[Heeplist] Some Great New Music

Fri Jun 21 16:07:22 EDT 2013

Are you aware of Live in Europe 1979, the 2 disc live set?

On 6/21/13 2:32 PM, "Shawn Mctopy" <shawn.mctopy at selu.edu> wrote:

> What if *URIAH HEEP* would release an archival *'Live Album'* from the *John
> Lawton* 70's era?
> 
> I would be interested in purchasing one, if such a recording were to be
> officially released.
> 
> I really like the three *Albums* *John Lawton* recorded with the band. My
> favorite of the three is *'Innocent Victim*'.
> 
> However, I like all three of the albums - *Good Music!*
> 
> *John Lawton* has an amazingly *Powerful* singing voice. He, *Lawton*, can
> really belt out a tune*!*
> 
> *Oh well* ... just an idea is all.
> 
> Take Care, Everyone.
> 
> Shawn -
> 
> *(Louisiana)*
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 3:17 AM, Alan Keegan
> <alan.keegan147 at btinternet.com>wrote:
> 
>> Dave , posting the show would be great. I was lucky enough to see Spocks
>> Beard at high voltage two years ago....excellent show.
>> Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on O2
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: DAVID M SHERROD <porcupineheep at cox.net>
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>> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:53:37
>> To: Jay Pearson<deepheep at yahoo.com>; Heepsters Mailing List (Travellers
>>  in Time)<heeplist at travellersintime.com>
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>> Subject: Re: [Heeplist] Some Great New Music
>> 
>> I really like the Spocks Beard album, I think bringing Ted in really
>> helped 're energize the band. As for John Wetton I had heard that, have you
>> heard the live set Wetton did with District 97 that was on dime a while
>> back, they do 5 Wetton era King Crimson tracks and Schizoid Man, played and
>> recorded very well. If not I could post the full show or just that part of
>> it, but they are a really good prog band with Leslie Hunt who was on
>> American idol of all things. DS
>> 
>> Jay Pearson <deepheep at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hey Dave, I concur quite strongly on both these albums. Elefante's album
>> is my #1 album of the year so far. I'll add two more, and those are the new
>> Renaissance album (which was recorded before Michael Dunford died) and the
>> new Spocks Beard album (with Ted Leonard of Enchant singing). Both are very
>> strong and compare favorably with their best albums. Renaissance's
>> keyboardist sounds nothing like John Tout, their amazing pianist of the
>> 70s, but still sounds great.
>>> 
>>> Interestingly to me, Elefante, Renaissance and Spocks Beard were all
>> fan-sponsored through Kickstarter or similar. I did both Elefante and
>> Spocks Beard (as well as a couple of others) and I think this method really
>> encourages the bands who do it to write what their hard core fan base
>> really wants to hear.
>>> 
>>> PS - Did anyone know that John Wetton was once the bass player in
>> Renaissance (around 71 or 72)?! I just learned that a few weeks ago.
>>> 
>>> Jay
>>> sp - Black Sabbath - 13
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Dave Crookham <crookham at peoplepc.com>
>>> 
>>> Now in the last week or 2 I've gotten 2 great CD's that will stay in my
>>> collection.
>>> 
>>> The first is The Black Star Riders _All Hell Breaks Loose_ CD. I got into
>>> Thin Lizzy late. For some reason when their material came out in my
>> teens I
>>> just didn't get it. Some time in my 40's, I finally gave it another shot
>>> (mostly because of the Gary Moore connection) and fell in love with it.
>> When
>>> Scott Gorham announced they were doing new material I kept an open mind
>> but
>>> wondered what they could come up with. Now with my 50th birthday looming
>> in
>>> a couple of weeks (hard to believe I met a lot of you guys in my early
>>> 30's!), Gorham's Black Star Riders deliver an absolute gem. This CD
>> shows if
>>> nothing at all that Gorham was a huge part of the Lizzy sound. This
>> actually
>>> sounds like one of the best Thin Lizzy records period. Ricky Warwick's
>>> vocals are perfect for the group, and there is no filler here at all.
>> Next
>>> to Jailbreak, it's as good as any Lizzy record first track to last.
>>> 
>>> The second is John Elefante's _On My Way To The Sun_.  The former Kansas
>>> singer works under his own name this time rather than Mastodon which he
>>> released the excellent 3 CD under 2 or 3 years ago.  If you didn't know
>>> better, at times you would think this was an Elefante fronted Kansas CD.
>>> Much of it sounds tempo wise like his Kansas work, but some of the
>> musical
>>> interludes would fit right in with Leftoverture or earlier era Kansas. In
>>> fact Rich Williams and David Ragsdale of Kansas do make appearances. As a
>>> long time Kansas fan, this is like manna from heaven. It is far superior
>> to
>>> Kansas offshoots like Native Window or Steve Walsh's solo stuff. Highly
>>> recommended for any Kansas fan. One warning: Elefante is primarily a
>>> Christian artist, and his lyrics are a bit more overtly Christian than
>> Kerry
>>> Livgren's typical Kansas lyrics. Still a must buy.
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