warehambr (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

It is and I thought the same thing. I chatted by email with some knowledgable people and this is definitely Randy Holden. I thought it pretty amazing that they could fake a concert but apparently that's the way Beat Club operated. There was a great vid of Blue Cheer from American Bandstand, but it just got pulled. It showed Leigh playing in the true fashion, but even that may have been faked for TV. I didn't think that Randy could play completely differently and sound the same as Leigh.

Moose4Choice (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Since this is the version from "Vincebus Eruptum", I assumed that was Leigh Stevens playing guitar.

warehambr (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This is Randy Holden on guitar, not Leigh Stevens, and the band was faking it at the Beat Club, as was common practice. I read about the Cream doing the same thing there. There was a video of Summertime Blues with Leigh Stevens that was just taken down, but he played the guitar quite differently from Randy Holden.

Moose4Choice (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Yeah, Dickie Peterson, vocals, bassLeigh Stevens, guitar extroardinairePaul Whaley, great drumsThis was 1968. They are generally considered the first Heavy Metal group of note. And they were the loudest U.S. group playing live. The Who was considered to be the loudest rock bad. Hard to say because these groups were measured with sound level meters set at different weightings and set at various distances from the loud speakers.

1dudeman2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

anybody know their line-up here?

emptyheadbrokenbones (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

blue cheer------->stoner rock

cheyanqui (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Agreed.. The rhythm section shares alot of similar sound with Sabbath. You can almost hear the intro to "Children of the Grave" here.

trabazoss (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Blue Cheer's cover>>>>>>>>>>>>>Who's cover¡Viva Blue Cheer!

mfh2kdw210 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

A transition, so to speak.

mfh2kdw210 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This style, in a hard rock setting, one could say it is the type of sound produced IN BETWEEN the phase of "Psychedelic/Acid" rock, and a style that would later come to be called "Heavy Metal" originated by Black Sabbath.