BLUE CHEER SUMMER TIME BLUES REACTION - First time hearing

Reaction to Summertime Bluew by Blue Cheer.This is a fantastic version of this song that has been covered by the like of The Who.
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[@kathyedleman633]

Blue Cheer recorded this song in 67, they are considered the pioneers of heavy metal.

[@HarriBestReactions]

Not surprised at all

[@MovieGuy666]

one of the pioneers.

[@Flaco-ip7cl]

The first heavy metal band

[@CaptainBakerJason]

It’s hard for younger folks to imagine just how load Blue Cheer was live!

[@lewiscarrington1777]

Some pretty loud acts nowadays… I agree though, they def didn’t have the same regulations on safe volume levels back then, and they still had to record part of their second album outside

[@TheDivayenta]

Eddy Cochrane did the original in the 50’s!

[@susanfigueroa872]

Thank you!!

[@TheSchuyler75]

yes that’s the version I’m familiar with 👍 first time hearing this one

[@billcowan6070]

Psychedelic music from the late 60's you gotta love it

[@musicairplanes4884]

Saw them perform in Las Vegas at the Ice Palace in 1968 or 69. They were known as the loudest band around and they kept blowing out the circuit breaker at the Ice Palace.

[@obbor4]

The same thing happened when I saw them at a club in Long Beach (Ca.) in the early 80's. After sitting through three or four horrible bands, Blue cheer played for about a half and hour before things blew up on them and they let us out onto the street at about 2 am.

[@pookiemartinez3909]

Blue Cheer gave it the Jimi Hendrix makeup..

[@HarriBestReactions]

Indeed

[@TheWarhippie1977]

The true godfathers of metal!!

[@susanfigueroa872]

Blue Cheer's one hit wonder! Imagine my surprise when my husband and I found out that it was actually a cover from a late 50's singer! Can't remember who though! We love your channel Harri! When you react, we're right there listening to your critique! And yes it does give you a Hendrix vibe!!

[@HarriBestReactions]

Hi Susane! 😍✌🏾🖤

[@lextek.]

I answered your question just a few minutes after you posted...

[@tinicum54]

Blue Cheer was great LSD, Augustus Stanley Owsley I bought the album when it was released. "Blue Cheer" was the name of a variety of LSD made by chemist and Grateful Dead patron Owsley Stanley and the band was probably named after that, although the name existed earlier, as the name of a laundry detergent after which the LSD variety itself was named.

[@cletushouse906]

Parchment Farm was another banger by BLUE CHEER.

[@jamesvomsaal3814]

The flip side of the 45 was Out Of Focus great song too

[@bryanforis1839]

They were the first heavy metal 🤘 groups this 1967 on Germany tv they were first to game

[@barryschalkwijk9388]

the birth of metal. PS seeing that Philips logo on the single makes a proud dutchman.

[@bobschenkel7921]

The birth of Distortion Rock.

[@eddieward341]

Love this version of this song! It reminds me of frigid pinks version of the house of the rising sun!

[@Warhippie1977]

Frigid Pink Rules!!!

[@davelehnen3300]

Blue Cheer played so loud they said the air turned to cottage cheese. Original is a rockabilly song by Eddie Cochran, who was killed in a taxi crash at 21. Jimi Hendrix did this song in concert, no studio version, badly-recorded live version on KZbin.

[@mrDK1951]

Saw Blue Cheer live up close. Some dude comes out before the show and starts nailing Paul’s bass drum to the floor.

[@slimpickins9124]

"Heavy", indeed. When they were on American bandstand The host Dick Clark, of course, tried to interview them after their performance & all he could get out of them was that their music was "heavy".

[@ralphvillanueva8724]

AHA!!! My brother is a guitar player, and around 1970, he bought the Marshall amp top that this band's guitar player used on tour. It was modified and it was loud.

[@episodicmusic1]

We called Blue Cheer 'Acid Rock'.

[@garryokeefe1605]

Harri, The Who version you did was early on in their career - in 1969 they released 'Tommy', 1970 'Live at Leeds', a heavy/progressive rock banger - then in 1971, the classic 'Who's Next', becoming the greatest live band in the world for a time. You must react to their later version of 'Summmertime Blues' on uTube, recorded live at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970 - then see the difference!

[@TheNoncritical1]

They were LOUD! How loud? It was rumored that their stage volume was so loud that it killed a stray dog that happened to cross the stage during a live outdoor show.

[@marckusel5602]

Metal Madness

[@michaelgregoirejr688]

Country artist Alan Jackson has a version of it

[@vincentschmitt7597]

Blue Cheer had another hit though I cannot recall what it was.

[@Flaco-ip7cl]

The first heavy metal band from San Francisco and the world

[@megamaniac7402]

A lot of other musicians from the same era hated Blue Cheer for their crude and loud approach to music. It must have been a big chock to hear them in1967-68.

[@howardgayheart7717]

The original "Summertime Blues" was by Eddie Cochran

[@TheSchuyler75]

putting this song on my Summer playlist

[@bryanforis1839]

Blue cheer had the 1967 for the record except they were live over sea 1968 the record version came they were head of time heavy metal like iggy pop

[@timfeeley714-25]

Rolling Stones ~ gimme shelter. Hawkwind w/Samantha Fox ~ gimme shelter. Grand Funk Railroad~gimme shelter please?

[@visfreak5059]

Together with the beatles song "helter skelter" this might have been the start of the heavy metal area..

[@paulmorris8762]

the original I believe was Eddie Cochran but besides Blue Cheer and the Who, Olivia Newton John and I think T Rex did covers

[@willardwooten9582]

I have the 45 as 67 I was a freshman in H.S.

[@On_Dust]

5:06 : Blue Cheer turned it up to 11. EDIT TO SAY: Huge Blue Cheer fan here. If you liked it you can also check these songs: Come & Get It, Gypsy Ball, Just A Little Bit, Parchment Farm, Doctor Please, Peace Of Mind.

[@waynesworld7804]

Hi Man, I was 15 in ‘68 when I heard this, been a Blue Cheer fan ever since. Enjoyed your reaction so have subscribed to see what else ya got! 🤗 Edit: their first two albums were “heavy” then they went off in a few different directions in the ensuing years. Some terrific songs along the way. ‘Young Lions in Paradise’ is a ripper.

[@paulmurro9304]

Hi, OK, if you like a heavier version of this song The Who ,Live at Leeds is the one. A real choice for Blue Cheer is Satisfaction ( the Rolling Stones song ). The type of music you're looking for in this case is acid rock.

[@stewartloggins811]

Could you call this acid rock? Blue Cheer concerts were sooo loud!

[@harryriles8609]

Blue Cheer is great. Considered first heavy metal song by some. By the way, your listening room looks like Red Cheer.

[@barryschalkwijk9388]

it is man. Big up.

[@billkant849]

To add a little perspective...At one time in the late 60's there was a type of acid, LSD, known as Blue Cheer. Which Blue Cheer came first? Don't know. Oh yeah...I had this album on vinyl, and ripped it to mp3.

[@obbor4]

That would be the laundry detergent, Cheer, whose add line for all temperature washing was "New all temperatcheer. Shakes out white, turns blue!"

[@NoOne-sn2si]

Original came from the Laundry detergent but Owsley had product named "Blue Cheer". The band called themselves BC after Owsley's product. Owsley also helped the band out a lot early on in their career.

[@mikecaetano]

Heavy, you bet. An inspirational progenitor of heavy metal? Yes indeed. Documentarians sometimes use the overdriven guitar riff in the verses that sets this version apart to give their videos a 1960's feel. The Hendrix version, surprisingly, sounds more like The Who version than this version. But like Dave Lehnen said, the recording quality is horrible. "Peace Of Mind" is another worthy song from Blue Cheer. And if you're interested in that sort of heavy sound from the late 60's/early 70's, check out Iron Butterfly "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", Vanilla Fudge "You Keep Me Hangin' On", The Chambers Brothers "Time Has Come Today", Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac "The Green Manalishi", Harry Nilsson "Jump into the Fire", The Stooges "Down On The Street", MC5 "Kick Out The Jams" among others.

[@paulmorris8762]

I like their version of Satisfaction as well as Parchman Farm, Just A Little Bit, and They Call Me The Hunter (Not sure if title correct) which Led Zep borrowed part of for How Many More Times on their 1st album)

[@bryanforis1839]

Blue cheer had a. I

[@tealc1365]

Love you Harri and I'm not going to give up. I know you will understand once you hear it. Mother's Finest - Mickey's Monkey.

[@garyarnett1220]

If you like doing comparisons: Try Simon and Garfunkel Hazy Shade of Winter followed by the cover by The Bangles

[@davidvornsand6054]

You mentioned Jimmy Hendrix did you notice the Foxy Lady riff towards the end?

[@HarriBestReactions]

I didnt..but maybe thats one of the reasons it reminded me so much of him.

[@williamwallaceiii2407]

Have a listen to Frijid Pink doing House of the Rising Sun! Same kind of heavy rock feel.

[@ThisistheCentralScrutinizer]

For a good chuckle, give the Flying Lizard's version a go.

[@obbor4]

That wasn't a fair comparison. The Who's version needs to be from 'Live at Leeds' to compete. This one, using the same studio cut, on German tv is the best for seeing what the band looked like playing it. And, yes, this is the beginning of the "heavy metal" sound, although they were not a metal band.

[@stevesm4]

Now listen to The Flying Lizards version!

[@danielmesery2904]

Heavy stuff in 67 ,,, check out Frigid Pink___ House of the rising sun... You'll be glad

[@trishafaulk2067]

Yuck! So completely different from the original song! It sounds dark instead of bright and fun.. Have you heard the actual original? Bobby Vee did it. Just a suggestion that you might want to hear it as it had been originally. And it was a top song when it first came out.

[@HarriBestReactions]

But thats the whole idea od a cover Trisha..Different interpretation

[@terenzo50]

Hate this band. They opened for everybody in LA back in the late 60s. No musical class at all. Noise. I got stuck listening to them way too many times. Can't bloody stand them.

[@timothycook2917]

not a fan

[@bubu345]

me feet sit still.....me head is knocking

[@bubu345]

at an audition as bassman 4 a white australian band...I BLEW THEIR AMP......FIJIAN BAAAD ASS I M SHAILENDRA SINGH POWERHOUSE

[@bubu345]

WHO is kindagarten compared to BC