a haunting song that was written by drummer Albert Bouchard and singer Patti Smith, who was, at one time, in a...
- Dave Swanson
Emerging punk poetess Patti Smith (and Lanier’s girlfriend for a time) contributes lyrics and vocals to “The Revenge of Vera Gemini.” Demos (including one for “Reaper”) and an early version of “Fire of Unknown Origin” are added to the expanded edition.
Aug 31, 2023 · Their breakthrough album Agents Of Fortune was released in the spring of 1976 and spawned a monster hit that we’re still reeling from 30 years later. (Don’t Fear) The Reaper ’s ghostly autumnal guitar line beckoned like a skeletal finger as temperatures soared and Son of Sam haunted the backstreets and alleys of New York City.
Oct 21, 2019 · Blue Öyster Cult deserves praise for the huge risk they took with Agents of Fortune. It retained the dark, spooky and somewhat mysterious vibe of their past recordings but in more ways than one, it was startlingly different from their original sound.
