[Heeplist] I feel like an Outsider

[Bob Winward]

It will grow, what upsets me about this post is that I am still not seeing
original posts to the list of Dave from Belgium and Jay Pearson in Seattle.
I only see their posts when someone replies or one time last Friday when Jay
cc'd me on his reply.  The only common thread is that they are both using
'yahoo" email addresses.  Is anyone else having the same problem?

Did anyone see David Amendolara's original post?  (it is obvious Knut did)


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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