WFMU: Hard Stuff with Frank in Queens: Playlist from October 8, 2024

Listener comments!
	5:55pm Frank In Queens: 5 minutes until the earth shakes!
	5:56pm Frank In Queens: Oh, and Let's Go Mets!
	⚡ 5:58pm Stu Rutherford: Hey Frank & everyone!
	5:58pm Frank In Queens: Stuuuuuuu!
	⚡ 5:58pm medson: Hey Frank and everyone.
	5:58pm prof.fuzz: (\_/) ( 👁️) />🍺> blue cheers!
	5:59pm Frank In Queens: hey there medson man!
	6:00pm Frank In Queens: ↳ prof.fuzz @5:58 Cheers to you as well Prof
	⚡ 6:01pm Chris Crash: Hey yo Frank! Was just listening to Flower Travelin' Band, pretty heavy in sound too like Blue Cheer! Looking forward to this.
	6:01pm Frank In Queens: As with past "spotlight" shows, keep an eye on the comments for information about the band and their history....
	6:02pm Frank In Queens: Possibly named after a variety of acid made by chemist Owsley Stanley (though it was also the name of a laundry detergent), Blue Cheer originally formed in 1966 as a 5 piece, but supposedly decided to trim down the roster to a trio after witnessing Jimi Hendrix’s set at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. It was this lineup of Dickie Peterson (bass/vocals), Leigh Stephens (guitar), and Paul Whaley that would record both their debut album “Vincebus Eruptum” and the follow-up “Outsideinside”; both released in 1968. Their version of Eddie Cochran’s “Summertime Blues” hit #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that year. “Outsideinside” was aptly named as the album was recorded both outdoors and indoors at various locations.
	6:02pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: + CHEER +
	6:02pm Terry: Hey everyone!
	6:02pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Chris Crash @6:01 Yo Chris! This one has been a long time coming
	6:03pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @6:02 Hey Rev! Good to see you.
	⚡ 6:04pm Pauly from Clifton: Yo Frankie, gang!
	6:05pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Pauly from Clifton @6:04 Hey there Pauly
	⚡ 6:05pm medson: 👅🔵
	⚡ 6:05pm Discotech Underground: Frank! Man, I'm just in time! That '67 Demos record is phenomenal!
	6:06pm Candy-O'67: Hey Frank had everyone! Tuned in!
	6:06pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ↳ Discotech Underground @6:05 Puts the Birth of Metal back a year even.
	6:06pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Discotech Underground @6:05 Excellent timing Kip! This one is a an example of a great RSD release.
	6:06pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Candy-O'67 @6:06 Hi there Candy!
	⚡ 6:08pm Chris Crash: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:02 You crank the hard rock tunes harder than Pete Alonso hits home runs!
	⚡ 6:08pm Christina Ginger: Hi everyone!
	⚡ 6:08pm lothianman: Hey there Frank and gang... Best acid was window pane
	⚡ 6:09pm WTF_Chuck: Yo all! Super into this Blue Cheer!! Air drumming and air guitaring..
	6:09pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Chris Crash @6:08 Hopefully not! 😜 We need him to continue to beat the cover off the ball.
	6:09pm Candy-O'67: ↳ Christina Ginger @6:08 Hey CG!
	6:09pm Frank In Queens: ↳ lothianman @6:08 Hey Lothianman! I've heard good things about that particular variety.
	6:10pm Frank In Queens: ↳ WTF_Chuck @6:09 Yo Chuck! Keep the limbs a-flailing!
	⚡ 6:10pm Pauly from Clifton: ↳ lothianman @6:08 Hey lothianman! Hope all's well. I remember window pane being very popular n the 80s.
	6:11pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Terry @6:02 Hi Terry!
	⚡ 6:11pm Stu Rutherford: ↳ Pauly from Clifton @6:10 I remember that as well.
	⚡ 6:12pm Discotech Underground: Hey Stu! Medson! Prof.Fuzz! Chris! Christina! Pauly! Candy! and everyone else!
	⚡ 6:12pm Stu Rutherford: ↳ Discotech Underground @6:12 Hi Kip!
	⚡ 6:13pm medson: ↳ Discotech Underground @6:12 Hola Kip.
	6:13pm Frank In Queens: Winker with a BOMB!!!!!
	⚡ 6:13pm medson: Great selections FIQ
	⚡ 6:14pm DJ Terre T: Heya Franki !! Totally luv this show !
	6:14pm Frank In Queens: After the release of “Outsideinside”, Leigh Stephens was asked to leave the band after a disagreement about drug use (Stephens was not into the scene). He then went on to record his first solo LP, “Red Weather” in London, which was released in 1969. The album features both Ian Stewart and Nicky Hopkins on keyboards.
	⚡ 6:14pm Christina Ginger: ↳ Candy-O'67 @6:09 Hi Candy!
	6:15pm Frank In Queens: ↳ medson @6:13 Thanks man
	6:15pm Frank In Queens: ↳ DJ Terre T @6:14 Hi Terre! Glad you're digging it!
	6:16pm Frank In Queens: ↳ DJ Terre T @6:14 Hi Terre! Glad you're digging it!
	⚡ 6:16pm Discotech Underground: Hey Terre T!
	6:17pm Frank In Queens: Randy Holden, formerly of Sons Of Adams and The Other Half, was Leigh Stephen’s replacement on guitar. However, his stint in the band was short-lived. He unexpectedly left the band mid-way through the recording sessions of 1969’s “New! Improved! Blue Cheer”. He is featured on guitar and vocals on Side 2 of that album. Bruce Stephens (formerly of Mint Tattoo and no relation to Leigh) wound up joining along with Ralph Burns Kellogg (keyboards) and the recording of the album was finished. He’d also later wind up forming Pilot with Leigh Stephens in 1971.
	6:18pm Mike Sin: Rocking out to this show! Blue Cheer, Orange Sunshine, Purple Haze, Clear Light… medson got his start selling all of these flavors before shows at the Matrix when he was rooming with Country Joe.
	6:19pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Mike Sin @6:18 You did great work clearing medson's name when he was mistakenly linked to the brown acid that was causing so many problems at Woodstock. That had the potential to be disastrous for medson man!
	⚡ 6:20pm lothianman: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:14 Weird that if Stephens was not into the drug scene he would wind up with legendary partyer Hopkins
	6:21pm Frank In Queens: ↳ lothianman @6:20 Nicky must've been professional enough in the studio to have the career he did.
	⚡ 6:21pm medson: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:19 I could never repay him. Part of the reason I go along with all his shenanigans
	⚡ 6:21pm Scott_Oz: G'day Frank & Hard up! 🌏🌞🍻😎🤙💨🍺
	6:22pm bobobobob plasticland: we used to jam on Fruit Icebergs with our Fabulon Triptometer band(plasticland spinoff)
	6:23pm tim: Hey Frank! Sounding great! I love Blue Cheer and excited to see what you roll out.
	⚡ 6:24pm lothianman: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:21 Well said he was a great studio guy for sure so he could produce when required
	6:29pm Frank In Queens: ↳ medson @6:21 You'd think after 55 years, you'd have repaid your debt and could stop prepping his olive oil soaks, but I guess not...
	6:29pm KickOutTheJams Joe: What up Frank & gang
	6:30pm Frank In Queens: After leaving Blue Cheer, Randy Holden teamed up with drummer/keyboard player Chris Lockheed to form the duo “Population II”. They recorded and released the “Population II” album in 1970. However, issues with the album led to the unfortunate bankruptcy of Holden and his departure from the music industry for over 20 years. His comeback came in 1994 with the recording of the “Guitar God” album, and has released new material sporadically since then.
	6:30pm Woo: Frank 'n folks, hello!
	6:30pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Scott_Oz @6:21 Hey Scotty! Hope this show gets the blood flowing for you this morning.
	6:31pm Frank In Queens: ↳ tim @6:23 Heya Tim! Hope you've been enjoying it so far
	6:31pm Frank In Queens: ↳ KickOutTheJams Joe @6:29 JOEY D!!!!
	6:32pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Woo @6:30 Hey hey Woo!
	6:32pm Woo: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:32 Just got here so I'll experience only half the hearing loss. Thanks Blue Cheer.
	6:33pm KickOutTheJams Joe: Blue Cheer is a band I need to dive into more
	6:33pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Woo @6:32 Just check the archive later to complete the job! It's just one of the things your pledge dollars pay for.
	6:34pm Frank In Queens: ↳ KickOutTheJams Joe @6:33 Well, hopefully this show gives you a good foundation to build upon.
	6:34pm David Shortell: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:17 What was that song the Other Half played in the opening credits of the premiere episode of "The Mod Squad"?
	6:35pm Frank In Queens: Silver Metre was formed in 1969 by Leigh Stephens as a result of the sessions for “Red Weather”. The band featured ex-Jeff Beck Group drummer Micky Waller, bassist Pete Sears, and vocalist Jack Reynolds, They released a self-titled album but it went largely unnoticed. He then formed Pilot in 1971 with Waller, Bruce Stephens, Martin Quittenton (guitar), and Neville Whitehead (bass). They also released a self-titled album that same year, but it too did failed to connect with the public. Stephens finally recorded a second solo LP, “And A Cast Of Thousands” that same year with members of Pilot, the trio Ashton, Gardner, and Dyke, Glen Cornick (ex-Jethro Tull), and reed players Dave Quincy and Dick Morrisey from If. He’s stayed somewhat active in the music scene through the early 2000s, but also works as a graphic artist and studio photographer.
	6:36pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ↳ Song: "Blue My Mind" by "Randy Holden" Julian Cope's HeadHeritage site was an important & informative source @ one time : www.headheritage.co.uk...
	6:37pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @6:36 Thanks Rev. There's some good reading over there, for sure.
	6:37pm tim: Diggin the Blue Cheer spinouts!
	6:38pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:37 - & fun !
	⚡ 6:38pm DJ Terre T: ↳ Song: "Compromising Situation" by "Silver Metre" THIS IS A BEAST !!!!
	6:38pm Frank In Queens: ↳ David Shortell @6:34 Apparently, it's called "Oz Lee Eaves Drops"
	6:39pm Frank In Queens: ↳ DJ Terre T @6:38 It's a solid, underrated album.
	6:39pm Frank In Queens: Prior to recording their 4th s/t LP in 1969, drummer Paul Whaley was replaced by Norman Mayell in Blue Cheer. The sound of the band is noticeably different from this point forward; a less heavy, more commercial rock sound. Following the release of the album, Bruce Stephens left the band and was replaced with Gary Lee Yoder. The lineup of Peterson, Yoder, Mayell and Kellogg would remain together for the next two albums until the band initially called it quits in 1971.
	6:42pm KickOutTheJams Joe: ↳ Song: "Ain't That The Way (Love's Supposed To Be)" by "B... rippin' tune
	6:42pm Mike Sin: Little known fact about Blue Cheer: Each member weighed 142 lbs, but 63 lbs of that was the weight of their hair alone.
	⚡ 6:43pm DJ Terre T: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:39 I'm luvin alllll da informational notes here Frank!
	6:44pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Mike Sin @6:42 Definitely a LOT of hair on that band. Dickie Peterson was especially follicly endowed.
	6:45pm tim: Yeah! Amazing job explaining the family tree, Frank. There's a lot there!
	6:46pm Frank In Queens: ↳ DJ Terre T @6:43 Glad to hear that! It doesn't seem appropriate to do this type of show without discussing the band somewhere, even if there's not enough time to do it on mic.
	6:46pm Frank In Queens: ↳ tim @6:45 Thanks Tim!
	6:47pm David Shortell: ↳ Mike Sin @6:42 Was Itt Addams a member at one time?
	6:47pm Frank In Queens: Dickie Peterson made several attempts to reboot the band beginning in 1974, including relocating to Germany in the early 1990s and trying there, but none of them particularly lasted very long. But starting in 1999, Peterson along with drummer Paul Whaley and guitarist Andrew “Duck” MacDonald finally was finally able to go on a sustained run of touring and recording until Peterson’s death in 2009 at the age of 63 from prostate cancer. The founding member and only constant member through their initial 6 album run from 1968-1971, simply put, Dickie Peterson IS Blue Cheer.
	⚡ 6:47pm Stu Rutherford: ↳ DJ Terre T @6:43 I was just about to post the same! Hi Terre!
	⚡ 6:49pm medson: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:44 Mike Sin was always tortured by his hair length. He wanted to go long for the acid peyote pipeline he and I ran out west. But he was also heavily involved in the Mod scene back east much like he is today.
	⚡ 6:49pm Stu Rutherford: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:44 There was a guy in my high school with similar hair as Dickie. I immediately thought of him when I first saw the clip of Blue Cheer on Beat Club!
	6:50pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Stu Rutherford @6:47 Thanks Stu. For sure, there's more to the story than what I'm able to post here. But if any of you like what you heard on tonight's show, I encourage you to read and listen to more. They're an interesting band to say the least.
	⚡ 6:51pm Chris Crash: Nothing but rippers -- whatta impressive spotlight show!
	⚡ 6:51pm WTF_Chuck: Great show, Frank!! Happy HellRaiser everyone! 🎃 🎶
	⚡ 6:51pm Stu Rutherford: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:50 I've got most of their music already but never really delved into their history.
	6:52pm getinthagroove: Ahoy Frank and da Hard Stufferz
	6:52pm getinthagroove: Work went late and I just missed my train… will catch up love Blue Cheer
	6:53pm prof.fuzz: thx FIQ!
	⚡ 6:53pm lothianman: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:13 Ex Nats all over the place. Pulling for the Mets
	⚡ 6:54pm Will thee SG OCNY: Thank you Frank, gassing up... Getting back on the road in a few!!!
	⚡ 6:54pm Discotech Underground: Dynamite show! Not everyone realizes there is more to Blue Cheer than Summertime Blues!
	6:54pm KickOutTheJams Joe: KILLER SHOW FRANK!
	6:54pm tim: Kick ass show! Thanks, Frank. I'd love to hear Part 2 if that's in the cards.
	⚡ 6:54pm Chris Crash: LET'S GO METS!!
	⚡ 6:54pm Chris Crash: #LFGM
	⚡ 6:54pm medson: Thanks Frank. Killler sounds.
	6:54pm Terry: Great spotlight on Blue Cheer! You sure did your homework! Great show thanks FIQ!
	⚡ 6:54pm Pauly from Clifton: Thanks, Frank! Awesome show! Mets are looking good...
	⚡ 6:54pm lothianman: Great show! Thanks Frank!
	6:55pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Chris Crash @6:51 Thanks Chris. I'm looking forward to what I'm sure is going to be an impressive spotlight show of your own tonight on STRONG STYLE.
	6:56pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Discotech Underground @6:54 I have friends that never knew they had ore than one album!
	⚡ 6:56pm Scott_Oz: Thanks Frank, pumped me up indeed mate! 🌏🌞🍻😎🤙💨🍺
	6:56pm tim: Can't argue with this hit! No Summertime Blues = no Mudhoney!
	6:57pm getinthagroove: This “hit” is still sleazy and greazy af
	⚡ 6:57pm DJ Terre T: REALLY great special Frank!!
	6:57pm Frank In Queens: Thanks to everyone for tuning in this week, and for pledging your support for the Hard Stuff program and to WFMU if you already have done so. It is TRULY appreciated!
	6:58pm Frank In Queens: STERLING MARTE!!!!!! 4-0 Mets!
	⚡ 6:58pm Chris Crash: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:58 Marte is the dictionary definition of 'clutch'
	6:58pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ~ TY Always DJ FiQ ~
	6:59pm Frank In Queens: As always keep your streamed locked in! Joey D is up next!
	6:59pm Candy-O'67: Thx for a killer Blue Cheer show today, Frank!💙💙💙

Hard Stuff with Frank in Queens: Playlist from October 8, 2024

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October 8, 2024: Spotlight: Blue Cheer

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Approx. start time
Irish Coffee	The Show (Part 1) (Excerpt)		Pirate's	1971	7"		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Blue Cheer	Come and Get It "Come and Get It" by "Blue Cheer"	Outsideinside	Philips	1968	LP		0:01:08 (Pop-up)
Blue Cheer	Second Time Around "Second Time Around" by "Blue Cheer"	The '67 Demos	BeatRocket	1967/2018	LP		0:04:30 (Pop-up)
Blue Cheer	Out Of Focus "Out Of Focus" by "Blue Cheer"	Vincebus Eruptum	Philips	1968	LP		0:10:22 (Pop-up)
Leigh Stephens	Red Weather "Red Weather" by "Leigh Stephens"	Red Weather	Philips	1969	LP		0:13:57 (Pop-up)
Blue Cheer	Fruit And Icebergs "Fruit And Icebergs" by "Blue Cheer"	New! Improved! Blue Cheer	Philips	1969	LP		0:17:16 (Pop-up)

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Randy Holden	Blue My Mind "Blue My Mind" by "Randy Holden"	Population II	Hobbit Records	1970/2005	LP		0:29:54 (Pop-up)
Silver Metre	Compromising Situation	s/t	National General Records	1969	LP		0:35:32 (Pop-up)
Blue Cheer	Ain't That The Way (Love's Supposed To Be)	s/t	Philips	1969	LP		0:39:22 (Pop-up)
Blue Cheer	Pilot "Pilot" by "Blue Cheer"	BC #5 The Original Human Being	Philips	1970	LP		0:42:28 (Pop-up)
Blue Cheer	Hiway Man "Hiway Man" by "Blue Cheer"	Oh! Pleasant Hope	Philips	1971	LP		0:47:12 (Pop-up)

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Blue Cheer	Summertime Blues "Summertime Blues" by "Blue Cheer"	Vincebus Eruptum	Philips	1968	LP		0:55:01 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	5:55pm Frank In Queens: 5 minutes until the earth shakes!
	5:56pm Frank In Queens: Oh, and Let's Go Mets!
	⚡ 5:58pm Stu Rutherford: Hey Frank & everyone!
	5:58pm Frank In Queens: Stuuuuuuu!
	⚡ 5:58pm medson: Hey Frank and everyone.
	5:58pm prof.fuzz: (\_/) ( 👁️) />🍺> blue cheers!
	5:59pm Frank In Queens: hey there medson man!
	6:00pm Frank In Queens: ↳ prof.fuzz @5:58 Cheers to you as well Prof
	⚡ 6:01pm Chris Crash: Hey yo Frank! Was just listening to Flower Travelin' Band, pretty heavy in sound too like Blue Cheer! Looking forward to this.
	6:01pm Frank In Queens: As with past "spotlight" shows, keep an eye on the comments for information about the band and their history....
	6:02pm Frank In Queens: Possibly named after a variety of acid made by chemist Owsley Stanley (though it was also the name of a laundry detergent), Blue Cheer originally formed in 1966 as a 5 piece, but supposedly decided to trim down the roster to a trio after witnessing Jimi Hendrix’s set at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. It was this lineup of Dickie Peterson (bass/vocals), Leigh Stephens (guitar), and Paul Whaley that would record both their debut album “Vincebus Eruptum” and the follow-up “Outsideinside”; both released in 1968. Their version of Eddie Cochran’s “Summertime Blues” hit #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that year. “Outsideinside” was aptly named as the album was recorded both outdoors and indoors at various locations.
	6:02pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: + CHEER +
	6:02pm Terry: Hey everyone!
	6:02pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Chris Crash @6:01 Yo Chris! This one has been a long time coming
	6:03pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @6:02 Hey Rev! Good to see you.
	⚡ 6:04pm Pauly from Clifton: Yo Frankie, gang!
	6:05pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Pauly from Clifton @6:04 Hey there Pauly
	⚡ 6:05pm medson: 👅🔵
	⚡ 6:05pm Discotech Underground: Frank! Man, I'm just in time! That '67 Demos record is phenomenal!
	6:06pm Candy-O'67: Hey Frank had everyone! Tuned in!
	6:06pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ↳ Discotech Underground @6:05 Puts the Birth of Metal back a year even.
	6:06pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Discotech Underground @6:05 Excellent timing Kip! This one is a an example of a great RSD release.
	6:06pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Candy-O'67 @6:06 Hi there Candy!
	⚡ 6:08pm Chris Crash: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:02 You crank the hard rock tunes harder than Pete Alonso hits home runs!
	⚡ 6:08pm Christina Ginger: Hi everyone!
	⚡ 6:08pm lothianman: Hey there Frank and gang... Best acid was window pane
	⚡ 6:09pm WTF_Chuck: Yo all! Super into this Blue Cheer!! Air drumming and air guitaring..
	6:09pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Chris Crash @6:08 Hopefully not! 😜 We need him to continue to beat the cover off the ball.
	6:09pm Candy-O'67: ↳ Christina Ginger @6:08 Hey CG!
	6:09pm Frank In Queens: ↳ lothianman @6:08 Hey Lothianman! I've heard good things about that particular variety.
	6:10pm Frank In Queens: ↳ WTF_Chuck @6:09 Yo Chuck! Keep the limbs a-flailing!
	⚡ 6:10pm Pauly from Clifton: ↳ lothianman @6:08 Hey lothianman! Hope all's well. I remember window pane being very popular n the 80s.
	6:11pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Terry @6:02 Hi Terry!
	⚡ 6:11pm Stu Rutherford: ↳ Pauly from Clifton @6:10 I remember that as well.
	⚡ 6:12pm Discotech Underground: Hey Stu! Medson! Prof.Fuzz! Chris! Christina! Pauly! Candy! and everyone else!
	⚡ 6:12pm Stu Rutherford: ↳ Discotech Underground @6:12 Hi Kip!
	⚡ 6:13pm medson: ↳ Discotech Underground @6:12 Hola Kip.
	6:13pm Frank In Queens: Winker with a BOMB!!!!!
	⚡ 6:13pm medson: Great selections FIQ
	⚡ 6:14pm DJ Terre T: Heya Franki !! Totally luv this show !
	6:14pm Frank In Queens: After the release of “Outsideinside”, Leigh Stephens was asked to leave the band after a disagreement about drug use (Stephens was not into the scene). He then went on to record his first solo LP, “Red Weather” in London, which was released in 1969. The album features both Ian Stewart and Nicky Hopkins on keyboards.
	⚡ 6:14pm Christina Ginger: ↳ Candy-O'67 @6:09 Hi Candy!
	6:15pm Frank In Queens: ↳ medson @6:13 Thanks man
	6:15pm Frank In Queens: ↳ DJ Terre T @6:14 Hi Terre! Glad you're digging it!
	6:16pm Frank In Queens: ↳ DJ Terre T @6:14 Hi Terre! Glad you're digging it!
	⚡ 6:16pm Discotech Underground: Hey Terre T!
	6:17pm Frank In Queens: Randy Holden, formerly of Sons Of Adams and The Other Half, was Leigh Stephen’s replacement on guitar. However, his stint in the band was short-lived. He unexpectedly left the band mid-way through the recording sessions of 1969’s “New! Improved! Blue Cheer”. He is featured on guitar and vocals on Side 2 of that album. Bruce Stephens (formerly of Mint Tattoo and no relation to Leigh) wound up joining along with Ralph Burns Kellogg (keyboards) and the recording of the album was finished. He’d also later wind up forming Pilot with Leigh Stephens in 1971.
	6:18pm Mike Sin: Rocking out to this show! Blue Cheer, Orange Sunshine, Purple Haze, Clear Light… medson got his start selling all of these flavors before shows at the Matrix when he was rooming with Country Joe.
	6:19pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Mike Sin @6:18 You did great work clearing medson's name when he was mistakenly linked to the brown acid that was causing so many problems at Woodstock. That had the potential to be disastrous for medson man!
	⚡ 6:20pm lothianman: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:14 Weird that if Stephens was not into the drug scene he would wind up with legendary partyer Hopkins
	6:21pm Frank In Queens: ↳ lothianman @6:20 Nicky must've been professional enough in the studio to have the career he did.
	⚡ 6:21pm medson: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:19 I could never repay him. Part of the reason I go along with all his shenanigans
	⚡ 6:21pm Scott_Oz: G'day Frank & Hard up! 🌏🌞🍻😎🤙💨🍺
	6:22pm bobobobob plasticland: we used to jam on Fruit Icebergs with our Fabulon Triptometer band(plasticland spinoff)
	6:23pm tim: Hey Frank! Sounding great! I love Blue Cheer and excited to see what you roll out.
	⚡ 6:24pm lothianman: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:21 Well said he was a great studio guy for sure so he could produce when required
	6:29pm Frank In Queens: ↳ medson @6:21 You'd think after 55 years, you'd have repaid your debt and could stop prepping his olive oil soaks, but I guess not...
	6:29pm KickOutTheJams Joe: What up Frank & gang
	6:30pm Frank In Queens: After leaving Blue Cheer, Randy Holden teamed up with drummer/keyboard player Chris Lockheed to form the duo “Population II”. They recorded and released the “Population II” album in 1970. However, issues with the album led to the unfortunate bankruptcy of Holden and his departure from the music industry for over 20 years. His comeback came in 1994 with the recording of the “Guitar God” album, and has released new material sporadically since then.
	6:30pm Woo: Frank 'n folks, hello!
	6:30pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Scott_Oz @6:21 Hey Scotty! Hope this show gets the blood flowing for you this morning.
	6:31pm Frank In Queens: ↳ tim @6:23 Heya Tim! Hope you've been enjoying it so far
	6:31pm Frank In Queens: ↳ KickOutTheJams Joe @6:29 JOEY D!!!!
	6:32pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Woo @6:30 Hey hey Woo!
	6:32pm Woo: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:32 Just got here so I'll experience only half the hearing loss. Thanks Blue Cheer.
	6:33pm KickOutTheJams Joe: Blue Cheer is a band I need to dive into more
	6:33pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Woo @6:32 Just check the archive later to complete the job! It's just one of the things your pledge dollars pay for.
	6:34pm Frank In Queens: ↳ KickOutTheJams Joe @6:33 Well, hopefully this show gives you a good foundation to build upon.
	6:34pm David Shortell: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:17 What was that song the Other Half played in the opening credits of the premiere episode of "The Mod Squad"?
	6:35pm Frank In Queens: Silver Metre was formed in 1969 by Leigh Stephens as a result of the sessions for “Red Weather”. The band featured ex-Jeff Beck Group drummer Micky Waller, bassist Pete Sears, and vocalist Jack Reynolds, They released a self-titled album but it went largely unnoticed. He then formed Pilot in 1971 with Waller, Bruce Stephens, Martin Quittenton (guitar), and Neville Whitehead (bass). They also released a self-titled album that same year, but it too did failed to connect with the public. Stephens finally recorded a second solo LP, “And A Cast Of Thousands” that same year with members of Pilot, the trio Ashton, Gardner, and Dyke, Glen Cornick (ex-Jethro Tull), and reed players Dave Quincy and Dick Morrisey from If. He’s stayed somewhat active in the music scene through the early 2000s, but also works as a graphic artist and studio photographer.
	6:36pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ↳ Song: "Blue My Mind" by "Randy Holden" Julian Cope's HeadHeritage site was an important & informative source @ one time : www.headheritage.co.uk...
	6:37pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @6:36 Thanks Rev. There's some good reading over there, for sure.
	6:37pm tim: Diggin the Blue Cheer spinouts!
	6:38pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:37 - & fun !
	⚡ 6:38pm DJ Terre T: ↳ Song: "Compromising Situation" by "Silver Metre" THIS IS A BEAST !!!!
	6:38pm Frank In Queens: ↳ David Shortell @6:34 Apparently, it's called "Oz Lee Eaves Drops"
	6:39pm Frank In Queens: ↳ DJ Terre T @6:38 It's a solid, underrated album.
	6:39pm Frank In Queens: Prior to recording their 4th s/t LP in 1969, drummer Paul Whaley was replaced by Norman Mayell in Blue Cheer. The sound of the band is noticeably different from this point forward; a less heavy, more commercial rock sound. Following the release of the album, Bruce Stephens left the band and was replaced with Gary Lee Yoder. The lineup of Peterson, Yoder, Mayell and Kellogg would remain together for the next two albums until the band initially called it quits in 1971.
	6:42pm KickOutTheJams Joe: ↳ Song: "Ain't That The Way (Love's Supposed To Be)" by "B... rippin' tune
	6:42pm Mike Sin: Little known fact about Blue Cheer: Each member weighed 142 lbs, but 63 lbs of that was the weight of their hair alone.
	⚡ 6:43pm DJ Terre T: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:39 I'm luvin alllll da informational notes here Frank!
	6:44pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Mike Sin @6:42 Definitely a LOT of hair on that band. Dickie Peterson was especially follicly endowed.
	6:45pm tim: Yeah! Amazing job explaining the family tree, Frank. There's a lot there!
	6:46pm Frank In Queens: ↳ DJ Terre T @6:43 Glad to hear that! It doesn't seem appropriate to do this type of show without discussing the band somewhere, even if there's not enough time to do it on mic.
	6:46pm Frank In Queens: ↳ tim @6:45 Thanks Tim!
	6:47pm David Shortell: ↳ Mike Sin @6:42 Was Itt Addams a member at one time?
	6:47pm Frank In Queens: Dickie Peterson made several attempts to reboot the band beginning in 1974, including relocating to Germany in the early 1990s and trying there, but none of them particularly lasted very long. But starting in 1999, Peterson along with drummer Paul Whaley and guitarist Andrew “Duck” MacDonald finally was finally able to go on a sustained run of touring and recording until Peterson’s death in 2009 at the age of 63 from prostate cancer. The founding member and only constant member through their initial 6 album run from 1968-1971, simply put, Dickie Peterson IS Blue Cheer.
	⚡ 6:47pm Stu Rutherford: ↳ DJ Terre T @6:43 I was just about to post the same! Hi Terre!
	⚡ 6:49pm medson: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:44 Mike Sin was always tortured by his hair length. He wanted to go long for the acid peyote pipeline he and I ran out west. But he was also heavily involved in the Mod scene back east much like he is today.
	⚡ 6:49pm Stu Rutherford: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:44 There was a guy in my high school with similar hair as Dickie. I immediately thought of him when I first saw the clip of Blue Cheer on Beat Club!
	6:50pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Stu Rutherford @6:47 Thanks Stu. For sure, there's more to the story than what I'm able to post here. But if any of you like what you heard on tonight's show, I encourage you to read and listen to more. They're an interesting band to say the least.
	⚡ 6:51pm Chris Crash: Nothing but rippers -- whatta impressive spotlight show!
	⚡ 6:51pm WTF_Chuck: Great show, Frank!! Happy HellRaiser everyone! 🎃 🎶
	⚡ 6:51pm Stu Rutherford: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:50 I've got most of their music already but never really delved into their history.
	6:52pm getinthagroove: Ahoy Frank and da Hard Stufferz
	6:52pm getinthagroove: Work went late and I just missed my train… will catch up love Blue Cheer
	6:53pm prof.fuzz: thx FIQ!
	⚡ 6:53pm lothianman: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:13 Ex Nats all over the place. Pulling for the Mets
	⚡ 6:54pm Will thee SG OCNY: Thank you Frank, gassing up... Getting back on the road in a few!!!
	⚡ 6:54pm Discotech Underground: Dynamite show! Not everyone realizes there is more to Blue Cheer than Summertime Blues!
	6:54pm KickOutTheJams Joe: KILLER SHOW FRANK!
	6:54pm tim: Kick ass show! Thanks, Frank. I'd love to hear Part 2 if that's in the cards.
	⚡ 6:54pm Chris Crash: LET'S GO METS!!
	⚡ 6:54pm Chris Crash: #LFGM
	⚡ 6:54pm medson: Thanks Frank. Killler sounds.
	6:54pm Terry: Great spotlight on Blue Cheer! You sure did your homework! Great show thanks FIQ!
	⚡ 6:54pm Pauly from Clifton: Thanks, Frank! Awesome show! Mets are looking good...
	⚡ 6:54pm lothianman: Great show! Thanks Frank!
	6:55pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Chris Crash @6:51 Thanks Chris. I'm looking forward to what I'm sure is going to be an impressive spotlight show of your own tonight on STRONG STYLE.
	6:56pm Frank In Queens: ↳ Discotech Underground @6:54 I have friends that never knew they had ore than one album!
	⚡ 6:56pm Scott_Oz: Thanks Frank, pumped me up indeed mate! 🌏🌞🍻😎🤙💨🍺
	6:56pm tim: Can't argue with this hit! No Summertime Blues = no Mudhoney!
	6:57pm getinthagroove: This “hit” is still sleazy and greazy af
	⚡ 6:57pm DJ Terre T: REALLY great special Frank!!
	6:57pm Frank In Queens: Thanks to everyone for tuning in this week, and for pledging your support for the Hard Stuff program and to WFMU if you already have done so. It is TRULY appreciated!
	6:58pm Frank In Queens: STERLING MARTE!!!!!! 4-0 Mets!
	⚡ 6:58pm Chris Crash: ↳ Frank In Queens @6:58 Marte is the dictionary definition of 'clutch'
	6:58pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ~ TY Always DJ FiQ ~
	6:59pm Frank In Queens: As always keep your streamed locked in! Joey D is up next!
	6:59pm Candy-O'67: Thx for a killer Blue Cheer show today, Frank!💙💙💙

Hard Stuff with Frank in Queens: Playlist from October 8, 2024

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