[Heeplist] Some Great New Music

Fri Jun 21 16:14:00 EDT 2013

A must have release no question. DS

Bob Winward <uriahheep at comcast.net> wrote:

>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>
>>> Sender: "Heeplist" <heeplist-bounces at travellersintime.com>
>>> 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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