When Blue Öyster Cult was working on their eighth album, Fire of Unknown Origin, rock critic Richard Meltzer ended up writing one of the band’s biggest hits. Meltzer, who had already co-written a series of songs with the band throughout ’70s—”Stairway to the Stars,” “She’s as Beautiful as a Foot,” “Harvester of Eyes,” “Death Valley […]
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