Blue Cheer - Make Me Laugh (US 1970) video free download
Blue Cheer is an American blues-rock band that initially performed and recorded in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and has been sporadically active since. Based in San Francisco, Blue Cheer played in a psychedelic blues-rock style, and are also credited as being pioneers of heavy metal music.
The Original Human Being or BC#5 was Blue Cheer's fifth album. It was released in 1970 and shows Blue Cheer exploring a more psychedelic and laid back rock n roll with horn sections on a few of the songs. This album features a very unusual, and different, song for Blue Cheer: Babaji (Twilight Raga) features extensive use of sitar and synthesizer. These instruments were only used one other time on Oh! Pleasant Hope in the song I'm the Light.
Dickie Peterson - Bass, Lead Vocals, Guitar
Bruce Stephens - Lead Guitar
Paul Whaley- Drums
Gary Lee Yoder - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals, Harp
Ralph Burns Kellogg - Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Bass
Norman Mayell - Guitar, Percussion, Sitar, Producer, Drums
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12 years ago
notfragile33
I was just looking over their tour itenarary for the 1969-1971 period when they mellowed out--not surprised by all the cancelled gigs, and lack of gigs, in general! How do you explain to the fans that expect to hear "Parchment Farm" and see the stacks of Marshalls that you don't play that kind of stuff anymore? That you got rid of all the old members who rocked, and replaced them with domesticated studio musicians? I find this period of BC interesting just because of how tragic it appears!12 years ago
jeffthrow6892
@DrugWhore1 -- Yeah, cool.......nice YT ID name, I like that.12 years ago
DrugWhore1
i just had to agree with that too Outsideinside had more variety and the songs where so deep man i loved it and had heavy songs too12 years ago
hogridingfathippy
could you upload all the songs from this lp ? this album was around during some good times in my life!!! thanks12 years ago
tiborvivi
the truth is i amd eeply shocked how much BC has changed after their 1st LP. The 2nd was still OK, but after that teh same happened to Blue Cheer as to Fleetwood Mac ; they fell down to a different audience, people who like soft tunes and light bar music.12 years ago
hambone9119
@Findusam Dining With Sharks from91 is great Ac/dc style Hard Blues Rock Big Noise is brutal, And What Doesn't Kill You, was fucking brutal im 23 it kicked my fucking arse what an album it was so good, i just had to get Vince Bus and Boy, when I heard Parchment Farm my world changed,12 years ago
hambone9119
@jeffthrow6892 Doesn't even compare with the calling card What Doesn't Kill You.13 years ago
PhiZappaCrappa
@HaxoAngmark Sheeet. My advice? = concentrate on really believing the "IMO" part of your statement! Rock on!13 years ago
flamesounds
@PhiZappaCrappa Yeah, Blue Cheer was about a Spirit........you either got it or you didn't. Dickie was the real deal and the coolest musician I ever met. He lived it, it wasn't a pose with him. It was who he was. R.I.P. Dickie Peterson13 years ago
PhiZappaCrappa
@jeffthrow6892 I disagree. Of course, respectfully.13 years ago
PhiZappaCrappa
"Why does she treat me so bad when she knows I'm the one who loves her?" Yup. The eternal question. Great tune!13 years ago
PhiZappaCrappa
@HaxoAngmark Dude! This tune is the tits! ;-)13 years ago
PhiZappaCrappa
@flamesounds Agreed 110%. I anxiously awaited each album's release and was inevitably disappointed @ 1st 'cause the hard rock went further missing but upon replays came to love even the 'country' sounds of the last LP. All-in-all, gotta place in my top five all-time favourite groups. Forever and ever. Amen. Yay, Dickie!13 years ago
flamesounds
@Findusam They later got criticized as a 'noise' band that was all fuzz and feedback and I think the later albums were Dickie's attempt to show the critics he could play......And he could. The guy was very versatile and accomplished musician that never got the credit he deserved. He was damned good.14 years ago
eurorocker79
Late BC can get pretty out there... and not in the "fuzz of doom" kind of way! Thanks for the post Findusam... and a fond hello to all Blue Cheer fans! RIP Dickie!14 years ago
HaxoAngmark
I'm as big a Blue Cheer fan as the next guy, but this /not/ one of their better songs, IMO. Lame lyrics, and Peterson's vocal is dreadful. His voice had definite strengths, but this production minimizes them and brings out his vocal weaknesses. He sounded much better on the first two albums.14 years ago
pfordsq
The B&W PHOTO IS BY JIM NEWBERRY FROM CHICAGO. This is a pretty good song , I ALWAYS LIKED IT , AND OTHERS ON B.C.#5 , for reasons other than the first two , of course.14 years ago
Ching Huê Hogaarts
All hail to Dickie Peterson now he is dead. rip14 years ago
jeffthrow6892
I find "Feathers From Your Tree" to be an amazing song from "OutsideInside", & don't get me wrong, I like the later stuff up through "Oh Pleasant Hope" too.14 years ago
Findusam
Yes, I suppose OutsideInside is their second best in my opinion. I truly love Babylon and Sun Cycle! "New Improved" is also one amazing album. The solo on "Peace Of Mind" is just perfect with its dual guitars! Eventhough they lost their heavy sound gradually after the first albums, it's still some awesome music in my opinion!Related Videos
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