BLUE ÖYSTER CULT
''EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIVE''
APRIL 1982
78:06
1 Dominance and Submission
Eric Bloom / Albert Bouchard / Sandy Pearlman 5:56
2 Cities on Flame
Richard Meltzer / Donald Roeser 5:19
3 Dr. Music
Joe Bouchard / Richard Meltzer / Donald Roeser 3:40
4 The Red and the Black
Eric Bloom / Richard Meltzer / Sandy Pearlman / Donald Roeser 4:39
5 Joan Crawford
Albert Bouchard / David Roter 5:17
6 Burnin' for You
Richard Meltzer / Donald Roeser 4:50
7 Roadhouse Blues
John Densmore / Robby Krieger / Ray Manzarek / Jim Morrison 9:06
8 Black Blade
Eric Bloom / Blue Öyster Cult / Michael Moorcock 6:17
9 Hot Rails to Hell
Jeff Bouchard / Joe Bouchard 5:03
10 Godzilla
Richard Meltzer / Donald Roeser 7:46
11 Veteran of the Psychic Wars
Eric Bloom / Michael Moorcock 8:11
12 E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)
Sandy Pearlman / Donald Roeser 5:20
13 (Don't Fear) The Reaper
Donald Roeser 6:42
Eric Bloom /Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Albert Bouchard /Composer, Drums, Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Joe Bouchard /Bass, Composer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals
Rick Downey /Drums
Robby Krieger /Composer, Guest Artist, Guitar
Allen Lanier /Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Donald Roeser /Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals
REVIEW
by William Ruhlmann
Of Blue Öyster Cult's three live albums, Extraterrestrial Live is the one to own. The two-record set, partially recorded on BÖC's home base of Long Island, contains the band's biggest hits, "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (making its second live appearance) and "Burnin' for You," as well as longtime concert favorites like "Cities on Flame," "The Red and the Black," and "Godzilla." But it isn't just the superior song selection that gives this album the nod over On Your Feet or on Your Knees and Some Enchanted Evening; BÖC had regained its momentum in 1981 with Fire of Unknown Origin, and this album demonstrated their renewed spirit in the forum in which they were most comfortable -- live work.
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From the Beginning…
by official site
Spanning three decades, Blue Öyster Cult has a long and storied history. The band got its start in the late ’60s on Long Island, New York, as the Soft White Underbelly, but each member had been involved in bands previously in high school and college, before ending up in the “right place at the right time” to create the beginnings of Blue Öyster Cult.
The threads that eventually wove together to create Blue Öyster Cult got their start in upstate New York.
Long Island native Donald Roeser and Albert Bouchard (of Watertown, New York) met at Clarkson College, in Potsdam, NY. The two were introduced by a mutual friend, Bruce Abbott (who later co-authored “Golden Age of Leather” with Donald). With Abbott and two other friends, they formed “The Disciples” and played college parties and local beer halls. The next year, the band reformed and played the same circuits as “Travesty” (named after the Blues Project album). Through all this, their studies fell by the wayside, and both Albert and Donald decided to quit college to concentrate on playing music full-time.
Eventually “Travesty” broke up, Donald and Albert took seperate paths for a while. Donald went back to Long Island, and Albert took a musical opportunity in Chicago. After moving there, though, the band fizzled, and Albert returned to NY and joined Donald. In the meantime, Donald had been jamming with local musicians, and had met a person that would become very influential in their future: Sandy Pearlman.
Sandy Pearlman became interested in rock music around the time of the British Invasion, and was a pioneering voice of rock criticism, opening a new field for creative writers like Lester Bangs. Both Pearlman and his friend Richard Meltzer were contributors for seminal magazine “Crawdaddy!,” the first magazine that dedicated itself to analysis of rock music and its culture.
Allen Lanier came into the fold by way of guitarist John Wiesenthal. Allen had accepted employment at a film company at which Wiesenthal was also an employee. After becoming acquainted, Wiesenthal invited Allen out to Long Island to meet and jam with the loose group of musicians he played with, and Allen began to regularly jam with them.
An old house near Stony Brook College became ground zero for the formative band, and casual jams with whomever happened to be hanging around began to turn into rehearsals with a core band, which included Wiesenthal, Donald, Albert, Allen and Andrew Winters, a school friend of Donald. It was 1967.
Pearlman (along with Meltzer and Wiesenthal) had been a student at Stony Brook, and was becoming increasingly involved in the music scene. When he heard the formative combo, he instantly recognized the talent at work. He had an idea for a band, and thought that this group of musicians had the chops to put that idea into play. The musicians saw that Pearlman’s contacts and stature in the local (and increasingly national) scene could help them spawn a career as well, and an alliance was formed.
OFFICIAL SITE
''EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIVE''
APRIL 1982
78:06
1 Dominance and Submission
Eric Bloom / Albert Bouchard / Sandy Pearlman 5:56
2 Cities on Flame
Richard Meltzer / Donald Roeser 5:19
3 Dr. Music
Joe Bouchard / Richard Meltzer / Donald Roeser 3:40
4 The Red and the Black
Eric Bloom / Richard Meltzer / Sandy Pearlman / Donald Roeser 4:39
5 Joan Crawford
Albert Bouchard / David Roter 5:17
6 Burnin' for You
Richard Meltzer / Donald Roeser 4:50
7 Roadhouse Blues
John Densmore / Robby Krieger / Ray Manzarek / Jim Morrison 9:06
8 Black Blade
Eric Bloom / Blue Öyster Cult / Michael Moorcock 6:17
9 Hot Rails to Hell
Jeff Bouchard / Joe Bouchard 5:03
10 Godzilla
Richard Meltzer / Donald Roeser 7:46
11 Veteran of the Psychic Wars
Eric Bloom / Michael Moorcock 8:11
12 E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)
Sandy Pearlman / Donald Roeser 5:20
13 (Don't Fear) The Reaper
Donald Roeser 6:42
Eric Bloom /Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Albert Bouchard /Composer, Drums, Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Joe Bouchard /Bass, Composer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals
Rick Downey /Drums
Robby Krieger /Composer, Guest Artist, Guitar
Allen Lanier /Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Donald Roeser /Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals
REVIEW
by William Ruhlmann
Of Blue Öyster Cult's three live albums, Extraterrestrial Live is the one to own. The two-record set, partially recorded on BÖC's home base of Long Island, contains the band's biggest hits, "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (making its second live appearance) and "Burnin' for You," as well as longtime concert favorites like "Cities on Flame," "The Red and the Black," and "Godzilla." But it isn't just the superior song selection that gives this album the nod over On Your Feet or on Your Knees and Some Enchanted Evening; BÖC had regained its momentum in 1981 with Fire of Unknown Origin, and this album demonstrated their renewed spirit in the forum in which they were most comfortable -- live work.
------------------------------
From the Beginning…
by official site
Spanning three decades, Blue Öyster Cult has a long and storied history. The band got its start in the late ’60s on Long Island, New York, as the Soft White Underbelly, but each member had been involved in bands previously in high school and college, before ending up in the “right place at the right time” to create the beginnings of Blue Öyster Cult.
The threads that eventually wove together to create Blue Öyster Cult got their start in upstate New York.
Long Island native Donald Roeser and Albert Bouchard (of Watertown, New York) met at Clarkson College, in Potsdam, NY. The two were introduced by a mutual friend, Bruce Abbott (who later co-authored “Golden Age of Leather” with Donald). With Abbott and two other friends, they formed “The Disciples” and played college parties and local beer halls. The next year, the band reformed and played the same circuits as “Travesty” (named after the Blues Project album). Through all this, their studies fell by the wayside, and both Albert and Donald decided to quit college to concentrate on playing music full-time.
Eventually “Travesty” broke up, Donald and Albert took seperate paths for a while. Donald went back to Long Island, and Albert took a musical opportunity in Chicago. After moving there, though, the band fizzled, and Albert returned to NY and joined Donald. In the meantime, Donald had been jamming with local musicians, and had met a person that would become very influential in their future: Sandy Pearlman.
Sandy Pearlman became interested in rock music around the time of the British Invasion, and was a pioneering voice of rock criticism, opening a new field for creative writers like Lester Bangs. Both Pearlman and his friend Richard Meltzer were contributors for seminal magazine “Crawdaddy!,” the first magazine that dedicated itself to analysis of rock music and its culture.
Allen Lanier came into the fold by way of guitarist John Wiesenthal. Allen had accepted employment at a film company at which Wiesenthal was also an employee. After becoming acquainted, Wiesenthal invited Allen out to Long Island to meet and jam with the loose group of musicians he played with, and Allen began to regularly jam with them.
An old house near Stony Brook College became ground zero for the formative band, and casual jams with whomever happened to be hanging around began to turn into rehearsals with a core band, which included Wiesenthal, Donald, Albert, Allen and Andrew Winters, a school friend of Donald. It was 1967.
Pearlman (along with Meltzer and Wiesenthal) had been a student at Stony Brook, and was becoming increasingly involved in the music scene. When he heard the formative combo, he instantly recognized the talent at work. He had an idea for a band, and thought that this group of musicians had the chops to put that idea into play. The musicians saw that Pearlman’s contacts and stature in the local (and increasingly national) scene could help them spawn a career as well, and an alliance was formed.
OFFICIAL SITE
