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

[DAVID M SHERROD]

I wasn't there, and everything I heard about John and Ken came from people that were there, I do like the official releases of Hensley and Wetton, but I read someplace that Ken went in the studio and 're did his vocals for the releases. I know Ken didn't want them released but had no real say in the matter other than fixing his vocals for the release because he had a really bad cold at the time.
Dave

Igor Shveitser <zlenko_iv at mail.ru> wrote:

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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
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>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
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>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.
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>>Everyone was there to hear Ken on Hammond and slide.
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>>On 8/26/13 1:27 PM, "Igor Shveitser" < zlenko_iv at mail.ru > wrote:
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>>>  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
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>>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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