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

[Shawn Mctopy]

Excellent Review!





>From reading Igor's review, I get a strong sense that this album is indeed
going to be a good one - a real *'Kicker!'*



:)


On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 7:16 AM, Igor Shveitser <zlenko_iv at mail.ru> wrote:

>  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
>
> --
> Igor Shveytser
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