Pearlman offered to become the band's manager and creative partner, and Blue Öyster Cult's original lineup consisted of guitarist Roeser, drummer Albert Bouchard, keyboardist Allen Lanier, singers Jeff Kagel and Les Braunstein and bassist Andrew Winters. The musicians generally performed in a communal house at Long Island's Stony Brook University when rock critic Sandy Pearlman overheard a jam session consisting of fellow classmate Donald Roeser and his friends. Listed in VH1's countdown of the greatest hard-rock bands of all time, Blue Öyster Cult (often simply referred to as BÖC') was formed in Long Island, New York, in 1967 as Soft White Underbelly (a name the group would occasionally use in the 1970s and 1980s to play small club gigs around the United States and United Kingdom). One of very few hard-rock and heavy-metal bands to earn both mainstream critical acclaim and major commercial success, Blue Öyster Cult headlines a November 18 concert at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, the groups hits '(Don't Fear) the Reaper,' 'Godzilla,' and 'Burnin' for You' among the biggest from more than five decades of professional acclaim. Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Avenue, Davenport IA
