Friday, April 22, 2011
Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum
Rock & roll had grown louder and wilder by leaps and bounds during the '60s, but when Blue Cheer emerged from San Francisco onto the national rock scene in 1968 with their debut album, Vincebus Eruptum, they crossed a line which most musicians and fans hadn't even thought to draw yet. Vincebus Eruptum sounds monolithically loud and primal today, but it must have seemed like some sort of frontal assault upon first release; Blue Cheer are often cited as the first genuine heavy metal band, but that in itself doesn't quite sum up the true impact of this music, which even at a low volume sounds crushingly forceful.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Captain Beefheart - Upon The My O My
Brilliant Beefheart performance from the Old Grey Whistle Test.
RIP Don Van Vliet
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