- Cultösaurus Erectus
-
Cultösaurus Erectus 
Studio album by Blue Öyster Cult Released June 1980 Genre Hard rock, heavy metal Length 42:00 Label Columbia Producer Martin Birch Blue Öyster Cult chronology Mirrors
(1979)Cultösaurus Erectus
(1980)Fire of Unknown Origin
(1981)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]
This table needs to be expanded using prose. See the guideline for more information.Cultösaurus Erectus is the seventh Blue Öyster Cult album released in 1980. Following the experiment with Mirrors, it was an attempt to return to the band's earlier hard-rock sound. The lead track "Black Blade" features lyrics by sci-fi writer Michael Moorcock and is about Stormbringer, a sword in Moorcock's mythology.
This album also features the first collaboration with Martin Birch who would go on to produce Fire of Unknown Origin and the band's return to the charts.
While the album sold more than its predecessor, it stalled at Gold status. However, during this time Blue Öyster Cult were arguably at their peak as a live act, filling halls and arenas with ease. This tour found them co-headlining sports arenas in the United States with Black Sabbath as part of the Black and Blue Tour.
Contents
Track listing
Side one
- "Black Blade" (Eric Bloom, Michael Moorcock, John Trivers) - 6:34
- "Monsters" (Albert Bouchard, Caryn Bouchard) - 5:10
- "Divine Wind" (Don Roeser) - 5:07
- "Deadline" (Roeser) - 4:27
Side two
- "The Marshall Plan" (Blue Öyster Cult) - 5:24
- "Hungry Boys" (A. Bouchard, Caryn Bouchard) - 3:38
- "Fallen Angel" (Joe Bouchard, Helen Robbins) - 3:11
- "Lips in the Hills" (Roeser, Bloom, Richard Meltzer) - 4:24
- "Unknown Tongue" (A. Bouchard, D. Roeser) - 3:55
Personnel
- Eric Bloom - stun guitar, lead vocals on 1,2,3,5,8,9
- Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser - lead guitar, lead vocals on 4
- Allen Lanier - keyboards, guitar
- Don Kirshner - introduction for "The Marshall Plan"
- Joe Bouchard - bass, lead vocals on 7
- Albert Bouchard - drums, lead vocals on 6
- Martin Birch - producer
- Michael Moorcock - writer
- Ellen Foley - backing vocals
- Karla DeVito - backing vocals
- Mark Rivera - saxophone
References
Categories:- Blue Öyster Cult albums
- 1980 albums
- Albums produced by Martin Birch
- Columbia Records albums
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
