Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Though rock is making a distinct comeback lately, I don't know if we'll ever see it become as epic and powerful as it was in the 1970s. I think they'd take your groupies and leather away from you if you didn't put at least one eight minute supersong on your album with a guitar solo longer than half the cuts on top 40 radio today.

That's probably why I love bands like Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. I really know very little about Blue Oyster Cult, but as a classic rock fan, I'd be remiss if I didn't love this tune.

My first exposure to the song that I recall was in the miniseries for Stephen King's The Stand. (Lyrics were also featured in the book.) When the song breaks down before the solo, it has the kind of creepy tone that works perfectly.

I wonder how many others had their first taste of the tune in the now-classic SNL "more cowbell" skit.

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