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yesman72 
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Posted: July 20 2005 at 19:52 |
*But of course other tracks like Gypsy, Lady In Black and of course July Morning cannot be overlooked.
Now it makes sense.  
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yesman72
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Posted: July 20 2005 at 19:49 |
Any fan of classic rock should have Uriah Heep's first 6 albums at least. Even though Salisbury is considered by most to be their most progressive album, Demons and Wizards is their masterpiece. It has their biggest hits(Easy Livin' and The Wizard), one of their heaviest songs(Rainbow Demon), and two of the main reasons they're considered progressive(Circle of Hands and Paradise/The Spell). The album slightly surpasses Look At Yourself because of the overall feel and togetherness of the material. But of course other great tracks like Gypsy, Lady In Black, and of course July Morning.
Btw.....BaldFriede is right. That is a bit odd isn't it Ooh aah!!!!
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Posted: July 20 2005 at 12:49 |
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I've noticed something funny about "Salisbury". In every track on the album, and I mean every, David Byron goes "ooh" or "aah" at least once.
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Posted: July 20 2005 at 12:01 |
salisbury and look at yourself are equal to each other....magician's
birthday and demons and wizards are excellent too...but my all time
hfave heep record is firefly
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Posted: July 20 2005 at 10:41 |
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SALISBURY first (for the magical tune "the park" and to heavy prog rock standards as "lady wore black"...), LOOK AT YOURSELF in second place.
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Posted: July 20 2005 at 10:03 |
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SWEET FREEDOM FOR ME BUT LOADS OF THEM ARE QUITE BRILLIANT BUT WHAT THE HELL IS FIVE MILES NEVER HEARD OF IT CLOSET FIVE MILES HIGH BY MIKE OLDFIELD
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Rob The Good
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Posted: January 04 2005 at 21:52 |
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And Jesus said unto John, "come forth and receive eternal life..."
Unfortunately, John came fifth and was stuck with a toaster.
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Twystie
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Posted: January 04 2005 at 21:49 |
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I've only got 3 of the albums of that list- very 'eavy very 'umble, demons & wizards, and magicians birthday... and i think demons is the best out of those..
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Rob The Good
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Posted: January 04 2005 at 21:05 |
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Brrr wish I did
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And Jesus said unto John, "come forth and receive eternal life..."
Unfortunately, John came fifth and was stuck with a toaster.
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ShrinkingViolet
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Posted: January 04 2005 at 20:54 |
Prog Bassist I see you point and he an average player, but with Uriah Heep he is awesome.
Garion81, Hensley had a few solo albums, but i think you are thinking of the album : Proud Words on An Empty Shelf.
Oh and i have byron era stuff on dvd 
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Posted: January 04 2005 at 19:25 |
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And Jesus said unto John, "come forth and receive eternal life..."
Unfortunately, John came fifth and was stuck with a toaster.
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Garion81
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Posted: January 04 2005 at 19:23 |
I saw this band live in the 70's with Hensley, Box and Byron. Maybe they were having a bad night but I thought them boring and as several of my friends said after the show a poor man's (watch out now) Deep Purple. I liked Hensely and I liked Byrons studio voice on things like The Wizzard and such but over all, nope, just didn't do it for me. But if Uriah Heep is Prog then Deep Purple has more of a claim. I thought Ken Hensley's solo album (name escapes me) had some decent moments on it.
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Rob The Good
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Posted: January 04 2005 at 18:59 |
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Yes! I have to get the Byron-era DVD! Holy Grail...
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And Jesus said unto John, "come forth and receive eternal life..."
Unfortunately, John came fifth and was stuck with a toaster.
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Fragile
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Posted: January 04 2005 at 18:45 |
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Purple I loved, but I could take or leave Zeppelin, Uriah really were an awesome band, but I was never a huge Plant fan; for me Byron and Gillan were far superior singers.
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Posted: January 04 2005 at 11:40 |
Rob,
You have to get the Byron era DVD, it’s manna from heaven! The music is dubbed onto it though, presumably due to the shortcomings of the original recordings. The sound recordings used seem to be mainly taken from the Live in ’73 album. The synchronisation is very good though. I got the double DVD version, which includes some great stuff which was not considered of sufficient quality to include on the commercial release. Happy memories.
The recent deluxe remasters are a great tribute to the Heep catalogue. The extra tracks are all worthy of inclusion, many of the albums almost doubling in length. Excellent sleevenotes too.
Prog Bassist. I sympathise with your views on Mick Box (although I’m not sure why you take exception to his name!), but terms like "sucks" can be inflammatory and lead to a perhaps valid point being missed. Personally, I’ve always felt Ken Hensley was the better guitarist, but I still preferred him to be at the keyboards. Box’s guitar work on tracks like "Salisbury" though is superb. It should be born in mind too that without Box, Uriah Heep would long since have ceased to exist. Box is the only original member of the band still with them. While Hensley wrote many of the band’s classic tacks, Box too has contributed many fine compositions. He is one of life’s real characters too, and a genuinely warm and friendly guy.
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Posted: January 04 2005 at 03:39 |
Look At Yourself being one of my favorite albums, full stop, how could I possibly vote for another (but why couldn't I vote for 'Return To Fantasy' or 'Sweet Freedom' as well....  ?)
I once took Look At Yourself to a party & played 'Shadows Of Grief' to some friends whom I thought would appreciate it, which they did, in a way; it had them all rolling around laughing, thanking me for playing them the best comedy track they'd ever heard... (there are those who will never understand.....) - you know, you never have an Uzi when you need one!
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Posted: January 04 2005 at 02:34 |
 ivan_2068 wrote:
Uriah Heep not Prog???
If you listen Look at Yourself you'll find why I believe they were a progressive band, July Morning is an epic that goes in crescendo in intensity to the end, with incredible changes and massive keyboard, the structure of the track is totally symphonic.
The title track is a masterpiece of abrupt changes in tempo, also with a massive dose of mellotron and Hammond (I believe so) but Tears in my Eyes is a totally progressive song, the changes in the track happen 5 or 6 times, plus a killer keyboard and an ultra complex vocal and choirs work.
If all this is not progressive, I don't know what you may consider progressive, because it has all the characteristics of good prog'.
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Well, one progressive album does not a prog band make, otherwise Queen would certainly be prog.
I'll check out "Look At Yourself" - thanks 
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Rob The Good
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Posted: January 03 2005 at 21:36 |
I personally agree that Uriah Heep's debut is much better than a lot of their hard rock contemporaries. But it's just personal taste you know? What some people consider musical ambrosia I may think is utter rubbish, and vice versa of course.
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And Jesus said unto John, "come forth and receive eternal life..."
Unfortunately, John came fifth and was stuck with a toaster.
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Posted: January 03 2005 at 20:49 |
Wizard/TRueStar wrote:
As their first being the only one I have it gets my vote. I think that album blows bands like Led Zepplin and Deep Purple away! |
Your serious here?
Uriah rocks, and it is a great band, but to compare them to Led Zep- or Deep P. that's ludicrisy.
You only have one album you say, how many of LZ, or DP have you got?
Nah can't be serious I'm just the sucker that takes the bait
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Wizard/TRueStar
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Posted: January 03 2005 at 20:27 |
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As their first being the only one I have it gets my vote. I think that album blows bands like Led Zepplin and Deep Purple away!
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