[Heeplist] Fwd: Re[2]: Ken Hensley

[Igor Shveitser]

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От кого: Igor Shveitser <zlenko_iv at mail.ru>
Кому: Bob Winward <uriahheep at comcast.net>
Дата: Вторник, 27 августа 2013, 19:42 +04:00
Тема: Re[2]: [Heeplist] Ken Hensley

Bob,
I wasn't there, there was less possibility of me coming there than for you, for instance, coming to Russia when Mick or Ken plays here - and it happens quite often, I must say :))))) Perhaps, your version could pass for those who are not that familiar with Heep material and their complicated relationships, but not for me. I think, both albums with Wetton mean much much more to the band's legacy than anything made later. Especially after Ken left. Having said that, I do not mean you tell lies - it's just an opinion that omits Ken's input as a vocalist and bandleader (which in fact he was once). Paradise/The Spell sung by Lee instead of Ken was a joke. He was much more than just a Hammond and slide guitar player, and I hope you know that.  As for Dave Sherod' story of drunken JW and Ken's voice having been spent by the time in question: please, do me a favor,Dave, watch More Than Conquerors - the truth must be known...  It was up to the band to decide in which shape to appear (and I think their image, not Ken's or John's) suffered the most from that choice of theirs) - but I hope it wasn't them who told all those horrible lies.
Cheers, Igor


Вторник, 27 августа 2013, 7:54 -04:00 от Bob Winward <uriahheep at comcast.net>:
>Igor were you there in London 2001?  Anyhow, I was told John W was not
>involved because they had a bass player (Trevor) and John's only real
>memorable contribution was some vocals on One Way or Another and the current
>band didn't want to do that song, which also was a situation where John and
>Ken shared vocals.
>
>Everyone was there to hear Ken on Hammond and slide.
>
>
>On 8/26/13 1:27 PM, "Igor Shveitser" < zlenko_iv at mail.ru > wrote:
>
>>  Lee was singing then because it was pre-decided, they rehearsed that, as Ken
>> told me once. And although he didn't mention it, something told me he was not
>> excited about it (and the whole event, that was Heepvention 2001) at all. I
>> can understand that for there was not the real Ken Hensley of Uriah Heep but
>> his diminished or edited - whatever you call it - version. I also asked him
>> why wasn't John Wetton invited to take part in the band's show, and he had no
>> answer, readdressing me to Bob Carruthers with that and agreeing John was a
>> significant part of Uriah Heep.
>Cheers, Igor
>
>
>Понедельник, 26 августа 2013,
>> 4:21 -07:00 от DAVID M SHERROD < porcupineheep at cox.net >:
>>The one from 2001 has
>> Lee singing in place of Ken because his voice was spent at the time, if I
>> remember right. T
>
>


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