[Heeplist] I feel like an Outsider

[Bob Winward]

I believe on Friday I wrote, my listen, I was not impressed either, than the
second was better, but the third was on EAR BUDS a good quality pair while I
was at the gym and all sort of nuances started jumping out at me.  On first
couple listens I was not impressed with Speed of Sound, The Law, Outsider,
Rock the Foundation (because of the word Baby sounding stupid to me).  So
basically 3-6 did not impress me the first 5 or so listens. I must have
played it through 15x over the weekend.

Now I really love the cd and I am thinking in some cases it is better than
Sea of Light which I thought sucked on my listen in 1995.  Anyhow, I will
comment on songs next post.

On 6/8/14 9:48 AM, "Knut Svendsen" <knutsvendsen at icloud.com> wrote:

> I had a similar reaction. One the first two listenings I couldn't get through
> the whole album. The album sounds rather uninspired to me. The most
> disappointing are the lyrics; Rock the Foundation, ouch. The best thing I can
> say is that the production is superb. Vocals and bass lines are clear, and
> drum/guitar/hammond sound just right. While Bernie does his best, the riffs
> sound like fillers all too often. 'I'll keep on tryin'
> 
> Knut
> 
> On Jun 8, 2014, at 11:37 AM, David Amendolara <mail4hamurabi at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hello all,
>> 
>> Quick nod to Jyrki: I sent a Facebook message to the local cd store near my
>> work, telling them to put aside a CD and grey vinyl copy of Heep's new album
>> on 6 June. And surely enough, on the 6th I got a message back saying the CD
>> was in, and the LP would be a while since it's an import.
>> 
>> I put the album on in the car, while driving home from work. Recognized the
>> evolution in Heep's sound which started with WTS, towards a more "balls to
>> the walls" head on rock style. A few interesting twists in the songs and some
>> very proggy elements. As a whole, though, I wasn't convinced. Most songs came
>> and went and nothing really stuck.
>> 
>> So my initial reaction after a first listen: I don't really like it, despite
>> the high level of musicianship and songwriting involved. When I got Sonic
>> Origami, by the end of "Sweet Pretender" I really wanted to listen to it a
>> second time through. With "The Outsider", well if it hadn't been for all
>> those traffic jams I wouldn't have got to a repeat listen and frankly I would
>> not have minded.
>> 
>> Now I buy enough albums to recognize a grower when I hear it. I am sure by
>> the end of next week most songs will have comfortably nestled themselves in
>> my brain and by the time Heep comes around with the Outsider Tour, I will be
>> singing along like the fanboy I've been for the last 20 or so years. But
>> right now, having caught up with all of the list's mails re: the new album, I
>> feel like an outsider. Heck, even Igor gives praise :-)
>> 
>> 
>> On a side note: great bass playing from Davey Rimmer. He adds his own style,
>> yet stays true to the trademark Heep way of bass playing. In parts I could
>> imagine Trevor having opted for roughly similar bass lines and I am sure he
>> would have been proud of what Davey did. Here's hoping the new album will
>> result in incredible sales, and I can't wait to hear album 25 in a year or
>> two :-) Maybe for the band's 50th anniversary?
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Dave / Eddie
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