Matt, Of course , you're speaking my language. When I found "Vincebus Eruptum" , I was blown away by how intense the whole thing sounded. I love "Outside Inside'' , too. They just took what they had , and added some embellishments to it , without ruining it. It's a more layered sound (Recorded outdoors , then sprinkled moderately with "Faerie Dust". ) . Tell you the truth , I don't dislike any of their albums , but , the first two , and the side on "New ! Improved ! "with Randy Holden set the bar. Dickie once said that the ONLY bands he considered peer bands to The Cheer were The MC5 and The Stooges. But , I've been listening to a lot of Late 60's - Early 70's Hard Rock , lately. I broke down and bought the new reissue of "Dead Man" by Josefus , on numero records. I'd been warned against it in the past. I loved the title track (Tell me it does'nt soung like something off "Funhouse".) , but had never heard the rest of the album. Yes , it tends to be sloppy , but in a GOOD way.
You're right , Eddie would have been proud of the vast influence he had on so many genres of music. But , I'm reminded of when Hell truly froze over and Link Wray started touring the states again , in the 90's...Some of these whiners were getting their panties in a bunch , because Link was using a Marshall, when (a)Who's to say he would'nt have used one , sooner , if they'd been invented , yet , and (B) THEY WERE GODDAMN LUCKY TO SEE HIM !!!!!
THANKS FOR ASKING ABOUT MY ARTICLE. i REALLY DOUBT IT'S ON LINE , ANYWHERE......
I even forget the zine's name , offhand , but , I still have a couple of copies. If you'd like , though , it should be easy to find the interview I did later with Dickie Peterson. Go wo www.roctober.com. It should be under "select articles"....