Oh! Pleasant Hope

Oh! Pleasant Hope
Studio album by Blue Cheer
Released	April 1971
Recorded	1970-1971
Genre	Blues-rock, hard rock, psychedelic rock
Length	32:18
Label	Philips
Producer	Eric Albronda, Blue Cheer
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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. This album features less psychedelia and includes more blues-rock, hard rock, with some country rock leanings on some songs. 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.

Track listing

1. "Hiway Man" (Grelecki, Mayell, Yoder) – 4:22
2. "Believer" (Grelecki, Yoder) – 3:41
3. "Money Troubles" (Peddicord) – 4:02
4. "Traveling Man" (Grelecki, Yoder) – 3:10
5. "Oh! Pleasant Hope" (Peddicord) – 2:39
6. "I'm the Light" (Houseman, Mayell) – 5:39
7. "Ecological Blues" (Mayell) – 2:26
8. "Lester the Arrester" (Kellogg) – 3:02
9. "Heart Full of Soul" – 4:37

Personnel

• Dickie Peterson – bass, lead vocals on tracks 7–9
• Norman Mayell – guitar, sitar, drums
• Gary Yoder – acoustic and electric guitars, harp, lead vocals on tracks 1–6
• Ralph Burns Kellogg – organ, piano, synthesizer, bass

References

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