[Heeplist] Outsider, eh? Well, definitely not!!!

[Igor Shveitser]

 Thank you, Bob,
But my lines hardly could be called a review, it is more kind of spontaneous reaction to what I've just heard. You know, I am rather strict in my approach be it modern Heep, or Hensley or whatever,, but this time I think we have a lot to celebrate. Honestly. Perhaps the songs are not masterpieces if we value the vocal melody the most, but they are all GREAT COMPOSITIONS. And that is what I am grateful for in the first place. Soundclips from Amazon diminish the art value of the work quite significantly. Go for the album in its entirety, you won't regret it.
Cheers, Igor



Fri, 06 Jun 2014 08:27:48 -0400 от Bob Winward <uriahheep at comcast.net>:
>Outstanding review!!!!
>I agree 100% (from what I have heard on the amazon clips so far)
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>On 6/6/14 8:16 AM, "Igor Shveitser" < zlenko_iv at mail.ru > wrote:
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>>  Hello everybody and... congratulations!
>> According to a tradition, I buy albums online, and since I can't get a hold of
>> lp or cd right away upon release, I download it. To be honest, my expectations
>> were rather 'umble, but this line-up's last (and first) offering made me feel
>> ashamed a bit. This band is way better in studio than I expected! Yes, some
>> tracks are in the vein of previous albums (of 2000-s, of course), but overall
>> they made a major step forward. Hard to believe but true. First of all, Davey
>> Rimmer - he is the man for the job. Even with great Trevor later albums missed
>> some bass component, especially clarity, "readability" of the lines - this guy
>> does right what the doctor ordered for Heep and even beyond my expectations.
>> Secondly, Phil surpassed himself both as a player and as a composer, now I
>> know what he meant saying they'll go for some progressive music doing the new
>> studio work. So does the band leader, Mr.Box - his riffs and solos are really
>> great and - more important - they mostly have a very fresh feeling about them.
>> I always loved his guitar aggression especially when it is combined with
>> melodic approach - the title track is a briliand example what this band is
>> about: rhythmically complicated parts combined with sheer energy and drive. I
>> think, the song, Outsider, could be a better opener than the Speed Of Sound -
>> but that is really as far as I will go critically this time. Great work done
>> gentlemen, your album is definitely not an outsider in the world of modern
>> rock. And in the Heep's vast catalogue as well. I enjoyed it enormously and
>> now am waiting for the proper listening (and touching) source of listening to
>> this great music.
>> Cheers, Igor
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