Extraterrestrial Live

Cover art by Greg Scott

Live album by Blue Öyster Cult

Released

April 1982

Recorded

Fire of Unknown Origin US Tour, 1980–1981

Genre

Hard rock, heavy metal

Length

78:06

Label

Columbia

Producer

Sandy Pearlman, George Geranios

Blue Öyster Cult chronology

Fire of Unknown Origin
(1981)

Extraterrestrial Live
(1982)

The Revölution by Night
(1983)

Singles from Extraterrestrial Live

"Burnin' for You (live) / (Don't Fear) The Reaper (live)"
Released: June 1982

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10^[2]

Extraterrestrial Live is the American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult's third live album, released in 1982. It documents their 1981 tour in support of Fire of Unknown Origin, but includes two tracks recorded in 1980, during the Black and Blue tour with Black Sabbath. Midway through the tour of 1981, the band fired drummer and founding member Albert Bouchard, replacing him with roadie Rick Downey. This was the band's third live album in less than a decade. The solo on Veteran of the Psychic Wars is widely regarded by fans and critics as one of Buck Dharma's best.

In chronological order the songs were recorded at:

track 1 – Mid-Hudson Civic Centre, Poughkeepsie, New York, 11 February 1980 for a King Biscuit Flower Hour broadcasting.
track 8 – Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, New York, 17 October 1980
tracks 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13 – Hollywood Sportatorium, Hollywood, Florida, 9 October 1981
track 7 – The Country Club, Reseda, California, 15 December 1981
tracks 3, 9 – Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, New York, 30 December 1981
track 2 – Tower Theater, Philadelphia, 31 December 1981

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dominance and Submission"	5:56
2.	"Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll"	5:19
3.	"Dr. Music"	3:40
4.	"The Red and the Black"	4:39

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Joan Crawford"	5:17
6.	"Burnin' for You"	4:50
7.	"Roadhouse Blues" (The Doors cover)	9:06

Side three
No.	Title	Length
8.	"Black Blade"	6:17
9.	"Hot Rails to Hell"	5:03
10.	"Godzilla"	7:46

Side four
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Veteran of the Psychic Wars"	8:11
12.	"E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)"	5:20
13.	"(Don't Fear) The Reaper"	6:42
Total length:		78:06

Personnel

Band members

Eric Bloom – lead vocals on tracks 1-5, 7-8, 10-12, stun guitar, keyboards
Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser – lead guitar, lead vocals on tracks 6, 13
Allen Lanier – keyboards, guitar
Joe Bouchard – bass, lead vocals on track 9
Rick Downey – drums on all tracks except "Dominance and Submission" and "Black Blade"
Albert Bouchard – drums on "Dominance and Submission" and "Black Blade"

Additional musicians

Robby Krieger – guitar on "Roadhouse Blues"

Production

Sandy Pearlman – producer, management
George Geranios – producer, live sound, engineer, mixing
Paul Mandl – assistant engineer, editor
Rod O'Brien, Deve Hewitt – live recording engineers
Paul Stubblebine – mastering

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1982	Billboard 200 (North America)^[3]	29
1982	UK Album Chart^[4]	39

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1982	"Roadhouse Blues"	Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks^[5]	24

References

↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Blue Öyster Cult Extraterrestrial Live review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1894959315.
↑ "Extraterrestrial Live Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
↑ "Extraterrestrial Live Chart Stats". Chart Stats.com. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
↑ "Extraterrestrial Live Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-01-15.

Blue Öyster Cult

Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser Eric Bloom Richie Castellano Jules Radino Kasim Sulton Allen Lanier Albert Bouchard Andrew Winters Les Braunstein Joe Bouchard Rick Downey Jimmy Wilcox Tommy Zvoncheck Jon Rogers Ron Riddle Chuck Burgi John Miceli Greg Smith Danny Miranda John O'Reilly Bobby Rondinelli Rudy Sarzo

Studio albums	Blue Öyster Cult Tyranny and Mutation Secret Treaties Agents of Fortune Spectres Mirrors Cultösaurus Erectus Fire of Unknown Origin The Revölution by Night Club Ninja Imaginos Cult Classic Heaven Forbid Curse of the Hidden Mirror

Live albums	On Your Feet or on Your Knees Some Enchanted Evening Extraterrestrial Live Live 1976 A Long Day's Night

Compilation albums	Career of Evil: The Metal Years On Flame with Rock and Roll Workshop of the Telescopes Don't Fear the Reaper: The Best of Blue Öyster Cult The Essential Blue Öyster Cult

Soundtracks	Bad Channels

Singles	"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" "Godzilla" "Burnin' for You" "Astronomy"

Videos	Black and Blue Live 1976 A Long Day's Night Some OTHER Enchanted Evening

Lyricists	Sandy Pearlman Richard Meltzer Patti Smith Michael Moorcock John Shirley

Related	Discography Brain Surgeons More cowbell St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings Nail You Down

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