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Blue Öyster Cult is tagged as: classic rock, hard rock, rock, progressive rock, heavy metal

Blue Öyster Cult is a renowned hard rock/heavy metal band which formed in 1967 in Long Island, New York, United States. The band is led by founding members Eric Bloom (vocals, guitar) and Buck Dharma (guitar, vocals). They are best known for their hit singles “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” and “Burnin’ For You”.
The members of the band began to come together in the late 1960s, as a band called Soft White Underbelly, in the vicinity of Stony Brook University on Long Island, New York, at the prompting of critic Sandy Pearlman. Pearlman was very influential for the band, getting them gigs, their first record with Columbia, and using his poetry as the basis of many of their songs, including “Astronomy”. The band changed its name to the Stalk-Forrest Group in 1968. One single was released on Elektra Records under this name in 1969, though over one album of material was recorded. The name changed once more, to Blue Oyster Cult, in 1970. The umlaut was added later that year. They became a successful heavy metal band during the 1970s, and unlike many of their colleagues are still active today.
They are best known for three songs: their 1976 single “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” from the album Agents of Fortune (also featured...
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Top 10 Blue Öyster Cult Songs
(Don't Fear) The Reaper
Burnin' For You
Godzilla
Astronomy
Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll
This Ain't The Summer Of Love
Flaming Telepaths
Veteran of the Psychic Wars
I Love The Night
Joan Crawford
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Top 10 Blue Öyster Cult Albums
Don't Fear the Reaper
Don't Fear The Reaper: The Best of Blue Oyster Cult
Agents of Fortune
Some Enchanted Evening
Spectres
Blue Öyster Cult
Secret Treaties
Fire Of Unknown Origin
Extraterrestrial Live
The Best of Blue Öyster Cult: Don't Fear the Reaper
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