Blue Cheer
1968
Tracks
1. Summertime Blues
2. Rock Me Baby
3. Doctor Please
4. Out Of Focus
5. Parchment Farm
6. Second Time Around
Amanda: This album was the birth of heavy metal. I, for one, was not exactly looking forward to this day; I have never been into that kind of music. However, I do appreciate how awesome these guys were. The first time they recorded one of their songs, the blew out the soundboard (they could give Joan Baez a run for her money). They were extremely loud and crazy; they never held back. Most of the tracks are instrumental but "Summertime Blues" was actually really catchy.
Overall, I liked them as much as I could like a heavy metal band.
RATING: 4/5
P.S. I watched Shutter Island last night and it was amazing!!!
I consider this music essentially a novelty. It's outrageously loud and crude but has little redeeming quality, as things like good singing, playing and songwriting are mostly absent. I liked only "Out of Focus" and parts of "Parchment Farm".
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