Song Review |
by Mike DeGagne |
1981's Fire of Unknown Origin presented Blue Öyster Cult with their second of two Top 40 hits in "Burnin' for You," which settled at number 40 in December of the same year. The album itself gained entry into the Top 30 in both the United States and the U.K., but it proved to be the last spirited effort from the band. By the time the '80s had arrived, B.Ö.C.'s days that summoned dark spirits, spectres, and a fear of the apocalypse were well behind them, and any efforts to revive them were well past their prime. Instead, they decided to emulate the same well-tailored, hard rock recipe that gave them a hit five years prior with "(Don't Fear) The Reaper," merging Eric Bloom's sturdy, arena rock vocal glide with a hook-laden mainframe that puts the guitar at the forefront. Quite unlike their heavier material that made up Blue Oyster Cult, Tyranny and Mutation, or Secret Treaties, "Burnin' for You" is a custom-built, radio rock song with enough guitar sustenance in its chorus to be deemed "catchy," even by heavy metal fans. The song itself helped the sale of the album, but, following the release of Fire of Unknown Origin, the band began to dismantle, as Al Bouchard left after its release, followed by even more personnel changes as the '80s progressed. Despite the song's number 40 placement on the charts, it did help in expanding Blue Öyster Cult's audience outside of their '70s heavy metal fan base, even if its prominence and commercial success was short-lived. |
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