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Blue Öyster Cult - Agents Of Fortune (1976) [Remastered with Bonus tracks 2001]

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Blue Öyster Cult - Agents Of Fortune (1976) [Remastered with Bonus tracks 2001]

Blue Öyster Cult - Agents Of Fortune (1976) [Remastered with Bonus tracks 2001]
EAC-FLAC(tracks) with CUE & LOG - 338 MB | Complete Scans | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps - 119 MB
Hard Rock / Classic Rock | TT - 51:41 minutes | Label: Legacy / Columbia Records # COL 502237-2

Agents Of Fortune is the fourth studio album released by hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, originally released in a gatefold sleeve in 1976. The platinum selling album peaked at #29 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart, while the single "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" peaked at #12 on the Pop Singles chart, making it Blue Öyster Cult's biggest hit.

allmusic.com says: If ever there were a manifesto for 1970s rock, one that prefigured both the decadence of the decade's burgeoning heavy metal and prog rock excesses and the rage of punk rock, "This Ain't the Summer of Love," the opening track from Agents of Fortune, Blue Öyster Cult's fourth album, was it. The irony was that while the cut itself came down firmly on the hard rock side of the fence, most of the rest of the album didn't. Agents of Fortune was co-produced by longtime Cult record boss Sandy Pearlman, Murray Krugman, and newcomer David Lucas, and in addition, the band's lyric writing was being done internally with help from poet-cum-rocker Patti Smith (who also sings on "The Revenge of Vera Gemini"). Pearlman, a major contributor to the band's songwriting output, received a solitary credit while critic Richard Meltzer, whose words were prevalent on the Cult's previous outings, was absent. The album yielded the band's biggest single with "(Don't Fear) The Reaper," a multi-textured, deeply melodic soft rock song with psychedelic overtones, written by guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser. The rest of the album is ambitious in that it all but tosses aside the Cult's proto-metal stance and instead recontextualizes their entire stance. It's still dark, mysterious, and creepy, and perhaps even more so, it's still rooted in rock posturing and excess, but gone is the nihilistic biker boogie in favor of a more tempered – indeed, nearly pop arena rock – sound that gave Allen Lanier's keyboards parity with Dharma's guitar roar, as evidenced by "E.T.I.," "Debbie Denise," and "True Confessions." This is not to say that the Cult abandoned their adrenaline rock sound entirely. Cuts like "Tattoo Vampire" and "Sinful Love" have plenty of feral wail in them. Ultimately, Agents of Fortune is a solid record, albeit a startling one for fans of the band's earlier sound. It also sounds like one of restless inspiration, which is, in fact, what it turned out to be given the recordings that came after. It turned out to be the Cult's last consistent effort until they released Fire of Unknown Origin in 1981.
Tracks:

01. This Ain't The Summer Of Love
02. True Confessions
03. (Don't Fear) The Reaper
04. E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)
05. The Revenge Of Vera Gemini
06. Sinful Love
07. Tattoo Vampire
08. Morning Final
09. Tenderloin
10. Debbie Denise
11. Fire Of Unknown Origin (Previously Unissued Original Version, 'Agents' Sessions) [Bonus track]
12. Sally (16 Track Demo, 'Agents' Sessions) [Bonus track]
13. (Don't Fear) The Reaper (Buck Dharma's Original 4-track home Demo) [Bonus track]
14. Dance The Night Away (An Allen Lanier Home Demo) [Bonus track]

Original Recordings Produced by Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman & David Lucas.
Re-issue Produced by Bruce Dickinson. Mastered by Vic Anesini at Sony Music Studios, NY.

- Eric Bloom: guitar, percussion, lead vocals on 1, 4, 7, 9
- Albert Bouchard – drums, acoustic guitar, percussion, harmonica, lead vocals on 5, 6, 10
- Allen Lanier – keyboards, guitar, bass, lead vocals on 2
- Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser – guitar, synthesizer, percussion, lead vocals on 3
- Joe Bouchard – bass, piano, lead vocals on 8

Thanks to the Original ripper!

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Blue Oyster Cult / Agents Of Fortune (2001 Remaster)

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