Outsideinside

Blue Cheer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 14, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Island / Mercury
• ASIN: B000001DY9
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,324 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

This CD is an out of print collectible! It is the original 1993 Mercury release. Catalog 314-514-683-2. There is a drill hole through the UPC.

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essentual LP from influentual innovator of Heavy Metal, January 5, 2006

By 

Stephanie Sandlin (Spokane, Wa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Outsideinside (Audio CD)

Blue Cheer. Outsideinside.

Most of the mallrat types who buy thier Nirvana and Green Day CDs never take the time to delve into true influental and important stuff. To understand heavy power trios early Blue Cheer is essentual to all that came after them.

Outsideinside is BC's second album. It built on the power and amperage of thier first album Vincebus Eruptum. Outsideinside is an improvement in everyway from VE. Not only in songwriting prowess, but in mix and growth as an artist.

So its fair to say this is BC's zenith. This is the last album with guitarist Leigh Stevens before he called it a day. The band then devolved into a rotating door of members.

What makes this an essentual purchase you ask? Several things. BC was revolutionary for thier loudness. They cranked it up, caused near riots. Keep in mind this was the late 60s - peace and love man. They got the hippies doing crazy stuff. They also laid down the prototype for metal which was to come later. Listen to Magnolia Caboose Babyfinger, you'll see what I mean. Paul Whaley's liberal use of the double kick drum and tasteful fills was also new. Leigh Steven's guitar work at times seared across the meat of the music. They did all this heaviness and kept melodies in thier songs. In short, thier style, attitude and playing chops were completely at odds with most of thier contemporaries.

Which led to many potshots being taken at them, with Jimi Hendrix's dissing of them perhaps being the most famous.

Often an artist that flies against whats trendy or popular at the time - will get savaged and disrespected only later to be appreciated. Blue Cheer's early works are such the case.

A whole lot of loudness, some psychedelic touches along with a style that laid the foundation for metal. Anyone wanting expand thier knowledge of where amped up insane White Blues (aka Metal) came from need to look no further.

Also recommended for fans of this album:
Vincebus Eruptum
Beast is Back (1985 reunion LP)

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The birth of Heavy Metal !!, April 25, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Outsideinside (Audio CD)

Luckilly,I was a teen in the 60's and when I first heard on the radio 'Just a little' realy couldn't believe it ! I was a fan of all that hardrock staff coming out those days like Hendrix,Cream,Moby Grape,but this one was a break-through, many years ahead! I don't agree with the reviewer saying that they were one of the pioneers of Heavy Metal. These guys invented heavy metal.The music in this disc has a primitive sound not compared to any other heavy group that followed their roots.It is a mix of heavy rock with psychedelia. A MUST to have, if your a fan of this kind.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hard Rock Acid Blues Band, November 1, 2000

By 

Christopher "CJM" (Cohoes, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Outsideinside (Audio CD)

This disc is amazing. I love the way Blue Cheer captured the sounds of the late sixties along with rythms and beats and frets of later classic rock. A hard acid/rock/blues trio, Blue Cheer should have more radio play on todays radio stations. It's hard to believe that this album is from 1968...After I purchased this album, I read some reviews here...I read the one about chugging beer along with the last minute of Just A Little Bit.....it's awesome....thanks RedVWbus...whoever you are. Blue Cheer has one of the best drummers I've ever heard from a 60's band. Blue Cheer's Satisfaction is a mind blowing experience...the song starts off with a warping fade in, great bass and a tad longer than the Stone's original. Great bass and drums through out the whole disc...I recommend this cd to any fan of hard rock......