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"Shooting Shark" is a song by American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, appearing on the band's ninth album The Revölution by Night. Written by guitarist/vocalist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser with lyrics inspired by a Patti Smith poem, the song features a synthesizer-heavy pop sound mixed with rock elements.
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 it BÖC's biggest hit.
"Baby Ice Dog" features lyrics by singer/poet Patti Smith, who would make several more lyrical contributions to the band's repertoire over its career. [ 5 ] The song "The Red and the Black", with lyrics referencing the Royal Canadian Mounted Police , is a re-titled, re-recorded version of "I'm on the Lamb But I Ain't No Sheep" from the band's ...
Lanier died in New York City on August 14, 2013, at the age of 67. Lanier's death was announced by Blue Öyster Cult. According to their official Facebook page, "Allen succumbed to complications from C.O.P.D." Lead singer Eric Bloom posted the following: [7]
Blue Öyster Cult was formed in 1967 as Soft White Underbelly (a name the group would occasionally use in the 1970s and 1980s to play small club gigs around the United States and UK) [8] in a communal house at Stony Brook University on Long Island when rock critic Sandy Pearlman overheard a jam session consisting of fellow Stony Brook classmate Donald Roeser and his friends. [9]
Pages in category "Songs written by Patti Smith" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The Revölution by Night is the ninth studio album by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released on November 8, 1983.The album was intended to capitalize on the success of Fire of Unknown Origin two years prior, hence the blend of straight-ahead rock and pop elements.
The Symbol Remains is the fourteenth [note 1] studio album by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released on October 9, 2020. [3] The album title comes from a lyric in the song "Shadow of California" on the band's 1983 LP The Revölution by Night.