content: I don't there was a louder, more agressive balls to the walls band than the original Blue Cheer. When this album came out I played it so much (much to the chagrin of my parents) that I needed to replace it in two weeks. Never before or since has there been such a monster first album. Art? Not on your life but powerful. You bet. Way ahead of it's time. Recently someone gave me a copy of this & the 2nd album on CD and much to my surprise they still hold up. Played it for my son and it blew him away. It's too bad that half way through their 3rd album they made an abrupt about face and changed to a sort of country rock band whose albums weren't bad, just ordinary. The strangest live memory that I have of Blue Cheer was at a concert where they shared the bill with Tony Benett and Sergio Mendez & Brazil 66. Oh MY!