[Heeplist] Uriah Heep Amsterdam

Fri Dec 13 15:25:10 EST 2013

 Check out the bootlegs (especially from a Moscow gig which I attended) and see for yourself if they do. To me that sounds too harsh. But to me it is almost always the case when Bernie sings Byron's or Hensley's leads... And, Mr. Newton was a soft kind of player, more jazzy while Rimmer is obviously more into metal etc.

Четверг, 12 декабря 2013, 8:23 -05:00 от Bob Winward <uriahheep at comcast.net>:
>Bravo!!  I am excited by this post,finally a real review of what the new
>bass player Davey is like.  I have been waiting for this.  Of course I miss
>Trevor as much as anyone would.  However, I have had an innate curiosity as
>to how Davey shapes the sound now.  Thank you David for having the guts to
>give us some in-depth technical comments.
>
>If memory serves me correct, Lady in Black used to have a very heavy feel to
>it with Paul Newton on bass.  The secret to make that song work, is the
>acoustic guitar, the sing a long lyrics and the heavy thumping rhythm.  From
>What David says here, it sounds like the Heep has recaptured that feel.
>
>
>On 12/12/13 2:57 AM, "David Amendolara" < mail4hamurabi at yahoo.com > wrote:
>
>> Hi Evert,
>
>I saw them in De Bosuil in Weert last night. Also not sold out I
>> believe but nearly cos it was quite full! I keep being amazed at how young
>> Heep's crowd still is, because there were a lot of teens, tweens and
>> twentysomethings in the crowd. Then again, back in 1996 I was 15 also, and one
>> of the younger ones :-) Set list was the same, with Sweet Freedom included
>> also. Bernie or Mick mentioned that they'd "thrown it in last night" and
>> figured "let's do that again." Very cool, as it has always been one of my
>> favorite songs. I have to revisit it, though cos I think they threw in an
>> extra bar of music during the chorus :-D 
>
>This was my first Heepconcert since
>> Trevor's passing, and I had never seen them without him on bass duties. It was
>> weird seeing Davy Rimmer on stage with that huge Warwick bass of his (that
>> thing goes on for miles!!). He has a bit of a John Entwistle tone (probably
>> courtesy of the bass, which I believe was designed by Entwistle back in the
>> days) and is a much ballsier bass player. He and Russel work well together as
>> a rhythm section, but I think Heep has lost a bit of the melodic edge they
>> used to have, in favour of a more straight-ahead rock approach. Even Lady In
>> Black sounded heavier. 
>
>After the show, my dad and I remarked that it is only
>> now really clear just how MUCH Trevor brought to the band in terms of melody.
>> I never realized just HOW busy a bass player he was - I am sure Davy did not
>> play half as much notes last night. Absolutely no disrespect to Davy, don't
>> get me wrong, but Trevor was just such an incredibly melodic player that it
>> added a whole different element of groove and feel to the band which Davy does
>> not bring. In a way, that's a good thing - I prefer a player with personality
>> who brings his own style to the table, rather than have a copycat play
>> note-for-note as if it's his day job. And yes, I know this IS their job -
>> Bernie spoke about it when he mixed up the days, he was VERY talkative last
>> night! 
>
>Bernie also mentioned that this was the penultimate gig of an
>> 18-month tour, in year filled with ups and downs. Come January they will hit
>> the studio to record a new album, and then it will all start again :-) I for
>> one, cannot wait! 
>
>Oh on a side-note, Davy wore the pendant which Trevor's
>> daughter had made and which was commissioned by the band as a gift to him. I
>> thought that was a nice touch.
>> 
>
>Cheers,
>
>Eddie
>
>
>
>
>
>
>________________________________
> From: Evert
>> Achterberg (UH) < evert at uriahheep-discography.com >
>To: 'Heepsters Mailing List
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>Sent: Wednesday,
>> December 11, 2013 6:40 AM
>Subject: [Heeplist] Uriah Heep Amsterdam
> 
>
>Uriah
>> Heep played yesterday in de Melkweg in Amsterdam. The venue was (with
>300
>> people) not sold out. The gig started at 21.05 and ended at 22.45 so
>this
>> longer than other times when they play 11Ž2 hour. The sound quality was
>good ,
>> it wasn¹t too loud this time. The setlist had a little surprise
>> Sweet
>freedom
>
>Against the odds
>
>Overload
>
>Traveller in
>> time
>
>Sunrise
>
>Stealin¹
>
>I¹m ready
>
>Between two worlds
>
>Sweet freedom
>
>Nail on
>> the head
>
>Into the wild
>
>Gypsy
>
>Look at yourself
>
>July morning
>
>Lady in
>> black
>
>------------
>
>Free & easy (with ladies (young & old on stage)
>
>Easy
>> livin¹
>
>
>
>I¹ll update my website ( www.uriahheep-discography.com ) with
>> pictures of
>this gig on Friday.
>
>
>
>Evert
>> 
>
>
>
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