[Heeplist] A 2 review on Amazon

[Bob Winward]

There are some really positive reveiws on Amazon, I know mine is!  Lol!
Some of what the reveiwer says here is partially true.  I am happy for new
Heep music and enjoy Outsider immensely.  What I take exception to is the
comments on Wake the Sleeper, I would not put that in the SOL category and
personally think ITW is the one he should be talking about in the same
breath as SOL.  I like WTS, but I think ITW was harder rocking and had more
variety in the music.


On 6/23/14 11:55 AM, "lethridge at carolina.net ." <lethridge at carolina.net>
wrote:

> 
> Do you remember the first time you stumbled upon a Uriah Heep album? I sure
> do, 1973, through the old Columbia Record Club. They pummeled their way into
> my head with a mixture of heavy Sabbath/Purple style rock mixed with weird,
> progressive flourishes, tempo and time signature change-ups, and positive,
> mystical lyrical imagery. I was hooked for life, bought everything they've
> ever produced, and have seen them over 30 times in concert. So I always
> eagerly await every new release like that 13 year old kid did. The current
> line-up (mostly, RIP Trevor) has really only managed two Masterworks that
> rival their 1970's heyday in the last 30 years - "Sea of Light" and "Wake The
> Sleeper", and sadly, this release is not from that headspace. This is clearly
> the work of a band that is just playing out the string. Yeah, Bernie's voice
> is still one of the best in the business, Phil knows how to make a Hammond
> roar, and Mick Box's riffs are chunky as hell and his solos and phrasing are
> still top shelf. But the damn thing is a bore. Nothing here that made the old
> records great. No willingness to experiment, no interesting instrumentation,
> and no fanciful imagery. Just one track after another that sounds just like
> the last one, with mostly uninspired lyrics to boot. Of course I don't expect
> a Demons and Wizards or Return To Fantasy from these guys anymore, but I do
> pray that at least one more time they can pull out a Sea of Light or Wake the
> Sleeper before they give up the ghost. Skip the record and go see 'em live if
> you can, they're still at the top of their game when they're onstage
> 
> Heep On, Lannis
> 
> Personally, I love Outsider. How can a true Heep fan give a Heep album a 2 out
> 5???
> 
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