Vincebus Eruptum

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EveryDisc · 4.0 / 5 · · 2018-04-02 19:54:00

Dickie Peterson, Leigh Stephens, and Paul Whaley on their first album create an acid-psychedelic bacchanalia, birthing melodies and motifs from cacophony. They were damn heavy for '68 and took Jimi Hendrix Experience as an example. Hendrix himself, in response, also did not shy away from praise in the direction of the trio, saying that his influence, of course, is obvious, but Blue Cheer had plenty of their own ideas. Vincebus Eruptum, which reached 11th place in the USA, consists of 6 songs lasting only 32 minutes, and half are covers, the second half was written by Peterson, who is similar in vocal delivery to Morrison on ecstasy (the band is actually named after one of the types of LSD). The opening track - a cover of Eddie Cochran's Summertime Blues (later also covered by The Who on Live at Leeds) reached 14th place on the Billboard. The album itself became 11th. The experiments with sound, primarily with the electric guitar of Stephens, are incredible for the technologies of that time. I wouldn't call BC's music heavy metal, but into the blues-rock in the style of that very same Hendrix, the guys wove the most powerful hard rock, so that even now the mixture sounds pungent. Plus elements of psychedelia and acid rock, which were popular at that moment. The incredible volume of the concerts was supplemented by dual overdriven guitar solos, played by Stephens himself into different channels. One can say that the band was playing stoner [rock] when it could not exist in principle. Now, exactly such a set of genres is called stoner. In the end, 32 minutes of sound do not seem insufficient, but there is also no over-indulgence to start getting tired of the wall of sound. These six tracks are a guarantee of the listener's concentrated attention, like a double bourbon in the morning. Heavy editions still place Vincebus on the highest rung of heavy music. Blue Cheer had other worthy records, but they are very far from the madness of the debut.

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