Eponymous

Brain Surgeons | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 4, 1994)
• Original Release Date: October 18, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ripe & Ready Records
• ASIN: B000005X24
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #195,761 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

The Brain Surgeons are the brainstorm of Albert Bouchard, whose prodigious songwriting, arrangements and creative drumming drove the legendary Blue Öyster Cult to platinum sales and arena rock status. Contrary to the hilarious Saturday Night Live skit, he's the dude who really put the cowbell in "Don't Fear the Reaper." More important, his influence is acknowledged by rock pioneers from the Minutemen (whose Mike Watt still covers his "The Red and the Black" nightly) to Metallica, whose version of his classic "Astronomy." went quadruple-platinum in the U.S. alone. The rare artist whose shared stages with both Jimi Hendrix and Sonic Youth, his vision, chops and giant Godzilla mask burn brightly as ever with the Brain Surgeons, who've released seven highly praised CDs on Cellsum Records and built a devoted cult following over a decade of hard touring and great word-of-mouth. The band also features Deborah Frost, an ex-rock critic in the tradition of Patti Smith and Chrissie Hynde on vocals and guitar. Their newest and perhaps most outrageous weapon is lead guitarist Ross the Boss (Dictators, Manowar), who's featured on the band's latest releases, the CD compilation BLACK HEARTS OF SOUL (Bad Reputation) and DVD, TO HELEN WITH LOVE: THE CONCERT. An album of completely new material written and recorded with Ross before the Surgeons' whirlwind winter 2005 tour of Europe is about to be released. One of the most powerful and best-loved guitarists ever to emerge from the New York scene, Ross the Boss has often made the band he's in sound like a supergroup. With Bouchard, who's longed to collaborate with him ever since the Dictators opened for Blue Öyster Cult, he's really in one.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moody, spooky-- and funny!, July 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Eponymous (Audio CD)

That Albert Bouchard is one spooky dude. First he writes & co-writes most of the early, deeply weird BLUE OYSTER CULT material. Then, at a point when B.O.C. fans were starved for new material, hits us with this. What a blast! From the melodic ("Language Of Love") to the funky ("Soul Jive") to jazzy ("Mad Dude") and back to horror-movie stuff ("666--Devil Got Your Mother"-- does the son of Satan REALLY look like John Denver??) and even, in a fit of pure Albert madness, RETRO ("Love Potion #9"-- in acapella!!). It doesn't get any cooler than this, folks! And let me not forget wife Deborah Frost. This lady has one SCARY voice!!! Take a listen to "Time Will Take Care Of You" (as she tells us "I am so BAAAAAAAAD!!!") and tell me what level of Hell she's standing in when she sings this.

THE BRAIN SURGEONS are up to their 5th CD so far-- and while my favorite song turned up on their 4th, they've yet to do a whole album I like more than this one. (But then Bouchard's stuff has a strange way of growing on me over the years...)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ALBERT'S NEW WAVE OF METAL, September 3, 2004

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Steven B. Mccrary "biggertuna" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eponymous (Audio CD)

It was my hope that Albert would form a band after his often stormy days with Blue Oyster Cult. He and his brother Joe were the songwriting nucleus of B.O.C. and it was a shame they and the Oyster Boys parted ways. Albert and goodwife Deborah win big musically with EPONYMOUS. I suppose that I PLAY THE DRUMS and L.P.#9 could have been deleted from this shiny mother pearl, if I had been in control. But Albert and whatever band he's in, does best on his own songs. It's good to see him and Deborah enlist a little help from their friends, such as Patti Smith and Richard Meltzer. MAD DUDE is my personal favorite in this album.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The album title says it all, August 28, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Eponymous (Audio CD)

An excellent album from a founding member of Blue Oyster Cult, Albert Bouchard. Most of the instruments are played by Albert and his wife Deborah Frost. Deborah has a great rock and roll voice, melodic and powerful. Like Bouchard's work for Blue Oyster Cult, the lyrics on this album are funny, twisted and curveball. The Brain Surgeons should be a huge band, but this album is very hard to find. There is no justice in pop music. Purchase this album, enjoy the music, and help restore the scales of justice.