Super sludgefest pre-heavy metal pure noise makers Blue Cheer's debut album. Vincebus Eruptum seems to be a favorite amongst the rock 'n' roll archaeologists for being one of the first of it's kind. Blue Cheer sound like a mix of the MC5 and Hendrix, not Jimi's playing, more like his noisy guitar power. These guys are straight out of the San Fran, coming down from the summer of love and into the year of anarchy -- '68 ... Frisco LSD guru Owsley is cited on the back cover of the record, so you could imagine what they were doing while recording, maybe a stiff dose Owsley's special blend of blue cheer acid? I think so!!
As far as the album's music in concerned their influence spans further than their actual talent, the six minutes solos are wretched, is it noise like the Velvet's
Sister Ray or Hendrix's
Wild Thing, no, it's noise because they can't play one goddamn lick ... it's not that I hate the record, but if I, you, anyone, want to listen to this kinda music it's better just to, "kick out the JAMS, MOTHERF*CKER!!!!!!!" bah denh bah deh bah beh bah denh!
