History Music / BlueCheer

Blue Cheer was an American PsychedelicRock[=/=]BluesRock band from UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, active from the late [[TheSixties 1960s]] until 2009, when longtime member [[CoolOldGuy Dickie Peterson]] died of prostate cancer. Their first album, ''[[CanisLatinicus Vincebus Eruptum]]'', was a major influence on HeavyMetal music, with its thick guitar assaults.

** Their [[RearrangeTheSong version]] of "Summertime Blues" was in turn covered by Music/TheWho and Music/{{Rush}}.

** Their rocking covers of Music/EddieCochran's "Summertime Blues" and Mose Allison's "Parchman Farm". Not to mention their cover of Music/TheRollingStones "Satisfaction".

* RearrangeTheSong: They gave "Summertime Blues" an acid rock makeover with plenty of guitar pyrotechnics, including replacing a few of the lyrics with ScareChord-like {{Sting}}s.

* RearrangeTheSOng: They gave "Summertime Blues" an acid rock makeover with plenty of guitar pyrotechnics, including replacing a few of the lyrics with ScareChord-like {{Sting}}s.

Blue Cheer was an American Psych-Blues band from UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, active from the late [[TheSixties 1960s]] until 2009, when longtime member [[CoolOldGuy Dickie Peterson]] died of prostate cancer. Their first album, ''[[CanisLatinicus Vincebus Eruptum]]'', was a major influence on HeavyMetal music, with its thick guitar assaults.

** Blue Cheer's version of "Summertime Blues" was in turn covered by Music/{{Rush}}.

Blue Cheer was an American Psych-Blues band from UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, active from the late [[TheSixties 1960s]] until 2009, when longtime member [[CoolOldGuy Dickie Peterson]] died of prostate cancer. Their first album, ''[[CanisLatinicus Vincebus Eruptum]]'', was a major influence on HeavyMetal music, with it's thick guitar assults.

* CoverVersion: Their rocking covers of Music/EddieCochran's "Summertime Blues" and Mose Allison's "Parchman Farm". Not to mention their cover of Music/TheRollingStones "Satisfaction".

* FollowTheLeader: Obviously towards Music/{{Cream}} and Music/JimiHendrix, though it came full circle when groups like Music/BlackSabbath, Budgie and Rush stared following ''their'' approach.

Blue Cheer was an American Psych-Blues band from UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, active from the late [[TheSixties 1960s]] until 2009, when longtime member [[CoolOldGuy Dickie Peterson]] died of prostate cancer. Their first album, ''[[CanisLatinicus Vincebus Eruptum]]'', is considered one of the very first HeavyMetal albums.

* HeavyMetal: Blue Cheer is widely considered one of the very first heavy metal bands.

Blue Cheer was an American Psych-Blues band from UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, active from the late [[TheSixties 1960s]] until 2009, when longtime member [[CoolOldGuy Dickie Peterson]] died of prostate cancer. Their first album, ''[[CanisLatinicus Vincebus Eruptum]]'', is considered one of the very first Music/HeavyMetal albums.

* Music/HeavyMetal: Blue Cheer is widely considered one of the very first heavy metal bands.

* CanisLatinicus: ''Vincebus Eruptum'' is a nonexistent Latin phrase. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The closest use of the phrase in real life could be either "vinculis erupto", which translates to "bonds broken up", or "vinculis erumpti", which translates to "prison break" (which is oddly appropriate, given their cover of the prison song "Parchman Farm". As an in-joke, if you type in "Vincebus Eruptum" as your input on the Latin to English setting on Google Translate, the phrase is translated as [[EasterEgg "Blue Cheer"]].[[/labelnote]]

* CanisLatinicus: ''Vincebus Eruptum'' is a nonexistent Latin phrase. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The closest use of the phrase in real life could be either "vinculis erupto", which translates to "bonds broken up", or "vinculis erumpti", which means "prison break" (which is oddly appropriate, given their cover of the prison song "Parchman Farm". As an in-joke, if you type in "Vincebus Eruptum" as your input on the Latin to English setting on Google Translate, the phrase is translated as [[EasterEgg "Blue Cheer"]].[[/labelnote]]

* CanisLatinicus: ''Vincebus Eruptum'' is a nonexistent Latin phrase. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The closest use of the phrase in real life could be either "vinculis erupto", which translates to "bonds broken up", or "vinculis erumpti", which means "prison break" (which is oddly appropriate, given their cover of the prison song "Parchman Farm". Interestingly, if you type in "Vincebus Eruptum" as your input on the Latin to English setting on Google Translate, the phrase is translated as [[EasterEgg "Blue Cheer"]].[[/labelnote]]

* CanisLatinicus: ''Vincebus Eruptum'' is a nonexistent Latin phrase. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The closest use of use a phrase could be either "vinculis erupto", which translates to "bonds broken up", or "vinculis erumpti", which means "prison break" (which is oddly aprroraite, given their cover to the prison song "Parchman Farm". Interestingly, if you type in "Vincebus Eruptum" as your input on the Latin to English setting on Google Translate, the phrase is translated as [[EasterEgg "Blue Cheer"]].[[/labelnote]

* CanisLatinicus: ''Vincebus Eruptum'' is a nonexistent Latin phrase. [[labelnote:Explanation]]]the closest use of use a phrase could be either "vinculis erupto", which translastes to "bonds broken up" "vinculis erumpti", which means "prison break". Interestingly, if you type in "Vincebus Eruptum" as your input on the Latin to English setting on Google Translate, the phrase is translated as [[EasterEgg "Blue Cheer"]].[[/labelnote]

* CanisLatinicus: 'Vincebus Eruptum'' is a nonexistent Latin phrase, most like a clumsy translation of the phrase "bonds broken up", with the actual Latin phrase being closer to "vinculis erupto". Interestingly, if you type in "Vincebus Eruptum" as your input on the Latin to English setting on Google Translate, the phrase is translated as [[EasterEgg "Blue Cheer"]].

* CanisLatinicus: 'Vincebus Eruptum'' is a nonexistent Latin phrase, most like a clumsy translation of the phrase "bonds broken up", with the actual Latin phrase being closer to "vinculis erupto". Interestingly, if you type in "Vincebus Eruptum" as your input on the Latin to English setting on Google Translate, the phrase is translated as [[EasterEgg "Blue Cheer"]].
* CoverVersion: Their rocking covers of Music/EddieCochran's "Summertime Blues" and Mose Allison's "Parchman Farm".

* CanisLatinicus: 'Vincebus Eruptum'' is a nonexistent Latin phrase, most like a clumsy translation of the phrase "bonds broken up", with the actual Latin phrase being closer to "vinculis erupto". Interestingly, if you type in "Vincebus Eruptum" as your input on the Latin to English setting on Google Translate, the phrase is translated as "Blue Cheer".

* CanisLatinicus: The ''Vincebus Eruptum'' is a nonexistent Latin phrase, most like a clumsy translation of the phrase "bonds broken up", with the actual Latin phrase being closer to "vinculis erupto" Interestingly, if you type in "Vincebus Eruptum" as your input on the Latin to English setting on Google Translate, the phrase is translated as "Blue Cheer".

Blue Cheer was an American Psych-Blues band, active from the late [[TheSixties 1960s]] until 2009, when longtime member [[CoolOldGuy Dickie Peterson]] died of prostate cancer. Their first album, ''[[CanisLatinicus Vincebus Eruptum]]'', is considered one of the very first Music/HeavyMetal albums.

* CoverVersion: Their rocking covers of [[EddieCochran Eddie Cochran]]'s "Summertime Blues" and Mose Allison's "Parchman Farm".

** Blue Cheer's version of "Summertime Blues" was in turn covered by {{Rush}}.

Blue Cheer was an American Psych-Blues band, active from the late 1960s until 2009, when longtime member [[CoolOldGuy Dickie Peterson]] died of prostate cancer. Their first album, ''[[CanisLatinicus Vincebus Eruptum]]'', is considered one of the very first Music/HeavyMetal albums.

* CoverVersion: Their rocking covers of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues" and Mose Allison's "Parchman Farm".

Blue Cheer was an American Psych-Blues band, active from the late 1960s until 2009, when longtime member [[CoolOldGuy Dickie Peterson]] died of prostate cancer. Their first album, ''[[CanisLatinicus Vincebus Eruptum]]'', is considered one of the very first HeavyMetal albums.

* HeavyMetal: Blue Cheer is widely considered one of the very first heavy metal bands.