Steevo Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Just woke up to this very sad news :( RIP Allen Lanier "Allen Lanier, a founding member of Blue Oyster Cult, has died at 67 after being hospitalized with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to the band’s Facebook page. “DFTR sweet man,” reads the post — an obvious reference to the band's biggest hit, "Don’t Fear the Reaper", “We love you and miss you.” Lanier, who was best known as a keyboardist with the band, also was an accomplished guitar player. Except for a two-year absence in the 1980s, Lanier was a member of Blue Oyster Cult beginning with their inception in 1967 until his retirement in 2006. He co-wrote several BOC songs, including "Tenderloin," "True Confessions" and "Lonely Teardrops." Lanier also contributed to music by Patti Smith, Jim Carroll, the Dictators and the Clash, among others. He dated Smith for several years during the '70s. Lanier joined his former bandmates in New York late last year (November 2012) during a concert commemorating the release of a career-spanning box set by Blue Oyster Cult. According to WebMd, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a lung disease that restricts breathing, “caused by damage to the lungs over many years, usually from smoking.” BOC singer Eric Bloom paid tribute to Lanier on his personal Facebook page. Here's that statement: “My great friend Allen Lanier has passed. I’ll miss the guy even though we hadn’t spoken in awhile. He was so talented as a musician and a thinker. He read voraciously, all kinds of things, especially comparative religion. We drove for years together, shared rooms in the early days. We partied, laughed, played. All BOC fans and band members will mourn his death. Ultimately smoking finally got to him. He had been hospitalized with C.O.P.D. It was Allen who heard some old college band tapes of mine and suggested I get a shot as the singer in 1968. A lot of great memories, over 40 years worth. Maybe he’s playing a tune with Jim Carroll right now." Lanier, who was born June 25, 1946, lived in New York City". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 RIP Allen Lanier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 RIP. I played Secret Treaties today in remembrance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 shitty news first person to make a cowbell joke gets his ass kicked 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman14 Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 oh bummer, I shall rock some Cultosaurus Erectus in his honor RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitboaf Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Interrupted Fly By Night to listen to Stairway to the Stars and In Thee.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted August 16, 2013 Author Share Posted August 16, 2013 I'll just leave it with this one, befitting for Allen, flawless performance of a classic, I love this version http://youtu.be/d4dbvMgJMno 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Will play BOC all weekend in his honour. One of my absolute fave bands. Sad loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oracle Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Just heard DFTR on the radio. Definitely a sad day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silas Lang Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqnmC8E3gWo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silas Lang Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 http://themusicexpress.ca/site/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/NorWester-76-Blue-Oyster-Cult.jpg http://tamdinle.com/data/artist_photos/blue-oyster-cult/blue-oyster-cult-2_27054583_big.jpg http://chart.mygoldmusic.co.uk/images/composers/201.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitboaf Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 I forget who said or wrote it, but the best description of BÖC's music went something this:"If you go from art rock to heavy metal, you have to pass through Blue Öyster Cult" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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