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Cultösaurus Erectus
''Cultösaurus Erectus'' is the seventh studio album by American rock music, rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released in June 1980. Following an experiment with a more commercial sound on the album ''Mirrors (Blue Öyster Cult album), Mirrors'' (released the previous year), this recording marked a return to the band's earlier, heavier sound. It also represents the band's first collaboration with British producer Martin Birch (Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mac, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden), who would also produce the band's following album ''Fire of Unknown Origin'' a year later. While the album did sell more than its predecessor, it stalled at Gold status. However, during this time, Blue Öyster Cult was still filling large venues. The tour promoting ''Cultösaurus Erectus'' found the band co-headlining sports arenas in the United States with Black Sabbath as part of the Black and Blue (video), Black and Blue Tour. The album cover features the central part of the painting ''Behemoth's World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Meltzer
Richard Meltzer (born May 10, 1945) is an American rock critic, performer, writer and songwriter. He is considered by some rock historians to be the first to write real analysis of rock and roll and is credited with inventing "rock criticism". Biography Meltzer claims that as a young man he was influenced by the pop artists Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg and by the artists Paul Cézanne and Marcel Duchamp. Meltzer's first book, '' The Aesthetics of Rock'', evolved out of his undergraduate studies in philosophy at Stony Brook University and graduate studies at Yale University. One of his actions involved sending a tape recorder to class with his comments for the day on tape. Fellow student Sandy Pearlman was responsible for pushing the button. Meltzer also dabbled in art, including "detourned" comic books in the style of the situationists, which had various objects added to the pages. Meltzer, along with Pearlman and several other students, earned money on the side as boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |