COME AWAY MELINDA: THE BALLADS

This collection is subtitled 'A collection of classic Uriah Heep ballads'. The sleeve notes are an interview with Mick Box that has no relevance to the album, and it does not state where any of the songs come from (although I know they all come from the Seventies). Not sure what the point is behind this, as any rock fan knows that Heep were a band that performed on many levels, and someone looking for ballads will not pick up an album by Heep. Still, you can never get enough of "Come Away Melinda", but overall there are much better compilations out there.

Originally appeared in Feedback #63, July 01