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| | Blue Öyster Cult : Agents of Fortune - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect |
 | | 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. |
 | | 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"). |
 | | Ultimately, Agents of Fortune is a solid record, albeit a startling one for fans of the band's earlier sound. |
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