[Heeplist] 2001 MBP

Tue Aug 27 22:47:51 EDT 2013

Igor,

I have no axe to grind concerning how things went 
down during the 2001 MBP. However, I do take 
anything said by band members past and present
with a grain of salt. Obviously, they have their 
own interests to support and they are hardly 
unbiased. I think if you back either side 
completely (Ken vs Mick), it will bite you on the 
ass eventually.  In other words, no one's perfect
and everyone makes mistakes so I'm sure there is 
plenty blame to go around for everyone involved. ;-)

Mac

At 03:27 PM 8/27/2013, you wrote:
>  Thanks, Shawn, if you use youtube, you can see 
> for yourself how was that and also were they 
> (John and Ken) really drunk and not in good 
> voice respectively. I never fancied when 
> anybody deliberately distorted true facts and 
> real intentions of certain people. Cheers, Igor 
> Ð’Ñ‚Ð¾Ñ€Ð½Ð¸Ðº, 27 Ð°Ð²Ð³ÑƒÑÑ‚Ð° 2013, 11:54 
> -05:00 Ð¾Ñ‚ Shawn Mctopy 
> <shawn.mctopy at selu.edu>: >Igor & David, > >I 
> wish that I could attend a *Magician's Birthday 
> Party* event! If they >still have this event, 
> that is. > >An *'Acoustic'* show would be a 
> blast to attend too, as I really like >the 
> *'ACOUSTICALLY >DRIVEN'* album. > >*John 
> Wetton*? I like the song *'One Way or 
> Another'*, that features John >on vocals and 
> bass guitar. It's a *Funky* little 
> number. > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSBK_Q 
> IOWqQ > >Although my favorite song from *'HIGH 
> AND MIGHTY'* is *'Weep In Silence'*. > >*URIAH 
> HEEP*, in a word - *ROCKS!!!* > >Take care, 
> David & Igor. > >Keep A *HEEP'n!* > > >Shawn 
> - > > > > > > > > >On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 
> 11:23 AM, DAVID M SHERROD < 
> porcupineheep at cox.net >wrote: > >> 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: >> >> > >> > >> > >> >-------- 
> ÐŸÐµÑ€ÐµÑÑ‹Ð»Ð°ÐµÐ¼Ð¾Ðµ ÑÐ¾Ð¾Ð±Ñ‰ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ðµ 
> -------- >> >ÐžÑ‚ ÐºÐ¾Ð³Ð¾: Igor Shveitser < 
> zlenko_iv at mail.ru > >> >ÐšÐ¾Ð¼Ñƒ: Bob Winward < 
> uriahheep at comcast.net > >> >Ð”Ð°Ñ‚Ð°: 
> Ð’Ñ‚Ð¾Ñ€Ð½Ð¸Ðº, 27 Ð°Ð²Ð³ÑƒÑÑ‚Ð° 2013, 19:42 
> +04:00 >> >Ð¢ÐµÐ¼Ð°: 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 >> > >> > >> >Ð’Ñ‚Ð¾Ñ€Ð½Ð¸Ðº, 27 
> Ð°Ð²Ð³ÑƒÑÑ‚Ð° 2013, 7:54 -04:00 Ð¾Ñ‚ 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 >> >> >> >> >> >>ÐŸÐ¾Ð½ÐµÐ´ÐµÐ»ÑŒÐ½Ð¸Ðº, 
> 26 Ð°Ð²Ð³ÑƒÑÑ‚Ð° 2013, >> >>> 4:21 -07:00 Ð¾Ñ‚ 
> 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 >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >-- >> >Igor 
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