''Extraterrestrial Live'' is the third live album by American hard rock band

Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult ( ; sometimes abbreviated BÖC or BOC) is an American rock band formed on Long Island in Stony Brook, New York, in 1967, and best known for the singles "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", "Burnin' for You", and "Godzilla". The band h ...

, and was released in 1982. It primarily documents the band's 1981 tour in support of '' Fire of Unknown Origin'', but also includes two tracks recorded in 1980 during the '' Mirrors Tour'' and the North American leg of Black Sabbath's '' Heaven & Hell Tour'' (dubbed ''The Black and Blue Tour''). Midway through the 1981 '' Fire of Unknown Origin'' tour, the band fired drummer and founding member

Albert Bouchard Albert Thomas Bouchard (; born May 24, 1947) is an American musician. He is a founding member and the original drummer of the hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult and current drummer of The Dictators. He is the brother of former Blue Öyster Cult ...

, replacing him with roadie Rick Downey.

Track listing

Personnel

;Band members *

Eric Bloom Eric Jay Bloom (born December 1, 1944) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the co-lead vocalist, guitar and keyboard/synthesizer player for the long-running band Blue Öyster Cult, with work on more than 20 albu ...

– 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 Allen Glover Lanier (; June 25, 1946 – August 14, 2013) was an American musician who played keyboards and rhythm guitar. He was an original member of Blue Öyster Cult. Lanier wrote several songs for Blue Öyster Cult albums, including "T ...

– keyboards, guitar *

Joe Bouchard Joseph J. Bouchard (; born November 9, 1948) is an American musician. He was the bassist and one of the lead singers of the hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult during their most successful period. He is the younger brother of original Blue Öyster ...

– bass, lead vocals on track 9 *Rick Downey – drums on tracks 2-7, 9-13 *

– drums on "Dominance and Submission" and "Black Blade" ;Additional musicians *

Robby Krieger Robert Alan Krieger (born January 8, 1946) is an American guitarist and founding member of the rock band the Doors. Krieger wrote or co-wrote many of the Doors' songs, including the hits " Light My Fire", " Love Me Two Times", " Touch Me", and ...

– guitar on "Roadhouse Blues" ;Production *

Sandy Pearlman Samuel Clarke "Sandy" Pearlman (August 5, 1943 – July 26, 2016) was an American music producer, artist manager, music journalist and critic, professor, poet, songwriter, and record company executive. He was best known for founding, writing for, ...

– 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

Singles

Roadhouse Blues

References

{{Authority control Albums produced by Sandy Pearlman Blue Öyster Cult live albums 1982 live albums Columbia Records live albums