[Heeplist] Trevor R.I.P

Tue May 21 16:18:40 EDT 2013

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Med venlig hilsen
 
Henrik Bro


> From: henrik.bro at hotmail.com
> To: heeplist at travellersintime.com
> Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 22:17:12 +0200
> Subject: [Heeplist] Trevor R.I.P
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> OH NO!!!!
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> Henrik Bro
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> > From: zlenko_iv at mail.ru
> > To: heeplist at travellersintime.com
> > Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 17:28:47 +0400
> > Subject: [Heeplist] A Gig in Padova, Italy
> > 
> > Hello there,
> > 
> > Well, as I promised to Bob Winward, I will say a few words about the show in 
> > Padova which I attended. I am not a very good storyteller, I save all of my 
> > ah's and oh's for myself, so let's make it short and if anyone has 
> > questions - feel free to ask. :) First of all, it was kind of weird for me, 
> > because many things were for the first time: a gig abroad, Uriah Heep with 
> > John Lawton, Uriah Heep without Trevor Bolder and Lee Kerslake. Despite the 
> > fact that the advertisement said the show would take place in that beautiful 
> > Italian city, actually it was, as I've been told by the small hotel owner, 
> > outside the city. To be fair, not that far - approximately 40 minutes of 
> > dynamic walk through some god forgotten paths, which I found out later in 
> > the night (after midnight) when I realized that there is no other way out of 
> > there but on your feet!
> > 
> > The venue, Grand Theatre Geox looked like a huge hangar from the outside, 
> > but with a decent hall within. Honestly, I didn't know how many of the 
> > Italians would fancy a Heep show (the tickets were from 23 to 34.5 Euro 
> > which is rather cheap by Moscow standards), but how amazed was I when the 
> > young local girl named Lara which helped us with the bus stop told that she 
> > was going to the same place. It wasn't overcrowded, I've not seen a lot of 
> > advertisements in Padova (actually, none!) but still by the beginning of the 
> > event (appr. 20 minutes later then announced 21:15 local time) it seemed the 
> > hall is more like half full than half empty. I suggest, circa 1000 Italians 
> > (and not only, presumably J))) welcomed the appearance of Mick, Phil, 
> > Russell, John Lawton and Dave Rimmer on stage. Here's the setlist, which I 
> > believe, according to the info on the Mannheim show of May, the 8-th, was 
> > the same.
> > 
> > Against The Odds
> > 
> > The Hanging Tree
> > 
> > Falling In Love
> > 
> > Stealin'
> > 
> > Sympathy
> > 
> > Rain
> > 
> > The Wizard
> > 
> > Free Me
> > 
> > I'm Alive
> > 
> > Gypsy
> > 
> > Look At Yourself
> > 
> > July Morning
> > 
> > Lady In Black
> > 
> > Encore
> > 
> > Free & Easy
> > 
> > Easy Livin'
> > 
> > The main question I had before the show, was more or less the following: 
> > would it really be special, won't it look like the band, enforced by the 
> > musicians new and old, is more like a "having fun and making money" kind of 
> > act? As a matter of fact, no - it was great! It was very serious and all of 
> > the guys, both on stage and out of it, enjoyed the concert enormously. Yes, 
> > there were some weak points to it, in my eyes - but again, there were 
> > greater, than regularly, points as well. For instance, I found the 
> > rhythmical base to Sympathy not that solid and tight as it should be, and 
> > Russell did some strange kind of beat which sounded improper and not very 
> > balanced at the same time. But that is almost all on the negative side! 
> > Where else could you possibly see Heep playing the 1977-78 repertoire and 
> > with an original vocalist especially if you were born in a very different 
> > country and not much earlier than that era?! That's outstanding, this very 
> > fact is solely worth it - and zum teufel with the minor negative details, 
> > as the Germans say! I enjoyed Dave Rimmer style of playing, it is very 
> > Heepy, with fingering and all of those melodic lines in a jazzy "stepping" 
> > manner which contributed to the image of the band long ago. As for Mr. 
> > Lawton - what else would you expect from a singer of his talent?! Perhaps I 
> > am biased here, but the age doesn't show, and he still can easily outsing 
> > almost anyone, if you get the point. And he does, oh yeah. He just delivers. 
> > And it's a shame we won't see him with the band anymore - at least, that's 
> > what they say. But never say never, eh? To go a bit more into details, I 
> > found his on stage presence even more impressive than before (and he visited 
> > Russia a few times before), he seemed like he never left Heep, like he's 
> > home, and some of his versions of David Byron' songs were just amazing. 
> > Gypsy, for instance - this anthem is just great for this very line-up, it 
> > fits 'em like a glove, and John, showing his middle finger while singing "": 
> > you're not welcome on our land:" was more than convincing! J He played some 
> > acoustic guitar which was nice and also reminding of "those days", and his 
> > interpretation of Rain is as good as any original if not better! What else? 
> > Mick, Phil and Dave did a great job overall, but to me Phil was a bit shyer 
> > than a Heep keyboard player should be, but I mean no offence, just prefer 
> > more aggressive Hammond playing with more soloin'; as for Mick and Dave, 
> > they repeated the same trick which was invented some time ago for the Look 
> > At Yourself live version. And not without a success, I must admit. Mick 
> > seemed cheerful as ever, with all of his magic gestures (sometimes it even 
> > seemed as if he was jokingly baptizing the audience!) - and perhaps for that 
> > very reason some of the girls who came on stage for the encore Free'n'Easy 
> > tried desperately to embrace or even kiss him. J Well, on behalf of Uriah 
> > Heep, I believe Mick deserved it that night and the people's reaction was 
> > very positive, and I must say, more gentle than I am used to here in Russia. 
> > But that's minor details - overall, a Heep gig is a great thing anyway, and 
> > this very wasn't an exception to that rule and most likely a historic one.
> > 
> > Hope you liked eading as much as I did seein' it all with me own two eyes 
> > J)))
> > 
> > Any questions are welcome! Also have pics.
> > 
> > Cheers, Igor
> > 
> > 
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