Vincebus eruptum, blue cheer s landmark 1968 debut, is widely regarded as ground zero of the heavy metal explosion. 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. Blue cheer recorded it for their debut album vincebus eruptum in 1968. Vinyl 7 blue cheer summertime blues 1968, vinyl discogs. 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. They played what later was called heavy metal, and when they debuted in january 1968 with the album vincebus eruptum and a top 40 cover of eddie cochrans hit summertime blues, they sounded louder and more extreme than anything that had come before them. Jan 01, 2009 listen to your favorite songs from summertime blues live by blue cheer now. Paul whaley, drummer of protometal band blue cheer. 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. Blue cheer second time around lyrics genius lyrics. But the original triosingerbassist dickie peterson, guitarist leigh. Well lord i got to raise a fuss, lord i got to raise a holler well i been working all summer just to try and earn a dollar. The band went top twenty in 1968 with a deathrock version of summertime blues.
From the soulful blues cover of mose allisons parchment farm of their. Stream blue cheer summertime blues by cleopatra records from desktop or your mobile device. Heres a new upload in better quality of my short film i made while visiting my friend, dickie peterson of blue cheer back in 2007. Check out summertime blues by blue cheer on amazon music. That is the only blue cheer song that ive ever heard. Blue cheer s debut album, vincebus eruptum, came out in 1968, and contained a heavy blues rock sound highlighted by a hit cover of summertime blues, a protometal track powered by whaley. Blue cheer released it on the album vincebus eruptum in 1968. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. The blue cheer take on summertime blues, released as a single from vincebus eruptum, charted the week before the album and went on to reach no. Blue cheer summertime blues 1968 original by eddie cochran 1958 im gonna raise a fuss im gonna raise a holler by working all summer just to try to earn a dollar every time i call my baby try.
Based in san francisco, original personnel were singerbassist dickie peterson, guitarist leigh stephens, and drummer paul whaley. Dickie peterson listen here baby cause you outta time im so sorry its the end of the line i dont know what to say i dont know what to do all i know. As it turned out, they were a precursor of much that would come after. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. Jun 18, 2012 blue cheer summertime blues 1968 original by eddie cochran 1958 im gonna raise a fuss im gonna raise a holler by working all summer just to try to earn a dollar every time i call my baby try. Lord, i gotta raise a fuss lord, i gotta raise a holler about workin all summer just to try the earn a dollar well, lord, i tried to call my baby try to get a date.
Blue cheer outsideinside full album free music streaming. Listen free to blue cheer summertime blues radio iheartradio. Summertime blues is originally a 1958 song recorded by eddie cochran. The 67 demos by blue cheer, released 04 january 2019 1. May 09, 2009 summertime blues is originally a 1958 song recorded by eddie cochran. Summertime blues interactive tab ver 3 by blue cheer.
Blue cheer tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including summertime blues, out of focus, magnolia caboose baby finger, rock me baby, babylon. Bruce stephens quit during the recording of the fourth album, blue cheer december, 1969, and gary l. Blue cheer summertime blues by cleopatra records free. On this, their fourth album, blue cheer has seemingly given up on the heaviness that separated them from the rest of the pack and just become a blues rock band. Released on january 16, 1968, the album features a heavythunderous blues sound, which would later be known as heavy metal. The rockpalast concert recorded on april 11, 2008, is giving a late testimony to blue cheer s unbroken stage power. Summertime blues live by blue cheer on amazon music unlimited. Summertime blues by blue cheer was written by jerry capehart and eddie cochran and was first recorded and released by eddie cochran in 1958.
And with its opening psychedelic slaughter of eddie cochrans summertime blues which became a top 20 hit, blue cheer shared a dark side to san franciscos music scene that. Summertime blues music festival in owen sound, on and one of ontarios premier summer concerts. Mar 11, 2014 had he lived, he would have gone on to become a monster star. The album, featuring the classic blue cheer lineup of guitarist leigh stephens, bassistvocalist dickie peterson and drummer paul whaley, includes the trios mindmelting reading of eddie cochrans summertime blues, which became. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Their cover of sb is very good and much heavier than eddie cochranes version, but i think i prefer eddies version, frankly. Summertime blues music festival is a multigenerational, familyfriendly festival. Intro g5 g5 bb5 g5 g5 bb5 f5 f5 ab5 f5 f5 ab5 g5 g5 bb5 g5 g5 bb5 f5 f5 ab5 f5 f5 ab5 c5 c5 verse 1 c5 lord i got to raise a fuss c5 f5 g5 c5 lord i got to raise a holler c5 about a work. Sometime after the release of outsideinside guitarist leigh stevens left the band, either for musical differences, or as some report, hearing loss. Vinyl 7 blue cheer summertime blues 1967, vinyl discogs.
Topics blue cheer, vincebus eruptum, summertime blues. Pleasant hope april, 1971 before blue cheer broke up. The american rock band blue cheer recorded their version of summertime blues in 1967 and included it on their 1968 release entitled vincebus eruptum. It also contains elements of acid rock, experimental rock, blues rock, stoner rock, and garage rock. Blue cheer is an american blues rock group of the late 1960s and. Vincebus eruptum is the debut album of american rock band blue cheer. Blue cheer five man electrical band summertime blues. Blue cheer im gonna raise a fuss, im gonna raise a holler about a workin all summer just to try to earn a dollar every time i call my baby, and ask to get a date my boss says, no dice son, you gotta work late sometimes i wonder what im a gonna do but there aint no cure for the summertime blues well my mom and pop told me, son you gotta make some money if you want to use the. Peterson, kellogg, mayell, and yoder then made the original human being september 1970, and oh. Blue cheer live at rockpalast summertime blues live. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. As rocking as the original mightve been for the time, blue cheer s expansion of the sound was explosive, perhaps inspiring the worlds greatest rock rhythm guitarist, pete townshend a rhythm guitarist so good he got to play lead to up the ante for the whos top 30 live gem a quick two years after blue cheer made this big noise. Blue cheer is an american blues rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s, who helped to pioneer heavy metal music. Jan 16, 2019 summertime blues bass tab by blue cheer.
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