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"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" is one of the songs included in the first Rock Band game; when the song is selected, several of its different loading screen messages reference the skit. Ferrell claimed in 2019 that the "More Cowbell" sketch "ruined" Walken's life because Walken is best known by the general public for his role in this sketch. [31]
The song is ranked 230th in The Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs of All Time by biographer Martin Popoff; [2] it also appears at number 10 on the Ultimate Classic Rock 2011 list of the "Top 10 Southern Rock Songs". [4] Spin magazine described it as "the cowbell jam to end all cowbell jams.
The song has been described as psychedelic rock, [5] [6] psychedelic soul [7] [8] and acid rock, [9] and features a fuzz guitar twinned with a clean one. [10] Various other effects were employed in its recording and production, including the alternate striking of two cow bells producing a "tick-tock" sound, warped throughout most of the song by reverb, echo and changes in tempo.
"Rock the Bells" peaked at #17 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Despite the song's title, no bells can be heard in the album recording. The original version of the song, riddled with bells of various types including a cowbell, is 7 minutes and 11 seconds long and was only released on 12 inch vinyl.
Incense and Peppermints is the debut album by psychedelic rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock. Released in October 1967, it reached No. 11 on the Billboard 200 album charts during a 24-week run [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and included the band's No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit [ 4 ] " Incense and Peppermints ".
When this song was performed on Saturday Night Live on May 14, 2005, actor/comedian Will Ferrell, who hosted the show, came onstage and played the cowbell as fictional Blue Öyster Cult member Gene Frenkle. This was a reprise of a role that Ferrell played in a famous 2000 sketch in which actor Christopher Walken demands, "More cowbell!"
Agents of Fortune is the fourth studio album by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released on May 21, 1976 by Columbia Records. [4] [5]The Platinum-selling album peaked at No. 29 on the U.S. Billboard chart, [6] while the cryptic single "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, [7] making it BÖC's biggest hit.
"All Right Now" is a song by English rock band Free, released on their third studio album, Fire and Water (1970). It was released by Island Records , a record label founded by Chris Blackwell . Released as the album's second single , "All Right Now" peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles ...