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)
 * 2) "Sunbow" (lyrics co-written by Miller, music by Joey Castillo, Langley, Doug Lawrence, Sullivan)
 * 3) "Once and Again" (music by Sullivan)
 * 4) "The Water" (written by Kipp Lennon, Mark Lennon, Michael Lennon, Pat Lennon, Scott Crago)
 * 5) "Butterfinger" (music by Arnold, Langley, Sullivan, Lawrence)
 * 6) "Waiting" (music by Sullivan)
 * 7) "Mad Sounds" (music by Langley)
 * 8) "Intimacy" (music by D. Lawrence and Sullivan)
 * 9) "Her" (co-writer and music by Johnson)
 * 10) "Duke of Crowborough" (music by Langley)
 * 11) "Daylight" (music by Arnold, Langley, Lawrence, Miller, Sullivan)
 * 12) "American Life" (music by Arnold, Langley, Sullivan, Lawrence)
 * 13) "Signs" (co-writer and music by Johnson, music by Sullivan)
 * 14) "Ethiopia" (music by B. Lawrence and Sullivan)
 * 15) "Orange Soda Commercial" (composed by Arnold, Langley and Lawrence)
 * 16) "Lynch" (music by Arnold, Miller and Lawrence)

Personnel

 * Bulla
 * Gucci: drums (all but 7), percussion (9, 12, 16) , snare (7) , backing vocals (2, 3, 10, 13)
 * John Langley: bass (all, except 5, 7, 11), bassoon (5) , arco bass (7) , backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 9, 12, 13, 16) , lead vocals (on "Duke of Crowborough")
 * Bill Lawrence: guitar, bass ("Butterfinger" and Daylight"), effects (1) , flute (8) , programming, derbak (10) , backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16)
 * Stanley Miller: lead vocals (all except 7, 10 and 15), backing vocals (7) , guitar (1, 6) ; celesta, flute and xylophone (on "Duke of Crowborough")
 * Michael Sullivan: lead vocals (7, 16), keyboards (3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13) , xylophone (7) , programming (2, 3, 5) , effects (1, 2) , clavinet (10) backing vocals (3, 4, 5, 10)


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