Blue Cheer Vincebus Eruptum CD

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 Erupt Is The Key Word Here
Nobody rocked this hard in '68' NOBODY! There was no Led Zepplin, or, Black Sabbath at this point, AND, MC5's first album wouldn't hit the streets for another year! This is pure unadulterated, smash you in the face rock 'n' roll like no one (at the time of it's original release) had ever heard! Their version of Eddie Cochran's 'Summertime Blues' is worth the price of the cd alone if you've never heard it. These guys were still learning how to play and write here, but, it's a sonic blast like no other, rude, crude, LOUD, and very aggressive in it's feel. Believe it, or, not, much of what they do here is based on the blues. If you want to here what it sounded like when the lid was first taken 'completely' off the rock 'n' roll can of goodies this cd is for you. Thank you Blue Cheer!
Submitted by generockshard (KCMO) 
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 Great early metal
Blue Cheer shines on Rock Me and Out of Focus. This trio epitomizes the early psychodelic venue carried on by such bands as The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Iron Butterfly.
Submitted by danejensen2000 (Lewiston, UT) 
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 The very first heavy metal rock band...PERIOD!!!!
Before Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Motorhead, and any other heavy metal rock band that you can think of, there was the pioneering powerhouse trio known as Blue Cheer up on that stage, pummeling their insturments into oblivion. Blue Cheer consisted of Dickie Peterson (vocals/bass), Leigh Stephens (guitar), and Paul Whalley (drums). These guys may not have been the best band in the world but to them, that wasn't the point. The point was to make as much noise as possible, make it as heavy as possible, and to have fun. Such was the way of their 1968 debut album entitled "Vincebus Eruptum". This, at the time was the heaviest album of the late sixties, containing six attitude filled, howling, crunching staples that included their thunderous rendition of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues", which became the track that introduced heavy metal music to the world. Taking cues from legendary hard rock acts like The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Who, Cream, and Vanilla Fudge, these guys went a few steps further to create heavy riffs that future bands have been stealing for decades since. Also arguably, Blue Cheer paved the way for bands like The MC5 and The Stooges to create punk rock. I highly recommend this legendary classic. Any fan of heavy metal music will not be sorry!
Submitted by Nicholas (Litchfield. MI, USA)
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 The very first heavy metal rock band...PERIOD!!!!
Before Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Motorhead, and any other heavy metal rock band came along, there was the pioneering powerhouse trio known as Blue Cheer, up on that stage almost pummeling their insturments into oblivion. Their 1968 debut album titled Vincebus Eruptum, layed down the foundation for countless heavy metal rock bands to follow. There were hard rocking bands like The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Who, Cream, and Vanilla Fudge, that were up on the stage making history, but this band took their sound a bit further and harder than their predecessors. These guys may not have been as good as the forementioned bands, but to them, that wasn't the point. The point was to make as much noise as possible, make it as hard as possible, and to have fun. They had even paved the way for the hard rocking punk bands like The MC5, The Stooges, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, and countless others to follow. To sum it all up, Blue Cheer are the pioneers of heavy metal music and there is no denying their place in the history of metal. Case closed!!!
Submitted by Nicholas (Litchfield. MI, USA)
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 not so hot
Ahead of their time? To a degree, yes. Good musicians? don't think so.... mildly entertaining. I was more impressed when it was first released.
Submitted by brad (tampa florida)
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