Tag: Blue Öyster Cult

From Blue Öyster Cult's 1976 album Agents of Fortune, (Don't Fear) The Reaper was written and sung by guitarist Buck Dharma. Its shimmering guitar riff and the famous cowbell made it a defining seventies rock song. Seen through a Christian lens, the song wrestles with mortality and the fear of...

Released in 1981 on Fire of Unknown Origin, Burnin' for You is another Buck Dharma classic, with his smooth vocals and a driving, melodic guitar line. It became one of Blue Öyster Cult's biggest hits and still rocks. Seen through a Christian lens, the song wraps restless longing in guitar and...