[Heeplist] Uriah Heep Finnish tour

[Tapio Minkkinen]

Tales from the road. I don't know if my mail after Kivenlahtirock came  
through the list as I haven't noticed any comments but I hope it did.  
Yesterday was the fourth night of the tour and the third that I saw.  
Now I'm at a hotel and few hours time before my train leaves so  
there's finally time to write some mails. All different shows as the  
venues are completely different. First was a festival show, the second  
in Kauhava a hotel night club, the third in Pori was a large concert  
hall with seats only, no standing room, and the fourth here in Salo  
was an old factory that has been renovated to a sort of sports and  
leisure complex, the hall where Heep played was next door to a bowling  
alley.

The band has been in great form and very energetic powerful shows but  
Mick is a bit ill, throat is so sore that he can hardly speak so he  
can't sing backing vocals at all and the vocal harmonies are because  
of that not quite what they're normally when it's only Phil and Daver  
on backing vocals.

The two new songs have been recieved very well by the audiences, it  
seems like One Minute was not the band's choice for a single as Bernie  
has been mentioning at shows that "the men in suits" decided this.  
Personally I prefer Can't Take That Away and it was great to get to  
hear that songs live, it's one of my favourites on Outsider.

The set lists for Pori and Salo we're the same:
- Against The Odds
- Overload
- Sunrise
- Stealin
- I'm Ready
- Between Two Worlds
- Can't Take That Away
- One Minute
- Gypsy
- Look At Yourself
- July Morning
- Lady In Black

encores:
- Free 'N' Easy
- Easy Livin


One more show to go tonight, after that I'll go to a cottage by the  
lake to continue my Summer vacation and just relax for some time. Last  
night was very special for me becasue it was my 50th birthday. 500  
guests, Uriah Heep playing, what a birthday party! The best one I have  
ever had.


-- 
TapioM.
tapio at uriah-heep.fi

www.uriah-heep.fi