Oh! Pleasant Hope
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.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    |
| Robert Christgau | B+[2] |
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| Released | April 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1970-71 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, blues rock, folk rock | |||
| Length | 32:18 | |||
| Label | Philips | |||
| Producer | Eric Albronda, Blue Cheer | |||
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Track listing
- "Hiway Man" (Gary R. Grelecki, Norman Mayell, Gary Yoder) – 4:22
- "Believer" (Gary R. Grelecki, Gary Lee Yoder) – 3:41
- "Money Troubles" (Dr. Richard Peddicord) – 4:02
- "Traveling Man" (Gary R. Grelecki, Gary Lee Yoder) – 3:10
- "Oh! Pleasant Hope" (Dr. Richard Peddicord) – 2:39
- "I'm the Light" (Kent Housman, Norman Mayell) – 5:39
- "Ecological Blues" (Norman Mayell) – 2:26
- "Lester the Arrester" (Ralph Burns Kellogg) – 3:02
- "Heart Full of Soul" (Dickie Peterson)– 4:37
Personnel
- Dickie Peterson – bass guitar, lead vocals (tracks 7–9)
- Norman Mayell – guitar, sitar, drums
- Gary Yoder – acoustic and electric guitars, harp, lead vocals (tracks 1–6)
- Ralph Burns Kellogg – organ, piano, synthesizer, bass guitar
with:
- Bob Gurland - Mouth Trumpet
- Kent Housman - Dobro, Backing Vocals
- Cynthia Jobse - Harp
- Jim Keylor - Bass
- Douglas Killmer - Bass
- Jack May - Guitar
- Dehner Patten - Guitar
- Dr. Richard Peddicord - Guitar, Vocals
- Ronald Stallings - Saxophone[3]
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References
- Allmusic review
- "Robert Christgau: Online Exchange, part 3". RockCritics.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- "Musician credits". discogs.com. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
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