“New worlds waiting in the sky”
In Blue Öyster Cult’s Monsters, one woman and three men form a crew to steal a spaceship and head out into the cosmos in order to escape a laughter-free Earth. Unfortunately they don’t reckon on the monsters of their minds and the trip ends in sex, jealousy and murder. On BÖC’s 1980 album Cultösaurus Erectus, the band were keen to focus on their enigmatic, heavier side and Monsters‘ dark sci-fi yarn definitely delivers on that front. It’s also a ton of fun: a demented mix of sex and sax where huge stadium rock mixes with schizoid King Crimson riffs and swinging jazz interludes. And while the story ends badly for the crew, Monsters takes off in a climax that is Blue Öyster Cult at their euphoric best.
HEAVY METAL OVERLOAD 
Cultösaurus Erectus was my first introduction to BOC back in 1980. Not only is it an amazing album cover, but the 1-2 punch of Black Blade and this song is stunning.
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It’s a brilliant way to kick off an album. And a great intro to the band. I started with a cheap comp which wasn’t a great intro but good enough to make me dig further. Agents Of Fortunes was the first album I bought after that.
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I don’t think I’ve heard this one before. I like Monsters so maybe I will add it to the list to hear.
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It’s a great album John, definitely worth a listen.
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The two opening sentences had me hooked. Off to Spotify to listen.
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Cool. Let me know what you think!
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