Don't Fear the Blue Oyster Cult
Gillian G. Gaar, Goldmine, 14 September 2007
IN THE SUMMER of 1977, Blue Oyster Cult found themselves in one of the trickiest situations for a rock band: recording the follow-up to a breakthrough hit.
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