Blue cheer biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Recordings from this period are best collected on good times are so hard to find. These three early demo tracks predate their debut album vincebus eruptum, and have. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Blue cheer live at rockpalast summertime blues live video. Vincebus eruptum january, 1968 is their first album and outsideinside august, 1968. Stream free music from albums by blue cheer iheartradio. Blue cheer is an american blues rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s, who helped to pioneer heavy metal music. One of the earliest power trios, and protometal pioneers for their uncompromisingly loud. Based in san francisco, blue cheer played in a psychedelic bluesrock style, and. Create a custom radio station based on your favorite album by blue cheer on iheartradio. Blue cheer collection 19682007 lossless music download. London vincebus eruptumoutsid see full discography.
Vincebus eruptum sounds monolithically loud and primal today, but it must have seemed like some sort of. Based in san francisco, blue cheer played in a psychedelic blues rock or acid. Blue cheer had fully embraced their reputation as the loudest band on the planet and legend has it that some of the recording for their followup had to be done outdoors as it was just too loud for the studio. Discover music on discogs, the largest online music database. Much like his perpetual partner incrime, band leader dickie peterson, paul now lives in germany, far from the psychedelic madness of the us west coast that spawned them. Blue cheer were an american psychedelic bluesrock band that initially performed and recorded in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and were sporadically active from that point on until 2009. One of the earliest power trios, and protometal pioneers for their uncompromisingly loud vision of acid rock. Blue cheer had fully embraced their reputation as the loudest band on the planet and legend has it that some of the recording for their followup had to be done. Blue cheer s original and present drummer, paul whaley, speaks in a ragged whisper that suggests life done the hard way. Considered by some commentators to be the first heavy metal band, with particular reference to their version of summertime blues. Find album release information for blue cheer blue cheer on allmusic.
See also leigh stevens usa 14 germany 8 uk 5 canada 4 netherlands 4 japan 3 australia 2 austria 2 belgium 2 mexico 2 new zealand 2 norway 2 brazil 1 france 1 greece 1 italy 1 south africa 1 spain. Blue cheer outsideinside 1968, gatefold, vinyl discogs. The first two blue cheer albums are shown in the wrong order. Albums compilations singles tracks on various artists compilations blue cheer were formed in san francisco in 1967. Based in san francisco, blue cheer played in a psychedelic blues rock or acid rock style, and are also credited as being some of the earliest pioneers of heavy metal, with their cover of summertime blues sometimes cited as the first in the genre. American rock band, established in 1966 in san francisco. The 67 demos, route 66, summertime blues, summertime blues live, top tracks. Albums include vincebus eruptum, outsideinside, and new. Blue cheer s second album, outsideinside, fully matches its predecessors primal power. Hunter of their second album outsideinside, the clanking and piercing current material.
Find album release information for blue cheer blue cheer on allmusic allmusic new releases. Well, we were never ones to let the truth get in the way of a good story. Blue cheer the 67 demos, released 04 january 2019 1. By the time the group recorded a selftitled fourth album, bassistsinger dickie peterson was the only remaining original member. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Based in san francisco, original personnel were singerbassist dickie peterson, guitarist leigh stephens, and drummer paul whaley. Summertime blues blue cheer were the loudest, heaviest band of the 1960s. It also contains elements of acid rock, experimental rock, blues rock, stoner rock, and garage rock a commercial and critical success. Entitled outsideinside because the record was recorded both in and out of doors, blue cheers followup to their debut vincebus eruptum is equally. Blue cheer was an american rock band that initially performed and recorded in the late 1960s. Summertime blues blue cheer were the loudest, heaviest band of the 1960s and they ushered in a new age of searingly loud and upfront rock which would quickly establish itself as the outerfringe of psychedelia.
Released on january 16, 1968, the album features a heavythunderous blues sound, which would later be known as heavy metal. The last blue cheer release to feature the beloved lineup of stephens, peterson and whaley, outsideinside is a bracing orgy of volume, distortion and aggression, with such highlights as just a little bit, come and get it, the instrumental magnolia caboose babyfinger and the bands. If you like this album please buy it for the full experience. Blue cheer is the fourth album by american rock band blue cheer. See also leigh stevens usa 14 germany 8 uk 5 canada 4 netherlands 4 japan 3 australia 2 austria 2 belgium 2 mexico 2 new zealand 2 norway 2 brazil 1 france 1 greece 1 italy 1 south africa 1. The 67 demos by blue cheer, released 04 january 2019 1. Uicy93366, 2007 japan 1970 the original human being linam records lmcd 9. It was recorded at wally heider studios in san francisco and released in december 1969 by philips records. Their first album, vincebus eruptum was recorded late in 1967 and released early the next year on philips, and later in 68 their second album outsideinside was released. Blue cheer was an american rock band that initially performed and recorded in the late 1960s and early 1970s and was sporadically active until 2009. Gary lee yoder contributed songwriting for the opening and closing tracks and would later join the group as guitarist on their next album the original human being. Blue cheer is a heavy psych, heavy metal hard rock music artist. Summertime blues, good times are so hard to find, peace of mind, sun cycle, hello l.
Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from blue cheer. Blue cheer formed in 1966 in their hometown of san francisco, and within a year settled into a powertrio of unequaled sonic might. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from blue cheer at the discogs marketplace. The discography is presented with titles grouped according to the type of release. Dickie peterson, paul whaley, and leigh stephens were blue cheer, and the world would soon hear their deafening assault of rumbling marshalls, colossal. Buy and sell music with collectors in the marketplace.