American rock band formed in San Francisco, noted for a very loud, fuzz-heavy sound in the late 1960s; their 1968 debut Vincebus Eruptum and their cover of "Summertime Blues" are most cited. Regarded as an early influence on heavy metal and later stoner/psychedelic bands.

Core early lineup and roles referenced in reviews and public sources: Dickie (Dick) Peterson (bass, vocals), Leigh Stephens (guitar), Paul Whaley (drums). Famous for extreme volume, heavy fuzz, and reinterpretations of blues and rock covers (notably "Summertime Blues").

Reviews praise Blue Cheer as a primordial, ultra-loud late-ʼ60s trio whose debut Vincebus Eruptum is considered their peak. Outsideinside is noted for its brutish, proto-metal sound and occasional psychedelic touches. Critics emphasize extreme volume, heavy fuzz, primitive drumming, and the band's influence on later heavy and stoner acts.

For:Listeners of early heavy rock and proto-metal, fans of extreme fuzz and volume, and readers interested in late-1960s San Francisco rock history.

 Primordial is the most suitable adjective to define the sound of Blue Cheer, a Californian combo from the late '60s.

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 I expected something typically sixties and psychedelic, without knowing that I had come into contact with the most brutal thing that existed then (albeit with some typical psychedelic sounds of the period), which I contemporaneously classified as the violent, evil, and primitive version of Cream.

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