Oh! Pleasant Hope

Oh! Pleasant Hope
Studio album by Blue Cheer
Released April 1971
Recorded 1970-71
Genre Psychedelic rock, blues rock, folk rock
Length 32:18
Label Philips
Producer Eric Albronda, Blue Cheer
Blue Cheer chronology
The Original Human Being
(1970)
Oh! Pleasant Hope
(1971)
The Beast Is Back
(1983)

Oh! Pleasant Hope is the sixth, and last, album by Blue Cheer until 1983's The Beast Is Back. It features less psychedelia and hard rock and includes more folk rock elements.[1] This is an unusual Blue Cheer album in that Dickie Peterson only sings lead on three songs. Another unusual aspect is that the song "I'm the Light" features extensive use of the sitar and synthesizer, although on the previous album The Original Human Being the song "Babaji (Twilight Raga)" also featured extensive use of the aforementioned instruments.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[2]

Track listing

  1. "Hiway Man" (Gary R. Grelecki, Norman Mayell, Gary Yoder) – 4:22
  2. "Believer" (Gary R. Grelecki, Gary Lee Yoder) – 3:41
  3. "Money Troubles" (Dr. Richard Peddicord) – 4:02
  4. "Traveling Man" (Gary R. Grelecki, Gary Lee Yoder) – 3:10
  5. "Oh! Pleasant Hope" (Dr. Richard Peddicord) – 2:39
  6. "I'm the Light" (Kent Housman, Norman Mayell) – 5:39
  7. "Ecological Blues" (Norman Mayell) – 2:26
  8. "Lester the Arrester" (Ralph Burns Kellogg) – 3:02
  9. "Heart Full of Soul" (Dickie Peterson)– 4:37

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Allmusic review
  2. "Robert Christgau: Online Exchange, part 3". RockCritics.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  3. "Musician credits". discogs.com. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
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