Title: One of the Cult's worst.
Review: One Canadian critic called this is favourite BOC album. The only thing I can say is that I disagree wholeheartedly. Easily the most unfocused songwriting-wise, teetering on the edge between raw and intellectual (like pre-1976 BOC) and polished (like Mirrors and Agents of Fortune), Cultosaurus Erectus is just not a very exciting listen, the only moment of energy coming with the lyrically dumb but at least lively "The Marshall Plan". The rest is mostly an uneasy marriage of keyboard and guitar, plus a lot of "strangeness for strangeness' sake". I expected much more from the album that sits squarely between the positive, bright sheen of 1979's Mirrors and the soaring, hook-filled pop-metal of 1981's Fire of Unknown Origin. Don't make this your first Blue Oyster Cult album -- it'll give you a false, fickle impression of this brilliant, if erratic band. Best for BOC fans who want a complete picture of the band's output.
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