[Heeplist] I feel like an Outsider

[BARNES IAN]

I've only heard it as the mp3 but with ear buds the album sounds amazing
with lots of clear detail coming through.  It's a grower for sure.

Iain


On 9 June 2014 11:57, Bob Winward <uriahheep at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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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