Cultosaurus Erectus [Import]

Blue Oyster Cult | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 5, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Columbia Europe
• ASIN: B00000IBD5
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,193 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Black Blade

2. Monsters

3. Divine Wind

4. Deadline

5. The Marshall Plan

6. Hungry Boys

7. Fallen Angel

8. Lips in the Hills

9. Unknown Tongue

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AN OFTEN FORGOTTEN B.O.C. CLASSIC!!!, January 20, 2005

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T. Kasuboski (Winneconne, Wisconsin United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cultosaurus Erectus (Audio CD)

As BLUE OYSTER CULT roared into the 80's, one had to wonder if they would be able to maintain the high quality of their work for another decade. The 70's had been amazing. Album-after-album, B.O.C. had remained in the top tier of American hard rock acts. The 1980 release of "Cultosaurus Erectus" saw a continuation of the brilliance B.O.C. had displayed throughout the 70's. Song for song "C. Erectus" matched any previous album and silenced those who thought B.O.C. would falter in the burgeoning new-wave, punk, and NWOBHM early 80's scenes. "C. Erectus" blended elements of all the above styles with the classic B.O.C. "sound" , which was captured with typical brilliance by production god Martin Birch. It's hard to believe that Birch produced "Cultosaurus Erectus" as well as Black Sabbath's "Heaven and Hell" LP in the same year!!! "C. Erectus" is a must have for any B.O.C. fan. Fans of punk like Radio Birdman and DMZ, as well as fans of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal will also be quite satisfied by B.O.C.'s 1980 masterpiece. So get out the blow, roll a joint, and blast "Cultosaurus Erectus" at full volume in celebration of one of rock's greatest bands!!!!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of B.O.C.'s Very Best, April 5, 2005

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the dude (AK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cultosaurus Erectus (Audio CD)

Unfortunately, this album seems to be often overlooked. However, it's one of the band's greatest albums. It's a bit more commercial than some of their previous albums (it doesn't have the garage sound that made the first few albums so haunting). However, it has some of their very best hard rockers.

"Black Blade" is the band's best opening song ever. Then it cruises into Monsters, another awesome track. This one's kinda weird cause it has some jazz parts, but its all good. The other standouts are Divine Wind, the Marshall Plan, Lips in the Hills, and Unknown Tongue. I usually only skip a few songs on the album, which is far less than some of the band's "more famous" albums.

Many say this is heavy metal for the masses. I think that this album is one of their crowning achievements. Granted it doesn't have anything as good as "Don't Fear the Reaper" or "Then Came the Last Days of May", but song for song, the album as a whole is one of their very strongest. Only their debut is better.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reveal to Me..., March 15, 2006

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Thaddeus B. Rosemyer "Thad R." (Massena, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cultosaurus Erectus (Audio CD)

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.