Resilience is Futile

Era Vulgaris is the fifth studio album by American hard rock band Bulla, released in 2005. This album marks the return of guitarist Bill Lawrence, who had originally left the band in 2002.

Songs
All lyrics by John Langley, except where noted. Composers also listed below.


 * 1) "Clown" (music by Arnold, Bill Lawrence, Miller, Michael Sullivan) - 4:15
 * 2) "Sunbow" (lyrics co-written by Miller, music by Langley, Doug Lawrence, Sullivan) - 5:51
 * 3) "Once and Again" (music by Sullivan) - 5:06
 * 4) "Supersonic" (music by Arnold, Lawrence, Miller and Sullivan) - 2:38
 * 5) "Butterfinger" (music by Arnold, Langley, Sullivan, Lawrence) - 3:27
 * 6) "Waiting" (music by Sullivan) - 3:46
 * 7) "She's Gone" (music by Langley) - 3:57
 * 8) "Intimacy" (music by D. Lawrence and Sullivan) - 4:38
 * 9) "Her" (co-writer and music by Johnson) - 3:51
 * 10) "Duke of Crowborough" (music by Langley) - 2:40
 * 11) "Daylight" (music by Arnold, Langley, Lawrence, Miller, Sullivan) - 4:21
 * 12) "American Life" (music by Arnold, Langley, Sullivan, Lawrence) - 3:37
 * 13) "Signs" (co-writer and music by Johnson, music by Sullivan) - 5:10
 * 14) "Ethiopia" (music by B. Lawrence and Sullivan) - 3:54
 * 15) "Orange Soda Commercial" (composed by Arnold, Langley and Lawrence) - 1:32
 * 16) "Lynch" (music by Arnold, Miller and Lawrence) - 3:09

Personnel

 * Bulla
 * Gucci: drums (all but 7), percussion (9, 12, 16) , snare (7) , backing vocals (2, 3, 9, 10, 13)
 * John Langley: bass (all, except "Butterfinger" and "Daylight'), bassoon (5) , backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16) , lead vocals (on "Duke of Crowborough")
 * Bill Lawrence: guitar, bass ("Butterfinger" and "Daylight"), effects (1) , flute (8) , programming, derbak (10) , Oberheim OB-X synthesizer on "Intimacy", backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16)
 * Stanley Miller: lead vocals (all except 8, 10 and 15), backing vocals (7, 9) , guitar (1, 6) ; celesta, flute and xylophone (on "Duke of Crowborough") , synthesizer (on "Her")
 * Michael Sullivan: lead vocals (8, 16), keyboards (3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13) , xylophone (7) , programming (2, 3, 5) , effects (1, 2) , clavinet (10) , Rhodes piano (on "Her") , backing vocals (3, 4, 5, 10, 14)


 * Additional musicians and production
 * Brendan O'Brien - organ, piano, production, mixing
 * Bulla - production
 * John Burton and Sam Hofstedt - engineering
 * Adam Kasper - recording
 * Kelly Lazar - mastering
 * Craig Hoover - guitar, backing vocals on "Ethiopia"