Cultosaurus Erectus [Import]

Cultosaurus Erectus [Import]

Track Listings

1. Black Blade

2. Monsters

3. Divine Wind

4. Deadline

5. Marshall Plan

6. Hungry Boys

7. Fallen Angel

8. Lips In The Hill

9. Unknown Tongue

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Digitally remastered reissue of the heavy metal icons' 1980 & ninth album, complete with all of the abstract artwork used for the original vinyl release. Nine tracks, including 'Marshall Plan', 'Divine Wind', 'Black Blade' & 'Monsters'. 1999 release.

Tracks:

Black Blade
Monsters
Divine Wind
Deadline
The Marshall Plan
Hungry Boys
Fallen Angel
Lips In The Hills
Unknown Tongue

Customer Reviews:

My First.......2007-02-20

This was the first real metal album I owned. Anybody who thinks of BOC as some cheesy has-been classic rock band has never listened to Cultosaurus Erectus. It is brilliantly bizarre and rocks hard as hell. Check out the intro to "Lips in the Hills" to get a feel.
I'd like to think this is what heavy metal could have been, had there been more brains to go round the rock'n'roll gene pool.

Check it out.

It howls like Hell.......2006-11-27

The success of Don't Fear the Reaper in 1976 would send the Oyster Boys down a dark path in search of further popular acclaim. That search would lead them to the depths ironically known as Mirrors, an album that would make the band look in the mirror and realize that they were not being true to themselves or their fans.

Cultosaurus Erectus took the band in a decidedly different direction and, like their own Disco Demolition Night, obliterated the notion that it would follow in the same vein as Mirrors. Perhaps in an overreaction to the disdain heaped upon Mirrors, Cultosaurus may be the darkest (Tyranny and Mutation is hard to top) and possibly the heaviest album (again, Tyranny and Mutation is hard pretty hard stuff) in their catalog, only letting the listener up for a brief gasp of air during the Marshall Plan.

Black Blade kicks off the album with a bang. The second of several collaborations with Sci-fi writer Michael Moorcock (see The Great Sun Jester and Veteran of the Psychic Wars), Black Blade offers a glimpse into the cursed life of anti-hero Elric The Eternal Champion. Its a great song marred only by an eternally long bridge (I was able to seamlessly edit out about half of it) and cheesy synth at the end.

Monsters is a funky rocker about space adventurers with an ironic ending ala "I Love the Night". The song includes some funky jazz sax, ala the Mos Eisley cantina.

Divine Wind, while plodding in tempo, is a decent song about the Ayatollah Khomeini and his western intolerance. The ending is worth the wait.

Deadline is one of the lighter songs musically but has a dark lyrical tone, inspired by the murder of an acquaintance.

The Marshall Plan is a tongue in cheek rocker laced with irony. The title is a play on words, borrowing the name of the US plan to rebuild Europe after WWII, but actually refers to the "big amps" that guitar hero Johnny will use to win back his Suzy dear. This song predated Foreigner's Juke Box Hero and Bryan Adams' Summer of '69 and in hindsight, could have been a hit if not deliberately made so cheesy.

Hungry Boys is a fast paced rocker about cocaine addiction.

Fallen Angel is a lighter rocker and another collaboration between Joe Bouchard and Helen Wheels about...who else but Lucifer.

Lips In The Hills is a heavy enigmatic rocker that is occasionally trotted out on the road. What is it about? I haven't a clue.

Unknown Tongue is one of many dark collaborations with one-time band member and friend David Roter. The song is a dark tale that just when you think you know where it is going knocks you out of your shoes with its twisted ending.

All in all, Cultosaurus is a fairly solid album that bears listening to in its entirety, and a welcome return to BOC's roots.

Stands the test of time quite well.......2006-11-03

Yes, BOC is almost a nostalgic act now. But they are still inventive, energetic, humorous, and challenging. This album is one of the band's best. Each song is a winner. The band manages to rock without losing musicianship...a quality sorely lacking in much of today's Post-Grunge-Death-Metal porridge. If you like the feel of Don't Fear the Reaper, check out Deadline on this album. I highly recommend it.

4.95 stars.......2006-03-03

This is one of my favorite Blue Oyster Cult collections. After the dissapointing "Mirrors" album, BOC joined forces with Martin Birch and the result is a highly focused, triumphant return to their heavy guitar driven sound coupled with mysterious dark overtones. Right from the start, you can hear the improvement in the mix: multiple guitars up front, keyboards used only as an effect in the backround, and perfectly smooth vocals. For example, "Divine Wind" sounds almost Pink Floyd-ish with it's subtle vocal and dreamy backround keyboard blending perfectly with Don Roeser's fluid guitar playing. The song features a wicked guitar solo and ends with a soulful, agnst ridden, somewhat sarcastic offer to the late Ayatolla. This is Blue Oyster Cult at their very best, during a creative period (1980-1982) that I deem to be even better than their works in the '70's. For example, one of the heaviest songs on this collection, "Lips In The Hills" features one of Eric Bloom's best vocal performances, with a guitar sound that was never duplicated again on later albums. But this isn't your run of the mill formulaic hard rock fare as compared to AC/DC, or even BOC's own schlocky "Beat'em Up" from the Club Ninja collection 6 years later. This is hard rock aimed at a more adult audience, a "thinking man's" band. For example, the opening songs "Black Blade" & "Monsters" are like watching a really good science fiction flic. Monsters features a jazz interpolation complete with sax, and a King Crimson -like jam the likes of which is so intense, you will be left begging for seconds. "Black Blade" is science fiction done masterfully, with a touch of art-rock influence. "Deadline" features a dreamy smooth vocal, nice melody and a very addicting bass line. "The Marshall Plan" mentions "surf music", an apparent ode to Hendrix, and also pays homage to Deep Purple when they almost start playing "Smoke On The Water". "Unknown Tongue" tells the chilling story of a young schoolgirl with certain tendencies: "...she took the razor....and watched it cut.. into her palm. She held her hand, up to her mouth, to taste the blood, so holy and warm." So creepy, it's actually fantastic, if you are in the mood to watch "American Pyscho". Get this record. Highly recommended.

Can listen to this over and over again.......2006-02-08

Timeless quality. Never tire of the melodies and the musicality. The band is tight. No weaknesses. Just great solid rock and roll the BOC way.

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When giants walked the earth.
When dinosaurs rocked the world
Reveal to Me...
THE MONSTERS ARE BACK!
B.O.C. get nervous...

Cultosaurus Erectus
Blue Öyster Cult
Manufacturer: Columbia
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000IBD5
Release Date: 1999-02-05

Tracks:

Black Blade
Monsters
Divine Wind
Deadline
Marshall Plan
Hungry Boys
Fallen Angel
Lips in the Hills
Unknown Tongue

Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue of the heavy metal icons' 1980 & ninth album, complete with all of the abstract artwork used for the original vinyl release. Nine tracks, including 'Marshall Plan', 'Divine Wind', 'Black Blade' & 'Monsters'. 1999 release.

Album Details

Remastered Reissue with Original Artwork.

Customer Reviews:

When giants walked the earth........2007-05-06

There's never been a Blue Oyster Cult album that hasn't had songs on it that make it worth listening to, if not purchasing outright. The first four songs on CULTOSAURUS ERECTUS are the four main keepers on this one, particularly "Monsters," which owes more than a little in it's execution to "21st Century Schizoid Man" by King Crimson, and has several tasty sax solos in it as well. After those four are three so-so tracks that aren't so much bad as boring, but much interest is restored with the final two tracks, "Lips In The Hills" and "Unknown Tongue," leaving the album in the end with much metal heft. This is not the complete snooze-fest the album before it was (MIRRORS), but it's nowhere near as fulfilling a music experience as TYRANNY AND MUTATION and SECRET TREATIES are and were. And no cowbell, either!

When dinosaurs rocked the world.......2007-04-12

"Black Blade" is one of my favorite Blue Oyster Cult songs. It marked their most successful foray into the science fiction/hard rock hybrids that made the meat of their first three albums, and is easily as great as the classic "Golden Age Of Leather" from "Spectres." That said, there are plenty of cool songs here for the BOC fan, and I pretty much figure this was their last really good album. "The Marshall Plan" is possibly one of the funniest songs the Cult ever made! Especially for the Guitar Riff 101 segment in the middle, this rates with right there with Blotto's "Heavy Metal Head." It may also be important to note that Blotto toured with Blue Oyster Cult and Dharma played on the perviously mentioned parody.
If the thought that Blue Oyster Cult could possess a funny bone gets under your skin, then you should probably avoid this disc and go for "Spectres" or "Agents." But for "Cultosaurus Erectus," the BOC stretched their chops in a really fine way. Get this for "Black Blade," "Unknown Tongue" and the stunning "Divine Wind" ("if he really thinks we're the devil, then let's send him to hell..."). They were still capable of giving us hard rock (courtesy of super producer of the time Martin Birch) with brains.

Reveal to Me..........2006-03-15

One of the best BOC LPs, produced in glory by one of the masters, Martin Birch. By "best" I mean: dark, heavy, classy & original. The Oyster Boys let loose some pearls like "Lips...", Buck's "Deadline", Joey's sunny-sounding "Fallen Angel" & the eerie "Unknown Tongue." Eric Bloom has never sounded more in command. Check out the other side to this coin=Fire of Unknown Origin. And for those not on board yet go see em live, NOW, on the road forever.

THE MONSTERS ARE BACK!.......2006-03-09

After their commercial success with AGENTS OF FORTUNE, along with their Halloween-compatible conterpart SPECTRES, and their lark-into-the-sunshine MIRRORS, the Blue Oyster Cult comes rip-roaring back with CULTOSAURUS ERECTUS. This album brings them back into very familiar territory, minus the production team of Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman, and David Lucas. The sound of the Cult is heavier and is more inclined to go in more exotic trips (listen to MONSTERS). I remember that the president of the B.O.C. fan club stated that CULTOSAURUS ERECTUS was his favorite album by B.O.C. This may not be the absolute best by B.O.C., but one thing is for sure, it certainly is one of the weirdest.

B.O.C. get nervous..........2006-02-26

After the disastrous sales of the pop and disco oriented ' Mirrors ' (and the fans not so good reaction toward that album), B.O.C. decided to get weird and heavier again with 1980's ' Cultosaurus Erectus '. I remember my brothers and I being excited when we first saw the album. We could tell by just looking at the front and back covers that B.O.C. were heading in the right direction again.

The first half of the album made me a happy B.O.C. fan again. The opening cut, ' Black Blade ', was a collaboration between Eric Bloom, his old Lost and Found bandmate John Trivers and sci-fi writer Michael Moorcock, and was based on Moorcock's Elric series. This is a good song (I remember being excited when I heard it on the radio), though I like the live version from E.T.L. even better! 'Monsters' is a solid hard rock song which is once again sung by Bloom (who didn't sing too much on their two previous albums) and has a very weird, almost comedic jazzy break in it. 'Divine Wind' is another hard rocker, with a strong vocal once again from Bloom (although it was written by Roeser) and 'Deadline', also written by Roeser, is a laid back, but melodic number.

Unfortunately, I hate the second half about as much as I like the first half. The album goes straight to the toilet with 'The Marshall Plan ', which covers the same lyrical ground as Foreigner's 'Juke Box Hero ' and Bryan Adam's ' Summer Of '69 '( though not quite as successfully). Unfortunately, the music and the vocals for this song are dreadful. In my opinion, a career low for B.O.C. The album never really recovers after this song, though it does get just a wee bit better. I have had this album for over twenty years and I have never gotten into the last four songs. I have a difficult time remembering how they sound and I even forget the song titles, which is bad for me.

So, the album was a step back in the right direction...the songs are heavier, the lyrical themes a bit more in the tradion of older B.O.C. songs, the guitars are louder, the front and back covers are cool to look at. Maybe they should have released this as an EP....

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