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Zoot Allures 
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 Posted: October 20 2006 at 22:06 |
I'm not really familiar with much of Heeps post classic era material so I can't be much of a judge. 
I own all the Heep albums with Byron on vocals and Firefly with Lawton singing which is not a great album but not bad. Nothing after that.
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MegaMoog
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Posted: October 20 2006 at 22:50 |
I just got a DVD of the early 70's it was great even though it had a few sound problems It is really the only chance to see the best time in Heep history 
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IVNORD
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Posted: December 14 2006 at 10:16 |
 tuxon wrote:
I'm not really a big Uriah heep fan, but I enjoy most of their work, so let's discuss Heep.
personally I think (and I'm sure all will agree) their early years are almost brilliant, with such classic as Look At Yourself, Magicians Birthday, Demons And WIzards, Salisbury.
But everything after that is not up to par with those albums.
Still I enjoy every album I have from them.
albums like Sea of Light, Abominog, Raging Silence, Return To Fantasy, etc. are all very good and certainly worth a spin once in a while.
what's your opinion on Uriah Heep, regarding Heep after their classic years (which ended in 1974 for me) |
They are not a Prog band, more Hard rock/Heavy metal. It's rather nostalgic to me, 30+ years ago. Rarely listen to them nowadays. Demons and Wizards is their best album.
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Progger
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Posted: December 14 2006 at 14:20 |
I play Heep more often than any other 70's band except YES and ELP!
Sweet Freedom still sounds fresh and is my favourite Heep album!
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salmacis
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Posted: December 14 2006 at 15:06 |
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Mmm...to me they are very definitely a prog band. 'Salisbury', 'Wake Up', 'July Morning', 'Shadows Of Grief', 'Circle Of Hands', 'Paradise/The Spell', 'Echoes In The Dark', 'Pilgrim', 'Midnight', 'Firefly' etc...lots of prog tracks, though I think the heavy rock in their music throws people. I love the mix.
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ozzy_tom
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Posted: December 14 2006 at 15:20 |
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Uriah Heep is my 2nd favorite band (just after ELP). I especially like their 5 first albums and above all I prefer "Look at Yourself" and "Salisbury". But their first album consists their best song ever - "Gypsy" where is this famous cacophonic organ solo made by maestro Ken Hensly, really great. But after this "classic 5" they played a lot of good songs in the next records, like "Pilgrim", "Dreams", "Return To Fantasy" or "Beautiful Dream" and many others. I like even their albums with diffrent vocalist than Byron but definitely they aren't so good.
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salmacis
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Posted: December 14 2006 at 15:22 |
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Yes, I like John Lawton's vocals a great deal, but the material was quite weak on some of the albums. I'd say the current line-up's albums 'Sea Of Light' and 'Sonic Origami' (with a bit of editing on that one) could stand up to most albums.
For me, I always preferred the live version of 'Gypsy' on the 1973 Live album. Got to love that Moog workout from Ken!
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IVNORD
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Posted: December 15 2006 at 08:06 |
salmacis wrote:
Mmm...to me they are very definitely a prog band. 'Salisbury', 'Wake Up', 'July Morning', 'Shadows Of Grief', 'Circle Of Hands', 'Paradise/The Spell', 'Echoes In The Dark', 'Pilgrim', 'Midnight', 'Firefly' etc...lots of prog tracks, though I think the heavy rock in their music throws people. I love the mix. |
Progger, salmacis, ozzy_tom,
No offence intended, JMHO.
Heep’s tunes are straight-forward, main-stream rock. The musicianship is good, but again criterion rock, nothing extraordinary. Their use of guitar, organ and percussions suggests more leaning toward Heavy metal (at that early stage Heavy metal was much more “music” than today, that’s why the association could be confusing). And finally, the bass guitar line is more of a background and rhythm support than of an independent instrument.
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Chus
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Posted: December 15 2006 at 10:53 |
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I have VEVU, Salisbury, Demons & Wizards and The Magician's Birthday and, to tell you the truth, they sound more to me like a good hard-rock/metal band (Salisbury is the closest to prog)... than a prog band (sometimes they do long songs, but I find them to be overlong really... plus long songs do not necessarily equal prog)... IMO they're not prog, but I find the music enjoyable at times (I still haven't heard Look At Yourself yet, so I wouldn't know about that album's "progginess")
Edited by Chus - December 15 2006 at 10:56
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