Vincebus Eruptum
by Blue Cheer
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Vincebus Eruptum is ranked as the best album by Blue Cheer.
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Vincebus Eruptum track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Vincebus Eruptum rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 66 Music Albums of 1968 | 33/66 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 85 Music Albums of 1968 | 52/85 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1968 | 22/78 | - |
| 2026 | Untitled | Top 34 Music Albums of 1968 | 34/34 | 0 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 96/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  RoundTheBend | Top 60 Music Albums of 1968 | 38/60 | 2 |
| 2026 | AledJames | Top 81 Music Albums of the 1960s | 75/81 | 2 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 37 Music Albums of 1968 | 34/37 | 1 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 38/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 99 Music Albums of 1968 | 47/99 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 147 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 421 | |||
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Vincebus Eruptum ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/01/2026 02:10 | stareaterogni0n | 611 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/18/2026 22:14 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/24/2026 15:36 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,591 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.5/100, a mean average of 71.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.
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Vincebus Eruptum forum mentions
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Vincebus Eruptum comments
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Bork TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/04/2010 22:54 | #12528 | TOP COMMENT
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While this album holds it place in the history of music as being (arguably) the first ever true heavy metal record, it hardly holds its own. The strongest track is the worse-than-the-original cover of Summertime Blues, the other two covers are also steps down from previous versions, and the three originals are all irrelevant. The history is interesting. The music is not. (Edited)
Has a garage band feel to it, and that's not a bad thing. Lots of energy - the guitars are thrashing, the vocals are wailing, and the bass/drums are pounding. Bet they had a helluva good time putting this together.
I really liked the Summertime Blues! I would of liked the rest a lot more if it were shorter. Good album
Hayden TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/04/2012 20:23 | #37796 | TOP COMMENT
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Another disappointment. After Outsideinside, I wanted to see what else these guys had in store. This was cited as their best by many people, and in all honesty, it's really boring. The guitar work is pretty good, and the lyrics are interesting at times, but it's just bland sounding. As Bork stated, the cover of Summertime Blues certainly isn't better than the original. Ah well. Next.
Bork TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/04/2010 23:20 | #12530 | TOP COMMENT
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The original is by Eddie Cochran (who also co-wrote it with Jerry Capehart) back in 1958. Peaked at #8 on the Billboard Charts in september that same year. Best covers are by The Who (from Live at Leeds) and Brian Setzer (from the La Bamba soundtrack).
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