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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. The Platinum-selling album peaked at No. 29 on the U.S. Billboard chart, while the cryptic single "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, making it BÖC's biggest hit.
Oct 21, 2019 · The Revenge of Vera Gemini with the eerie spoken opening lines and Patti Smith’s backing vocals wraps up side one – it may sound out-of-place at first but actually helps create balance within the LP.
Released May 21, 1976. Agents of Fortune Tracklist. 1. This Ain’t the Summer of Love Lyrics. 6.2K. 2. True Confessions Lyrics. 3. (Don't Fear) The Reaper Lyrics. 351.1K. 4. E.T.I. (Extra...
May 25, 2016 · Buy Agents of Fortune. The most commercially successful album of the group’s career, the platinum selling Agents of Fortune is a diverse and interesting (albeit a bit incohesive) album by Blue Oyster Cult.
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.
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.
Agents of Fortune. "Agents of Fortune is a startlingly excellent album--startling because one does not expect Blue Öyster Cult to sound like this; loud but calm, manic, but confident, melodic but rocking." - Ken Tucker, Rolling Stone.
