[Heeplist] Kens Trouble

[Dave]

Listening to this it sounds like Ken got a heavy dose of reality, and is a 
bit upset with the way this would is heading, yet I find this to be a very 
complete and well done album, one of his best, but need a lot more time to 
know for sure how it ranks because I am a bit shocked that I like it the way 
I do, the same way I was shocked at how good the live album was, I had 
pretty much gave up on Ken, but often conflict and depression are the best 
thing for writing good music. I should start writing because my depression 
is about to take me down, and out. DS

-----Original Message----- 
From: Igor Shveitser
Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 10:47 AM
To: Heepsters Mailing List \(Travellers in Time\)
Subject: Re: [Heeplist] Kens Trouble

Always remember: Dave loves dark music and relatively modern examples of it 
as well. As for me, it always seemed to me Heep and related had nothing to 
do with it during their glory period. Especially Ken. Yes, there were notes 
of occasional gloom, melancoly and even sorrow - but not to this extent! Of 
course, we are all mortal here (at least, that's what I suppose), but I am 
neither ready to die for anything nor feel trouble all around me, nor feel 
devlish spells spoiling my life, nor feel that everything around is loco 
(crazy) - it is all too much, looks more like a depression really than 
anything else. When Ken himself claims in the liner notes it to be a "good 
old-fashioned rock'n'roll record with all the right ingredients" I take it 
his interpretation of rock'n'roll is very different from mine 
:))))))))))))))) Musicianship-wise as well: perhaps he thinks if he's there 
with his signature hammond it's about all we need from his rock'n'roll :)))) 
Also, on getting your copy, take a look at the design and the way guys 
look - to me rather doom or black metal than rock'n'roll. Only my thoughts 
aloud. His rock'n'roll was, not necessarily penned by him alone, Love 
Machine, I Wanna Be Free, So Tired, Do You Know, Shady Lady, Showdown, Sweet 
Lorraine, Spider Woman, even Make A Little Love - none of a kind here. It 
must be fun, and that fun must be contageous. Rock'n'roll, apart from 
certain major harmonies, is also a groove, it is an interplay between the 
band members. Not much of that here either.
Cheers, Igor


Воскресенье, 13 октября 2013, 9:31 -04:00 от Bob Winward 
<uriahheep at comcast.net>:
>Sadly no Trouble yet here.  I ambushed the mailman Saturday, followed him
>around for a few blocks, but still no Trouble.  I did ask him to be on the
>lookout for me and make sure it goes out for delivery the day it hits the
>post office.
>
>This is the first review I have read that offers hope. From what I read so
>far previously, I was expecting Equator with Conquest type vocals.
>
>
>On 10/13/13 2:10 AM, "Dave Sherod" < porcupineheep at cox.net > wrote:
>
>> Well, a big thank you goes out to a friend on the list. And I had a 
>> chance to
>> hear Ken's new studio album, and I'll have more on it when I hear it all 
>> a few
>> times, but right away I like this album, I also like the singer a lot, 
>> there
>> was something I didn't like so much about the last singer on the last 
>> studio
>> album, but I really liked him on the live album. I find this album so far 
>> to
>> have everything missing from the last studio album which I only liked the
>> opening track on. Anyway I'll have more to say later, but so far this is 
>> a
>> real keeper.
>> (:€)~
>Dave
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