<P> The song features prominent use of the cowbell percussion instrument , overdubbed on the original recording . Bassist Joe Bouchard remembered the producer requesting his brother , drummer Albert Bouchard , play the cowbell : `` Albert thought he was crazy . But he put all this tape around a cowbell and played it . It really pulled the track together . '' However , producer David Lucas says that he played it , a claim supported by guitarist Eric Bloom . </P>
<P> The song features prominent use of the cowbell percussion instrument , overdubbed on the original recording . Bassist Joe Bouchard remembered the producer requesting his brother , drummer Albert Bouchard , play the cowbell : `` Albert thought he was crazy . But he put all this tape around a cowbell and played it . It really pulled the track together . '' However , producer David Lucas says that he played it , a claim supported by guitarist Eric Bloom . </P>
who played the cowbell on do n 't fear the reaper
who played the cowbell on do n 't fear the reaper
Albert Bouchard
Albert Bouchard