Oh! Pleasant Hope (1971)

About this title: "Hiway Man," which opens the sixth album by Blue Cheer, is a far cry from their version of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues," which launched this group to worldwide fame. And though they were the original group to put their amps on "11," Oh! Pleasant Hope is a musical album. This first track, resplendent in heavy vocal reverb, sounds like Waylon Jennings fronting Quicksilver Messenger Service. OPH quickly changes pace with "Believer"'s interesting riff and the experimental production by Blue Cheer and Eric Albronda. Albronda assisted on the production of the self-titled fourth album, Blue ... read more

Tracks:

1. Hiway Man [Yoder/Grelecki/Maye]
2. Believer [Yoder/Grelecki]
3. Money Troubles [Peddicord]
4. Traveling Man [Yoder/Grelecki]
5. Oh ! Pleasant Hope [Peddicord]
6. I'm the Light [Mayell/Houseman]
7. Ecological Blues [Mayell]
8. Lester the Arrester [Kellogg]
9. Heart Full of Soul [Peterson]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.