Oh! Pleasant Hope

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Oh! Pleasant Hope
Blue Cheer - Oh! Pleasant Hope CD cover.jpg
Studio album by
Blue Cheer
ReleasedApril 1971
Recorded1970-71
GenrePsychedelic rock, blues rock, folk rock
Length32:18
LabelPhilips
ProducerEric 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 1984 album 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
Allmusic3.5/5 stars[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. ^ Jump up to: a b 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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