Blue Öyster Cult's very own mysterious "Cigarette Smoking Man," Allen Lanier is equally comfortable behind the keyboards or the guitar. Allen is instrumental in the underlying rhythm that drives the band. Onstage, Allen gets plenty of chances to shine on both instruments, adding his lead guitar to "The Red and the Black" or trading licks with Buck on the keyboards on "Buck's Boogie".
Through the years Allen has given us great BÖC songs like "In Thee," "Searchin' For Celine," "Tenderloin" and "Lonely Teardrops."