Extraterrestrial Live

Extraterrestrial Live
Cover art by Greg Scott
Live album by Blue Öyster Cult
Released	April 1982 (1982-04)
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)Fire of Unknown Origin1981 Extraterrestrial Live (1982) The Revölution by Night (1983)The Revölution by Night1983
Singles from Extraterrestrial Live
"Burnin' for You (live) / (Don't Fear) The Reaper (live)" Released: June 1982

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10

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)	29
	UK Album Chart	39

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1982	"Roadhouse Blues"	Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	24